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

L
gin Monday evening at sunset and
continue seven days.
q slight fire occurred in the Hess
Carriage Works, Hagerstown, last
week The damage W. very little.
&C. Johns College base ball club
H. scheduled to play Western Mary
land College at Annapolis on April 10,
and on May % the two teams will
play in this city.
On Friday the Knights of Pythias
held its annual banquet in the Fire
mems Building. The entertainment
was one Of the best ever given at a
function ot that kind
The Grand Ruling of TIM Mystic
Circle Will meet in this city On April
l2- The ruling met here several
years ago. The sessions will TX held
in Davis Hall, John street.
| The IL acres, l rood and "a square
perches Of land with improvements,
which was sold by Messrs. ]. Paul and
Joseph W. Smith, attorneys, on Satur-
day was purchased by DR.. Henry M.
Fitzhugh, this city
The Ladies Aid Society Of Salem
Methodist Episcopal Church will hold
chicken an1 meat supper i'm the hall
at the church o. Saturday, April 10,
commencing at o'clock Taylors-
vile Band will furnish music.
On Monday evening Constable
Green, of Mt Airy, brought two color
ed men, Thomas Butler and Melvin
Myers, to this city and lodged them in
jail on the charge of stealing chick
ems. They will be held for the May
term Of grand jury.
States Attorney T. o. Weant was
appointed trustee at the bankrupt
hearing Of Leroy r.. Reifsnider at The
Court House Monday BY the bank
rupt's creditors. Referee Daniel nj.
Murray conducted the hearing. Mr..
Reifsnider is from Taneytown dis
trict.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, in an opinion Monday, declined
to give the apple and other fruit pro-
ducers Of Maryland, Virginia, West
Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware
lower freight rates to the fruit-con-
Stunning sections in thu South and
West
On Saturday afternoon the horse
hitched to buggy and owned by
Mr.. j. Wesley Biggs, near Stoners-
vile, ran away on Liberty street,
damaging the buggy. In the horses
fight the buggy came in contact with
the wheel of Mr. Vernon Barnes
buggy and smashed it to the ground.
The jury to view the Reisterstown
road and pass On whether or not II
IL in proper condition a. required by
its charter met Saturday, and, after
going over the road from the city
limits to the Carroll county line, de-
cided to meet April 20, when a time
will be set for the taking Of testi-
mony.
I A committee from Reisterstown
headed by former County Commits
sioner William Byerley, appeared be-
fore the County Commissioners to ask
for an appropriation for the volunteer
fire department Of Reisterstown- The
Commissioners, after hearing tn
committee, said that they would take
the matter under consideration.
Rev. w. M. spangler was installed
as pastor Of st. Marks Lutheran
with interesting ceremonies. The
charge TO the pastor and the members
was delivered by Rev. DR.. Luther
Kuhlman, professor Of theology in
Gettysburg Theological Seminary at
Gettysburg, IA
Beginning next Monday, March
22nd, passenger automobile service
\ To be known - the Emmitsburg-
Thurmont Auto Bus Line Will oper-
ate regularly between Emmitsburg
and Thurmont connecting with the
Hagerstown and Frederick Trolley al
Thurmont and meeting the most i'm
portant trains on the Western Mary.
land.
v The Ladies' Aid Society Of Finks-
" burg Methodist Protestant church
Will hold IN Easter novelty sale ia
the basement of thu church April
VI md, afternoon and evening, consist
v ing of bread, rolls, cake, pies, con
fectionery, etc. Proceeds to help buy
a new carpet for the audience room
of the church All are cordially in
vited to come and help.
! The thief who stole a tub and WASH
wringer from the back porch Of Mrs
Robert X. Myers, West Main street
on Sunday night, evidently had {
wash Oh hand tor Monday morning
The wash machine, which was storet
Oh thu porch Wa mot mOlested, pos
sibly the machine was not on the lii
III articles To lift or too cumbersome
to carry for the nights haul.
1.65 miles, for 1,715.20.
The Western Maryland Railway will
get the hauling of Coal from the Jen
ner field, Pennsylvania, according tt
an unofficial announcement. 1t il
stated an agreement has been enter
ed into by that road and the Balti
more ana Ohio Railroad Company b.
which the latter company viii turf
over to the Western Maryland Rail
WY majority of the coal shipment
from the Consolidation Coal Com
pany's mine in the Jenner field.
0mcer Stem was telephoned tt
about ? o'clock Tuesday morning b.
Mr.. Jesse Weybright, OF Tyrone, t.
arrest two boys that had taken frencl
leave from his place. The boys wer'
caught about o'clock by Office
stem iii this city Both denied tha
th1y were the ones wanted until the.
confessed. The boys arc from Orphan
homes. one from Baltimore and th
other from York Both we're takel
| home by Mr. Weybright-
. a fight that started at spelling
: bee at Edgewood School, near Rock,
Ridge, was heard at Frederick las
week. Vim. Bell. aged 10, had a war