The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-24

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Mr.. Oscar d. Gilbert has taken
charge Of the Carroll Transit Com
pany's office. Mr.. Gilbert ID an officer
of the company.
David Carver, of Mt. Airy, who was
injured in an auto accident, and who
has been i'm semi-conscious condition
ever since, is improving slowly.
William Parker, while working on a
roof at Oakland, Wednesday fell and
fractured his skull He was removed
to his home at Greensville. His con
dition is critical.
The Western Maryland freight
depot will be closed on Christmas
Day, Saturday, except between and
o'clock a. m, at which time perish
able goods can be moved.
Sunday night at the parsonage OF
First Baptist Church Edward Z.
Fisk, of Hampstead, Md, and Miss
Mary Ellen Neal, Of Pittsylvania
county, va, were united in marriage
by Rev. DR.. W. w. Hamilton. MI.
and Mrs. Fisk left for Washington,
where they will make their home
Oliver I'LL. P. Clark, postmaster at
Silver Spring, Montgomery county,
who was on trial before Judge Rose
and jury in the Federal Court Balti-
more this week on charge of mis-
using postal funds, was acquitted. 1T
no he ofad
about $1O43 of the postal money to
his own use.
James IL. Bostian, farmer, who
lives with his sisters on a farm about
two miles from Unionville, had his
left hand seriously lacerated by COM
i'm in contact with a revolving cir
cular saw December 16. He was
taken to the Frederick City Hospital,
where efforts are being made to save
amputatiOn. The thumb was nearly
cut off, while two fingers were also
badly mangled.
Was he doing a Marathon or was
h. looking for some one? a citizen
was seen beating pace down the
railroad yesterday morning with a
gun in his hand, from his haste one
would have thought he was hunting
for fast game. we believe he agreed
to go hunting, but was not on hand
at the appointed time, and was hust-
ling to catch the advanced hunters.
IT. caught them.
An order was signed at Ellicott City
Wednesday by Judge William H. For
sythe, Jr, in the case of Hart B. Noll
against Matthew "A. Powers, Philip ..
SmallWood and Walter 5. Black,
Supervisors of Elections of Howard
county, directing them to convene i'm
as board of canvassers and
to canvass the votes in the First pre-
cinct Of the Second district, which
were rejected originally because the
slit or paper seal over the ballot box
was cut.
The Rev. DR.. Kenneth G. Murray,
who resigned his pastorate at Fayette
Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
Baltimore, the latter part OF Novem-
Der, was indicted by the grand jury
last Friday. DR.. Murray was present
ed on an assault charge about two
weeks 60, but he has not been arrest
Cd Dr. hurry - said to have left the
city on the day the presentment was
returned. The capfas was issued as
soon as the presentment was returned,
but the Sheriff's Office failed to serve
it.
Arrangements have virtually been
completed for the incorporation of the
Maryland Milling and Supply Company
OF Sykesville, Md. The stockholders
will be Wade H. d. Warfeld, Senator
elect from Carroll county; D. w. Diet
rich, Philadelphia; James Fl. Gambrill,
Jr., and James 1T. Gambrill, Sd, both
Of Frederick. They have acquired the
business, goodwill and stock in trade
of the Sykesville Lumber, Coal and
Grain Company and will lease the
building, fixtures and equipment of the
Sykesville property
Clinging to the edge of a sheet of
ice, with his body dangling I'm the icy
water in the dam OF the Thurmont
Power Company, Charles Jones, the
12-year-old son of Mrs. F. NJ Jones,
Thurmont, was rescued Wednesday by
Frank Harne, OF Foxyille. Although
the boy had been in the water for
more than Is minutes and was about
exhausted when Harne arrived. He
pulled a rein from the harness or h.
horse and, making a moose, threw 1T
about the drowning boys head and
shoulders. He then drew the boy
from the water.
The State Tax Commission Wednes-
day gave out some advance sheets Of
its renort which contain Interesting
tabulations of the relation between
assessments and sales prices upon
property in the State. The figures do
not cover all of the property in the
State, of course, but cover consider
able property which has changed
hands recently. lit ID believed by tie
members Of the commission that the
figures are fair index of the general
between assessments and
sales prices. Carroll county's assess
ment amounts to $7S4,969, sale price
81 JIG, $50, and percentage Of 20.
Last Monday Mrs. Charles O.
Clemson, or Westminster, went to
Prince Frederick, Calvert county, to
spend the Holiday season with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Gray.
MIR. Clemson will leave today to join
his wife on Christmas Day for an
old-time Southern Maryland Christ
mas dinner Mrs. Clemson has made
many friends In Carroll county since
coming here after her wedding to the
Westminster lawyer last June, and
during the late Primary Election cam
paign, when Mrs. Clemson made the
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