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

Tonight, at the Opera House "A
Little Girl in a Big City will be
played. This show played a weeks
engagement at the Auditorium, Balti
, more.
From March II to IA, 1888, the
Eastern part of the United States was
in the grip of a fearful blizzard The
, heavy snow we had last week is not
quite so bad after all, compared with
March IA, 1888.
Sergeant John Smith Billingslea, of
: Company H, was sworn in Monday
night at the Armory as second lieu
tenant of the Company, filling the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Second Lieutenant H. G. Dewey.
d Uniontown Lutheran Charge Regu-
lar service Sunday at Baust's church
at 1920 a. m. Christian Endeavor in
the evening. At Uniontown-Christian
Endeavor at $50 p. m. Preaching at
40 p. III. Rev. w. E. Saltzgiver,
pastor.
There will be a St. Patrick's Tea at
the home of Mrs. Charles G.. Gorsuch
March 18th, from , to p. m, for the
benefit of the Westminster Free
Library. This is a most worthy cause
and deserves the support and CO.
operation of all Come to the Tea
Mr. Dav' 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 a violin re-
cital for the benefit of the patients
at the Jewish Home for Consump
tives, at Reisterstown, Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Greenfield's program con-
sisted Of six 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 a double
heater at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Martin, Hanover, Pa, a week
ago, have been brought to their home
at Silver Run. They were accompan-
led by their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
, David l.. Kemper.
! The vaudeville show that played a
weeks engagement at the Opera
House came to grief in this city on
Saturday night. Taneytown was bill
ed for a show on Monday evening,
but the troupe left for Philadelphia on
| the 43O train Monday evening with
only the remnants of the show. Four
/ left Sunday morning for somewhere.
Numsen & Son, of Baltimore, have
| purchased the old flint mill at Ashes
! 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 160X40 feet, 120x95
feet, 40X40 feet and several smaller
ones. The above company has a plant
at Laurel, Md, that they will move
to Asbestos Paul Case, this city is
the contractor.
Mrs. Susan n. Belt, of Owings Mills,
ended her life early Sunday morning
by hanging herself with strips of her
bed clothing in the kitchen of her
home. In the home at the time were
Miss Belts mother; her sister, Miss
Elizabeth Belt; her brother, Randle
Moale Belt, and his wife. She made
her plans SO quietly that no one knew
of her death until she was discovered
hanging from a gas pipe in the kitch
en- by cOlOred servant.
That the victory of the dry forces
in Washington county last election,
and the high cost of building mater
ial will result in the abandonment,
at least temporarily, of the plan to
erect new structure on the site of
the old Blue Mountain House, is stat
! aH 10
! 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 its place. Several
surveys have been made.
Hess Carriage Works, at Hagers-
town, was entered and about So
worth of drills were taken. These
were the only things that could be
carried off. Entrance was gained
through a first floor window in 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 in the Office any
way. A large dirk stabber, nearly as
| Dig as Dutcner KNIFE was lOunQ ana
| 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 on
the Western Maryland Main Line
from Pen-Mar to HighfieId. dis
lance of about two miles. Work will
! be begun on the cXcaTating just as
soon as weather conditions make it
possible to work in the ground. Al
ready some carloads OF crOSStles,
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. A good part of
his outfit of carts, blasting apparatus,
I steam shovels, ETC., is still ON the
ground nearby.
Friday afternoon John Forey, of
Emmitsburg, was placed on trial be-
fore jury at Frederick on forgery
charge, and found not guilty, and
just as he was on the verge of leaving