The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-03-24

March was true to its name-rai1
and plenty of It; hail, very little, dis
agreeable, too much.
The coal man makes things ho
and yet he seldom has any war;
friends among his customers.
The Supervisors of Election burn
ed Friday morning the ballots iron
the primary election of last Septem
her.
There will be preaching at til
Bethel Church of God at Warfields
burg, Sunday at 2.3O p. m. Sunda.
school at 1.3o p. IN.
One years supply of coal for New
York loaded i'm 50-ton cars, woul'
make train reaching from that cit.
TO Salt Lake City.
The average weight of the Green
land whale is said to be 100 tons
22t 900 pounds-equal to that of 81
elephants or that of 400 bears.
Rats and insects damage American
crops to the extent of ten billions o
dollars year-about a dollar a month
for every man, woman and child il
the country.
Westminster High School which
was closed last week on account o
the scarlet fever epidemic in this
city, received a thorough application
of disinfectant on Wednesday.
What is believed to be the world.
smallest aeroplane has been built BY
a Californian, having wing spread
OF but IS feet and being driven by {
seven-horsepower motorcycle engine
Mr.. Upton Lennon, of Silver Run
who was operated upon at a hospita
in Baltimore, recently, was brought
to the home of his sister, Mrs George
E. Marker, East Green street, Sun
day.
A Swiss inventor has developed an
aluminium pencil to write on glass
or porcelain, producing marks thai
can be etched with hydrochloric aciG
or FURNISHED to resemble inlaid sill.
yer.
The construction of the track OF
the East Berlin railroad has beer
completed nearly to Abbottstown and
is expected to be in operation within
short time, provided the weather
permits.
Electrical apparatus that drops q
steel ball several inches has beer
invented to test the strength Of the
glass in goggles worn by metal chip
pers to protect their eyes from flying
fragments.
The beauty of the Bethel cemetery
near Patapsco, will still be improved
by a handsome Barre monument tt
be erected for the late William L
Richards, by the well known architect
and granite dealer, Joseph l.. Matthias
this city.
To enable automobile tourists tt
carry additional baggage an Eng.
lishman has invented a trailer tt
be attached to the back corners of .
car and be supported by single
wheel at it's rear.
Michael ]. Snyder, residing neal
the Littlestown turnpike, near Mt
Pleasant, will have sale of his person
al property Monday and move to the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles L
Thomson, Pennsylvania avenue.
John D. Rockefeller, chief owner Of
the Western Maryland railway, is
said to be buying shares of the
Reading system, with a view to OBJ
tanning control of the property anC
merging it with the Western Mary,
land.
The meat of the 'possum and the
hardshell crab may be improved BY
keeping them in captivity for a suf
fcient period, in which their feeding
is under restriction, which preclude<
the natural dietary carelessness Of
the species.
weaving industry developed from al
annual output of $6,0O0.000 or S.,
100000 to nearly 100000,
900. The United States now ranks a.
the largest producer of manufactur
ed silk in the world.
The ladies of Reisterstown an(
Glyndon have organized a gymnasium
class at the Franklin High School
Reisterstown, with, at present, {
membership of As. The class is un
der the direction Of Miss Mitchell, o
the Public Athletic League.
Samuel Weaver, of near this city
who is visiting his brother, William
Weaver, of Hanover, Pa, met with al
accident Tuesday. While Mr.. Weave
was splitting wood the ak ACCIDENT.
slipped, cutting his left thumb ant
splitting the bone in two. The woun(
required twelve stitches to close.
The minimum temperature of 1;
degrees recorded at the United States
Weather Bureau at o'clock Satur
day morning was the lowest tempera
ture recorded on this date in the las
SO years. On March IS, 1877, thu
minimum temperature was 9 degrees
just degrees lower than Saturday.
minimum.
Giovanni Bonanio, Union Bridge
who was arrested by u S. Marsha
George Rickle for sending a Black
Hand letter through the mail, ant
was confined in the Baltimore cit!
Jail, was given a hearing before
Commissioner Bond, of Baltimore
Friday and found not guilty. Attor
.ney e. o. Weant defended Bonanio
William McCa1lister, of Hamilton, {
Republican candidate for the legisla
ture last year, has a bill, which vii
later be introduced, imposing ta1
on all bachelors in the county who
are 90 years old and older. The
revenue from the tax is to be user
for public school purposes. If il
passes we will have a few bachelors
1of hn fri nj n