The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-08-28

Eighty-seven tickets were sold from
this station to Emory Grove Camp on
Sunday.
day transacted their regular routine
of work.
The Democratic State Convention
will be held On Thursday, September
24- at tn Academy of Music, Balti-
more.
Mr.. Arthur L. Wagner, Wakefield,
has purchased the store stock and
fixtures of Mr.. Levi Myers, Pleasant
Valley. Mr.. Wagner will take pos
session about October 4.
The case of William al Matthias
against thu William R- Fowler estate
II to be taken to the Maryland Court
OF Appeals, Annapolis. Judge Thomas
in July handed down an opinion that
the money belonged to the Fowler
estate.
The Carroll County Teachers In
stitute will be- held in the High School
Will continue until Friday. The al
dresses Of welcome will be delivered
by Rev. W. H. Seabrook and Charles
%. Clemson.
Two train riders were taken from a
Western Maryland freight train on
Tuesday afternoon and locked up in
Jail. On Wednesday morning they
were given hearing before Justice
Brown who gave each five day sen
tence in jail.
For the benefit of creditors Mr..
Elias o. Grimes, ST., this city, appoint
ed a deed of trust on Wednesday
morning. Mr.. w. Frank Thomas was
made trustee, and MIR. Charles z.
Fink solicitor. MIR. Grimes at present
II in the transfer business
The case Of John Holbrook and son
VS.. Joseph Stocksdale and son was
heard by Justice Brown in the court
room last week. All were set free
except John Hollbrook, who pleaded
guilty and was fined $1.00 and costs.
The case was tried on disorderly con
duct
\ The voters iii California at Tues
! days primary election had to cast q
ballot several feet long and contain
ing no candidates. 1t is said it was
/ the most cumbersome ballot Califor-
MIA ever had. What would our voters
N have to say III they had to mark a bal
\ lot containing the names of 770 can
didates?
| With but three weeks remaining in
which to complete the preparations
| for their boosters Week, the various
committees which have been appoint
ed to have charge of the different de-
( tails Of the Emmitsburg celebration
are busily at work to make this event
even more of a success than thai
held five years ago, when the people
OF the mountain town had such sue
Y cessful home coming celebration.
The annual Prohibition picnic will
be held in Mr.. Charles Tay1or's grove
near Carrollton, afternoon and night
Of September 9Th. Prominent speak
ers will address the meetings and 2
program of recitationsr and music WILL.
be rendered. "A band of music vii
be in attendance, and everything vii
be done to make the day the best yet
All persons interested in the cause o.
temperate are cordially invited tc
spend the the day with us.
Wednesday was the last day FOL
filing papers by those who wish *
participate in the primaries TO be helC
in Carroll county on September Is
Congressman J. Fred G. Talbot wa:
the only person who filed papers as
candidate for Congress in the Sec
!. ond congressional district, and there
fore his name will appear on the OH
cial ballot as the Democratic candi
date. There was no name filed aS tht
Republican candidate for Congress.
Horace Young, so years old, ;
farmer of Damascus, was shot ant
killed Tuesday by Jacob Cue, aged 80
a tenant on one of Mr.. Young's farms
Mr.. Young, it is said, went to tn
farm occupied by Cue in the Afternoon
w discuss the marketing of crops ant
a controversy arose. III has not beef
learned who was the aggressor, but
is said Cue got his rifle and fired a
Mr.. Young at close range, the Loaf
entering his body near the heart.
A serious shooting accident occurr
ed at Basehoar's Mill, on August 19
III appears that Lloyd Basehoar wa
id the mill room, handling an old
fashioned Colts Annoy revolver
which was loaded with shot, and II
some manner it was discharged, JUS
as Clarence Bankard, son of E. d
Bankard, entered the mill, the entir'
load striking him in the arm ant
abdomen. Drs. Roop and BRINE, 2
Taneytown, were summoned, ans
found that Az shot had penetrated hi
body. AT present he j. in ciritca
condition but his physicians hope TO
his recovery.
J. w. Lockard & Son, Liberty street
report the following sales of automo
biles of recent date: Mr.. Charles NJ
TX. Arnold, ID. George, Md, 1915 Hud
son GAO; Mr- Albert Duddera, Oak Or
chard, Md, 1915 Hudson 60; Messrs
Thomas & Hunter, Westminster, 1911
Buick 6-54; Mr.. Frank Myers, West
minister, 1915 Hudson $40; Mr.. G
Monroe Englar, New Windsor, 1911
, Buick C-25; Mr.. Marshall Campbell
Westminster, 1915 Hudson $40; MI
" FRI Taylor, Carrollton, 1915 Buicl
! C-25: Mr. Arthur mai. Zile, Winfield
1915 Buick CTS: MIR. Edgar Slagle
, Westminster, Buick 30; Smith Wing
| ling & Co., Westminster, Hudson 33
. Mr.. John Strevig, Westminster
| Buick so.
On Saturday Creagerstown's frs
. building of any size, intended to dis
place one destroyed by the fire q
June 2, wa raised. The building va
the barn Of George Stevens. Abou
, us men assisted Saturday morning il
, raising the barn. While the building
| is the first to be reared, excepting som
, few stables since the fire, yet within
week several dwellings will DC