The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-17
Wild geese are flying South.

Hustle and you will not feel the
cold.
Five weeks from next Monday viii
be Christmas.
This city experienced a heavy
sleet on Wednesday morning.
There will be special services in
the Methodist Episcopal Church every
evening next week except Saturday.
There are several cases Of scarlet
fever among the pupils OF MT. Airy
school, and the school may have to
be closed for two weeks on that &C
count,
The game which was early In the
season scheduled to take place last
Saturday between Ursinus College, Col
legeyille, Pa, and Western Maryland
College, was cancelled.
The open season for rabbits and
partridges in this county began last
Friday, November 10. Energetic
hunters are seen every day-and
they claim that the season is a good
one.
The thermometer registered 20 de-
grees on Monday morning The sud
den drop in the temperature, which
caught the people without their being
prepared for it, caused great deal
Of suffering
Daniel and Jacob Lodge, I. D. o.
r., OF Manchester, was present and
assisted in the installation of the
Portica Lodge of Rebekah, I. O. o.
f., which was organized at Hanover,
Pa, on Tuesday evening.
The sale of the farm near Berrett,
which was advertised in this paper
by Guy w. Steele and +. Neal Parke
to take place on Saturday, November
20, has been withdrawn, and will not
take place until later date.
a certificate OF incorporation was
recorded at the Clerks Office this
week to organize a breeders COM
pany known as the New Windsor
Guernsey Breeders Company. The
company has no capital stock.
Not many more weeks before
Christmas. This is a good time to be-
gin thinking what you are going to
buy. 1t will save both you and the
merchants lot of bother If you
could make up your minds to do
your buying early.
While out cunning last Friday
with a party Of young men, Charles
l.. Brauning, OF Louisville, this coun-
ty, was accidentally shot in the right
knee but was not seriously hurt. Tt
is not known who L. responsible for
the misdirected shot.
Our Westminster merchants are
busy, and therefore happy. Read
their advertisements and see what
stock they have on hand. They can
fill the wants Of the community, with
out the necessity OF your taking a
trip to the city to buy.
Commission merchants in Balti-
more report that turkeys, chickens,
apples and pumpkins are more
plentiful than they have been for at
least five years; if that is true the
Thanksgiving turkey ought not to
cost as much as 1t did last year.
The z a. m, east-bound train on
the w. MI. r. was delayed at Patapsco
on Saturday morning for over an
hour by the engine becoming dis
abled. An engine was sent from
Hillen Station to pull the train in,
and it arrived in Baltimore about
1890.
The Ladies' Literary Club met on
Tuesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs Edward p. Brundige. After the
usual reading, and discussion of cur
rent topics, DIR. 0. E. Tiffany, of the
Western Maryland College faculty,
made a very delightful and instruc-
tive talk on England.
James, D. Mitchell, r. V. Lewis and
Mr.. Douglas, who attended the ses-
sions given by the Eastman School Of
Photography, in Baltimore, this week,
returned home today. Mr.. Mitchell
stated that he was much pleased
with the new ideas given, and that
he has learned great deal by at
tending the meeting.
On Wednesday BIDS were received
by the State Roads Commission, for
building four sections OF road in the
State, including the three miles Of
road in this county, from Manches-
ter to Westminster. There were
bids for the road in this county and
the contract will be awarded as soon
as the bids are tabulated.
Mrs. Mary ~ Hunter, Is seriously
i'll at her home on East Green street.
She was stricken with paralysis o.
Sunday afternoon about five O'Clock,
which affected the right side OF her
body. Since that time she has neith-
er spoken nor regained consciousness.
Mrs. Hunter had apparently been per
fectly well all day Sunday and this
sudden attack is a great shock to her
family and friends.
The annual report OF the Western
Maryland Railway Company, made
public yesterday, and which covered
operations for the II months ended
June 80 last, was received favorably
in the railroad and financial world. .
feature was the fact that the report
showed an increase in the total OPP
Grating revenue of $I19,O76.44, Of l.6S
per cent. The operating expenses
we're $4,44O, 227.7O, ~ contrasted with
81, 1O2 ,52146 for last year, or an in
crease of S337, 7O6.24 The net opera
ting revenue was S2,760,705.
Reports still continue to come
from farmers in certain sections Of
the county that their hogs are dying
OF some disease, probably hog
cholera. Butchering has commenced
ahead of time,as many are afraid the
disease may become general,W while 9TH
ers are using carbolic acid and other
representatives. freely. The heaviest
loser We have heard OF Is MIR. Buch-
CIR, of near Gettysburg, who lost 2S.
The disease is reported In Adams
and York counties, Pa, and in Fred
erick and Carroll.
Farm lands throughout the county
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