The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24

Skating is. fine on the ponds, and is
being taken advantage of by our
young people.
The contract to paint the Methodist
Protestant Church Home for Aged was
awarded to w. s. Arbaugh, this city.
L. H. Eppley, of Alesia, has pur-
chased the grist mill, sawmill, distil-
lery and farm of S. H. Hoffacker, at
the above place for $34O0.
Mrs. Dora L. Zepp, of Finksburg
is patient at the Maryland General
Hospital, Baltimore, where she under
went an operation for tumor.
A very prominent citizen found his
chickens missing, and on the door a
we must give and take
The report that Dr. John S. Matthias,
this city, has discontinued practising
medicine is entirely without founda-
ton. The doctor is very much i'm
proved and perfectly able to attend
his patients.
Christmas exercises of the Trinity.
Lutheran Sunday school, Deer Park
road, will be held Sunday morning at
1890 Carol exercises, Christmas tree
and address by the pastor, Rev. w. L.
Seabrook.
Washington Camp No. SO, P. o. S.
of A., of Deep Run, will dedicate their
new hall on Wednesday, December 20.
On the following day, December 80.
fair under the auspices of Camp SO
will be given in the new hall, .contin-
uing to Saturday, January 1.
The Maryland Agricultural College
is sending out pamphlets giving a
complete history of q two-years course
in agricultural or horticultural, which
starts in January. This course is
given to benefit students who could
not spend a longer period in the
course.
Patrolman Samuel Miller, of the
Northwestern district, Baltimore, was
instrumental in causing the arrest
yesterday of Charles Mckay, colored
who is accused of purloining the suit
case of the State Comptroller, Hon
Joshua w. Herring, October 80. DR.
Hering's bag was one of number
stolen from a steamboat pier on Light
street. Mckay was arrested trying
to sell the suit case at secondhand
store.
A large bank barn on the farm OF
Michael Smith, near Graceham, ten
anted by Frank Hildebrand, was burn
ed Saturday night, with horses, II
head of cattle, 9 hogs, a quantity OF
wheat and all the implements OF the
farm. When fire was discovered 1t
had gained such headway that but
one head of live stock could be re-
moved. The origin of the fire is un-
known. The loss was about $4,000;
partially insured.
According to an old Baltimore
county newspaper, published Jan. /.
1851, on January 1st, 1851, the hrst
daily mail between Baltimore, Refs
terstown, Westminster, Taneytown,
Emmitsburg, Gettysburg, LittlestoWn
and all other intermediate points be-
tween Baltimore and Gettysburg, was
established. This must have been
very important happening, cons1d-
ering the fact that mails once or
twice a week, were the rule, up To
even a much later date, at many Of
fees throughout this county.
A movement for the erection of
bridge over Monocacy River at Num-
merits Ford has been started by resi-
dents of that neighborhood, a COM
mittee of whom appeared before the
commissioners of Frederick county
Monday afternoon. The river at that
point is on the dividing line between
Frederick and Carroll counties, and
if a bridge is erected 1t will have to be
done jointly by the two counties. Ii
the Frederick county commissioners
decide in favor of erecting the bridge,
they will take the matter up with the
commissioners of Carroll county