The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-11-19
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

M, man ever got level head from
bIttlng H.
..Ia-ion from the thought that ne
1sr'r W bad as he might be-
Tbs worst thing about fiattering
,i.rarv notice il that 1T comes too
Sora to get a fellow q JOB.
r.mas N. Trayer, East Main street,
.,. purchased the entire interest OF
VI. arhar heirs of the farm or the
~ NJ edward Ensor, near Oak Orch
ard.
80 Supervisors OF Election burned
80 unused ballots of the past cleo
w, IN Friday. The number destroy
" ras about 10000, just half of what
80 nrinted for Carroll county.
Mr. Albert Thomson, rural carrier
~ roura No. /, was dismissed from
tba POSTAL service on Monday morning
Nv the Postmaster General. Charges
Ts-e filed against him by an lnspec-
N nm A substitute, appointed by Post
N master Coonan, will temporarily fll
the position.
willard Garfield Key, colored, who
Va seriously burned at the home OF
Cbsrles Wolbert, near Woodbine, No
vamher Z. died at the Mercy Hospital,
baltimore, Saturday. Key used gas
oIine instead or kerosene to make q
fire which exploded throwing the fluid
aver his body, burning him fatally.
Iemuel F. Ridenour, 80 years old,
of Washington county, died Saturday
nj Svkesville. Besides his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Ridenour,
Boonsboro. he is survived BY one
brother. Elmer Ridenour, Smithsburg,
and two sisters, Mrs. Roy Sigmund,
Boonsboro, and Mrs. Anne Ifert, near
Gaithersburg.
a party OF Western Maryland Rail-
way officials who made a general in
spection Of the entire system, were
President Carl r. Gray, General Man.
ager s. Ennes, Assistant to the Presi-
dent N. E. Byers, Superintendent
Frank T. Brendel, Treasurer II. r.
Timberman and ~ members OF the
board Of directors.
The Jail birds Of Frederick county
will have TO 60 without tobacco here
after. ii had been the custom or the
County commissioners to supply the
prisoners with two pounds or the
weed each day, but it was discon-
tinued last week Commissioner Frank
N. Steve says: I'VE are now 60
ing to use our assertion and have de-
cided that free tobacco it, not es-
sential ut the Jail"
hunter, whose aim was not very
certain Saturday fired load of buck
shot through u kitchen window in the
home w Mrs. William Hiltz, who lives
near Iteisterstown. Mrs. Hiltz was
sitting wv tLe Kitchen and narrowly
escaped ge-ng struck. The window
pan was Shattered. Since the rab-
bit season opened residents of the
county have been alarmed by the APP
parent carelessness of hunters.
Miss Sallie Roop, East Main street,
has been appointed a clerk III West
Minister Postoffice to 1T the vacancy
caused by the death Of her brother,
Charles ROop, who was employed as
clerk. Postmaster Coonan received
telegram Saturday 10 The above III
feet from First Assistant Postmaster
Roper, Washington, p. G. Miss Roop
entered upon her duties Wednesday
morning, having taken the oath To-
her Office Tuesday afternoon
Through the use of chaulmoogre
oil, Dr. lido Vile, of the medical lac
ulty OF the University of Michigan,
has succeeded III arresting a we'll
developed case VI leprosy, and the
patient ~ making Y splendid recoV-
NIar h,n lamar r,rnGnnFnI him.
self in clinic at the hospital, last
July, he vas a pitiable object, unable
to walk, and his BODY covered with
leprous sores. Now he walks two
miles every DAY. and every leprous
ulcer is healed.
The United States Circuit Court "a
Appeals at Richmond had decided in
favor of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road in suit entered by John AZ,
Tate for So, 500 for alleged infringe
ment on q patent in connection with
the tireboXes of locomotives. The
suit is believed to be of far-reachinG
Importance TO the railroads generally
as 1T Is claimed that they have been
using such attachments since 1862,
and had the plaintiff procured a VIC
tory through the courts all of these
companies would have been liable to
suit.
Ben p. Lindsey, Judge OF Denver's
Juvenile Court, was held guilty OF
contempt Of court and fined $500 and
costs by Judge John A. Perry In the
District Court late Monday. Thirty
days were allowed for an appeal. The
case grew out OF Lindsey's refusal 70
disclose information in the trial Of
Mrs. Berta Wright on charge 81
murder. Judge Lindsey claimed the
information came to him in a privil-
eyed manner through the confession
of Neal Wright, y years old, during
the trial. An information, charging
the boy with the murder OF his father,
because of an alleged confession
made at his mothers trial, still Is
pending in the Juvenile Court. Mrs,
wright was acquitted Judge Lind
sey lectured for the Chautauqua 10
THIS city about two years ago
Postotfice burglaries have been 80
numerous OF late that an order went
forth TO all postmasters, except OF the
nrst-class, throughout the country to
Keep On hand a smaller number OF
stamps and other papers OF q com
mercial value and to guard them more
carefully than In the past. Reports
70 TIE department accounting for last
years business show that 1,40O
claims, aggregating loss OF $4,000,
resulted from burglary or postoffices.
Ihe order said that postmasters 81
~ second, third and fourth classes
Who cannot properly protect their