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

and plenty OF Il: hal. very little, dis
agreeable, too much.
The coal man makes things hot
and yet he seldom has any warm
friends among his customers.
The Supervisors of Election burn
ed Friday morning the ballots from
the primary election Of last Septem-
Der.
There will be preaching at the
burg. Sunday at 30 p. m. Sunday
school at l..3e p. m.
One years supply OF coal for New
| York loaded i'm 50-ton cars, would
make a train reaching from that city
10 Salt Lake City.
The average weight of the Green
land whale is said 10 be 100 tons--
81 900 pounds-equal TO that Of 80
elephants or that Of 100 bears.
Eata and insects damage American
crops TO the extent Of ten billions Of
dollars a year--abouI 4 dollar month
Tor every man. WOMAN and child in
/ the country.
Westminster High School which
was closed last week on account Of
the scarlet fever epidemic in this
eIlY. received thorough application
Of dlsinfectant on Wednesday.
What Is believed to be the worlds
smallest aeroplane has been built By
a Californian. having a wing spread
Of but Is feet and being driven by =
seYen-horsepower motorcycle engine.
Mr.. Upton Lennon. Of Silver Run.
who vas operated upon nj a hospital
In Baltimore, recently. was brought
10 the home Of his sister. Mrs George
| +. Marker. East Green street, Sun
day.
l Swiss inventor has developed an
aluminium pencil to write on glass
or porcelain, producing marks that
can be etched with hYdroehloric acid
or FURNISHED to resemble inlaid sill
yer.
The construction Of the track OF
The East Berlin railroad has bcen
completed nearly 10 AbbotIstown and
Il expected 10 be IN operation within
short time. provided the weather
permits.
Electrical apparatus that drops =
steel ball several Inches has been
invented to test the strength OF the
glass IN goggles worn by metal chip
psrs 10 protect their eycs from flying
fragments.
The beauty of the Bethel cemetery.
near Patapsco. viii sIIil be improved
/ by : handsome Barre monument 10
h erected for the late William L
Richards. by the vel known architect
and granite dealer. Joseph I. Matthias.
thu city
To enable automobile tourists To
carry additional baggage an Eng
| lIghman has invented : trailer To
be attached 10 the back corners Of =
car and be supported BY = singls
Wheel # its rear.
Michael J, Snyder. residing near
/ the IItties,own turnpike. near MI
/ Pleasant. will have Hale Of his person
n property Monday and move 10 the
home of his daughter. Mr. Charles l.
Thomson. Pennsylvania avenue
: John II Rockefeller. chief owner Of
lie Western Maryland railway. Is
said 10 be buying shares Of the
Heading system. viii view 90 Oh
tuning control Of the property and
merging 1t with The Western Mary
land
III meat Of the .poHaum and the
haTI=zhell crab ma IL improved b.
keeping them In captivity for a suI=
iieIent period. In which their feeding
i andsr restriction. Which prccludes
tn natural dietary aareleBsncaa Of
lie species
IN III years the American silk
Yaz=InR induztrY Developed from an
annual output Of zzz111. 1nU or g.
NJ IN to nearly 5000 .0u1. :.
I'm. The United States nov ranks ~
The largest producer Of mannfactufz
81 elk In the world
The ladies of neIHlsrHtown and
0lYndon have organized > gymnasium
elazs It the Franklin High School.
/ ReIsteratown, with. II present. :
membership OF 4b. The class IL un=
der the direction Of Hiss Mitchell. Of
the Public Athletic League.
Samuel Weaver. Of near this city.
Who Il visiting his brother. William
Weaver. OF Hanover. p. met with an
accident Tuesday. While Mr. Weaver
was splitting wood the ~ accidently
slipped. cutting hIa left thumb and
! splitting the bone IN no. Tho wound
required twelve stitches 10 close.
The minimum temperature OF i
/ degrees recorded IT ne United States
Weather Bureau IT o'clock satur=
daY morning was the lowest tempera-
ture recorded on thu date In the lat
y years. On March Il. 1877. the
minimum temperature Hag . degrees.
iusI degrees lover than Saturdays
minimum.
Giovanni BonanIo. Union Bridge
Who RaB arrested b I. 3. Marshal
George Rickle for sending a Black
Hand letter through The mail. and
Haa confined In the Baltimore city
jail. was given 4 hearing before
Commissioner Bond. Of Baltimore
Friday and found not guilty. Attor-
neY Z o. Weant defended Bonanio.
William McCalliatef. of Hamilton, n
Republican candidate for the leglsIa=
ture Inst year, has Dill. which viii
later be introduced. imposing tax
on al bachelors In the county who
are . years old and older. The
revenue from the tax l. to be used
for public school purposes. II II
passes We will have : few bachelors
thai Will load on the matrimonial
wagon.
When ]. u. stoner. Of Woodshoro.