The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-11-24

Your Thanksgiving turkey will cos
you some cash this time.
1t is recognized that a matrimonial
knot is the most serious tangle of all
A force of carpenters placed new
plank in the railroad crossing on Main
street.
The average man never misses an
opportunity to show off before a pref
ty woman. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Winter D. Bond, Park
avenue, are being congratulated upon
the birth OF son.
The past election in Carroll county
cost $575702. This was lower by a
few hundred dollars than a year ago
The reassessment of Carroll county
which is being conducted, will in all
probability be completed on scheduled
time, January 1.
The rabbit and squirrel season is
at its height, but we fail to see any
great number for sale at our stores
Squirrels are very scarce.
The freight bus line conducted by
Elmer Wampler, from warehouse on
Centre street., has discontinued bust
ness. The line was run from this
city to Baltimore.
Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, con-
tractors, have put in service another
White truck to haul stone. The above
contractors are rushing the work on
the road from Coppersmith's to this
city.
Thomas Tice, AZ years old, black.
smith at Butler, was found lifeless
Saturday morning at z o'clock on the
York turnpike near his home. He
was on his hands and knees wher
found.
The United States Bureau of Fish.
cries is planning to transport 100000
humpback salmon eggs from Alaska
to rivers in Maine and a carload OF
Holsters from the latter state tt
Washington coast waters.
A thief entered the home of d
Frank Six, in HagerstoWn, Friday
night, bound and gagged Mrs. Six anC
ransacked the house. Later in the
night Mr. Six returned home anC
found his wife in an unconscious con
dition.
St. Johns foot ball aggregation
defeated Western Maryland College
at Annapolis, by the score of II to Z
Saturday. The Western Maryland
boys played we'll enough to win, bu
as the saying goes, 1t must have beer
an off day"
A buggy and an automobile were II
collision on Sunday evening on the
corner of Liberty and Main streets
The Luggy was damaged, while The
automobile escaped with only {
scratch. 1t was purely accidental anC
neither was to blame.
One of the big doors on the fire
mems building received a bump from
an automobile Saturday evening thai
will cost about $50 to repair it. The
door was shattered and the heavy
frosted glass smashed. The acciden
was caused by gentleman from
Union Bridge, while backing to turn
His clutch stuck and he could moi
stop the car.
A stranger, giving his name as ]. r
Norton, of New Freedom, was still a
large, after having stolen a Buick
roadster from G.. w. Williams, il
York, Monday night, running uowr
and severely injuring a boy, assisting
officers to take the lad to the hOspita
and then making a calm getaway
Sheriff Stoner has been on the lool
out for the thief.
While cunning last Friday Lee
Stone, of Union Bridge, was shot il
the face and body by companion
The accident occurred in the vicinity
of MidGleburg when they were on op
posite sides of a cluster of bushes
The shot, several of which penetrated
the jaw, were extracted and he is
awaiting natures course in repairing
the damages.
Fire broke out in a private car of the
Western Maryland Railway Compan!
at Emory Grove Junction Sunday af
ternoon and caused damage amount
ing to about 500. The blaze wa!
caused by heater in the car, and wa.
extinguished by members of the Glyn
don Volunteer Fire Company. Joh1
Carmichael and a corps of engineers
were occupying the car.
Mrs Robert w. Morrow, of Jeffer
son, Mo-, in renewing her subscription
says: Il appreciate my home paper
and look forward to it's coming to reaC
the news from home folks. | wish
you successful year and l certainl!
am glad Carroll county remained DIR.
and hope the vets will soon bt
oonVartad I am also Glad that Wilson
is to be our chief another four years
The Hampstead Library Association
has elected the following officers fol
the ensuing year: President, Mrs. C
V. Hyson; vice President, Mrs. Franz
SWitzer; secretary, Miss Carrie T.
Bosley; treasurer, Mrs. A. It. Hunt
directors, Mrs. Frederick Sapp, Mrs
Havern Gill, Miss Mary Kolb, Mrs
Walter Lippy, Mrs. A. M. Hall, Mis-!
May Stansbury and Miss Ada Wooden
What might have resulted in a seri
Gus accident occurred Tuesday whe1
the horse of Frank Essich, near this
city, ran off on East Main street
throwing out young Essich who was
driving the animal, causing him {
bruised leg. The horse was caugh
after it fell down on the slipper!
street in front of Matthias Marble
Works. The buggy was badly dam
aged. The animal does not frighter
at any object, and is safe for any one
to drive.
The Central Trust Company, Fred
erick, through a deal just consum
mated, has arranged to take over the