The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-04-09


DR.. II. II. Lewis, president OF West
ern Maryland College, will deliver
the commencement address at the
Calvert Agricultural High School, at
Chesapeake City.
Miss Dora Yingling, of Ithaca, N.
Y., formerly or this city, was one of
the participants in a musical festi-
val given in Foster Hall, Ithaca, ".
Y, last week. She enacted the part
of SOloist.
Raymond Cook, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Cook, near Warfieldshurg, was
taken to the Maryland University
Hospital, Baltimore, on Tuesday by DR..
Coonan, where he was operated on
for appendicitis. He is reported to
be dangerously ill.
Richard Langdon, a race horse
owned by MIR. Benjamin Dorsey, this
city, won the mile and sixteenth race
for 4-year-olds and up, at the South
ern Maryland Agricultural Associa-
ton at Prince Georges Park, Bowie,
Md, Tuesday. Mr.. Dorsey has sever
al horses at the track.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company won its case against Kate
a. CiluOlO CT dAy Ill IHC MdTylduu
Court of Appeals yesterday. The or
der was reversed and bill dismissed
and the appellees to pay the costs.
The opinion vas handed down by
Judge Burke. Messrs Bond & Parke
represented the p. g. O. r. r. Co.
"A large barn on the farm OF Walter
Dorsey, between Creagerstown and
Logs Station, together with its con
tents Of wheat, hay, farming imple-
ments and machinery, was burned
Wednesday. Four cows and a horse
persisted. When the fire was discov-
cred the interior was a mass of
flames Neighbors arrived in time to
save adjoining buildings.
Alternating cold and warm wealth
er has ruined the wheat crop in Car
roll county. The farmers through
out the county reported that the
wheat had been badly damaged dur
i'm the past winter, which was one of
the most unfavorable seasons for
wheat i'm years. The report il that
the wheat had been frozen from the
ground.
Two changes have been made by
the Postoffice department in rural
carriers at this postoffice, Mr.. Frank
Myers, of F'rizellburg, has been as
signed to route 10, made vacant by
the death Of William r. Anders, and
Mr.. John Martin, who served the
patrons on Route 9, has been trans
ferred to Route 3, made vacant by the
death OF Frank S. Grumbine. Route
3 will be served by substitute Ham
March this year was an extraordi-
nary moth from a weather stand
point, according to the official wealth
er and crop bulletin, issued by the
Weather Bureau. Not since extensive
weather records began, more than 40
years ago. has the weather over the
southeastern portions OF the country
been 80 continuously cold, says the
bulletin, and Id portions OF New Eng
land and other northeastern States
the monthly precipitation was the
least ever known for March.
Tariff bulletin NO 30, issued by the
Public Service Commission, concern
Inc changes in freight and express
rates in April, effects the w. NJ. Rail-
way a. follows; Advance in rates an
plying to general commodities;
changes in rates on cement applying
from Security and Union Bridge; ad-
vance ia through rates applying from
Security and Union Bridge to Md, and
Pa, R. R., and reduction of SIS
cents per hundred on grain from Bal
timore to Westminster
The Western Maryland Railway
Company yesterday filed its answer
with the Public Service Commission
against the complaint filed by the
Mayor and Common Council this CITY,
in regards to the street running along
the railroad to the freight depot
Part Of the answer il that no com
plant was made by shippers; the
street il used for a public thorough
fare; the land is owned by the com
pany, and the street should be built
by the corporation as it leads to a
public road used to enter this city.
Counsel Steele filed reply at once
to the answer and hearing will be
heard nnYt Friday