The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-01-05

By the energy and skill of its Editors, the
:. Nanderford Brothers, it has secursed this
proud position. No paper in the State, out
of Baltimore, it is admitted, owns more
beautiful home nor better equipped Office.
Steam and costly steam presses now print its
pages. Numerous correspondents in every
! part of the county gather the columns of local
news which make it such welcome and in
teresting visitor in every home, while the
vigor and strength of its editorial matter have
made it noted throughout the State.
To its editors and proprietors we extend the
wish that its future may be as prosperous as
has been its past"
Mr.. Levi Caylor said: ~ have but short
speech 10 make, and il is all contained i'll the
following sentiment: May the DEMOCRATIC
ADVOCATE ever be sustained and ever kept
worthy of the name it bears
Mr.. j. F. Rinker said: 81 think it is due
to the Messrs. Vanderford that we express
our appreciation of their kindness by vote
of thanks; therefore, | move that vote of
thanks be rendered them for their kindness in
treating us so Hospitality to, day Mr.. Jabez
A. Bush put the motion, prefacing it with
wel-chosen words.
Mr.. w. l.. Seabrook then said: ''Much has
been said by Judge Maulsby of the power of
the press, and by Mr.. Pearson of the enter
feast spread to-day Mr. Power, when he
contemplates the empty board and depleted
larder, will have cause in another way to con-
slider the deeds performed here to-day-an-
other evidence of the power of the press We
have cause to be grateful to the Messrs. Van
derford, not only for the feast of which we
have Just partaken, but for tho feast they
spread before us weekly in one of the best
county papers published in or out of the State.
| can offer them no better wish than that their
correspondents labor with the same diligence
as heretofore, and that the DEMOCRATIC An
vocATE may continue to grow in interest and
increase in circulation in the coming years as
it has done in the past; and this it cannot fail
to do, if those | see before me to-day, repre-
senting all shades of religious belief and po-
litioal faith, continue to do their hest each in
performing his own share Of the labor
Mr.. Grove j. Shipley said; 81 am but
young in the cause, but desire to say that
regard the ADVOCATE as superior to any other
paper published anywhere; superior in mate
rial used, in amount of news furnished. and
in the way in which the paper is made up
The Vanderford Bros. are deserving of our
heartiest thanks for the enjoyment they have
given US to-day and for the newspaper they
publish in our county"
Mr.. Jabez A. Bush said 1.-The DEMOCRATIC
ADVOCATE has been worthy of the name it
bears, and it only remains for us to be worthy
of the ADVOCATE; it behooves US to renew
our energy as correspondents, to search ont
and transmit to the ADVOCATE all news from
our respective localities, and help make the
ADVOCATE more sought after than it has ever
been BEFORE
Mr.. W. A. Abbott said: ~ am not n
speaker, and rising before you to-day | feel
like boy | once helped train to be a prize
fighter; we got him to he all brave to his
knees, but could not get him brave any fur
Their; he ran away am glad TO be mere to-
day to meet with and learn who are the cor
respondents of the ADVOCATE; the first thing
] do when get my paper, look at the items
sent i'll by other correspondents; when away
from home, out of the state, the news they
have gathered seems to me as | read it like a
letter from a dear friend; there are many
papers in the state Of all shades of politics and
of all kinds but there is none in any respect
superior to the ADVOCATE.
Mr.. Seabrook then proposed the following
toast: THAT there may be no more collisions
on railroads, no more murders, no more great
fires, no more sudden deaths nor any great
disaster, but, if this should be, may the cor
respondents of the ADVOCATE he the first to
get the news" and called on Mr., Harry Gist
~ respond. Mr. Gist arose and called on
Mr.. Lsuis Dielman to take his place. Mr..
Dielman replied; 81 fear | am in the same
predioament in which Moses found himself
when the Lord called to him from out the
burning bush, when he was compelled to say:
4 can't speak, Lord, for l have heavy
tongue.
Mr.. Lewis A. Koontz, l.. o. Meyls, Ezra
Stem and others also made short addresses,
congratulating the Messrs. Yanderford on the
success of the ADVOCATE.