The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-17
ADDITIONAL LOCALS


which has prevailed in Baltimore the
schools closed at noon this week.
There will be no preaching in
Uniontown or Frizellburg next Sun
day, September 18th, a. the pastor
h. been called away
IA freight train backed into Mr. R.
Inv. Lewis automobile on Monday
night as he attempted to cross the
track at the freight depot and damaged
it considerable.
The Opera tonight has Clara Kim
ball Young in Marrying Money" in
) parts. This picture played by the
New Theatre i'm Baltimore met with a
great success. Tomorrow night vaude-
Vile and pictures
The management OF the Opera
House has installed the latest and
most up-to-date moving picture ma
chine, by which steady, clear, per-
feet picture is obtained. There is no
delay between pictures now.
Dr. K. nj. Demarest, OF Delaware,
Ohio, has purchased the Osteopathic
practice of Dr. Burnham, OF this city,
and will take full charge of the prac-
tice, beginning Monday, September
27, 1915. Dr. Burnham will meet and
care for his patients as usual until
that date.
Mrs. D. e. McQuay, of Warsaw, Va,
formerly Of this city, and now guest
OF the Dinst Hotel, was operated on
for internal trouble by Dr- Wells, of
Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore,
at the Dinst Hotel. The operation
was successful and Mrs. McQuay is
rapidly recovering.
An unusual scene for this part of
the country are the cotton plants
that are blooming in Mrs. Robert =.
Lee Hutchin's yard, near Pleasant
Valley. They we're brought from
North Carolina and planted The latter
part Of June and now are in full
blossom, presenting a very pretty
sight.
Master Robert Gardner. East Main
street ran in front of the automobile
Of Mr.. B. F. Shriver, Union Mills,
Wednesday afternoon on Center street
and was knocked down and injured
The accident was not caused in any
way by the driver or the car, IT was
neglect on the part OF young Gardner.
The extent OF his injuries is large
bl uise on his face.
B. F. Shriver & Co., extensive can
ners of vegetables, are erecting an
additional storage house, 50X130 feet,
for the storing of their canned pre-
ducts, On the Button Factory lot,
Littlestown, Pa- It IL being built
opposite the present storage house,
and a railroad switch will be laid be-
tween the two buildings, enabling
them to load cars from both houses
at the same time.
The two-story frame dwelling Of
Martin IL. Rockwell, near Pen-Mar, was
burned Monday Rockwell, who fs "a
widower and lives alone, came home
late and kindled "A fire. He was
awakened later by Goals falling on his
bed. He discovered that the ceiling
was in flames. He was burned in
escaping from the house. The loss
on the building and contents is placed
at $4,000, covered by insurance.
The first shipment OF material for
overcoats for Italian soldiers wa
made from thu Oakland Mills, near
Marriottsville, on Saturday last lt
will be followed by other shipments
until the order received by the mills
has been filled This mill has been
idle for some time, but was recently
purchased by John Melville. 1t now
has 300 employees at work and as
soon a. the order for overcOat ma
terial ID filled large order for blank
IT. for the Italian government Will be
started.
We were always under the impress
sion that the milk train on the W. NJ.
R. was utilized for almost anything
but we never had the slightest fdea
that the officials would make COM
bination OF milk and cattle train out
Or 1t. On Sunday afternoon the milk
train pulled into The freight yards
With two carloads OK hungry steers
aboard. and to the disgust or the pas
sengers started to shift the yard to
place the cattle instead Of unloading
their passengers. Was the cattle
more important than the passengers?
Becoming uncoupled while standing
On the siding just west or Walbrook
-+ation, 10 freight cars OH the West
elA. Maryland Railway Company dash
cd du the eastbound track yester-
day afte. Eoon and crashed into a
half dozen other freight cars attach
ed to engine No. TIT, standing oppo-
site the station. No. one was hurt,
but four cars were derailed, causing
am entire blockade OF traffic for two
hours and "a half A wrecking crew
was Immediately dispatched to the
scene. Three of the cars derailed
were empties, while the fourth was
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