The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-10
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

ert, il suffering very badly with
paralysis in both limbs.
Mr.. Alan Haughton, of Baltimore,
will be the soloist at Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
morning.
Klee & Hoff, automobile agents, are
enlarging their storage department
by adding an addition to its main
building.
The weather man says the present
month will be warm, but we all
know that he is often mistaken in
his forecasts.
The County Commissioners Will
close their Office for Monday and
Tuesday of next week, meeting on
Wednesday, the 18th
Roland Reginald Simpson, Of Lib
ertytown, Frederick county, is seek
governor OF Maryland.
Westminster people who have been
on their vacations have returned and
gotten back into the harness, ready
to continue the battle for life with
renewed strength and ambition.
The Republican County Central
Committee held pow-wow in this
city Friday afternoon. The only i'm
portant transaction of note was the
movement OF Mr.. Albert K. Lambert
from the State Central Committee
fight
a force OF men are busily engaged
in excavation work at the power
plant at Cranberry, Station for the
I,ri1 +n hn rhn
power house, which will furnish
electricity both day and night for
this city.
The primaries at which the candi-
dates for Office on both the Demo-
cratic and Republican ticket will be
selected this year, will be held i'm
every district i'm Carroll county ON
Tuesday, September IA. Polls open
at 8 a. m, and close at 8 p. ina.
Miss AZ G. Warner, OF The
Heights" who is a representative of
The "F1eisher Yarns" has been in
Philadelphia for the past week pre-
pairing for the coming season on the
road, left Saturday for New York
City, and will be a guest at the Nc
Alphin.
Charity Lodge, No. 5S, will have
rank work for the team at the meet
ing during the present month, with
fair prospect for continuous work
for the remainder of the term. The
weekly reports have been received
regularly and every effort to cooper
ate with the Grand Lodge officers is
made by our officers.
The movement to extend the Thur
mont line of the Hagerstown and
Frederick Railway system to En-
mttsburg, distance OF seven miles,
was launched when a delegation Of
sixteen persons from Emmitsburg
appeared before the executive com
mittee OF the railroad Board OF Di-
rectors and laid the matter before
them.
On Saturday evening trolley car
which left Hanover for Littlestown
at o'clock, was slowing down for
stop at Basehoar's station, near Lit
tlestown, when Jno. B. Basehoar, who
was approaching the car track in his
automobile, lost control of his ma
chine, which plunged into the trolley
car. The occupants Of the auto mar
rowly escaped injury.
The three farms belonging to the
estate OF Elias G. Shipley we're sold
by the trustees on Monday last. One
farm containing 152 acres and 16
perches, to Bertha E. Zahn and Luth-
er r. Zahn, for $S593.65. The second
of 142k acres to Ethel M. Davis, for
$456000, and the third farm of 57
acres, to Lula z. Zahn, for $19g9. 81
Ivan L. Hoff, attorney for trustees.
The lifeless body of James Gray,
who some time ago was employed at
Bittinger's, Pa, was found early
Sunday morning along the tracks Of
the Western Maryland railroad His
right hand and foot we're cut or and
brains knocked out. 1t is supposed
that either the flyer which leaves
Hanover at 1852 D. M, or a freight
which left soon after the passenger
train hit him.
Tonight the Opera will show Martha
Hedman in THE Cub" wonderful
five reel drama of love. Tomorrow
night, the greatest show the Opera
has ever had for Saturday night, Har-
vey Maxwell and Wheeler sisters,
late members of the Charles George
Opera Company, in which Miss
Wheeler was leading lady, also a
Paramount reel feature, THE Bar
gain" with w. S. Hart
Returning from Pen-Mar Sunday
evening on a Western Maryland Rail-
way train, Miss Marie Oursler. Man
chester avenue, received severe cut
on her head. Near Thurmont some
boys near the track, stoned the
coach. One OF the stones struck Miss
OursIer on the head inficting pain
full, but not serious wound. At
Thurmont Conductor Hardesty called
Dr. mi A- Birely, who dressed Miss
Oursler's injuries.
When the actual statement of
earnings OF the Western Maryland
Railway Company IL issued for
Augustine second month of the
new fiscal year-it is understood the
gross revenues OF the road will
show an approximate increase Of
$134, ,527, as compared with the cor
responding period OF the previous
fiscal year This gain in gross in
come gives some idea OF the big
volume OF traffic which moved over
the lines or the company during the
month.
Clayton E. Fink, farmer, 50 years
old, who advertised for wife and
received a number OF replies, was re
fused a license at Frederick Wednes-
day afternoon I'm company with
Mrs. Lillian May Smith. or Barthol-
owa his prosDectiye bride he applied