The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-01-22
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

are being packed this week with
Ice, which is about inches thick.
We have received copy of the Sun
Almanac for 1909 1t contains the
usual amount of information and is a
very handy volume to have around.
The ladies and friends OF Deer Park
M. T. Church will hold an oyster sup
per in the hall at Smallwood on Thurs
day and Saturday evenings, January
rs and 30.
Suggested to Centenary Brother
hood as the question for Its next de-
bate: Which is the greater menace
to mans Christianity, slush or ice
caked pavements?"
Secure date foi your sale by an
nouncing 1t in the Sale Register col
umn. You can have the bills printed
later Don't wait. Do II now. Sale
bills from $1.5O up.
A moving picture show will be
opened at the Forks of the Road as
soon as the necessary repairs can be
made. II is said that the show will
last one hour for a nickle.
A. M. Kelbach. OF Lancaster. Pa.
who purchased the woods, OF D. r.
Shriyer Co, near the canning fac
tory, this city, is buisly engaged in
saving down trees and making lum-
ber
For use on rural delivery routes a
letter box has an electric attach
ment which gives the alarm In the
house some distance away when mail
matter has been deposited by the car
Tier
An alarm OF fire was sounded on
Tuesday morning for the chimney of
William Shriver's residence on West
Green street The fire was extinguish-
ed by the fire company without any
damage.
Daniel r. Bsckford. OF Mass Alex.
V. Owens and G. w Howser, of Bal
timore, installed the newly y-elected
officers OF Westminster Council No.
1887 Royal Arcanum on last Tuesday
evening.
Louis Broch. this city. was ad-
judged bankrupt by Judge Morris, OF
the Supreme Court. Baltimore. this
week. Mr.. Broch conducted the
grocery and provision store, West
Main street
David CurTens. who cultivateB the
Hoppie farm, on the Littlestown pike,
about ] mile from Westminster, own
cd by the b. r. Shriver Co, from 2e
acres OF land harvested 1896 bushels
OF wheat an average OF nearly 40
bushels to the acre.
Clayton Bell, farmer, near this city.
sold to Il. +. Hall, OF Washington. ID.
C., pair OF fine horses this week.
hat l. -.
best around this city. They were well
bred and speedy. The sale OF the
horses was through Charles w. King,
drover
The snow OF Saturday has made
sleighing the best for number of
years In this county. In this city IL
is good, as well as on the county roads
Every person who has good horse
to plug with one leg is trying TO beat
the record OF Dan Patch on the race
course, Pennsylvania aveune.
f. j. Power has given up the idea
OF acquiring fame and fortune on the
stage. and will become a disciple of
Blackstone. He will read law under
the direction Of Judge Thomas. When
he gets that voice of his tuned to the
proper pitch, he will have no difficulty
In attracting the attention OF Judge
and Jury.
J. T. McCune, grand ruler OF the
Fraternal Mystic Circle OF Maryland,
was In this city yesterday and gave
instructions to the degree team Of
Westminster Ruling No. 1870. after
which MrMcCune surprised the mem
bers OF the team by having two large
he uFal nj h..
take them over the town.
On Friday night of last week J. s.
Ridinger, OF Cranberry road. near
this city, thought his chimney was not
drawing as well as II should, so he
tied some rags to the end OF a pole
and got on the roof to clean Il out
He slipped and fell to the ground,
dislocating his left arm at the elbow
and sustaining other bruises. DR.. d.
f. Shipley dressed his wounds, and he
is getting along all right
The Westminster Grange will hold
an oyster supper and corn show I'm the
Fireman's Hall, in Westminster, on
Saturday, February 6. The corn
show will begin at o'clock, All ex-
hibits TO be sent In by / o'clock D. m.
The general public is invited to attend
and exhibit. Supper to be In evening
and night. The meeting will be ad-
dressed by able speakers from the
Maryland Agriculture College.
THE Servant in the House." the
great morality play, will be read by
Mrs. Helen Well, of Boston, Mass,
at Alumni Hall tonight II is the first
of the series of recitals and lectures
aRf I,,y a.,
next Friday evening win be given by
two Of the professors of the Peabody
Conservatory, Mr.. Van Hulsteyn, viol-
mist and Mr.. Bart Wirtz, cellist, to-
gether with Miss Ethel G.. Johnston.
pianist at the college.
Rev w. L. Seabrook announces
that the mid-winter Holy Communion
service of Trinity Lutheran Church,
postponed from last Sunday on ac-
count of the snowstorm and the un-
broken roads, will be held next Sun
day or the first fair sunday thereafter.
Mr.. Seabrook wishes to remind the
congregation of the Synodical offer
ing for beneyolence and to request
every member to make a liberal offer
ing for that purpose at the first SER
vice attended.
Since Christmas Prof. Simpson has
filed vacancies IN schools at Mt.
Pleasant, Union Mills, Deer Park, ogg
Summit and at the West End in West
minister. Two vacancies have been
fihed in the Union Bridge school.
Some Of these are temporary, while
others are permanent, and they oc-
cur through sickness, marriage an
other causes. With 175 teachers en-
p1oyed, such occurrences are to be
expected In these cases the school
work has gone on without Interrupt