The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-04-30

accepted pOSlLlOu Will Tie balLl-
more Roofing and Asbestos Manufac-
turing Company at Asbestos.
An ice cream social will be held at
Bunker School on May 8th, at 7.30 y.
w. IA cordial invitation is extended
to all. Proceeds for benefit of school
The Westminster Fire Company has
received the invitation to attend the
Maryland State Ffremen's Convention
10 be held at Homecoming, Md, i'm
June.
Three men were arrested Saturday
for being drunk and disorderIy on
the street, and were locked up in jail
until Monday morning, when they
were given hearing before Justice
Brown.
The United States Department OF
Agriculture will hold a meeting W
daIrymen i'm the i. O. O. r. Hall, New
Windsor, Tuesday evening, May 4,
for the purpose OF organizing q COW
testing association to which all farm
ers are invited
MIR. Lawrence Reifsnider, SON of MIR.
and Mrs. John Milton Reifsnider.
East Green street, was promoted To
Lieutenant I'D. Cd on March RI. He
is i'm charge of submarine ca, which
at present is at Christobal, Canal
Zone, Panama.
Three excursion tickets were sold
to Pittsburgh on Saturday over the
Western Maryland Railway. The
scenery On the route pleased the pas
sion will be run on May s.
The Western Maryland College ball
team lost game to Johns Hopkins
team by u score VI To I'LL, Saturday
at Homewood park, Baltimore. Hop
kins made as many errors as they did
runs. The suppoFtwas very ragged
for the pitchers on both teams.
Railroad officials interested IN the
organization of company to build
branch road in Somerset county to
tap the soft coal fields III that region,
met last week in the Office of Henry
Al. Gundrum, agent i'm York, Pa, for
the Western Maryland railroad.
Tuesday evening the congregation
OF Grace Lutheran church gave their
pastor, Rev. and Mrs. Hetrick, sur
prise i'm honor of their tenth wedding
anniversary. The evening was pleas
antly spent and many presents we're
received Refreshments were served.
new industry will be started
here next month under the name of
the Westminster Auto Truck Com
pany with Mr. q. Y. Beach, sole own
err. Auto trucks will be sold and
hIIilt and III
makes will be Kept Ia stock for
sale.
While sliding To base, Charles Car
ter, the l4-year-old son of Mrs. Mol
III Carter and the late Albert Carter.
OF LibertytoWn, broke his right arm,
between the wrist and elbow, I'LL two
places Thursday at the public school
grounds, where he and some other
boys were playing ball.
The Libertytown Dramatic Club.
presented in the Opera House at that
place on Saturday night a act
comedy drama, entitled, The Village
Lawyer" IL was one w the best
plays ever held in LibertytoWn and
MAS appreciated by all present. The
gross receipts were S145.60, which is
for the benefit OF the Light Plant.
The straw stack III the barn ward
az Mir. Calvin Cooks, near Warfields-
Durg, caught fire i'm some mysterious
way Sunday afternoon and burned.
by the good work W the neighbors
the barn was saved, which caught
nre in several places. A bucket bril-
gade was formed and water vas
poured over the barn roof and sides.
The General Railway Signal Com
pany Of New York brought suit
against the Western Maryland Rail-
way Company, ID the United States
Court Monday, for alleged infring-
ment of a patented absolute permits
slve block signal system" The Dat
emit was issued July y. 1911. and ~ Ky
alleged that it has-heen infringed Nv
the Western Maryland since Anril 6
10 signaling systems used il Mary
land and elsewhere.
On May 1S the State WIFI transfer
about go insane persons to the new
eastern Shore State Hospital, near
cambridge. DR.. Arthur P. Herring.
secretary Of the State Lunacy COM
mission, said Monday that, 10 far as
he knew, such a large number of in
sane persons had never been moved
before. About $50 OF the number Will
come from the Springfield State Hos
pltal Tor the Insane, at Sykesyille;
ABOUT go or 20 from the Spring Grove
hospital for the Insane, al Cations
Vllle, and ~ from the Cecil County
Asylum, ct Cherry Hill.
The Union Bridge Electric Manu-
taeturing Company, recently incor-
porated, composed of Washington
county capitalists, was organized by
eiectlng the following officers: Pres
tuent, Clarence II. yesterday, Hagers-
loWn; hrst vice president, Lewis III.
Needy, Boonsboro; second vice presi-
aent, Edward M. Warrenfeltz, Funks-
town. secretary, Leon R. Yourtee, Ha-
serstoWn; treasurer, Orville T.. Shift
ner, Hagerstown. The company will
lake over the electrical business VI
II. - N. Buckley. beginning operations
ABOUT June 4, and has secured a rs
year franchise to light the streets VI
Union Bridge.
The Supervisors W city Charities.
baltimore, have under their care ait
80 times few bright, attractive and
interesting children that they are
ready TO place ON trial in respectable
private homes. with a view to their
remaining permanently If the little
one ls congenial. At this time they
are especially DESTROYS of homes for