The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-02

Captain James S. Bear, Of Tannery
: is critically ill, with little hopes Of his
recovery
- The stork presented Mr.. and Mrs
- Reuben Torningstar, West Main
t street, with young daughter, Satur-
day night.
= Mrs Frank Fowler, Fair Ground
, Hill, was successfully operated upon
, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Baltimore
last week
The Western Maryland College is
| scheduled to play foot ball with the
JLhns Hopkins team, at Homewood
Park, on November 10.
, Mrs Samuel Hoffacker, of Hanover
: Pa, was operated upon Tuesday af-
ternoon for the removal of turbinates
for the relief of nasal obstruction.
Mr.. John Doyle, East Green street,
, has accepted a contract to umpire the
ball games played by Mt. st. Mary's
College, Emmitsburg, this summer.
The Women's Literary Club, assist
ed by local and out-of-town musical
talent will give an entertainment at
the Opera House, March 10, for the
benefit of the Civic League.
John Shaffer, the f1fteen-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Shaffer,
of Manchester, who was operated on
last Thursday morning for the re-
moval of his tonsils, adenoids and
turbinates, is improving nicely.
Mr.. H. G. Dewey, superintendent of
the Knapp Machine Works, Chase
street, has rendered his resignation
to the company, to take effect May
LIST. Mr.. Dewey has accepted a posi-
ton with a similar plant in Rochester,
n. Y, which employees 1000 men,
The back yard vegetable garden
next summer will be no joke. When
potatoes, onions, cabbage, ETC., are
selling at prices two to five times
above the ordinary figures, it is time
for the consumer to do something
other than read the papers and curse
the middlemen.
Mr.. Claude Mitten, tonsOrialist has
purchased the stock and fixtures of
Stems Cigar Store, from Harvey STEM
proprietor, East Main street Mr.
Mitten has moved his barbershop to
the store and will run the cigar and
tobacco business in connection with
the barber business
Mr.. F. NJ. Grim, of Baltimore,
brakeman on the W. NJ r. switcher
here, was knocked from box car on
n. |. GOrsuch Sons. siding Wednesday
afternoon, and received a cut above
his right eye that required four stitch
es to close. He was sent to his home
IN Baltimore on the evening train.
BY tire slipping from the rim on
the wheel of the large White touring
car of w. H. Bowers, this city, on the
State road, at Fenby, caused it to
turn over on Saturday evening. The
top, wind shield, tenders, radiator
and body were badly damaged Mr..
| Charles Bowers was driving the car
and was caught under it when it
went over, but was not injured
Mr.. A. C. Lehmer, Western Union
Telegraph operator in this city, left
yesterday for Cape Charles, Va,
where he will fill similar position
with the same company. Mr.. Lehmer
by his courteous manner has made
many friends who regret his move
Mr.. Edward E. Baugher, of Lineboro,
Md, will fill Mr.. Lehmer's place Mr.
Baugher has been at this office before.
Traffic over the B. & Fl. Division of
the Western Maryland Railroad, was
interrupted last Saturday afternoon
about 4 O'Clock, by II cars on an
extra freight from Hagerstown to
Baltimore piling up in mass on the
track at Boring. The accident was
caused by the train parting. All
freight and the Pittsburgh Express
were sent over the main line Sunday.
Saturday last the Real Estate Com
0f nty
Charles G.. GOrsuch, of this city,
large tract of land south of Green
street, to Mr.. George n Hunter, OF
this city, on private terms The
. property is improved with railroad
switches large loading and I'M
loading shed. Mr.. Hunter will use
the property for his business which,
i'll recent years, has grown very large
Rev. D. e. Moylan, Baltimore pas
tor, conducted services in Baker
Chapel, Western Maryland College,
last Sunday night. He rendered
Rock of Ages" and Jesus Lover OF
My Soul" in signs, accompanied by
the choir. Faculty and students were
profoundly impressed with his grace
fulness and marvelled that so much
could be expressed without words.
IlCh. NlOSldu dlSO u6IlN0ECu jill dQ-
dress, interpreted by Rev. T. H. Now
bray, on the Church Work among the
Deaf. While here Rev Moylan was
the guest of Rev. r. H. Mowbray,
pastor of the M. f. church, and of DR..
T. H. Lewis, President of the College
Tom Baumgartner handed in on us
this written space that it might be
allowed to volunteer to attention of
this issue in the brevity position. 1t
can't be stated that everybody search
es the scriptures no one is al
ways present. 1t can be written
plausibly; all the citizens search dill
gently the village contemporaries.
The piece he ingratiatingly prompted
us to insert the other week concern
ing the loss of his nonagenarian pock-
ct knife, resulted in an army of per-
sons, with manifest interest, disclos-
ing their findings to restore the lost.
Whilst his knife happened not in the
lot, it is an interesting matter to
every person energetic about the