The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-04
Fine hog-killing weather.


Get busy. girls. Leap year is
drawing to a close.
With eggs at 10 cents dozen, who
ran doubt the wisdom of Taft's cleo
tcn?
Our merchants are beginning to dis
play Christmas novelties. Buy early
and avoid the rush.
Farmers. look at your wheat, as
the fly is reported to be in some of the
wheat in this county.
J. y. Ashmore, of this city, regis
tered at the New Bingham Hotel.
PHILADELPHIA, November 29.
Red Cross stamps, to aid in the
fght on tuberculosis, will probably
be on sale in Westminster in few
days.
Victor Zepp, of Washington, D. c.,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs Thomas Zepp, West Main
street.
Charles Lennon, of Woodbine, this
county was a prominent exhibitor at
the bee-keeper's meeting in Baltimore
this week.
At the Ellicott City corn and poul-
try show George Schrade, of Sykes
vile, got three first prizes in barred
Plymouth Rocks.
small amount of money was found
in the Westminster postoffice last
week. Owner can obtain same by
proving property.
R. NJ Musselman, formerly pro-
pretor of the Blue Mont Inn, near
Highfeld Station, has taken charge
Of the Central Hotel, corner Main and
Centre streets, this city.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association will hold their regular
monthly meeting on Monday night
next in the Wantz building, and will
hear propositions from the Boule-
ward committee.
Drs J. W. and Edward j. Myers,
dentist, moved their dentist parlor
this week from their former place,
opposite Moore's Drug store, to DR..
Jesse W. Myers handsome new resi-
dence next to Dr.. Fitzhugh, East Main
street
According to a report of the Bureau
Of Manufactures paper can be made
from cotton stalks at a cost of about
Sl5 per ton. If this thing can be done
1t will prove a great boon. The paper
on which the Advocate is printed costs
SIS ton.
The property consisting of 10 acres
oi land and two houses, situated at
Eenby, sold by William T. KINNEY,
East Main street, on Tuesday, was
purchased by Mrs. Harvey Webster
lor Sl11.50. J. Thomas Roop was
The auctioneer.
John Leffert is making a high grade
Esar to compete with the Uncle Will
lie cigar. This cigar is taking the
pace OF the Fair Exchange, and is
tAe same size of the Uncle Willie, but
Uy lar much better grade cigar than
the Uncle Willie.
Inc pupils of Lineboro school ex-
pect TO give play entitled ''Ye Viii
idse SkeWl of Long Ago" on Saturday
esgnlng, December 5, beginning at Z
Vclock sharp. An admission fee of
w, w Will be charged. The proceeds
library
,,: MiSses Elenora and Mariana Ref
pn.., Sruer, States Attorney John Milton
TWs'iSshlder, w John Reifsnider and Guy
w.. ", o.eele, of this city, witnessed the
49, SSall Dall game between the Navy
EaiSs Es teams on Saturday on Franklin
lttlu s,tD Philadelphia, and saw States
S'Oihey wSo Reifsnider's son, Lawrence,
lfO hO nas been playing the game of his
inr i' continue his good work by play
yas.! s us usual strong game, thus pre-
otbaL snung the Army from making an
rar lae neighbors around the wharf
on NM NJ IN a high state of excitement
baitaNo tuonoay evening when little red
stro". made its appearance on the
Enon,., introducing it's presence by
Gang Gang down several people and
tho 1ns everybody within a square of
s.l.e, olAs OF the Road to make them
c:-t,. 49, scarce. The heifer was finally
Enrst Es.ed IN front of the Montour
its ~ Eoosy ~ a lasso being thrown over
ia au which throwed the heifer to
CGln~>l SASCi d lld1l uOLCh
Affer people jumped upon its back.
with outing a ring through it's nose,
it 10 ong rope to it, they allowed
set up and lead it with great
Cow . 70 the stockyard of Harry F.
@ Son. No one was hurt.
tsseSa Eva Herr, of this city, who
w;s -5s ass. ScAool ct Shades scboolhousa
ing or ting ~ to her school this morn
was NE .ae Llttlestown pike, when she
tsi.ina oF q large automobile. cor
The nos number of young people.
causaa a"enine 81 frightened her horse and
ately VII; = 10 upset the buggy, FORUM
youny ,ri,nout severe injury to the
ston stas lady. Those in the car did not
Dare,t, ~ render aid, but rode on ap-
Tha ap cI indifferent and unconcerned.
Of tb;. upants Of the car are citizens
community. and the young