The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, dec. |, 1911
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

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with eggs at IS or 40 cents Dozen
Christmas baking will be curtalled.
Tho Ladies' Literary Club met on
r,,asdav afternoon at the residence OF
Mrs George Brown.
Road the Christmas advertlse-
r,ants published in this issue, thus
heIning you to select your presents
for Christmas.
The sum Of $40 was realized last
saturday at the afternoon tea which
80 held at the residence OF Mrs. Jno.
u cunningham, for the benefit OF the
bend-a-Hand Club.
At least 100000 post cards, each
hearing an invitation to the recipient
j visit Baltimore during Maryland
week-Decembe to 9-were sent
hit Wednesday Of last week from that
city.
house party consisting Of 15
vonng people from Baltimore, chap
eroned by Mrs. Kaufman, arrived in
this city on Wednesday and will board
II the home of MIR. and Mrs. William
Geiman, near here until Sunday.
Charles Crummit, OF near NIT. Airy,
was arrested in Rockville, Friday by
sheriff Viett, of Montgomery county,
mon a warrant sworn out by his
wife Myra Crummit. The warrant
charges the husband with desertion
and failure to support the wife and
minor child.
"A Pocket Testament League" has
been organized in this city for the
purpose of a free distribution Of the
Scriptures and OF getting people more
interested in them. The League COM
prises more than Zoe, 900 members who
are carrying on this work In many
parts Of the world.
After a hearing which lasted two
days the Public Service Commission
on last Friday decided to grant the
Baltimore and Pennsylvania Railway
Company permission to build its
roads from Reisterstown to Hanover
and to issue 100000 OF bonds and
100000 worth Of stock.
=. Walter Skunk has formed CO
partnership with his son Dewitt, and
will conduct the saddlery and har-
ness business under the name OF j.
W. Skunk & Son. They will be
pleased to see all their friends and
promise to continue the business up
to it's present standard.
On November Ill, Mrs. Clara W.
Tate, of Union Bridge, was granted
divorce from her husband, Hugh M.
Tate, BY the Circuit Court for Car
roll County with the right to resume
her maiden name of Clara W. Utter
mahlen. 1t was also ordered by the
Court that Hugh T. Tate pay the costs
Of the proceedings
A freight wreck occurred on Mon
day morning i'm the yards of the W.
NJ. r. at Emory Grove, in which sew
eral cars were badly damaged and
am engine disabled. The cause Oh
the wreck was that train contain
ing ballast was backing down the
switch while local freight was en-
tering the switch from the main line.
No passenger trains were delayed.
A Thanksgiving Social under the
auspices of the Christian Endeavor
society OF 1t. Johns Neister's)
church will be held at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George a Lester, %
Friday evening, December 8. III the
weather should prove Indictment on
Friday the social will be held on SAT-
urday evening. All friends OF the
church and society are cordially in
vited to BE- present
How the World Goes to, Church"
is the title of an entertainment to BE-
given in costume by the ladies OF the
Foreign Missionary Society Of the
Methodist Protestant Church next
Monday evening at 7.30 o'clock, In the
lecture room of the Methodist Prot
,stant Church. Fancy articles and
light refreshments will be sold. Adj
mission will be free and everyone -
cordially invited to attend.
Astronomers tell US that on next
Monday evening the nearly full moon
will be seen to pass SO close to Mars
that it will seem almost to Craze the
planet. a. viewed from large part
Of the earth our satellite will pass
over the planet and hide It from view.
Even In those countries where this
is not seen to occur the two bright
bodies 10 near together will form
striking and most interesting figure
in the sky.
Herman q. Kane, Taneytown, Md,
and Curtis Kane, of near Arentsv1lle,
Pa, precipitated a light with Jesse
Scott of Gettysburg, Pa, Saturday ar
ternoon with { result that Scott
thrashed botn uf his foes and then
had them arrested for assault and
battery. The Kanes were held for
Court, giving bail in the sum Of $40
each. Scott was shoveling coal into
a building when Herman Kane came
along and proceeded to kick away
the chute.
The funeral services of Mrs. Mar
garet Ann Sprenkle, OF Hanover, Pa,
were held at 1890 a. m. Friday. The
following Carroll CONTAINS We're
present at the services and inter
ment. MIR. and Mrs. Harry p. Fow-
Bile, MIR. and Mrs. J David Crowl, Mr.
and Mrs VIM. Steele, of this city; Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Shaeffer, of Hamp-
stead; Newton s. Watts and Miss
Mary Algfre, of Fowblesburg; Mrs.
O.. %. Billmyer and Mrs. Thomas
Grumbine, OF Union Bridge.
The annual meeting Of the School
Commissioners OF Maryland will b.
held at the State Normal School on
Thursday ami Friday, December N
and s. The topics selected for dis
cussion are Health Inspection OF
School Children; Why should Mary
land Not Have Compulsory School
attendance Law? Work of the Mary
land Society or Social Hygiene, and
Needed School Legislation. The
meeting of the County Superinten-
dents will be held at the Hotel Rem
merit on Wednesday, December 6.