The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-13

The Forest and Stream Club wen
into camp Wednesday at their usua
camping place on the Monocacy
River, about two miles from Detour
The annual picnic OF the Methodist
Protestant Sunday school was held al
Gwynn Oak Park, Baltimore, yester
day. The weather conditions were
not very favorable.
Zion Sunday school will hold it
picnic tomorrow, August IA, begin
ming at ~ o'clock. The program viii
be rendered at 2 o'clock Deer Park
Orchestra will furnish music Every
body welcome.
Wednesday evening Mr.. Claude
Brothers, of Gambler, was injured
while riding a. colt He lost contro
Of the colt and was thrown OF. His
right eye was considerably injured
and he received a number OF bruises.
The Reisterstown Fire Company
Ball Team will play Gambler, at Gam
Der, Saturday afternoon. Game call
ed at 2.30 p. m. Immediately after
the game fox chase will be held
at lovers Of fox sport and owners 81
hounds have special invitation to be
present.
Claims amounting to $1,000 have
been fled in court at Frederick
against the Western Maryland Rail-
way for loss of baggage. Thieves
have been operating in the vicinity OF
Emmitsburg and Thurmont. Ten
~ which FrnN, w
baggage-room of the Western Mary
land, near Thurmont, are supposed to
be among the loot.
The following members of the boy
scouts are tenting at the Taneytown
Grange Fair this week: Bernard Fink,
Lamar Townshend, William Town
shend, Daniel Shipley, Leland Jordan,
Richard Roop and Charles Rainey.
Thursday night the boys had their
first chance Of rendering aid when
one on the exhibitors was taken sick,
they rendered first aid and summoned
doctor.
Some person driving a horse hitch
ed TO buggy on Sunday evening about
3 o'clock, drove into Mrs. Fl. S. Roop
and Mrs. Thomas H. Lewis On John
street crossing, throwing both To the
street and injuring them. Mrs. Roop
was seriously injured, being
confined to her room for several
days with a considerable number Of
bruises about her body. The party
who drove into the ladies offered no
assistance to them, but drove on 50
as to conceal his identity.
James Howard Sanner, an emp1oye
of the Western Maryland Railway
Company, in the Court Of Common
Pleas, Baltimore, sued the company
under Chapter 149 OF the Act of Con
gress of 1908, for $4,000 damages.
He alleges he was employed in the
rating of a conductor, but was actual
~ serving as a passenger brakeman
Oh a train leaving Cumberland for
Elkins, w. Va. He claims thai be-
cause of the character of the ground
on which he had to stand he was in
jured while throwing a switch.
In approximately five weeks or the
current fiscal year the Western Mary
land Railway Company has gained
$136,T37 in gross earnings over the
corresponding period of last year and
bids fair, if the rate Of increase con
tinues, to make the ensuing II months
record-breakers. The gross earnings
for the week ended August were
$202 1896, an increase of $27,1S1 over
the same week of 1914. From June
80 to August the gross totaled ST.
024, 4S1, as compared 70 $SS7,744 for
the proceeding years corresponding
period.
The funeral services of Mrs. Sarah
Smith, wife of James A. Smith, Of
Union Bridge, took place Sunday az
ternoon at the residence OF her son
in-law, Mi. Harry ID. Fowble, West
Main street, Rev. Edgar Read and
Rev. Calvin s. Slagle had charge Of
the services. The remains were tax
en- to Union Bridge on the 1888 train
and inferred in the cemetery at that
place The pallbearers we're Messrs
o. ID. Gilbert, ]. WI. Skunk, +. m
Brundige, Charles Hesson, Thomas K
Shriner, OF Union Bridge, was funeral
director.
" party OF motorists returning
from Baltimore to their home in
Waynesboro, Pa, narrowly escaped
serious injury when the new Rec
seven-passenge machine in which
they were riding was run into cul-
vert near Ridgeville shortly after five
O'Clock, Monday evening. The acci-
dent occurred, it is said, when the
driver attempted to pass an auto
truck from Baltimore. The occupants
were not hurt, although one woman
suffered very much from the shock
The party hired an automobile in MT
Airy and proceeded to Waynesboro
The damaged car is still sitting along
the road.
The Executive Council, Westmins-
ter BOY Scouts of America, held q
special meeting at Scout headquar-
tiers, i'm the Times Building, On
Thursday evening The Scout Mas
ter, DR.. z. =. Forlines, gave splen-
did report, and it was decided to or
ganize second troop on account Of
tine large number of boys applying
for membership Mr. Augustus Shriv-
Ell was elected Scout Master OF the
second troop. DR. Forlines will CON
tinue al Scout Master of Troop No. A
and was also elected Scout Commits
sioner, and will have supervision OF
both troops. Other matters OF i'm
portance were discussed and full
report will be given later.
The residents of Gambler and
vicinity have been considering for
some time the changing Of the name
of the village, Gambler to some other
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