The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-15

Born yesterday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Barnhart, John street, a girl.
We hear that firm has purchased
the Westminster Foundry and will
put It in operation.
The First Regiment Band delighted
the crowd at Hagerstown Fair We'd
nesday by their well played selections.
On account OF receiving number
OF correspondents letters late this
week we had to leave them for our
next issue.
A number OF members of the
Knights Of Pythias Order this city
attended a special meeting or the
order in Baltimore Friday evening.
The Epworth League of Thomas
Chapel Of Tannery, will hold an oys-
ter supper In the basement OF the
church on the evenings Of October 21
and 23. Everybody welcome.
Guarding Old Glory" the title OF
the show to be given at the Opera
House on Monday, October is, has
been changed TO Monday. October p
one week later. Those holding tik-
cts for the 18th are good for the 25th
The proceeds of the show will 60 to
Company II. The evening Of the per-
formance the First Regiment Band
and Company III will parade our city
\ William Franklin Brown, colored
who for six weeks has been terror
izing the residents or the Second dis
| trict or Baltimore county, and who
after robbing several houses and
threatening to kill his wife and
Deputy Sheriff Caleb Hobbs, or Har-
risonville, was captured after a
4 struggle late Thursday night last BY
Patrolman Resin Hobbs. OF Wood
Lawn.
Another pilgrimage will be made
to the home of Methodisnl in Carroll
county tomorrow, but not on as large
scale as the one which was made
about this time last year. This time
| it will be the members Of the Mems
Club OF the Roland Park Methodist
Episcopal Church, Baltimore, about
/ 100 in number, and to this will be
added about so invited guests, among
whom are several clergymen on the
Methodist Episcopal Church i'm Balti-
more.
DR.. James w. Reese was taken to
I the Baltimore Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital, 625 w. Franklin street, Bal
timore, on Tuesday afternoon By DR..
Lewis X. Woodward and Mr.. Paul
Reese to have his eyes examined. He
has been almost totally blind for the
past year. On Thursday DR.. Fried
enwald assisted by DR.. Woodward,
removed a cataract from his right
i eye, and gives much encouragement
of the permanent restoration Of his
sight. DR.. Reese will remain at the
hospital about ten days.
On Friday afternoon the horse of
Mr. William Magee, Brummel, seem
ed to be hooked wrong TO 20 the
right way and caused some amuse-
ment for a number of spectators.
Mr.. Magee was driving at the rail
way when the horse started to back
and kept going back until 1t struck
heavy farm wagon. breaking a
wheel of Mr.. Magee's vehicle, and
then fell down releasing itself from
its harness. The horse jumped up
and was ready to move along ahead
instead or back. The damage done
will be part OF buggy and set
of harness.
Baltimore's floating population will
be increased by nearly 1000 Pitts
burgh citizens, who will reach there
Saturday and Sunday next on the
special excursion to be run By the
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad In
conjunction with the Western Mary
land Railway. The excursionists will
not alone come from Pittsburgh, but
the trains will pick up a number OF
passengers from stations up to and
including Connellsville, Pa. From the
latter station the trains will run
through To Baltimore. The first train
will reach Baltimore Saturday at 6.45
d. M, and the second $40 a.. H., Sun
day
Mr. Theodore Stoner, OF this place,
has underwent serious trouble during
the past. ten days. tn the first place
he injured his right hand while cut
ting corn The hand became gwOl-
len and caused him severe pain for
some days. Last week while cutting
corn the keen edge of his cutter pass
ed through several dry stalks and in
to the flesh ON his left knee. He is
somewhat lame now. Sunday night
last he had am attack OF acute in
digestion which he thinks, had not a.
physician been near, would nave
taken him To another land. Monday
afternoon he was able to walk to our
office and bring us number Of line
strawberries which he picked from
plants at his hOme.-CatoctOn Clar-
ion. ThurmaGtu October. IA.