The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

almost as difficult to teach a
i :, ~ talk as to teach woman
b TO. ,. mi, ont
AeIe flea can bring the biggest
" to scratch. .h 49,.
Mn 3,ne people try 70 make Doln ehus
'y-l .-itb about as much success as
NJ chasing it, tail
.r CHARLES B. Stoner, near Han
Mi n pa " dangerously ill. Her r.
r'ary u Very doubtful
MN. kenneth U. Murray, pastor "a
.' Favette street Methodist episcopal
--rh baltimore, II seriously ill a.
-i r vi. wi an operation performed
ars throat some time ago
NM WI srnport Of its petition TO the
I'M rr Service Commission OF West
E-yirja that it be permitted to charge
M s5raight 3-cent passenger fare ID
u, Virginia, the Western Maryland
N ,,Jrav continued to present evidence
ling on the cost of transportation.
purse thieves are said 10 be reaping
sarvsst in Baltimore department
,rss because of the carelessness OF
romen shoppers. 1t was estimated by
Il nolice that more than 25 women
IA rheir purses stolen from their
far56ags Yesterday while in the
thoFs.
rav Il B. Lau, OF Manchester, has
i'll unanimously elected by the
u beran Church Of the Good Shep-
hsr1 IN New York City, to succeed
I'M INV. Il. Alburtus. who resigned to
Err4nr 4 chair in Columbia University,
N Hwy same city. III ~ said Rev Lau
Fill accept the call
Unable u see the road plainly On
hcgount or the dense TO-, Charles
Rp1grt, Of Hanover, drove his Ford
tDadster into the railing at the West
lr Maryland Station at Spring
Er,ye. Thursday evening Of last week,
hiding lis front axle in such man
~ that he was not able to run the
Jar home.
John Mentzer, a Western Maryland
Bsilway conductor, and Earl Wilmer,
t1.h OF Hagerstown, were severely
h-ured when the automobile OF Mr..
usutzer, in which they were riding,
ED the roadway near Indian Springs
mi crashed into telegraph pole and
returned yesterday. Both we're
brown out.
Herbert Angel, of Logs, met with
painful accident several days ago
lille he was shredding fodder at the
5ne Of William Anders, near Logs
III left hand was caught In the
t-adder. and was damaged consider
bly,. The little finger was cut OF az
w Joint, the next finger was mashed,
III the middle one wa broken
La Interdenominational meeting fer
.sr Will be held Tuesday evening,
eeamber Tth, at 7.45 o'clock, In the
9.ial Hall Of the Methodist Episcopal
zurich, this city. The meeting viii
Y addressed BY DR.. "A. N. Ward,
i.e-President of Western Maryland
o!!ege A program Of song and
.usic will be given. The working
len Of the town are especially invited
attend this meeting.
Eli Frank, of Baltimore, was ap-
Ointed by United States Judge John
Rose, sitting Friday in Charleston,
I. Va, receiver for the Dreadnaught
Ire and Rubber Company, of Baltl-
lore. The application for a receiver
as made by the Manhassett Mills
ompany, of New York, a creditor TO
10 extent Of $4,000, and the appoint
lent was made with the consent OF
10 company. A number Of our citl-
els hold stock in the defunct Com
any Some considerable, and others
ut little invested
We print below IN unusual account
\ The shooting Of a rabbit. W. hope
d true: Walter Mcfarland, q farm
\ living near Ligonier, r., was
fishing for a Gun November ~ while
irving in the woods thick with raD-
lts. Suddenly a shot startled him,
10 horse jumped in fright and rab-
4 fell dead near the wagon. McFar-
md first thought that a hunter had
He'd it, but after waiting a short
me, and, seeing no one, he alighted
nd bagged the cotton tail. In|esti-
alton disclosed that the horse had
topped on a loaded shotgun shell,
rObably dropped by a hunter, and
le she'll had been discharged, killing
lie rabbit"