The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
4 LOCAL AFFAIRS
Fitting season ~ with us again
Spring is here That isy We hope 90

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The wind, with the sun, has dried up
the mud OH our county roads very
much
Mr. Louis Sellman. Warfeldsbnrg,
moved to Park Heights avenue, Balti-
more.
Mr. VI. D. Crowl, this city, ~ confined
t0 his home with al severe case or
rheumatism.
Mrs. Wesley Steele, Pennsylvania
avenue, who injured herself by falling,
is improving nicely
Attorney Edward %. Weant, who has
been confined at his home, Court
Place, Is able To BE- at his Office again.
March was true w her name, she
made every body feel about as nlser-
able a. they really could during her
81 days.
Mr. John VI. Cunningham, this city.
ig sporting the latest model S-cylinder
Murray automobile An is some hand
some machine.
The Western Maryland Railway has
started its summer Sunday excursion
fares to Baltimore, Frederick and Ha-
gerstoWn. For full information see
advertisement il this issue
The sale W Mr.. "a. ). Stem, Winfield,
that was 40 take place, Saturday,
March 31, has been postponed until
Saturday, April z, on account OF the
failure Of four carload Or goods ar
irving
Z Mr. $wepson Earle, engineer of the
Conservation Commission OF Mary
land, delivered a very interesting IL
Illustrated lecture before large audi
enca in it, Johns Hall, this city,
Tuesday evening,
Mr. Carroll Driscoll, John street,
who has been yard master I'LL the rail-
road yards here, resigned his position
Wednesday. His place has been filled
by Thomas Barnhart, clerk ia the
freight department.
Mr. C. C. Beach, who has been i'm
Pennsylvania for the past month
showing the worlds most famous adj
venture tale, Robinson Crusoe, was
called home HE is retired naval
officer and was notified to be ready for
service.
Total automobile license receipts
for this year i'm Pennsylvania bid fair
to reach $4,000, 600 They already have
passed $4,000 900, two and a half
months ahead On the corresponding
time when that figure was achieved
last year
The Reisterstown and Glyndon Vol
unteer Fire Companies gave q recep-
ton to Russell P Smith, Cambridge
president of the Maryland State Vol
unteer Firemen's Association, al
Franklin High School, Reisterstown
Wednesday evening. "a program was
rendered
John w. Whitmore, Of Union Bridge
who has been the gate-keeper at New
Windsor, at the Railway crossing for
several years, has been retired ON a
pension and his place will be filled BY
ChAs. E. Lambert Oh that place, who
has for an number of years been the
mail carrier between the Post Office
and station.
The ever-reoccurring question u
local option I'm Pennsylvania received
IT, Quietus Tuesday, a. far as the
present session Of the Legislature Is
concerned, when the bill providing
fOr option ON county unit was de
feated On second reading i'm the House
The vote was Ayes, ", nays, 127.
The only excitement at Havre de
Grace occurred Monday afternoon
when a private of Company TIT, lost his
balance and fell headlong from small
motor boat into the SuSQuehanna
river. He was fished out by his com
radeS and suffered no iii effects from
his cold plunge, except being forced
tO wear hi wet clothes until NJ reach
ed the cOmpany's quarters, ON Garrett
Island.
Authorities are investigating an att
tempt made Monday night w derail
at Dead Mans Curve, near Elkins, WI
Va the West Virginia Limited, Balti-
more 10 Elkins, On the Western Mary
Land Railroad, fmperiling the lives w
200 passengers. a heavy log cnain
was wound around the rail Only the
fact that the engineer was proceeding
cautiously prevented al catastrophe.
The engine was deraiIed and stopped
only two feet from l00-foot preci-
pice.
An habeas corpus case oil William
Buckley, former newspaper man of
Cumberland, who seeks release from
the Springfield State Hospital for the
Insane at Sykesville, was heard Tues
DAY in Cumberland before Judge Boyd
The decision was withheld. Buckley
was arrested in New York for "aim-
less walking about" He claimed Inc
had gone to that city to take am editor
shop ON q leading weekly publication
He was committed to Bellevue and
later taken to the State Asylum ON
Long Island. ne said he was trans
ferred To Springfield at his own re-
quest
The Building and Loan Association
or Mt. Airy, Inc, organized March %
10y electing officers for the coming
wear The election took place at the
Office Of the association of the Com
mereial State Bank building in MT.
Airy. The following officers were
elected: President, u Windsor Will
Hams; vice-president, ID. Edgar
Smith; secretary-treasurer Otis r.
Watkins, Directors OF the association:
Frank ID. DeLashmutt, O.. Arnold,
Windsor Williams, Benjamin Dunn,
Frank Williar, Marion ". Runkles, =.
Fleming, W. C. Wi Smith, Charles q.
Riddlemoser, j. Edgar Smith, Asa II.
Watkins, Albie a. Monkey, Otis r.
Watkins, James H Steele, Frank MI
Lewis, Martin t. Nicodemus, and Tru-
mer M. Lowman. Series No. will
start the first Saturday III April