The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-31
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LUUHL hAAhAHVe
advocate wishes all happy
,onks clerks Office and stores
Joy Closed on New Years day.
y thermometer registered this
lns ;ng 2 above zero, the coolest day
sis winter.
,,hor of communications were
, ud too late for this issue. Will
'snbIished next week.
noor-to-Virtue Lodge will at
Iae e.orvices at Ascension Episcopal
iDa S' on Sunday afternoon at 4.30
dOck.
80 snow has put skating out of
lno ln..iscion to some extent. But the
uI' unn are all busy filling their ice
Gses'
r,o weather bureau sent out the
lnTing lup report this morning: Fri
4 ~ fair and not so cold; tonlgnt Ialr
u continued cold.
o,or Park Christmas services will
Dsoi soid on the evening of December
n ~ tho weather is unfavorable, the
:! favorable evening at 7.30 p. m.
Tho postofice will be open until 8
~ On New Years day. The MORN
~ oo1lection and delivery will be
sao in this city. No rural mail will
delivered.
,rrc Rev. James B. Stonesifer de-
,ac T to thank the members Of Bach
."'s congregation for their kind
|.mombrance in the Christmas en-
'.loDe which she received.
Governor Crothers appointed j. X.
inv INV of Silver Run, a justice of the
.sre sre' for Myers district, of Carroll
|mrtv Maryland, and he qualified for
ii office on Tuesday, December %.
Tho Junior League of Centenary M.
Church will give the cantata 'Old
,sbioned Santa Claus" in the lecture
Nm of the church on Tuesday even
i January 4th, at 7.30. Admission
cents.
Sleighing is fine in this city, and is
sng enjoyed by everyone who has
horse or mule, but the county roads
\ sorry looking, as the snow is all
one place or an other, leaving some
BY bare places.
Mr. John H. Elgin, of Baltimore,
|merly of this city, has been made
of the incorporators of the j..
Enrv Miller, Incorporated Contrac-
+ of Baltimore. Mr.. Elgin will have
|srge of the outside construction
rk.
On Monday Henry F. Walking, OF
|br this city, while cutting wood,
\ with a painful accident by cut
h himself just below the knee with
az which went through his cloth
and into the bone. causing him
|Irh pain.
The Young girls and boys are get
h their daily exercise during the
bow by jumping on sleighs. We are
bald some one will slip and break
sg or be otherwise injured if they
not stop trying to jump upon the
Eftly moving ones.
| The fire alarm system is not COM
ted yet, but their have been a num-
Il of false alarms tried from the
res by some meddlesome parties to
/ if it would call the firemen OUT
b chief of the fire company is on
/ look out for the guilty ones.
1.-The Advocate received calendars
Is week from Chas. E. Goodwin, Fire
|surance agent; Joseph L. Franklin
ley and exchange stables; VIM. e..
|Eilbiss, Gents Furnishings; Melrose
|ssiOn Worker, and James Pearre
'inz, General Agent for the Mary
ll Casualty Company.
At meeting of the board OF dlrec-
b of the Western Maryland Railway
npany held at 120 Broadway, New
lrk, Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Benz.
Bush, former president and late re-
Fer of the old company, the west
Maryland Railroad Company was
ain elected to the presidency OF tnat
pOration. At the same time MI:
lander Robertson was re-electeo
Il president and general manager
iMr. Winslow S. Pierce, chairman
be board.
Kurtz Myers, of Frizellburg, car
off the first prize of $40 for the
five pound butter at the MARY
d State Dairymen's Association
at the Fifth Regiment Armory,
limore city, November 29th TO Deo =
hber 3. The association offered 8
hes for the best five pound butter.
butter was manufactured at ms
amery. And on December % ne
eiVed a check for $1,000. The but
scored ninety-seven. Howard
Z was the butter maker.
lifton V. Dell, a sailor of the United
Yes Navy, and consigned TO the
hing ship Franklin, stationed at
folk, Va, had narrow escape
death on Christmas evening. Mr.
started to take the Alb train TOT
imore, but did not try to board
train until it had started, when
foot slipped from the step, throw
him off to the side of the coacn.
held on for some distance until MS
broke and he dropped along side
The track cIipht1v bruised.