The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-03-26
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.


Superintendent Schiller says
Wilkes-Barre's complete paid fire de-
partment will go into effect April l.
Spring began on Sunday morning
and with cool, windy day. On Mon
day ii rained, showed and gave u
taste of winters day.
rev. n. "A. Rippel, of Elysburg, has
been selected a. the speaker to de-
liver the Appomattox day address in
Mount Carmel next month.
William H. Bowers & Son put in
operation a bus line from this city to
Baltimore last week. The route is by
Smallwood, Gambler, &C., to Baltimore.
1t seems as if the chicken thieves
Of our city are bound to get away
with all Of the fowls Of Mrs. III. :.
Hc0p, West Main street On Sunday
night two more were lifted from their
perch
Hazleton i to have a city cleanup
for two weeks instead Of one, as here
tofore, according to a decision reach
ed by the Woman's Civic Club, under
wEose direction the annual work is
performed.
The State Roads Commission on
Tnemas, Bennett e Hunter, this city,
tn build stretch of State Road be-
tween Cumberland and Nave's farm,
i'll AIlegany county. distance of
Beware Of counterfeit five-dolIar
bills. Several Of them have been
passed recently in Baltimore and
government detectives and city police
are after the man who is doing the
Dnd
copies, it is said, and hard to detect.
They bear the plate number It'll and
on TILL back the number 997 and The
letter %.
When he en- spare time from hi
INV practice, A ID. Rutherford, Of
Scranton, interests himself in milf
tary matters. Mr.. Rutherford is an
officer in the Thirteenth Regiment and
q major attached to the Third Bri-
gaGe of the State militia. He is the
inspecting officer of the brigade and
Just now is engaged on a tour OF in
spectiOn.
The following pupils Of Bethel
school were present every DAY during
the spring term: GUY Taylor, Martin
Long, Chester Taylor, John Cressler,
Irwin Evans, Mona Hughes, Ruby Tay-
Tor, Mildred Green, Velma Caple, Iris
Taylor and Lorlynne Taylor. The
following were absent one day: Ken
meth Long, Samuel Hughes, Harry
Cressler, Elma Taylor and Mary
Green.
With the issuance of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad System Of its largest
Record of Transportation Lines,
showing that it now has 26,419 miles
Of track It'll thirteen states and the
District of Columbia, the Company
also makes public new compilation
which brings out the fact that more
than half of its 92,225 stockholders
live in the states served by the rail-
road
By the will of Edward Amos, of
Freeland, probated Tuesday in the
Orphans Court at Towson, he leaves
hi personal effects to hi wife, Mrs
Rose ann Amos, and provides that the
rest of the estate be sold and tn pro
ceeds placed in bank and the interest
paid t0 his wife for life At her
death three-fourths OF the estate IL
to 70 to his son, James H. Amos, and
one-fourth to his grandson, Lawrence
r. Amos.
Phireas P. Gheen, former farmer
and resident OF Chester county, who
some years ago moved to Willow
Grove, and il now the manager Of the
Overlook Farms, few days ago made
aH 4$ress On agricultural topics, AK
fora@he Eorsham Farmers Club, Of
whiEw he IN an official. He said: "In
all Pennsylvania there --e ~ better
nor more desirable locations for
successful general farming purposes
than are to lie found in the five coun-
ties which are located in the southeast
ern corner of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Ernest Dell, Junk dealer, Gre
ated bit Of excitement at the rail-
road on Friday afternoon when ne
started To initiate the wild and wool
All west by pulling revolver and
starting to shoot holes in tn air.
Dell was standing AN the railroad
when he lost his bearings. When he
started to shoot a bunch Of colored
loafers were hanging around, but the
noise from the revolver made scat
teration for any place they could gel
in, thinking that Lowery had return
ed Dell was arrested and placed In
Jail.
Whether or not Mrs. Annie Clary
should b. allowed a claim Of $2,39C
filed by her against thu estate of hel
father-in-law for alleged services rem
dared II a question which confronted
the Judges OF the Orphans Court o1
Frederick county on Friday. J. w
Clary, the husband Of the claimant, Is
the administrator of the estate, which
is valued at about $4,000. The par
ties reside near Woodville. Through
ID. Princeton Buckley, Of Frederick
and James I'll. Steele, Of Mount Airy
counsel for the administrator, ob1ec'
ton II raised to the payment "a tht
claim.
Marriage as the natural function ri
a normal human life was strikinglI
illustrated In figures and logic by Dr
Edward r. Devine, head OF the New
York School of Philanthropy, who
lectured on 1.-THE Normal Life O.
Man" in Mount Vernon Place Metho
dist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, be
fore a crowded audience. That SAINT!
itself commanded marriage, and in th'
majority OF instances early marriage
wa one of TIM most prominent point
emphasized Single men and Womel
old maids and old bachelors-ac
cording To Dr Devine, are more ap
to 70 insane than married folks, pro
vided the married folks are happil,
wed Divorced people are In the clas