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

who has been SICK fur some lime "
slightly improved
Master William TDwnshend has &C.
cepted position in the shipping de-
partment OH tine Asbestos plant, aA
Asbestos.
Carpenters and painters have rails
ed from 25 cents tO 2715 cents pel
hour for their work The increase
started yesterday.
Rev. G.. r. Schott, of the Westmins-
ter Theological Seminary, will preach
at TIM Medford Grange Hall, Sunday
afternoon, March 4, at 2.30 D. m.
There will be a "Povertie Partie'
held i'm the lecture room OF Grace
Lutheran Church, On Tuesday even
ing, March Everybody welcome.
Mr.. Paul Whitmore moved to a
residence on Carroll street last week
from Bond street. MIR Nicholas Hill
III occupying the residence ON Bond
street.
Mr.. Harry G. Sullivan, who has
been acting AZ deputy sheriff under
Sheriff StOner, has resigned. MIR
Sullivan has secured position with
Mr. David Kaufman, near this city.
Our country roads came out in their
certainly displaying deep, soft
brown color, which is causing great
deal of worry to automobile tourists.
Frank ri. Lewis, Jr., who was badly
cut i'm the eye last Sunday night by
a piece of flying glass, has returned
to his home i'm Mt Airy. a small por-
ton or the iris OF the eye was out.
Tie will not however, lose the sight
OF the eye.
E. J. Smith, solicitor, sold farm
Of 174 acres laying partly in Freder-
ick and partly in Carroll county, To
Max Robinson. The farm Is improv-
ed with a two-story house and other
improvements The sale carries also
the right and title Of the Interior
Marble Company
The high cost of living has not sc
far affected the oyster industry and
prices for that commodity are NOR
NAL for this time or the season. The
market is we'll stocked, considering
the recent ice embargo and the de-
mand A. fair. Prices were according
To quality and ranged from ID cents
to $1.10 per bushel.
Clayton Ross Ramsburg, through
Arthur I'D. Willard, his attorney, has
been granted an absolute divorce
from his wife, Elizabeth WI. Rams
burg. The parties reside in Creag-
erstown district The father is also
given the custody of the two children
George Leonard and Mary IL. Rams
burg, and is required to pay the costs
Of the suit
The State Roads Commission Il
protesting against the planting 81
trees too near improved roads on the
theory that roots will cause the sur
face dressing to rise and disintegrate
The commission has mot officially pro
mulgated its objection, which has its
origin in the proposition of State For
ester Besley to furnish shade trees
free of cost to To- planted along The
rOadsideS.
Adam s. Young, % years old, of Bal
timore, for the past few months q
brakeman OH the Western Maryland
Railway, was struck and killed b.
tween Light and Donald streets, Bal
timore, Wednesday night by a West
ern Maryland train It il thought that
Young, who had stepped from hif
train to signal, got his foot caught In
switch frog and was unable to gel
free when the train approached.
The suit or Mrs. Carrie Cole against
the Western Maryland Railway Com
pany for damages for the death Of
her son, Dewey Helms, who was in.
stantly killed by the PittSburg c.
press when that train struck "a milk
wagon In which the deceased was
riding on January Is, 1916, was tried
at Towson last week before Judge
McLane and jury, who rendered <
verdict In favor of the defendant.
We are the recipient of a pamphlets
containing the Maryland Strain o.
Barred Plymouth Rock chickens, rails.
ed by n. j. Walden, Middleburg. The
book shows photograph of a Ply
mouth Rock pullet that carried off {
first prize at Pittsburgh in 1915, and
IA third prize at Madison Square
Garden In February, 1915. 1T alst
contains a picture of several hens
that won the prize in an egg laying
contest
"a Washington birthday social wal
held at the Mt. Airy high schoo
Tuesday, given by the Junior class
In the earlier part of the evening
dancing was INDUCED In, after which
refreshments were served. Thos,
present were: Virginia Runkles
Madge Lewis, Rosalie Harrison, Sadi,
Monkey, Anna Warthen, Ethel Poole
Helen. Houck, Messrs. Herbert Multi
nix, Earl Mullinix, Harvey Bowman
Allen Moser, George Bowman, Bern
ard Selby, Mr. and Mrs. III. R Young
Our mail and papers were delayed
this morning by one of the monstel
freight engines, Oil, jumping thu
track All New Windsor at 2.3O a. m
All through traffic IL abandoned Pas
sengers are transferred around thu
wreck. The accident was caused b.
a bar breaking that holds the wheels
w the engine, causing the wheels TX
leave the track. a wrecking crew Il
busily engaged taking the engine apar
so as to place it on the rails, as it ii
too heavy for the cranes ITO lift whar
together.
ne Will VI Tie IdOe aim OulPACy
former treasurer of Howard county
was admitted To probate in the OR
phans' Court Or Howard county, whel
letters testamentary we're granted
to his son, William T. Shipley. TX
each Of his five children MIR. SIMPLE!
bequeathed $780, The home and lot
in Savage, where Mr.. Shipley resided
were left to his widow, Mrs. Mary A
Shipley, during her life, with prOvis
ion for disposing or them in case %
necessity ALI the residue OF the Cd
tate was left to his widow absolutely
Mondav NIGHT tba Iadins, and mem