The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-02-13

ponds around this city.
A petition is being circulated
through this city in an effort to get
thu names CT our citizens to present
before the Legislature a bill for the
purchasing and care by the State of
The Baltimore AZ ReisterstoWn Turn
pike.
Jesse Miller, Pennsylvania goose
bone weather prophet at Monticello,
predicts but few cold days for the
rest of the winter, but heavy and de-
structiVe storms along the Atlantic
coast during March.
Mr. Charles B. Stoner, of Hanover,
Pa, has purchased a large and hand
some granite monument from Joseph
T. Matthias, East Main street. The
monument will be erected I'm memory
of Mr.. Stoner's father and mother,
who are buried at Meadow Branch
! Cemetery
Rev. Arthur G. Null, for the past
\ five years pastor of the Jefferson
charge, Lutheran Church, near Fred
erick, has rendered his resignation,
and Will become pastor Of the Peters
burg, (Pa.) Lutheran Church. Rev
Null left for Petersburg this week.
He il son Of Jacob Null, near
Frizellburg.
Bids have been asked for that
section Of road along the Westmins-
ter and Manchester road, from Bert
Myers, near Cranberry, to Sherman
Line, near Manchester, about five
miles in length, to build concrete
or macadam road. This section, if
built, will connect Westminster and
Manchester with a state road, a dis
lance of 10 miles.
Thomas, Poole & Hunter are con-
templating purchasing an automobile
truck that will haul five tons of stone
on load, which is to be used in
building the state road from Elders
burg to North Branch. Mr.. Thomas
in arguing the advantages between
teams and the truck stated that he
could haul as much with the truck as
he could with nine teams i'm one day
which means d BIZ saving III the truck
is used.
Beginning March 10th another i'm
portant development will be inaugu-
rated-the admission Of books to
parcel post rates. Parcels of books
weighing eight ounces or less may
then be mailed at a postage rate OF
one cent for each two ounces, and for
books weighing more than eight
ounces the zone rates will apply
Heretofore books have constituted
third-class matter, with high post
age rate.
Mr.. Charles G. Gorsuch requests us
to publish the following paragraph
1t affords me much pleasure, as
president of the N. |. Gorsuch Son
Co., to state that the insurance on
our building and contents, destroyed
by fire Tuesday night, February 3rd
and insured with the Mutual Fire In
surance Company, Of Baltimore coun.
ty, for $1,000, was promptly paid in
full on February 7th, by the Secretary
and treasurer, Mr.. John J. Reese, just
four days after the fire.
Those who have noted the gradual
rise in musical Importance Of Balti.
more, during the last ten years
have often taken advantage of the op-
portunity of hearing great musicians
in that city. Nordica, Sembrich
Schumann-Heink, Ysaye, Holman
Paderewski, Reisenauer, Kreisler
Hartmann, Schelling and a host Of
others have been there, but there
never has been announced finer con-
cert than that which is to be given
at the Lyric Theatre, Baltimore
y Thursday evening, February 10Th, un-
der the management of Robert Pat
terson Strine- ara
The Advocate takes the liberty Of
calling the attention of the health
officers or the county to the import,
ance Of seeing that people are not on
Iy vaccinated but that the vaccination
ID successful There are IN number
OF cases Of smallpox in Baltimore
city and i'm Baltimore county, as vel
as in other sections Of the State, and
as many Of our citizens make fire.
! quent trips to Baltimore, there ii
danger of the dreaded mAlady invad
ing our town. There are many cases
of unsuccessful vaccination, and 9
careful inspection should be made
particularly among our c0l0red p0pu
latiOn.
For 60 alleged violations OF the
; Federal law limiting to 16 consecu.
tive hours the period of employment
of railroad employees when engaged
! in interstate commerce, the Western
Maryland Railway Company was
! sued for $4,000 damages by the Gov
eminent in the United States District
: Court Monday-S500 for each viola,
ton. In each case, ii Il alleged, tht
trai2man was at work about 20 con.
secutive hours. Conductors, engin.
, GERS and other employees of the road
4 are included in the go cases. District
Attorney John Philip Hill and AS.
sistant District Attorney J. Crai5 Nc,
: Lanahan brought the suit.
Mt. St. Joseph's College basketball
, team defeated the Western Maryland
> quint Saturday afternoon in the gym
nasium, q to Is. The game was no
very good exhibition, due i'm large
measure to the work of the official
who overlooked numerous fouls OF
both sides. Holding was tolerated
from the start and neither team could
negotiate much open work. The score
\ was close, however, until about tht
middle OF the second half, When the
, Josephites slowly drew away from
the home talent. The Western Mary
land boys played much stonger con
; test against the Irvingtonians thar
they put up two weeks ago. Both iI
. offense and defense they are a mucf
improved team.
by vote Of 2S2 to Az the Shackle
ford bill, authorizing an expenditure
of S25, 100000 annually by the fedora
government for good roads through
out the country, passed the House Oh