The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-12-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

fell on Saturday ana broke MS MP.
THE Advocate received greetings
frono Peter Lamothe, Matanzas, Cuba,
Christmas passed of as usual in
this city, quiet. Special services were
held in the churches.
Court House, banks, stores and
horhershops will be closed on second
New Years day, Monday.
Jobn FIater, Center street, has
eiqned a contract to pitch base ball
for the Newark Club the coming sea-
son.
Mrs. Polly Little had another para
,etic M stroke on last Friday, which was
nm her goth birthday. She is very low
At present writing.
Miss E. Janora Dutterer, near Silver
Run. raised a turnip i'm the corn field
on her property, that weighed three
nonnds. Who can beat it ?
The Springfield State Hospital
BOARD inspected the New Jersey State
Village for Epileptics, at Skillman, N.
on Wednesday, The institution is
a model of its kind.
The application OF the TaneytCwn
savings B,uk. Of Taneytown, for an
increase i'm the capital stock from
$4,000 to $4,000 has been approved
Nv the State Bank Commissioners.
Door-to-Virtue Lodge, 4 F. and
A. NJ, Of this city, will attend
service at the NJ. P. Church, Sunday,
January 1st, at $50 p. m. Sermon by
DR.. T. H. Lewis. Public invited to at
tend.
Calendars were received from Chas.
E. Goodwin, fire insurance agent; D.J.
Hesson, Taneytown, merchant; F. P.
Goodwin, Reisterstown, liveryman,
and ]. n. Dehoff, Greenmount, mer-
chant.
MIR. Samuel A. Tubman, of Balti-
more, formerly of this city, has been
appointed General Freight Agent of
the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tation Company, which is effective
January 1.
Horace G.. Bush, East Main street,
wishes to thank his many friends for
the respect shown him during his i'll
ness. He returned home from the
Maryland University Hospital, Balti-
more, recently.
Mr.. George Clarence Efchel-
berger, freight and ticket agent for
the Western Maryland Railway Co.,
at Union Bridge, has presented the
Company with his resignation. Mr..
Eichelberger is we'll known in this
city.
Luther Wimert, manager Of the L.
Needles G. Co.'S. Shirt Factory, John
street, was presented with gold
signet ring by the employees of the
factory, and the floor lady, Miss Bes-
sic knight, a jewell case, as Christ
mas presents.
Ira G. Lawyer, of Union Mills, re-
turned home December 20, from a
Baltimore hospital, where he under
went q delicate operation for relief
from injuries alleged to have been sus-
tanned, when he was run into by an
automobile, about two months ago.
Apparently, Mr.. Lawyer is on fair
way to fully recover.
December 90, Jacob Lippy, an aged
and highly esteemed citizen OF Silver
Run, while walking on the Westmins-
ter turnpike, some distance from his
home, was seized with an attack OF
vertigo, and was rendered uncon-
scious by the fall. He was conveyed
to his home by John r. Reese, a
neignb0r, and medical attention given.
He is improving.
Norman Frey, son of William Frey,
leader of Della Cornet Band, of Della,
broke his right leg Monday morning
while coasting, by running into a
telegraph pole. Young Frey, with
several other young men, was coming
down the hill on a sled and when
rounding a bend in the road met a
wagon coming up, and, in attempting
to get cut Of the way, ran into the
pole
Rev. DR.. Patrick Henry Miller has
resigned the pastorate of Grace Luth-
eran Church, to accept the call of the
Lutheran Church at Lilly, Pa, and
will leave about February l. He has
served for 23 years at his present
charge, during which the congrega-
ton has risen from third rank to first
among the Protestant denominations
of this place in membership. DR..
Miller has received into the church
72G members, while by removals,
deaths and other causes the net gain
has been reduced to ZIG. This, how
ever, more than doubles the number
Of members at the time his pastorate
began.
On December p, sleighing party
visited the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Dherit, West Mannheim Town
ship. The visitors we're from Man
chester, Nd, and they had delight
1ul time with music, dancing and va
rious games. Refreshments were
served. Those present were Misses
Nora Dherit, Hattie Bankert, Irene
Wampler, Millie Shelter, Annie Wilda-
sin, Edna Miller, Elsie Wildasin, Ella
zepp, Ada Redding, Beta Rohrbaugh,
Hilda Michael, Mrs. John Markle;
Messrs. Charles Gilbert, Edward Zepp,
Erwin Strevig, Henry Zepp, Bert Shelf
Ier, Martin Wareheim, Harry Houck,
Horatio Wildasin, j. H. Markle and
calvin Meckley.
Robert r Myles, colored, whose
ueath occurred at stone quarry
early this month, and was supposed
% have been accidental, was really
murdered, is alleged in letter from
his brother, Arthur Myles, of this city,
10 his sister, OF Frederick. Myles
states that he has sworn out war
rant for Herbert Matthews, whom he
accuses Of numbering his brother, and
tnat Matthews Il now being hunted
ny ne Carroll county authorities.
Inc death OF Robert Myles, who was
ourled in Frederick on December 6,
occurred while he and Matthews were
1eturning from Gettysburg, Pa, to
laneytown, in "a buggy. Matthews
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