The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-03-10

Aau MS right thumb badly mashed
and lascerated by getting it caught in
a fodder cutter.
On Tuesday evening, March 18th, a
play called Cupid Capers" will be
given at Wisner's School, Admis-
sion will be charged for school neces-
stiles. III inclement it will be held
the following night
Washington Slim, who is being held
in Jail for the May term of grand
| jury, is suffering from a. severe case
of rheumatism. From Sims condi-
ton he should be sent to a hospital in
Baltimore for treatment.
E. o. Grimes, Jr., attorney, broke
his right arm above the elbow by
falling on the icy pavement on East
Main street, Saturday morning. Mr.
Grimes was taken to Baltimore Mon
day morning for treatment
Rev. H. o. Keen, MOnrovia, Md, or
ganizer for Maryland and Virginia
Grand Lodge Good Templars, will lee
ture i'm Silver Run Hall, at 7.30 p. m,
on Friday evening. March II. ALI are
invited. Ladies and young people es-
pecially invited. Good music.
Miss Louise Eckenrode, East Green
street, left Monday for Pocomoke
City, Md, where she has accepted a
position as milliner with Miss Belle
Wilson. Miss Eckenrode has many
friends i'm this city who know by her
pleasing manner that success she will
attain.
Lawrence Diehlman, of Frederick,
who for more than 80 years has gone
on Christmas morning, to the grave
of his father in little cemetery near
Emmitsburg and paid a tribute Of re-
spect by playing on his flute, was
paralyzed Sunday. His entire left
side is affected. He is about &c years
old and the stroke was q severe one.
Laide, the faithful little family
horse of MIR. Lewis Ditman, of Small
wood, died on Sunday, March 5th,
from injuries received in her stall on
Thursday night previous. All efforts
to save her were in vain. Laide has
been I'm MIR. Ditman's possession for
27 years. and had just reached her
3Oth year, but was remarkably active
for her years.
charge of larceny of mill feed from
Elmer p. Schultz, was Monday after
noon found guilty by a jury at Fred
erick. Sentence has not been pro-
nounced. Whitmore comes from the
vicinity of Rocky Ridge. The court
room was crowded Monday with peo-
pie from that locality, who were anx-
ious to hear the proceedings.
Engineers of the Blue Mountain
House Company were on the grounds
Saturday making survey of the site
for the new hotel and setting the
stakes for the foundations This is
preliminary to clearing up the old
foundations left standing after the
fire that destroyed the old Blue
Mountain House August 3, 1918.
Work on the new building is expected
TO begin soon.
Benjamin A. Richmond, a Cumber-
land lawyer, was summoned Monday
night to Toledo. Ohio, by the death of
his brother, Col. E. T. G.. Richmond,
aged TO- Colonel Richmond was born
at Libertytown, Frederick county, Md,
in 1868. He was appointed cadet at
West Point by Congressman Francis
Thomas, later Governor. He grad
uated in 1867 and was assigned to the
artillery and stationed at Sitka
Alaska.
Requests for improved roads from
Armacost by way of the White House
and Mount Carmel to Hereford, and
from Arcadia to the Black Rock road
in the Fifth district, are being consid-
cred by the County Commissioners
and have been referred to Commits
sioner Bosley to decide which is the
more needed for that section of the
county. In each case the property
owners have agreed to contribute like
sums for the improvements.
The stockholders Of the Democratic
| Advocate elected the following direc-
tors at its annual meeting on Monday
afternoon: James H. Billingslea, Geo.
w. Albaugh. Guy w. Steele, Lee G.
Lester, Charles r. Foutz, ]. j. Stew
art, David P. Smelser, Francis A.
! Crawford, johnnie E. Beasman, III. s.
Musselman, y. H. Baumgartner and
F. Neal Parke. The officers are James
II. Billingslea, president; Geo. w.
Albaugh, vice president; E. o. Diffen-
dial, manager; James Fl. Billingslea,
treasurer, and Guy w. Steele, secre-
tary.
Three persons had narrow escapes
when fire, believed to have been of
incendiary origin. Wednesday night
destroyed the home of Fl. Oscar
Schmidt. a farmer living about one
mile from Harrisonville Mr. and
Mrs. Schmidt and their tWo-year-old
son were asleep when the fire started.
From indications, tie blaze was
started on the outside of the house.
The family retired shortly after $50
O'Clock, and about half an hour later
Mr.. Schmidt was awakened by a
strange noise. 4 few minutes later
! lie saw the glare Of the fire through
! The widows OF his sleeping room.
TIE social season closed Tuesday
evening with the Mardi Gras ball,
given at the Lyric, Baltimore, by
prominent members of the society for
the benefit of the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Animals. The
ball was a great success and was a
| complete surprise to the guests, who
came in costume and did not unmask
until II o'clock Much fun was caus-
ed by mistaken Identities and even
the names Of the king and queen had
| been kept a secret. Mrs. Guy w.
Steele wore al attractive costume of
| Night in dark blue. with soft draper
les, studded with stars and silver