The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-11-19

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you have To do IL TO call on him with
bill.
The girl who marries a man named
Patrick should make I'D her mind W
stand Pat.
A flag raising will be held at
Mexico school on Wednesday, Novem-
Der "a, at 2 o'clock A. program Is
being prepared and MIR. Morelock will
speak
The wintery blast Monday brought
the thermometer down to 80 degrees,
Just below the freezing point Tues
day morning. Ice formed on ponds
and the ground froZe.
Officer John a. Stem was kept busy
watching two suspicious characters
on Saturday night They visited sew
eral places of business disguised, but
nothing unusual took place to cause
their arrest.
Minnehaha Tribe of Red Men, of
Glyndon, Tuesday night celebrated the
burning of mortgage on their hall
with an entertainment. Upton Berry
man presided and the address of well
come was made by James III. Penn. "A
short history OF the order was given
by John q. Bell. OF Pikesville.
After the rain Of Sunday afternoon
and night and part OF Monday morn
ing cold wave came along with a
bowling wind and made travelling very
unpleasant. It was the first blast Of
real winter here and caused the citi-
zens to fire UP their furnaces for the
first time for comfort to their homes.
James Akehurst, of Woodensburg,
was injured about the shoulders Mon
day night when wagon in which he
was riding was struck by an automo-
bile driven by Howard Russell, of
ReisterstoWn Mr. Akehurst was
thrown out OF the wagon, the vehicle
was badly damaged and the horse was
cut.
The entire Aggies' squad at College
Park reported for practice Monday
afternoon in excellent shape. Not a
single man was injured In Saturdays
contest with Western Maryland, and,
barring accidents i'm scrimmage, the
Farmers will present their full
strength against Hopkins on Thanks
giving Day.
a horse owned and driven by Mr..
Milton Yingling, Stonersville, became
obstreperous on Monday morning at
the railroad. The horse was hitched
to buggy and when it started it
went up into the yard OF Mr.. Thomas
Babylon and down the pavement with
Mr. Yingling holding on to II until
several people caught hold OF its head
and stopped it.
The oonmittao onnoin+ad coroa lima
ago by Austin Gallagher, industrial
commissioner of the Western Mary
land Railway Company, and president
of the Baltimore Agricultural Trans
portation Club, to arrange meeting
of the club during Maryland Week,
have decided on tonight, and every
effort will be made to bring out a
large attendance of local transporta-
ton men.
"A non-transferable railroad mile
age book, sold under conditions that
it would be forfeited IL presented by
any other than the original purchas-
er, may not be forfeited IL presented
by the purchaser for transportation
OF another person. The Supreme
Court, Washington, 80 held In a case
arising in South Carolina, where the
railroad forfeited a mileage ticket a
man presented for transportation or
his wife
Albert w. Cole, an orchardist and
farmer of near Waynesboro, Pa, will
bring an action for damages against
the State of Pennsylvania because deer
have ruined young 32-acre apple
bearing orchard Mr.. Cole alleges that
the orchard, which had reached bear
ing condition, il complete loss. The
deer made the orchard a favorite place
to dress their horns. The bucks rub
bed their antlers against the trees with
such force that the bark loosened.
One man was burned to death and
three others were probably fatally
injured as the result or a fire at the
historic Benning race track, In the
suburbs Of Washington, Monday
night, which, il addition to destroying
IA OF the stables and other structures,
burned at least ten valuable horses
to death. The horses with a reputa-
ton that lost their lives were Tale
carrier, Joe Diebold. Coy and Frog,
owned by George Day, and Rolling
Stone, the property Of Michael Kelly.
All were running at Bowie and had
run at Pimlico last week.
Great interest is being shown in
the coming organ recital and read
ings to be given Monday evening,
November 80, i'll Grace Lutheran
Church, Westminster by Madame
Jenny Lind Greene, OF Grace Church,
Baltimore, formerly of Calvary
Church, New York. Fer program IN
clrdes some OF her own compositions
a. well a. a number from well known
composers, such as Wagner, Lemare,
Mozart, Batiste, Dubois, Kreutzer and
Meyerbeer- Madame Greene VIII be
assisted fv choir or forty voices.
The recital will begin promptly AZ ,
o'clock.
The Court " Appeals decided We'd
Easday that action for damages for
personal injuries ~ not maintainable
against the State Roads Commission
The Court held that the Roads Com
mission Is distictiyely governmental
agency charged with the exercise OF
public function in the execution OF
road work, and that the establishment
of highways for the use OF the public
Is essentially a duty and prerogative
of government. The suit was brought
by George a. and Mary r. Watkins, TO
recover for the death Of their son, who
sustained fatal injuries by falling into
a culvert along the State highway Id
Caroline county. The opinion was
written by Judge Urner.