The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-09


Tonight, at the Opera House
Little Girl in Big City Will bf
played. This show played q weeks
engagement at the Auditorium, Balti-
more.
From March 11 to liza, 1888. the
Eastern part off the United States was
in the grip of fearful blizzard. The
heavy snow we had last week H. not
quite 30 bad after all, compared with
March 14, 1888
Sergeant John Smith Billingslea, OF
Company H, was sworn in Monday
night at the Armory a. second lieu
tenant III the Company, filing the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Second Lieutenant EEL Co. Dewey.
UniOntown Lutheran Charge. Regu-
lar service Sunday at Baust's church
AIT 1920 a m Christian EndeaVOr in
the evening. At Uniontown- Christian
EndeavOr at $50 -. m. Preaching at
7.30 ~. ia. Rev. M. r. Saltzgiver,
pastor
There will be- It. Patrick's Tea AIT
the home OF Mrs. Charles G.. Gorsuch,
benefit Of the Westminster Free
Library. This IL a most worthy cause
and deserves the support and CO.
operation OF all. Come to the Tea.
MIR. DavI Warehime, who has been
for the past four years employed by
the firm of Gressitt-LaWs Co., of Bal
timore, has resigned his position and
will now make his home with his par
ents and engage in farming. We
hope this will agree with his health
much better than the city.
Albert Greenfield gave q violin re
cital for the benefit of the patients
at the Jewish Home for Consump-
tives, at ReisterstoWn, Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Greenffeld's program CON
sisted or liz selections, and the re
cital was greatly enjoyed by the pa
tients and those in charge of the
home
The Misses Annie and Mamie KEN
per, of near Silver Run, who were
overcome by coal gas from double
heater ait the home of MIR. and Mrs.
John Martin, Hanover, Pa, a week
ago, have been brought to their home
at Silver Run. They were accompanr
led by their parents, MIR. and Mrs.
David T.. Kemper-
The vaudeville show that played q
weeks engagement ait the Opera
House came to grief in this city on
Saturday might Taneytown was bill
ed for a show on Monday evening,
but the troupe left for Philadelphia ON
the 4.30 train Monday evening with
only the remnants Of the show Four
left Sunday morning for somewhere.
Numsen e Son, or Baltimore, have
purchased the old flint mill at Asbes-
tos, and will erect a large and up-tO-
date canning factory On the site after
the old buildings are removed. The
buildings will be 16Ox40 feet, 12Ox95
feet, 40x40 feet and several smaller
ones. The above company has plant
at Laurel, Md, that they will move
To Asbestos. Paul Case, this city II
the contractor.
Mrs Susan N. Belt, Of Owings Mills,
ended her life early Sunday morning
by hanging herself with strips Of her
bed clothing i'm the kitchen OF her
home. In the home at the time we're
Miss Belts mother; her sister, Miss
Elizabeth Belt; her brother, fRandle
Moale Belt, and his wife. She made
her plans 20 quietly that no one knew
or her death until she was discovered
hanging from gas pipe in the kitch-
en- by colored servant.
That the victory or the dry forces
In Washington county last election,
and the high cost OF building mater
ial will result in the abandonment,
at least temporarily, OIL the plan To
erect new structure on the site of
the old Blue Mountain House, IL stat
ed on good authority. Ever since the
famous old resort hotel burned to the
ground in an early morning conflagra-
ton several years ago, there have
been published from time To time re-
ports of another and more modern
building To take it, place Several
surveys have been made.
Hess Carriage Works, at Hagers-
town, was entered and about Sill
worth OF drills were taken. These
were the only things that could be
carried off Entrance was gained
through first floor window i'm the
rear of the plant. The door to the
Office was not locked and the thief
ransacked the entire place. The safe
was tempered with but not opened
There was no money i'm the Office any
way. "a large dirk stabber, nearly as
biz a. butcher knife was found and
turned over to the police. The Hess
Carriage Works was located on
Liberty street, in this city at one
time.
Contractor Anderson, Baltimore
has been awarded the contract for
putting down the double track Oh
the Western Maryland Main Line
from Pen-Mar to Highffeld, a dis
lance Of about two miles. Work will
b. begun on the eXcavating just as
soon as weather conditions make il
possible to work i'm the ground. AL
ready some carloads of crossties
switches and other materials have
been delivered in the vicinity of the
work. Contractor Anderson built the
double track last year from Edge
mont to a point opposite the Pen
Mar observatory. q good part o
his outfit OF carts, blasting apparatus
steam shovelS, etc, IL still on Tho
ground nearby.
Friday afternoon John Forey, u
Emmitsburg, was placed OF trial be-
fore jury at Frederick on forgery
charge, and found not guilty, ant
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