The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


n Carroll county.
The one thing woman positively
won't exaggerate Il her age
Beauty is only skin deep, and you
can sometimes see through il, at
that
Mr. Jacob w. Caple, East View, Is
suffering from a complication OF
diseases.
The home of William Henry Brown,
coIored, Uniontown, caught fire i'm
come way Wednesday noon and burn
ID To the ground.
= c. Hayes, this city entered the
Short Story Contest which Is being
run BY the Baltimore Sun. The sub
iAct he wrote on was THE Awaken
ing"
Mr.. Ward, express agent, moved his
household goods to Baltimore on Sat
urday. where his family will make
their future home. Mr.. Ward will
continue as agent here for the pres
emit.
Miss Yadie c. Armacost, of Hamp-
stead. will tour the continent with
marty. They will leave Baltimore Oc-
tober 5 and will take in San Francis
W and San Diego Exposition and the
great Northwest and southwest
areas.
It cost s3311.32 to hold the pri-
mary election in Carroll county this
year. The Supervisors OF Election
collected $15S5 from candidates who
filed their certificates Of nomination,
which brought the expense OF the
election to S1726.32.
John H. Toddes, OF Gettysburg, Pa,
horse dealer, died at Philadelphia,
September after an operation for
stomach trouble. Mr.. Toddes con
Quoted a livery business in the
stable of the Central Hotel, East
Main street, several years ago
Harry Winebrener, of Woodsboro,
VINO was placed on the ticket Of the
Prohibition party for sheriff, has
taken the leaders of the party to task
for using his name In this connection
Winebrener says that he has always
been a Democrat and has worked for
The success or that party. How this
mistake was made is not known.
"A mule in the team Of Mr.. Harry
Matthias, near Tannery, took fright
and collided with Mr. William J.
Lewis automobile OF Damascus,
while he was passing it at
Spring Mills Saturday morning a
sharp piece OF the steel hood entered
the mules stomach, and in the mules
attempt to free itself nipped it,
stomach open.
DR.. !. Mcpherson Scott. Mayor Of
FlU
Maryland Board Of Medical Examin-
ers, has been made consulting sur
geOn VI the local staff OF Western
Maryland Railway physicians. Dr..
Peregrine Wroth, OF Baltimore, who
has been added to the staff as chief
acting surgeon, will have charge Of
the hospital corps.
Sought here on a warrant charging
him with removing furniture illegal
ly, James Gustino. an Italian, former
ly Of Baltimore, was taken to Balti-
more Sunday night from this city and
locked up in the Eastern Police
Station. 1t is alleged that several
months ago Gustino bought furniture
valued at $3.50 on which he had made
only Fart payment. He moved the
furniture to this city.
A valuation of $322,213 is placed on
tn property of the late Rufus Woods
in inventories filed in the Orphans
Court, Baltimore, Tuesday. OF this
sum S23S,395 il real estate, $66,SS8 il
personal property and $16,930 is
money owing Mr.. Woods. OF the per
sonaI property $2,76S was cash. OF
this sum S1.15 was in the house at the
time Of his death. MT. Woods died
May "a last without making will.
The special Harvest Home service
which was to have been held in g.
Mary's Reformed church, Silver Run,
Nd, on Sunday, September 26th, has
EAen postponed until Sunday morn
ing, October 3rd Certain matters
claiming the attention of the pastor
following his fathers death, Is re
sponsible for the change. A rally
preacher will BE- on hand to fill the
regular pulpit appointments on Sep
TENDER Goth.
William Carbaugh, II now i'm the
Frederick Jail awaiting a hearing on
20 charge Of selling liquor in Thur
mont without a license Carbaugh
and another man, it is claimed, we're
engaged in the illicit sale Of liquor
procuring their whisky from distill-
ers. When the two men quarrelled
over the distribution of the profits,
Carbaugh was arrested. He escaped
ne officer once, but was caught near
Blue Ridge Summit.
Carl Thomas, Is years old, son Of
George H- Thomas, near Liberty. was
run over by a 1,500-pound ircn clod
roller Friday on the pike near his
nome and was taken to the City Hos
pllal, Frederick, seriously injured. He
vas removing the roller from a field
ahd stopped on the pike to mend some
harness. While standing on the
tongue the horses became frightened
ana ~ was thrown In front .of the
Implement, which was pulled over
his body.
The fact that they are obliged to
exact discipline every day from the
hundreds OF inmates or Springfield
state Asylum, has put In the minds
ri about SO Of the employees OF the
institution that "a little of IL for
tnomselVes would not be a bad plan,
and mixing It I'D with real military
framing they have asked permission
~ form q military company. Gen.
Snarles F- Macklin was approached
~ Dr. j. Clement Clark, superintend-
~ Or Springfield, with the result
Lnat on the second or each month
sergeant OF the state militia will 60
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