The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05


v The fast mail Sunday morning was
delayed about hours and 40 minutes
by a car jumping the track at
Asbestos.
"a marriage license was issued Ia
Baltimore Friday to John r.. Crouch
and Anna Dayhoff, both or Mount
Airy, Md
The Western Maryland Railway
shops at Union Bridge opened Mon
day after being closed for the past
four months
Mr.. Green, son of Mr.. Aaron Green
near Gambler, died very suddenly Ia
4 North Dakota. His remains were
brought to his home today Report
has it he was killed.
MI. Frank Phillips, Baltimore, ar
ter a months absence returned to
his duties On Saturday last. Mr.
Phillips was paralyZed on his right
side On December % He has fully
recovered.
Mr.. John B. Heltibridle, Carroll
street, who had a cow to die for him
a short time ago, under peculiar cir
cumstances, IL seriously considering
purchasing two blood hounds for the
use of running down thieves In this
city.
VI Mr.. Samuel III. Johns, has resumed
manufacturing cigars Of high grade
in McSherrystown, Pa. About 10
years ago he was succeeded by Ameri-
can West Indies Company. The com
pany recently failed and Mr. Johns
has taken up the business.
James Black, aged 10, of Hagers-
town, was arrested in bed by Sheriff
King Thursday night at the home of
his father-in-law, Patrick Newell, on
the charge of stealing brass fittings,
valued at $500, from Western Mary
land locomotives about a month ago.
William Logan, for Is years con
nected with the u. 8. Internal
Revenue Service, has been appointed
a deputy motorcycle commissioner
He has been assigned to duty in
Washington, Frederick and AIlegany
counties. For several years Mr.. Lo-
gan was in the Internal Revenue
Service.
William Forest, OF Cavetown, was
arrested Sunday by Sheriff King and
Detective Long charged with robbing
the Western Maryland Railway sta
ton and several freight cars at
Smithsburg- Telegraph Operator
Joseph Wolf shot at man he saw
leaving one of the cars with his arms
full OF merchandise. Forest, who has
q wife and four children, says he is
innocent
Judge William Ill Forsythe issued
an order January % restraining the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany from Withdrawing the ten-trip
and quarterly Communication tickets
now being used by the commuters
along the main line and Washington
branch, or in any way increasing the
rates until the question a. to wheth-
er the change is just and reasonable
can be decided by the Public Service
Commission.
A collision between a Cadillac
automobile and a wood wagon of
Smith e Reifsnider took place on
Saturday morning in front of the
Methodist Episcopal church In which
the wagon was slightly damaged and
the front fender on the right hand
side of the car smashed Off The
driver Of the car tried to pass the
team on the wrong side and struck
the wagon with such force as to
throw it, the horse and driver on a
pile upon the pavement.
"a stray telegram, falling into the
hands Of friend, was the means OF
announcing to Mrs. August Keiser-
ling, New York, that her son August
had been killed by freight train
near Mt. Airy on Thursday evening
of last week. Word was received at
|, the undertaking establishment of B
WI. Bowman, Mt. Airy, that the man
brought from the railroad tracks OF
the Baltimore and Ohio late Thurs
day night had been identified. Kei-
Serlfng, with friend, had boarded a
, freight for the West Thursday even
ing. Keiserling was caught beneath
the train and cut in half
"a trainrider who said he ID Frank
Delauder and that his home is In Fl
Paso, Texas, was arrested by w. NJ
r.. detective Charles Wilson, riding
blind baggage" on the Pittsburgh
Express, last week. Learning that
he was on the train Officer Wilson
! came through the baggage car and
found him riding outside OF one OF
the vestibules on an express car. The
boy said he was only IL years old but
according to the reports of the crew
he is an old hand at train riding
He said he was bound for FL Paso
and states he has been as far west
!, a. California and that this Is the
first time he was arrested.
The Frederick County Commission
! ers are in favor Of striking from the
Maryland statute books the laws
: which exempt church properties
lands of charity organizations and
clubs. That is what they told S
, Stanley Bosley, chief OF the state tax
J supervisors, when inequalities in as
sessments in Frederick county were
! aired. II agree with you," said Bos-
} ley. "All lands and properties not
: owned by the public should be taxed
Bosley commended the commission
ers on the system used in taxing per-
J sonal property sold at public sales
, The commissioners use the sales
Books. The big leak In assessment
values in Frederick county is in the
escape OF personal securities and
, stocks.
A party Of eight residents Of Fred
erick, Md, left that city few min
utes after midnight Saturday on q
! hike to Baltimore Only three OF the
! party completed the trip. After tax
ing i'm few places they started on
the return trip about 5 o'clock Sun
day afternoon They arrived i'm their
, homo town oarlv in fhn rn0rniu o.