The Democratic advocate., 1915-04-23
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL p, 1915
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Mr.. Catherine Wagner, Spring
Mills, is having her house painted.
w. u Arbaugh IL the painter.
Charels Hatfield, who il wanted at
Mt Airy for stealing $40 on February
ivy. vas arrested at Granite, Monday
evening.
Mr.. George Jones, Liberty street.
has accepted a position with the
TideWater Portland Cement Company,
Union Bridge.
Commencing May l bricklayers in
Wilmington, Del, will ask no cents
per hour, and hod-carriers will de-
mand 40 cents per hour.
Bishop John Gardner Murray, Of
Baltimore, confirmed a class at All
Saints Protestant Episcopal church,
ResterstoWn, Sunday morning.
A delegation of the Church of the
Brethren Of this county attended the
meeting of the Eastern District Con-
ference of Eastern Maryland, held at
Denton, Md, this week.
a big forest fire took place in the
woods of Senator Beasman, near Ed
ersburg, on Sunday evening. The
new school house which was only
recently erected, was in danger of
burning.
Rev Frank I'll. Havenner, ID. ID,
the newly appointed pastor to Cen
tenary Methodist Episcopal church,
will preach his first sermon on Sun
day morning at 1890 o'clock and will
also preach at 500 D. M. Special
music will be furnished by the choir
The Western Maryland Railway
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock moved
it, night operators from the ticket
Office to the freight Office. Here
after the telegraph Office will be
closed from 3 p- m., to 3 a. a., at the
depot.
The Employment Department Of
the State Bureau of immigration, No.
II East Lexington street, Baltimore,
Md, offer their services free of
charge to the farmers. This depart
ment always has On hand reliable and
experienced farm laborers, single and
married.
The Rev. y. Edward Snyder, whose
domestic affairs were recently aired
in the Baltimore courts during the
trial of his suit for a divorce and the
cross suit filed by his wife, will 90
back to his old charge at Ellicott
City, according to an announcement
made Tuesday.
The Western Maryland College
Base Ball Club was badly defeated
by Mount St. Joseph's ball team On
the college grounds On Saturday in
a five inning game. The score was
p 10 2. 1wenty-three hits were
made wv the victorious team, while
our local team made but three
The corporation has sent out an
appeal to all citizens to have all ref
U.s. placed i'm the alleys i'm the rear
OF their residences before May s, SO
teams can haul it away, and keep our
city i'm a clean and healthy condition.
After that date persons throwing ref
use into alleys or streets will be pros
ecuted.
Paul Smith and Fred Smith, sons
VI MI. and Mrs. Joseph WI Smith,
Bond street, who are students at
Charlotte Hall School, piloted their
school to victory i'm a game of base
ball against Leonard Hall Tuesday.
The game was very exciting through
out and was won in the ninth inning
by hot finish.
Charles Hooper, of near Highland,
Nd, was committed to the State in
stitution at Sykesville Wednesday by
the County Commissioners upon the
certificate of two physicians. Con-
stable Hauyer, Of Frederick, went to
the Hooper home after the wife had
notified the officers that her hus-
bands mind was in such a condition
that she feared he might hurt MEM
bers of the family.
The heavy windstorm that swept
over Waynesboro, Pa, Tuesday after
noon blew down the large tents Of
Latenas' circus, exhibiting there, and
ripped the canvas into shreds. Sew
eral of the animals were injured
when poles fell upon them. The
crowd that attended the afternoon
performance had just made their
exit but several of the performers
were caught in the tents and injured.
The following officers were elected
ait the annual meeting Oh the REFS
terstown Volunteer Fire Company:
President, wv ELI. Uhler; vice-presi-
dents, :. . Yingling and B- All Cor
such; recording secretary, George II.
Gilman; financial secretary, u. N.
Eline; treasurer, IT, IT, Russell;
captain, w. |. Stevenson; lieutenants,
Wilbur T. Kelley, IT, ~ Zepp and "A.
II. Uhler; drivers, Wilbur T. Kelley,
A. ". Uhler and wv. L. Zepp.
President O. R. Gray, of the West
ern Maryland Railway Company, was
at Fairmount, wv. va, Friday with
President Jere III. Wheelbright, of the
Consolidation Coal Company. They
went over the new coal field of the
Consolidation Company On Helms run
with local officials. President Gray
had hi chief engineer and other rail
road experts with him, getting the
route outlined for the extension oil
the Western Maryland Railway int
the new coal region.
Many lengths of track were torn
up Sunday afternoon when one car
OF train OF 100 freights left the
track t.@t- Pen-Mar, on the Western
Maryland Railroad, at the siding
just before reaching the bend, where
several persons met their death in q
head-on collision little more than
"a year 40. The train was discon-
nected i'm several places, but was
brought to a standstill before the
cars could pile up. Two locomotives
were attached to the freight
}. w. Lockard & Son report the
following sales or automobiles OF re-
cent date. MIR. Calvin Dutterer, Bausi
Church, 1915 Buick 81; Mr. Arthur