The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-23

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Rutherford, near Harrisburg.
Harry c. (Bud) Fisher, New York
cartoonist, has instituted counter
divorce proceedings i'm New York
against his wife, Margaret Pauline
Fisher who before their marriage i'm
1912, was known as Miss Pauline
WEIGH
John INLAND, 50 years old, West
Virginia Junction, near Piedmont,
track supervisor for the Western
Maryland Railway, was killed Satur-
day when caught between a car and
a steam ditcher, near Schell, w. Va.
The body was almost cut i'm two be-
fore the machine could be brought to
a stop.
Glen d. Webster, a Westminster
boy, enlisted at Baltimore on March
18th, and was transferred to the
Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va,
where he will remain under instruc>
ton for period of about four months,
when he will be a full fledged Man
O. Warsman, and sent to one of Uncle
Sans fighting ships.
A freight engine running out of
water Monday evening held up the
5.11 train until 10 minutes Of 6. The
freight engine left it's train set on the
main track blocking the tracks until
it went to the Coal Chute and back to
Spring Mills. A number of people
thought that the trainmen had gone
on strike and left their train set on
the main track.
Henry d. Davis, rural mail carrier
NN has rnrniNa6 ~ Tipp
from the POstoftice Department,
Washington, D. c., of his transfer
from this office to Woodbine The
removal goes into effect IN April
list. Mr.. Davis is formerly from
for his transfer on account of that
place being his home.
Harry ID. FOWble, agent for the
Western Maryland Railroad Company,
received telegram yesterday asking
for camping site of $50 acres, for
the Maryland National Guard. Mr..
Fowble interviewed the Board OF
Trade Of this city, and asked them
to take up the proposition, which
they did. but no report has been made
to him up to this time.
The first act of the new Civic
League of Shippensburg, Pa, will be
to raise fund to hire detectives to
investigate law violations, especially
those of bringing liquor into the Dor
ough, which has been the cOunty's
dry town for 20 years. The league
will lead a crusade on Sunday OPEN
ing in the town and will take part
politically in town affairs
served by our stores last Friday
night, an evening set apart for show
ing their display of new spring goods,
was a success from every point. The
crowds were above the expectation Of
our merchants and the displays more
than pleased all. Musical programs
were given which inspired the crowd
and kept all in a good humOr.
Mr. Swepson Earle, engineer of the
Conservation Commission of Mary
land, will deliver a lecture i'm St.
Johns Hall, Tuesday at s p. m, under
the auspices of the Knights of Column
bus. The lecture will be illustrated
by scenes of the old hOmesteads, dat
ing as far back as 1644, landing of
Lord Baltimore, the first city of
Maryland, waters of the Chesapeake
Bay, etc. The public is invited. Ad-
mission free.
A corn canning establishment for
TaneytOWn is an assured fact, as A
w. Feeser, of Silver Run, has pur-
chased the old brick plant site, just
north of the town, and will improve
it to suit the business. Mr.. Feeser
has also acquired about seven acres
of land adjoining, and will, therefore,
have ample room for the business,
and a switch for loading and unload
ing cars. A. b. ChenOWeth, formerly
of Hanover, Pa. will be the manager
of the plant.
Work has begun on a hospital car
at the Union Bridge car shops. The
b. & O., Pennsylvania and w. NJ. Ry.
are each furnishing and fitting up a
coach to place at the cOuntry'S dis
posal in the event of war with Ger
many The ". NJ coach is one of it's
moved and it will be fitted up as an
operating car for the wounded.
Mr.. James u. Mitchell. who has
taken up the agency for the CONT
mental Life Insurance. stood third
among thirty-fve agents in Maryland,
Delaware and Virginia. in the last
months report. Jimmie" never
started anything that he couldn't fin
ish, and a dollar to Il hair pin that he
will give the leader the hottest chase
he ever had for first place this month.
Owing to the increased construction
being carried ont by the Government,