The Democratic advocate., 1915-03-19

plOWs from NIT Frank Beasman,
Sykesville.
Several weeks ago it was stated
that the Sunday school of Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church made a
record in attendance, there being %
members present. This should have
been go.
On Wednesday morning when Mrs
III. Scott Roop, West Main street, went
to her hennery to feed her chickens
she found four hens missing. On
searching around she found that four
pailings were removed and set against
the fence where the chickens went
through in the hands Of some thief.
The contract for the erection or the
new Methodist Episcopal Church and
parsonage at RouZersville, near Pen
Mar, was awarded to John Florence,
of Rouzersville, who will build the
edifice on z per cent. commission
basis. The cost will be in the neigh
borhood o. $4,000.
The large automobile Of Edward III.
Kaufman, OF Baltimore, and who lives
near this city during the summer
months, was taken from in front of
the Gentleman's Driving Park We'd
nesday night. Two boys were ar
rested and fined for using the car, as
they returned it to the place where
they started from.
Vandals entered the orchards Of
Mrs. Mary a. Wolford, near Pen-Mar
at night and cut the bark around 1T
four-year-old apple and peach trees,
destroying them. From tracks found
around the trees it is thought the van
dalism was done by two or more per
sons. The peach trees bore their
first crop last year
Frances LeMar, the Baltimore
show girl who was arrested March
IL, at Gettysburg, Pa, with John
F. Walter, on a serious charge, was
discharged after a hearing. The
evidence was deemed insufficient to
hold her and she was released upon
her promise to leave town imme-
: diately, which she did.
w. F. Watson, an Adams county
farmer, March II, entered suit for
damages against the Western Mary
land railway company. Watson
claims that the company was negli-
gent in allowing rubbish to accumu-
late On it, right Of way and which
was set on fire by sparks from 10
COIHOIINC. 1uS DldZC SplOdu W NdI-
sons property, it is alleged, and
caused damage to the extent of about
$500.
. Mr.. William ]. Beck, of near Wood
bine, who was injured while oper-
ating fodder cutter two weeks ago
was in this city Tuesday with his
father, Mr.. Charles Beck. Mr.. Beck,
although being injured about the
head and body is improving nicely
He had his lower lip split and a cut
| in the back of his head, his body
bruised and the small finger On hi
- right hand mashed With all his
} hurts he IL cheerful
The County Commissioners OF
Frederick county Monday decided
: that they would take no more tramps
at Montevue for the remainder of this
season. They have taken the position
\ that work il now opening up and
that trampS can secure work if they
} want to. One OF the Commissioners
: stated that the tramps cost the coun-
ty on the average of about $100 a
, month, and stated that there were as
, high as 25 there at the end of the
week.
The jury to view the Reisterstown
road, to determine whether Or not il
i i'm a proper condition for travel in
} accordance with the provisions Of its
charter, was summoned Monday. II
will be composed of six men, who
, will meet next Saturday morning at
Reisterstown. The summoning OF
| the jury is the result of a petition
| owners i'm which ii was alleged that
, road iC in
, dition.
Brig-Gen. Charles d. Gather of the
! First Brigade, Maryland National
i Guard, returned to his headquarters
, in Baltimore Saturday after a tour of
the State inspecting companies Of the
, First Regiment i'm company with
: Capt, G. Arthur Hadsell, U. :. a., in
spector-instructor on duty with the
i State militia. General Gather said
, he felt much encouraged at the num-
Der of men who turned out for in
spection and at the good condition
! generally Of the regiment, which is
4 commanded by Col. Charles A- Little,
| OF Hagerstown. Several companies
have the maximum number Of en-
listed men on their rolls-65. Among
them are Company H, Westminster.
An active demonstration of the
good to be wrought to North Branch
by the recent organization Of the
\ residents in the North Branch Inn
, provement and Literary Association
|, was given on Friday morning, when
Is men Of the association, equipped
. with horses, scoops and shovels,
gathered at the public school house
; and proceeded to grade the grounds.
I Trees which have darkened the class
room and rocks which have menaced
life and limb Of younger pupils were
\ removed. The men have agreed to
devote the Fridays Of March to the
work on public improvements. The
: social sessions which follow the
monthly business meeting held on
the school Monday of each month,
and which are open to the public,
are proving a distinct success, and
have resulted i'm the school house be
coming a social centre for the com
munity.
The big safe of the closed Liberty
town Savings Bank, which was being
moved to Baltimore for conversion
! into cash, proved too much for the
transfer man after he had gotten as
far as RidgeviIle, lT miles east of
Frederick Discouraged at his task,
the transfer man with his big truck
and his four prize horses, took it to
Mount Airy, mile distant on the
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