The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-16

Wednesday was a regular March
day, rain and sleet.
Foster Nushaum, of Tannary, has
moved to Baltimore
"a number Of cases or scarlet fever
are reported in this city
Fitting season is about at hand. a
number or changes will be made.
MIR. u C. Heltibridle and family,
East Main street, will move to Union
town the first Oh April
Judge James al OF Bond il very
much improved after being confined to
his home for three weeks with bad
case of grip.
Preparations are being made for the
erection Of the armory. Contractor
Watts has erected an Office on the
site and will start work this week
Mr.. Charles b. Yingling, Bond
street, who had an operation per-
formed at St. Joseph's Hospital, Bal
timore, Is home and is much improved.
Mr. William Yingling, who makes
his home with his daughter, Mrs. Ed
ward W. Case, East Main street, is
confined to the house from an attack
Of vertigo.
Pork was some price this week. On
Monday several car loads of hogs
were sent from this city. 1t was said
that one farmer realized $500 from a
load of 20 of his porkers.
Only one automobile was stolen in
Philadelphia on Wednesday, Are the
thieves getting weary of the new tiny
contraptions called motorcars? The
general average in the city used to be
from six to- ten a day.
Mr.. Bernard Nusbaum, who has
been employed in barbershop At
Towson, has returned to this city and
is now in the tonsorial parlor Of
Walden Brummel, formerly U. c..
Heltibridles, East Main street
Last week we announced that we
had supply OF garden and flower
seed for distribution This week we
announce that they are all gone, and
that 1t only took three days to dispose
of the supply. There ought to be- some
vegetables and flowers here this sum-
mer.
Hereafter all carpenters will re
ceive 271A cents per hour, an increase
Of 21a cents over the old scale Of
wages. The increase went into effect
Monday. The carpenters held a con-
sultation and decided to 60 on strike
if the contractors refused to grant
their demand
Persons who have telephones should
remember when they leave the re-
ceiver off the hook that it not only
cuts their telephone off from the rest
of the world, but, if they are on a
party line, 1t cuts off every telephone
on the line. The operator cannot
ring on the line while the receiver is
off the hook, neither can anybody on
the line reach the operator, no matter
how urgent the necessity may be.
With the conclusion Of testimony on
Thursday afternoon in the suit for
| 81 500 damages by Miss Mamie R.
Seiss, near Graceham, against DR.
4 Morris a. Birely, of Thurmont, the
\ Frederick Court took the case from
the jury on the ground that there was
| nothing to show negligence or male
practice on the part Of DR.. Birely in
h the treatment of the plaintiff. Mrs
Seiss complained that she lost the
sense OF hearing following treatment
received from Dr. Birely.
Mrs. May Marshall and William
Perry, Of Baltimore, were arrested in
that city last Friday on the charge OF
4 larceny of safety razor and several
other articles, valued at $40 from
/ Jacob IT, Routson, with whom they
boarded at Union Bridge. Sheriff
Stoner went to Baltimore Friday and
brought both here and put them in
Jail until Saturday morning, when they
were given hearing before Justice
Dinst. Perry admitted that he stole
the goods and exonorated Mrs. Mar
shall from being mixed in the affair
Perry was held for the May term Of
grand jury. Mrs. Marshall returned
to Baltimore. Perry is from Tennessee
and said he met Mrs. Marshall in Hag-
erstOwn.