The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-02-18
William F. Helm, gateman at the
railroad, il home sick.

The weather made sudden change
in the atmosphere this morning from
last Wednesday.
William N. Keefer, East Main street
who has been belfast with rheuma.
tism for week, is improving.
B. F. Shriver Co. advertise in this
issue that they will pay $1100 per tor
for sweet corn the coming season.
Benjamin +. Dorsey, horse dealer
this city, during the month OF January
shipped four carloads Of ihorses from
Westminster.
Westminster Gun Club will hold 1
shooting match on Tuesday afternoon
February %, On the gun club ground
foot of John street.
A son Of Daniel Reed, Houcksville
was taken to the Maryland University
Baltimore, this week to be operated or
for appendicitis.
On account of the funeral of Mrs
Reese there will be no services in St
Benjamin's Lutheran Church on Sun.
day morning at 10 a. M.
The report as to the public school
being closed to allow the scholars to
to see the large hog killed by Mr.. J
Henry Lester was not correct.
Mrs. Matilda Shaffer, Of Pleasant
Valley, On entering her house on Tues
day, slipped fell upon the floor, tract
uring the lower ribs OF her right side
A mad dog was killed near Frizell-
burg on Friday after 1t had bit one
person and number of dogs. The
mad dog came from near Taneytown
Senator Beasman offered a petition
before the Maryland Senate from citi-
zens and taxpayers of New Windsor,
favoring the passage of the anti-saloon
statewide local option bill.
In respect to the death of Col
mel Samuel K. Herr the Westminster
postoffice was closed from to p. m,
on Wednesday, during the funeral, to
allow the clerks to attend the ser
vices.
. petition was presented by Mr..
Hesson, in the House of Delegates
from the members of the Car
roll county bar, asking the passage of
the bill to extend the term of Judge
James Alfred Pearce.
Thomas Kelly, of Union Mills, was
found last week on the Union Mills
hill nearly frozen. His horse had
fallen on the icy road which he could
not get up, but Mr.. Kelly stayed until
help arrived, with the above result.
Mrs. John Smith, near Houcksville,
is at the Maryland University hospital,
Baltimore, where she is undergoing an
operation for stiff arm which she
broke on January 8, 1908. She has
had no use of the arm since it was in
jured.
We are sorry to report that former
county treasurer, Francis T.. Ham, of
Hampstead, will move to Baltimore.
Mr.. Ham has many friends through
out the county who wish him the best
of success. He will enter into the
commission business.
Mr.. G. H. Brockman, stewart at the
W. M. College, on Thursday afternoon
of last week, while returning from
the residence of DR.. T. H. Lewis,
fell upon the ice with such force as to
fracture the lower rib of his right
side, and brusing his body consider
ably. DIR. Bott rendered the surgical
aid.
The first meeting Of the Four Hun
dred Club this winter was held at the
home Of Mrs. w. C. Stick, of Hamp-
stead, February 10. Those attending
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Stick, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Zile, Mr. and Mrs.
W. H. Bright, Mrs. Thomas Miller, Mrs.
A. T. Hunt, Mrs. E. V. Lippy and Mrs.
Bessie Stocksdale.
The opera company, playing under
the name of Joshua Simpkins, which
showed in this city last Saturday
night, disbanded after the show. The
actors left this city on Sunday morn
ing. going to New York, two to
two to Philadelphia, one
to Baltimore and the remaining num-
Der to their homes.
Mrs Charles w. Murray of Hamp-
stead, entertained a few of her friends
at dinner at her home on South Main
street Thursday. Those present were !:
Mrs. George r. Rupp, Mrs. r. HI.
Cooper, Mrs. John Rhoten, Mrs. Sey-
mour Lester. Mrs. Emma V. Lippy,
Miss Matte Eek, Miss Edith Cooper
and Charles Rhoten.
Mr.. R. Smith Snader introduced into
the House OF Delegates yesterday a
bill to require the Western Maryland
Railroad to maintain safety gates at
certain street crossings in New Wind
sor And the bill introduced by Mr..
Snader to regulate the killing of rae
coons in Carroll county was favorably
reported and adopted.
The annual convention of the Ma
tiOnal WOman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held i'm Baltimore No
vembar II to is, 1910. The Maryland
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
which has a membership of $500, will
entertain the convention, which, it is
expected, will bring about 500 or 600
delegates as we'll as visitors.
Rev. W. L. Seabrook, pastor of Trim
ity Lutheran Church, Deer Park road,
wears the smile that wont come off. -
When he went to his church last Sun
day, some of the members of the con-
gregation gave him a Valentine, con-
tanning several bills OF large denomi-
nation, with instructions to apply
Ln6m toward lI10 purchase ~ q uOW
horse, III place OF the one recently
lost"
10 protect the dairy and breeding
cattle OF Maryland from tuberculosis,
which may exist among cattle coming
from other States, Governor Crothers
has issued a proclamation requiring
that the cattle to be brought into
Maryland be accompanied by certi-