The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-01-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Mr.. George Caplc, of Shipley, is
dangerously i'll.
Batteries carried in a tisherman's
pocket supply current to an electric
lamp inside a celluloid minnow which
has been invented for night fishing.
Among the prominent men who
have jeen mentioned as possible COM
promise candidates for State Treas
urer. is John B. Gray, Esq, of Calvert
County, father of Mrs. Charles ..
clemson, this city.
". Il. Bright, of Bedford, Va, has
accepted the position OF associate
editor of the Bedford Democrat. MT.
bright is we'll known to the press or
Maryland. having been for five years
editor OF the Enterprise at Hampstead,
MA
TIL Rev. DR.. G.. Herbert Richardson
Monday addressed the Methodist Epls-
coplt Preachers Meeting at EutaW
Street Church, Baltimore, on the COM
ing general conference problems, es-
perlat:y in regard to the present
method OF distributing bishops.
Assistant Postmaster Kaufman and
Nlerl; Witter have to undergo an ex-
animation in February The order
which affects the local pOstoffice
ooncerns the employees in hundreds
a second class Offices throughout
the country Other employees at
the office took similar tests some
time ago.
At the annual election on Tuesday
Of Union Bridge elected the following
directors: Jacob 5. Gladhill, 4. .,
lash, John Il. Repp, E. NJ Nusbaum,
L. E. Stauffer, +. J. Shriner and Kay
mand K Angel, Jacob S. Gladhlll
was elected president; Z. .. Cash,
vice president; Z. r. Olmstead, cash
Ter. anu Leslie Repp, assistant cashier
So anxious are the people OF Berlin
Pa, 70 see rail communication re-eS-
tabliahed that the directors are being
Desieged by citizens offering their
services free for the work OF relaylnS
the Berlin Railroad line over that por-
ton where the tracks were torn up
President Gladfelter has on file the
names of Is men who desire to do the
work without asking any recOmpense
The annual Federal inspection OF
the troops of the Maryland National
Guard will start February 7, when
Field Hospital No. 1 will be visited
by a medical officer from the regular
army 1t will be followed immediate
ly by an inspection of other detach-
mentS OF the sanitary troops, 1nclud-
ing Ambulance Company No. l and
the sanitary detachments of the First
Fourth and Fifth Regiments.
Frank Phillips, Deputy Register OF
Wills, of Baltimore City, was taken
suddenly ill Sunday afternoon. Tie
was walking on Howard street when
his power of speech left him and his
condition became so alarming that he
had to be taken to his home IN a
taXicab. His condition is serious Du'
he is expected to recover. His right
arm is paralyzed and his face is
slightly affected. Mr.. Phillips mar
ried Miss Blanche Shaeffer, this city
Owing to the congested condition
OF freight cars loaded with goods Of
every description, it seems that the
Western Maryland Railroad has not
escaped i'm this particular, as hun
dreds Of cars loaded with freight
bound for points in the east, north and
west are now on sidings along the
entire length of the line. At Pen MAI
Park there are at least sixty cars
loaded with wheat on the siding where
excursion trains are kept during the
summer season at the park.
Last week we published under tht
County Commissioners news tha
George Washington Jones, Of Myers
district, was before the board In re
CARDS to a contract for 200 feet o.
lumber that he was to fill February
Is, 1915. The lumber was not de-
livered according to contract and the
board refused to accept same at this
time, as they have no use for it." i
should have been George I'D. Jones
The item was taken from the minute
book Of the commissioners, which hat
1t George Washington Jones. by mis-
take