The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-10-08

me Baltimore Federal League Cluf
made fine showing for last place
and got 1t by big odds.
MIR. and Mrs. Cletus Little, Penn.
sylvania avenue, are the proud par.
ents of an eight pound daughter.
MIR. Charles K. Cootes, barber, this
city, was taken to the Maryland Uni
varsity, Baltimore, TUESDAY to be
operated upon for appendicitis.
Smallwood Grange will hold It's
annual fair and oyster supper on
November 13. This Il two weeks
later than usual, owing to the late
ness of the corn season this year.
Company II has made preparations
to camp on the show grounds at the
foot Of John street on Saturday night
and Sunday. On Sunday Governor
Goldsborough IL expected To be pres
emit.
The bus line running from Hamp-
stead to this city by the way of Man
chester, was discontinued on Sun
day. The abandonment OF the route
was on account Of the lack or pat
ronage.
The Ladies' Aid Society or Provi-
dence Methodist Protestant church
met at the church Thursday after
noon, September 30, with very few
members present. Dues amounting
to $685. were collected.
The two buses OF the Carroll Tran
sit Company that were damaged by
fire were torn to pieces Monday The
woodwork has been made into kind
ling wood, while the chassis will be
overhauled and used.
Friday evening in the Methodist
Protestant Church there will be an
illustrated lecture by Rev. DR. Dewitt
M. Benborn on "a Horseback Ride
from Damascus to Jerusalem" Sill
yer Offering at the door.
Through an advertisement placed
in the Advocate, horse for sale,
brought purchaser In Clarence "a.
Zepp, Pleasant Valley, who IL the
owner or the handsome gray horse
of MIR. Winter ID. Bond.
Miss Emma Reese, On the Sullivan
Road, presented the Advocate with a
large basket of beautiful dahlias.
The flowers are large, Of all colors
and Of every variety, and we're great
ly admired by all who saw them.
Dr. Bernard g. Steiner, librarian or
the Enoch Pratt Free Library OF
Baltimore, will lecture in Smith Hall,
at Western Maryland College, on
Monday, October 18th, at O'Clock
p. m, on Why and What Shall we
Read" Admission free.
Mr.. Joseph ID. Zepp, OF Baltimore.
formerly or this city, has taken
80 49, -tr 40 nd
Drug Store, Park avenue and Lexing-
ton street, where he will be glad to
see all of his friends from this city
when in Baltimore.
The Western Maryland track for
ces have about completed the re-bal-
lasting of the main line from Blue
Ridge Summit to Edgemont. The
roadbed has been put in the finest
condition and is as near perfect
track as Is conceivable.
| Mr.. George r. Gorsuch, candidate
for Governor on the Prohibition ticket
will address a meeting at Horner's
Hall, Ffnksburg, Thursday night, Or
tober 14th. All are invited to be
present. His subject will be, The
paramount issue or the campaign"
When Bull Turner, the st. Johns
fuIIback, goes into action at Western
MARYLAND November for the annual
battle between the teams he will feel
right at home. In 1908 and 1909 he
PLAYED football in Western Maryland
OF the best teams ever developed in
this city.
MIR. Joseph Gilbert, salesman Of
Union Tea Company for this county,
met with an experience last night
that he will remember for some time.
He was driving a Ford delivery truck
up a steep hill at Bark Hill when the
axle broke, causing the car to run
backward down to the bottom at a
good speed.
| Mrs. Martha Shaw, as delegate
from the Woman's Home and For
eign Missionary Society, and Miss
Derma Yeiser, as a delegate from
the Young Peoples Home and For
eign Missionary Society, Of Grace
Lutheran church are attending the
convention held in Washington, ID.
c., this week.
| John Pullen, conductor on the
Wampler freight line, which runs
from Baltimore to this city, is at the
Maryland General Hospital, Balti-
more, suffering from a broken collar
bone and several bruises as the re-
suit OF being struck by an automo-
bile Friday morning on Park Heights
avenue His injuries are not con-
sidered serious
The increase of $500 in the State
retail liquor license fees which BE-
came effective yesterday will force
500 saloons out Of business In Man
haitian and Brooklyn and reduce the
city's share i'm this revenue about
$36O,00O, according to estimates Of
the officers of Retail Liquor Dealers
the cost OF the licenses up TO $500.
Western Maryland came through
the Gettysburg game in fair shape
for Washington College Saturday.
This il one of the most important
games and all possible preparations
are being made by Coach Beall to
have his team in condition. IL has
not been decided whether Captain
Twigg will be able to play. but il
looks very doubtful. He has not yet
fully recovered from his threatened
attack OF pneumonia and also has an
injured knee which has refused TO
round into form.
Fire Saturday afternoon destroyed
the large barn on the farm OF James
Troxell, near Emmitsburg, tenanted