The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-01-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

sasalnent enus happHy D. being
broken on.
| What's the use OF having troubles
OF your own when you can listen to
other peoples for nothing.
The Boy Scout band had It's first
rehearsal on Tuesday evening at
Scout headquarters. and made good
Roadway for the first lesson.
Company Il left Tuesday evening
on the 6.34 train for Annapolis where
they took part In the inaugural
parade OF Governor Harrington.
York can carry It's own work.
mems compensation insurance, ac-
cordIng to q decision handed down at
Harrisburg BY the State Bureau.
Hundreds of women are now at
work on laIhes, drilling machines and
stamping-out machines IN the Russian
factories where they make high ex-
plosive shells.
One OF the large new No. 900 NAL
let locomotives of the Western Mary
several hours were required 10 put 1t
on the rails again.
The Tidewater Portland Cement
Company, Union Bridge, loaded and
shipped $1,000 barrela-about 376 cars
OF cement. during December aa
against 1900 barrels in December.
1911.
Il seems that Mr.. Jacob Tracey, of
MeIrose, viii have the champion
porker of the county this year. The
porker was killed Monday and It
weighed STA pounds. nearly half
a ton.
beginner. Il was some sloppy Mon
day. and nearly everybody was
walking the streets except the ones
who would sooner stick to the slip
pery pavements and get bump from
them.
i general Increase IN the price OF
automobile tires ranging from seven
and a half To twenty-five per cent.
and an expected increase in the price
of gasoline, which Is II present sell
Ing At twenty-three cents per gallon.
are two neK developments OF interest
to the automobile field.
Mr. Paul Reese. architect. who has
recently opened an Office In the Times
RIAAiltks AAAHH AlAlf RAtBe-A - RatNff@
for a handsome edifce 10 be erected
By the Church of God. Re-. John
Gonso. pastor. The structure Will be
of white limestone and viii occupy
the site of the old Central Hotel.
t IN extra freight trim hauling coal
was tied up IN this city this morning.
IL interrupted traffic for about
hours. by car becoming croaa-wise
oter the track blocking all switches
and the main track IN the yards. A
wrecking crew arrived from Balu-
more this morning and moved the
caT.
Local weather prophets are pro.
pheaylnE a mild winter. baaIng their
predictions upon the fact thai snakes.
bugs and other creatures were lured
from their winter homes during the
recent warm spell The sunbath OF
two large .ater snakes. n bullfrog
and mud turtle was disturbed on the
last warm day.
Following the recent heavy rains a
large landslide 100 feet long and 80
fee deep occurred Wednesday night on
the Western Maryland railway at
Little Orleans. 20 miles west Of Han
cock Traffic was blocked for nine
hours. Passenger trains sere de-
toured around the wreck IA the
Baltimore and Ohio.
The auto truck owned b. Elmer
Wampler this city. slipped from the
Meadow Branch turnpike road Mon
daY morning with 4 load on and had
10 Ie pulled out. The rain Va fall
Ing and froze as fasI D IL fell. max
ing the road slippery. which caused
the back end Of the truck - slide
around and down the bank.
The Federal grand Jury at rafkers-
burg. ". VI. Wednesday returned an
indictment against the p former
clerks and carriers Of the falrmont
Poatonice who went On a stlke few
months ago. charging them With OBJ
slrueting and delaying the malls
Three former officials OF The Office
also we're Indicted Il In expected
further indictment vii be returned
Mr. Edwin +. shrIfef. of this city
entered upon his duties as MaInIainer
OF The new Electric Automatic Block
Signals that have just been put into
service between Thnrmont and Hag=
ersIown on The Western Maryland
Railway. Mf. ShriYer will have an
assistant and also ar propelled by
a gasoline motor BY which lie will
travel over the road between Union
Bridge and Beauna Vista. Ills Office
vii be In Thurmont.
Superintendent Ennis. of the West
ern Maryland Railway Go. announced
on Friday that the railroad had let
a contract to the firm Of Claiborne 4
johnson, of baltimore. TO construct
another track from blue Mountain TO
Edgemont. which vii make that sec
ton of the Western Maryland the
only one having double track between
Hagerstown and Baltimore With the
exception Of the double track from
Emory Grove into Baltimore.
Mr.. Harry Matthias rural carrier on
Route 4, Who was requested BY the
Postoffice Department some time ago
to forward his resignation and re-
fused 10 do so, was dismissed from
the service by the department last
week. Mr.. Abraham Shaffers Brum-
mel. who acted as a substitute On the
route for ten days. vii take charge
OF the route Monday and until a
fEEhidI SaIIisi II appoihtaa y th1
post0ffice department Mr.. Matthias
vii discontinue as . carrier On Sat
urday, at which time his dismissal
goes into effect.
The following new telephones were
installed by the {. I Z. Telephone
Company. Wm II. Grimm, near Union
Bridge, Union Bridge 12F 3. w. l..
seabrook, Court street. Westminster
2Gb: Lloyd D. Shaeffer, Westminster