The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-03-10

Camp Fire were entertained by Mrs.
ID. F. Shipley. Friday night.
MIR. and Mrs Raymond Wisner,
Pennsylvania avenue, are rejoicing
over the arrival of fine baby girl.
A game of ball is scheduled be-
tween Maryland Agricultural College
and Western Maryland College, at
College Park, May s.
The Camp Fire Girls are planning
an unusual entertainment to be Civ
en- at the Opera House in the near
future. Watch for the date.
Sunday school in the Bethel at
| Warfeldsburg, Md, Sunday at 100
D. M, and preaching at go o'clock
p. NJ, by the pastor, G. Amos Rey-
nolds.
Rock Hill College ball team is
scheduled to play Western Maryland
College, in this city, April Is, and
Blue Ridge College at New Windsor,
May 80.
Thomas &c Company have COM
| pleted one of the handsomest and
most up-to-date Offices in this city in
their building at the railroad, for
merly the Albion Hotel
All persons having old newspapers
for the Civic League please call Mrs.
Ivan l.. Hoff, phone II. They will
be called for Saturday, March II.
Must be securely tied in packages.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merriwether She'll
man, 1914 Madison avenue, Baltimore,
are the proud parents over the ar
rival of daughter. Her Aunt Mary
Shellman is even wearing smile.
Mr.. Joshua N. Corbin, this city, has
purchased the furniture business of
J. w. Lockard & Son, Liberty street,
where he will be glad to see all Of
his friends and have to show them an
up-to-date line of furniture.
Klee G Hoff, automobile agents,
have taken the agency for the well
known Studebaker car. The Stude-
baker is far superior in every way
to the old models. They have on
exhibition a six and a. four cylinder
car at their show rooms at present.
After being under course for con-
struction for nearly five months, the
new telephone line between FreGer-
ick and Ridgeville has been completed.
According to the announcement given
out by the local telephone officials,
629 new poles and 10000 pounds of
wire were used.
Chicken and Waffle supper in the
Social Hall at Centenary NJ e.
Church, this Friday and Saturday,
supper Csc Come see our country
store. Rebecca's WE'LL. The children
will be charmed with the sand fort,
we have on sale also fancy articles,
cakes and ice cream.
Lorne Budd, a negro, aged II years,
charged with killing Roy Saunders,
also colored, was acquitted Tuesday
by jury at Frederick. According to
the testimony, the two negroes be-
came involved in fight, during which
Budd threw a stone, hitting Saunders
in the head The latter died about a
week later.
Ira William Roser, 12-year-old son
of Charles M. Roser, fiagman, was
killed Wednesday in the Western
Maryland Railway yards at Hagers-
town as he and his brother, Earl Ros-
er, were jumping cars. He was
thrown and dragged along the ties
and died of his injuries in the train
dispatcher's office.
Preparations are being made by the
stockholders of the Farmers &
Mechanics National Bank for the
erection of a handsome bank build
ing. Mr.. Claude Erb, contractor, will
have charge of the work. The bank
building will take the place of the
residence next to the bank, occupied
| by Mr. James Leahy.
The gross revenues OF the Western
maryland Railway Company for the
third week i'll February were $182,-
400, as compared with $143,464 for the
same weel, Of last year, or gain of
$2S996. From July LIST to the end OF
the third week in February the gross
a gain of 1,564,946 as contrasted with
the previous fiscal year.
The following new telephones were
recently installed by the G. & P.
Telephone Company: John J. Reese,
Westminster 295; j. Daniel Dienst
Manchester, Hampstead Balls; Ray
Yohn, Winfield, New Windsor IL Fill /;
Charles K. Roger, Westminster TAI;
Luther T. Zahn, near Shipley, West
minister 500 FIJI; Grove and Wing
ling, Manchester, Hampstead % F..
The Mayor and Common Council
and DR.. Moore and DR.. Charles r.
Foutz, members of the Board of
Health, held meeting in the coun-
Gil chamber Wednesday afternoon,
and talked over the proposition as to
having a sewer system through this
city Nothing definite was done, but
all admit that sewers will have to be
put in this city.
A swine pen was erected by Helm
Bros, this city, at their home ON
East Green street, which required
the services of an architect and in
spector The architect arrived with
the plans after the building was
erected, and found it was more sub
stantial and built to better advantage
than his plans called for, therefore
was satisfied. An inspector from
Hull, arrived late as usual and criti-
cised the workmanship.
Falling under an engine in the
Western Maryland Railway yards at
Hagerstown last night, w. A. Davis,
rs years old, a brakeman is at the
| Washington County Hospital in Sc
riOus condition He fell from the rear