The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-03-12
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OidIcHcHlS OL cOnQlLlOnS OF our
banks will BE- found In this issue.
The man who buys ticket on the
road to success should avoid the
sky-rocket route.
Mr. Albert M. Hall, editor Of the
Sykesville Herald, has taken over the
control and management of the
Hampstead Enterprise.
County Commissioner Frank M.
Stevens, Creagerstown, was operated
on last week at Frederick City Hos
pital, and l. getting along nicely.
Mr.. Walter Coppersmith and family
moved into their new house this week
1t is situated on the new addition to
Westminster, facing the Washing
ton pike.
MIR. Gloyd Adams, employed as
clerk in Roses Drug Store, East
Main street, badly sprained his right
arm on Wednesday afternoon while
cranking an automobile.
r.. III. Ogle, whose store and nome
were destroyed by fire in the Creag-
erstown conflagration of June 2, has
just moved into the new store which
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the same foundation.
A music and literary entertainment
under the auspices Of the Mechanics
vile w. c. T. u, will be held at Prov
idence Methodist Protestant church,
March 81, at D. M. Good speakers
and talent from Baltimore.
MI. John Z. Dfffendal, Hagerstown,
No hnan nYonin,ancI1r oh o.
candidate for reelection to the Com
mon Council Of Hagerstown Mr.
Diffendal's record as councilman
has been fine and his reelection il
assured.
An entertainment will be given in
Mt. Pleasant school house, tonight,
March 18th, at T.3O D. m. Proceeds
for benefit OF the school Everybody
welcome II the weather should be
unfavorable it will be given the fol-
lowing Tuesday evening.
The suit OF Rev. j. Edward Snyder,
the Methodist Episcopal minister of
Ellicott City, against his wife for an
absolute divorce and cross-bill Of
Mrs. Snyder, each Of which charged
the other with unfaithfulness, was
dismissed by Judge Dobler in the Cir
cult Court, Baltimore, Saturday.
A new automobile passenger omni-
bus line will be started shortly be-
tween Sykesville, Carroll county, and
Pikesville. The line will pass through
the villages OF Eldersburg, North
Branch, Harrisonville, Holbrook,
Randallstown and Pikesville, where it
will connect with the electric line for
Baltimore.
The following new telephones were
installed by the G. G. p. Telephone
Company: nj. WI. Nicodemus, Sans
Creek, New Windsor 1922; George F.
Crabs, near Keysville, Taneytown
1922; Frank w. Miller, near New
Windsor, New Windsor 36-14; Burgess
Condor, Taylorsville, New Windsor
1922; Marcus T. Wolfe, Bark Hill,
Union Bridge 39-3
Two persons died in Frederick We'd
nesday and dozen others are seri-
ously affected, it is said, because Of
their inability to obtain dope" due to
the Federal Anti-Narcotic law, which
became operative March l. A woman,
said to be- prominently connected,
died in local institution and a man
died at his home. From reports few
were affected in this city.
The Pennsylvania House took
shot at the high cost OF loving on
March and defeated the marriage
license bill which would have in
creased the price Of a license from
ST. to ST. The bill lost by 81 to 40.
The father OF the bill, Representative
Lee Smith, of Fayette county, a
bachelor, was chaffed by his col
leagues and the bill was literally
laughed to DEATH"
The Rev. B. W. Kindley has re
signed as general secretary of the
Maryland SundaySchool Association
because of stringency in the as
sociation's funds, and his resignation
has been accepted. At the coming
session Of the Maryland Conference
Of the Methodist Protestant Church,
Of which he is member, he will re-
ceive pastoral charge and re-enter
the active ministry.
William George (Honey Boy)
Evans, one Of the best-known black
face comedians on the stage, died
Friday afternoon about o'clock
at the Union Protestant Infirmary,
Baltimore. Mr.. Evans had been ill
from stomach trouble for long time.
He spent last summer in the city,
but at the beginning OF the season
joined his company. He played in
Baltimore at Ford's Grand Opera
House during the week Of December
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Twelve loaded coal cars Of an east
bound freight train were piled in a
heap last evening on the Western
Maryland railway near Thurmont.
The wreck was caused by a broken
wheel The track was torn I'D for
400 feet and traffic delayed - hours.
Passengers for Baltimore were trans
ferred around the wreck. Is it any
wonder that wrecks occur on freight
trains on this road. To hear some
of the wheels pound upon the rails as
they pass through this city, it makes
one think whether they are round or
square
In an attempt to escape from Lieut..
William Prick, of the Baltimore and
Ohio Police Department, who had
placed him under arrest on a charge
Of being on the cars OF the railroad
company unauthorized, Evers Cha
ney, 40 years old, 1923 Scott street,
Baltimore, was shot in the chest and
died several minutes later last night
The shooting occurred about o'clock
Immediately after the shooting Prick
summarized thn Wnctorn dictrinr am