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

MASTER William lOWnSh6nd has &C
cepted position in the shipping de
partment Of the Asbestos plant, a
Asbestos.
Carpenters and painters have rails
ed from % cents to 27b cents pc
hour for their work. The increas,
started yesterday.
Rev. G. z. Schott, of the Westmins
ter Theological Seminary, will preacl
at the MedfOrd Grange Hall, Sunday
afternoon, March 4, at go p. m.
There will be a "Povertie Partie
held in the lecture room of Grac'
Lutheran Church, on Tuesday even
ing, March Everybody welcome.
MIR. Paul Whitmore moved to {
residence on Carroll street last weel
| from Bond street. Mr. Nicholas Hill
! Is occupying the residence on Bono
street.
Mr.. Harry C. Sullivan, who has
been acting as deputy sheriff under
Sheriff StOner, has resigned Mr.
Sullivan has secured a position with
Mr.. David Kaufman, near this city.
Our country roads came out in their
spring style on Monday They are
certainly displaying a deep, soft
brown color, which is causing a great
deal of worry to automobile tourists
Frank |. Lewis, Jr, who was badly
cut in the eye last Sunday night by
piece of flying glass, has returned
to his home in Mt. Airy. A small por-
ton of the iris Of the eye was out
He will not however, lose the sight
of the eye.
f. J. Smith, solicitor, sold farm
of ia acres laying partly in Freder-
ick and partly in Carroll county, tC
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 of the season. The
market is we'll stocked, considering
the recent ice embargo and the de-
mand is fair. Prices were according
to quality and ranged from SIS cents
to $1.10 per bushel.
Clayton Ross Ramsburg, through
Arthur d. Willard, his attorney has
been granted an absolute divorce
from his wife, Elizabeth M. Rams
burg. The parties reside in Creag-
erstown district. The father is also
given the custody of the two children
George Leonard and Mary L. Rams
burg, and is required to pay the costs
Of the suit.
The State Roads Commission is
protesting against the planting of
trees too near improved roads on the
theory that roots will cause the sur
face dressing to rise and disintegrate
The commission has not officially pro-
mulgated it's objection, which has its
origin in the proposition of State For
ester Besley to furnish shade trees
free of cost to be planted along the
rOadsides.
Adam S. Young, IS years old, of Bal
timOre, for the past few months a
brakeman on the Western Maryland
Railway, was struck and killed be-
tween Light and Donald streets, Bal
timOre, Wednesday night by a West
ern Maryland train. 1t is thought that
Young, who had stepped from his
train to signal, got his foot caught in
a switch frog and was unable to get
free when the train approached.
The suit of 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 ex-
press when that train struck a milk
wagon in which the deceased was
riding on January Is, 1916, was tried
9t 'TnWGnn lnCt wool hnfnrn T1I0c
Mclane and d jury, who rendered a
verdict in favor OF the defendant
We are the recipient of a pamphlet
containing the Maryland Strain OF
Barred Plymouth Rock chickens, rails
ed by r. J. Walden, Middleburg. The
book shows photograph of a Ply
mouth Rock pullet that carried off a
first prize at Pittsburgh in 1915, and
a third prize at Madison Square
Garden in February, 1915. 1t also
contains a picture of several hens
that won the prize in an egg laying
contest.
A Washington birthday social was
held at the Mt. Airy high school
Tuesday given by the Junior class
In the earlier part of the evening
dancing was INDUCED in, after which
refreshments were served. Those
present were: Virginia Runkles
Madge Lewis, Rosalie Harrison, Sadie
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. F. r. Young
Our mail and papers were delayed
, this morning by one of the monster
freight engines, 81, jumping the
track at New Windsor at $50 a. m
All through traffic is abandoned. Pas
SengerS are transferred around the
wreck. The accident was caused by
a bar breaking that holds the wheels
to the engine, causing the wheels tC
leave the track wrecking crew is
busily engaged taking the engine apart
SO as to place it on the rails, as it is
too heavy for the cranes to lift Wher
together.
The will of the late Frank Shipley
former treasurer of Howard county
was admitted to probate in the Or
phans' Court of Howard county, wher
letters testamenitary were granted
to his son, William T. Shipley. TIC
each of his five children Mr.. Shipley
beuueathed $100 The home and lots
in Savage, where Mr.. Shipley resided
were left to his widow, Mrs. Mary A
Shipley, during her life, with provis
ion for disposing of them in case Of
necessity. All the residue of the es