The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-17

Owing to new cases of diphtheria
and scarlet fever being reported ait
and vicinity, it has been
decided to continue the closing of the
public school until after
the holidays.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas H. Lewis,
president Of Western Maryland Col
lege, preached two sermons at Grace
Methodist Episcopal Church, Balti-
more, Sunday morning at II o'clock,
and o'clock.
Surveyor of Port Guy NJ. Steele
returned Monday from a successful
and pleasant hunting trip on the
Eastern Shore. The river being froz-
en- over prevented him from going
ducking.
Christmas is almost here and now
IL the time to purchase the family
gifts if you have not already done 50.
Our stores are stocked with the best,
np-to-date and at prices that will an
Zeal To all our purses.
Only $1,000 &ore in subscriptions
need to be obtained before the pro
ieotors of the East Berlin and Alb
bottstown Railroad viii BE in a posi-
ton to take steps toward placing the
line id operation without any bonded
Indebtedness being incurred.
Marvin McClease, SO years old, Of
Chambersburg, Pa., was run over Sat-
urday night near Greendale by a
Western Maryland freight train and
probably fatally injured. 1t is said
H. VA riding on the train and fell
under the cars. Trainmen, hearing
his cries, stopped the train and found
him On the track, with both legs
crushed.
A movement agitated four years
ago has been revived by the Frederick
County Farmers Association, which
il working for a bill that will make
it mandatory for the County Com
missioners to take over all corpor-
ation-owned county highways. 1t Is
estimated that it would cost between
$4,000 and $4,000 to take over the
III miles of turnpikes in that county.
Westminster Council No. 1887 Royal
Arcanum elected the following officers
for the year 1916: R., D. e. Walsh; v.
r., Charles Mammalian; Treasurer, n.
R. Cassell; Secretary, ]. G. Diffendal;
Col, F.. ]. Butler; o., George NM. Baby
Ion; Chap, +. X. Herr; G., Jackson
Myerly; W., G.. r. Grumbine; s., Jehu
Roger; Rep. Grand Council, K. j.
Butler; Alternate, George l. Fisher
A small child of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Cramer, Of Union Bridge, while
playing about an old well near their
ha me
and fell into the water which was
several feet in depth. Persons who
saw the child fall went to her rescue
and as the well was shallow, succeed
ed in reaching the child's hair, by
which it was taken from the cool bath.
Augustus R. Selby, manager of the
Sykesville Flour Mill, has handed In
his resignation to the owners which
took place Saturday. He left the first
Of the week for Shephardstown, w.
Va, where he has acquired an inter
est in the G. n. Whiting Milling Com
pany. Shephardstown Is located in
the Shenandoah Valley and on the
border line of Maryland and West
Virginia.
Injunctions restraining the Balti-
more and Ohio and the Western Mary
land Railroads from allowing pas
sengers in this state to carry intoxi-
eating liquors i'm their personal bag
gage when labeled as such were
granted at Charleston, M. Va, Satur-
day on petition or Fred o. Blue, state
prohibition commissioner. A similar
Injunction was granted Wednesday
against the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
road
MIR. David Lowenstein Of Freder-
lex, is advocating the passage OF bill
by the next Legislature, imposing a
tax on every single man in the State,
40 years old and up to 65. His plan
is to have every bachelor contribute
to his accumulative wealth
and earning capacity. While he be
lieves that single men should pay a
city, town or county tax as well as
State tax, the measure he now has in
mind will provide only for State tax.
Clara Kimball Young, Of Trilby
fame and hundreds of other hlm
dramas, had entered suit in the ST.
preme Court OF New York for sepa-
ration from her husband, James
Young, the Baltimore actor and NOV
producer. In separate
suit she asked for $4,000 damages.
The details of this, however, have not
been made public, although 1T Is be
lieved that it has something to do with
monies in which they
were interested.
James Wagner, four-year old son
of Vernon W. Wagner, near Mount
Airy, was run over by heavy farm
wagon loaded with corn fodder Sat
urday afternoon and instantly killed.
The lad, with several other children,
was playing In the field where his
father and other men were engaged
in hauling in fodder. I'm some man
ner the Wagner boy ran under the
wagon and a wheel passed over his
head. Death followed instantly, the
skull being crushed.
Considerable interest is taken by
In the upper section Of the
county in procuring a State road
from Union Bridge Northward TO
intersect the road leading from
to Westminster III il I'm
derstood that Union Bridge district is
perhaps the only one in the county
without a single inch Of State road.
More than forty automobiles are owned
bv residents OF that town, and a
number of others within the district,
the licenses Of which 90 to the main
tainance of this road system.
Prospective brides and grooms will