The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-06-25

The first city booze wagon did not
arrive in town last Friday az sched-
uled.
President Wilson has appointed Mi.
Robert Lansing, Secretary OF State To
succeed Mr.. William Jennings
Bryan.
The work on the residence Oh Mrs.
William p. Thomas, East Main street,
has commenced. Mr. Howell Davis,
Smallwood, has the contract for the
mason work.
Postmaster Inspector Partridge, OF
Washington, ID. O., made a call at
our postoffice this week. His bust
ness here Is to inspect the affairs of
the postoffice.
The Macabees Order has paid the
insurance premium on the death of
Miss Grace Eichorn, Of Baltimore The
settlement was made through Mrs
W. A. Ford, commander of the order.
The protest filed against the issuing
or liquor licenses to two persons to
conduct saloons near Pen-Mar were
dismissed by Judge Keedy, at Hag
erstown. The saloons will be con-
Quoted as usual.
Charles George and his Comic
Opera Company will finish their
weeks engagement at the Opera
House tonight, and tomorrow night.
The audiences each evening have been
good and patrons well pleased with
the plays staged.
s. Ennes, who succeeded A r. Mer-
rick as general superintendent OF the
Western Maryland Railroad, has been
made general manager. The position
Of superintendent is abolished. Mr..
Ennes' headquarters will as hereto
fore be at Hagerstown.
/ Fast freight No. 217 on the Western
Maryland, in charge OF conductor K.
ii. Houke and Engineman F. NJ. THAI,
was wrecked Wednesday night east or
Highfield. An empty box car was de-
rallied and tore up the track, the
Pittsburgh express being delayed
about three hours.
Maurice a. Wildasin, OF Lineboro,
Md, left on June 18th for Auborn,
Illinois This is the third trip he
made West within five years. Mr.
Wildasin had intended to stay East
for while, but Mr.. Butler, his West
ern employer, wrote him and stated
that he has 100 acres OF corn to cul
tivate, 50 he offered him $50 month
Mr.. ]. Charles Shaffer, OF Chicago,
formerly OF this city, is editor OF six
big newspapers and it was his group
of newspapers that saved the life of
Leo MI Frank. convicted OF the muir
der of Mary Phagan, at Atlanta, Ga
At least 1t was the verdict OF the gen
eral Frank Committee Of Chicago.
Mr.. Shaffer is a cousin OF Miss Sally
Roop and Mrs Herr, OF this city.
While walking along the top OF his
freight train as it was rapidly passing
Pen-Mar park late Saturday night.
Conductor Taylor, of Hagerstown, in
charge OF a w. WI. freight heard cry.
Looking over the side Of the car on
which he was standing he saw the
form OF a man 20 beneath the wheels.
After searching about for some time,
he discovered pool OF blood along
the track but there was no sign of the
injured man
The Loyal Temperance Legion cor
daily invites the friends of its cause,
to a lawn fete, this Friday and Satur-
day afternoons and evenings, on the
lawn adjoining the firemen's building.
These little folks az fairies, gypsies,
grecian maids, colonial dancers and
dutch cleanser girls, will have for
sale, ices of all kinds, home made
cake and candy, sailed nuts and
lemonade, and do earnestly solicit the
public patronage.
Showing an increase OF at least a
half million dollars in revenues, as
compared with the previous -
months, the Western Maryland Rail
way Company will close the present
fiscal year, ending June 80, with the
greatest gross earnings in its history
With revenues OF the present week
of the fiscal month of the year esti-
mated, it is understood that the total
gross for IL months will reach a
total of sS,600,000. These figures are
exclusive OF coal company earnings.
The Maryland Bankers Association
came to a close with a banquet last
night at Ocean City. officers were
elected during the day sessions as fol-
lows: President, Harvey Il. Cooper,
Denton National Bank; first vice
president, James NJ Sloan, Lonacon-
ing; secretary, Charles Ham; treas
urer, William Marriott; administra-
ton committee, c. r. Gehr, cashier OF
First National Bank, this city; Will
lam c. Page, Howard Harding, t..
Rowland Thomas, Waldo Newcomer,
w. B. Cooper.
I Another chapter In the divorce
suits of the Rev. J. Edward Snyder
and his wife, Mrs. Ada L. Snyder,
was opened Monday when a petition
was filed by Mrs. Snyder in the Cir
cult Court, or Baltimore, asking the
court to require MIR. Snyder to pay
her $50 alleged to be due OF the ali
mony OF $8 week which he was or
dered to pay her pending the litiga-
ton. The petition also asked that
MIR. Snyder be required to pay his
wife a counsel fee OF $500, as order
ed by the court on March 10 last
Having been reinstated as pastor Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Ellicott City, the petition asserted,
Mr.. Snyder was able to pay the
money.