The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-12-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS


marriage license was issued at
Towscn, Monday to Jonn w; singer
and Teresa r. Mossmlller' OF Houchs-
Vile.
.,r,rsa Fred" spent $4,759 to be re-
,1aorad to Congress at the past elec-
t:oo Mr. Lawrence, his opponent
handed out $l,OzO.
Carroll Nest No. 1863, Order OF OWLS
rill hold a banquet IN tnelr louse
room, the Davis Building, John street,
1nvr Wednesday evening.
Mr. Tohn Week, Of StateWood, kill
~ rvo spring pigs weighing ZIG ana
o9e ,,onnds. He also sold a young
1aaq ~ Mr.. George Shauck for $oo.o'.
Tho recent election in Washington
county cost the taxpayers the sum o,
sT69I7 so. nearly double what 1t olo
carroll county, with only a little over
1000 more votes.
Tn last weeks issue we stated thaI
Mr. Harry V. Mancha was taken 10
+,n-nitaI in Baltimore for treatment.
Tbis should have been Mrs. Harry v.
Manrha and not Mr.. Mancha.
Charles Gardner, this city, has NOV
od ~ baltimore, where he has secured
o,n.irion driving an automobile truck
for firm. Mr.. Gardner drove a truck
TO- = F, Shriver Co., this city.
Westminster will soon have its
urinary now. An advertisement LOT
tha PROPOSALS for building the ar
morv is published in this issue. Ihere
arc many sites suggested, but no
Mace has been chosen.
Daniel Barnett sold the Leland Ho-
+ ! property in Waynesboro, Pa, 10 l..
I. Peters, d. B. Sollenberger and d.
c Young, of HagerstoWn, Mo. Inc
Drice named is $4,000, and possession
IS % be given December l, next.
Henry Evans, who was convicted on
the charge of burglary in the CIRCUIT
Court last week, was taken TO tne
MARYLAND Penitentiary last SATURDAY
INV Sheriff James Nj. StOner, to serve an
II months sentence in that INSTITUTION.
The chimney on the residence oc-
cuvjed by William Black, Bond street
caught fire Saturday afternoon, puI
did little damage outside or cleaning
the chimney An alarm OF lire was
given and the fire company Responded.
The Colgate property Of the Baltl-
rrn,.. =. Eeisterstown Turnpike Com
nanv situated near this city, on the
re4t to Iittlestown, and occupied by
Mr. Fred Bitzel. was sold to George
". 4lhaugh, for $3.50 at public SAFE
Saturday afternoon.
Pan. Winchester, former baltl7
more newspaper man addreSsGu
the Mems Club of All Saints Church,
Frederick. on Tuesday, on Should
thu President of the United States De
Ele, ted BY Popular Vote?
William Brown, living near Sandy
vile, has had four shoats, dressing 10
pounds each. stolen from his pen. me
sAoats were not all taken at one time.
The thief would only take one at
time until he got the four. The guilty
p4rty has not been arrested.
The suit of Elijah Irby, an employe,
t0r $4,000 damages against the West
eru Maryland Railway, for injuries
sustained at Big Pool several months
@GO, was compromised Friday, the
railroad agreeing to pay lrby $500.
The BARRIERS of Westminster held a
JOINT meeting recently and decided to
raise the price of hair cutting to 20
cents, which went into effect last Mon
day. The bail headed man, with about
- hairs on his plate will be the loser.
J. j. Lifsey, of Frederick, was fined
ST. by Justice August T. Brust, Fri
day afternoon after pleading guilty to
having a swinging license on the
Coco Cola truck that was wrecked
Hear ItidgeVille last week, and also
Tor operating the truck on an opera
tors license instead OF a chauffeur's
license.
Daddy" Daniel Hartman, of near
heymar, reports some fine porkers he
slaughtered for domestic use. He
killed two weighing 4S0 and 49S, some
hogs. Harry c. Deberry was the boss
butcher. Mr.. Hartman has never fail
ed to raise large porkers, showing
what Mddleburg district feed will do
when used right.
Russell Grouse. of Frederick, who
mas been in the steam pipe fitting bus
mess tehre has passed a very credit
able examination and has been ap-
pointed to a position in the Z. S.
Navy Yard, Philadelphia, and entered
upon the discharge of his duties.
Nlr. Grouse is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Grouse, West Main street, this
city.
The Washington County Grand
jury reported that "too many cases
are presented before it in which mag
lstrates have concurrent jurisdiction"
and recommended to the court that
constables be not permitted to de-
lay bringing such cases to trial before
a magistrate, as thereby a very i'm
portant sum will be saved to the tax
payers of Washington county,"
Stricken with fatal attacks of diph-
dtaerla, Harvey Watkins, aged about
~ years, and his daughter, Leila Wat
kns, aged about 9 years, died within
quarter of an hour of each other
november %, at their home at Barth-
lows. The deaths were entirely unex-
pected and caused a great shock in
tne community. According to reports,
Lae disease first developed with the
cnlld, from whom it is supposed the
Iatner caught it. One report was to
me eject that the girl had contracted
sne o1phtheria at school, but this was
eenled Another child i'm the Watkins
nanlly also has the disease, she being
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