The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-11-10

Tuesday, election day, was legal
holiday
Rarely has Carroll county polled a
larger vote than that of Tuesday.
Merchants ar now preparing for
their annual Christmas consignments.
The corn crop is reported as be-
ing above the average and good yields
are being realized.
The Ladies' Literary Club met at
the residence of Mrs. Chas. Billings
lea on Tuesday afternoon.
Thomas & Co., of this city, have
sold The 1O6 acres or land belonging
to Alfred a. Mitten. of Spring Mills,
to A. G. Schlosser, Of Va, for $1,000.
DR.. Thomas H. Lewis, president of
Western Maryland College, will be
one OF the lecturers at the annual
Washington County Teachers Insti-
tute.
DR.. NJ. Bates Stephens, State Sup
erintendent Of Schools, is patient at
the Church Home and Infirmary i'm
Baltimore, suffering with gastritis,
but his condition is improved. DR..
Stephens is well known in this city
and county.
Farmers, a. well a. men OF other
occupations, will be interested in the
free demonstration Of farming with
dynamite, which will take place next
Thursday afternoon, November 16, at
$50 o'clock, on the farm OF III. III.
Shriver CO., east or this city, and
adjoining the Fertilizer Works.
The Health Officers Bulletin for the
month Of August, 1911, states that
there were liz cases OF typhoid fever
in Carroll county during that month.
Eldersburg and Haignt each had 4
cases; Mt. Airy, 8 cases; New Wind
sor, cases; Taneytown, Sykesville.
Union Bridge and Westminster, each
case.
Tomorrow afternoon the Western
Maryland College football team will
meet Ursinus College, at College
vile, Pa. The players are looking
forward to this game with great
deal Of interest as Ursinus College
has a good strong team, which defeat
ed the University of Pennsylvania
last season.
The Democratic workers or Ty-
IOAC P4CC4ACL1 uA6LlACGg
made a fine showing at Tuesdays
election. The precinct Is very close
but was carried by a small majority
for German and the balance OF the
ticket. "A daughter OF one OF the good
Democratic workers was SO. interest
ed in the election that she gave her
assistance and brought in Q voter.
The weather conditions for the
month OF October, according to the
report of Geo. f. Morelock, observ-
er at Westminster, were as follows:
Maximum temperature 81 degrees on
the 18th; Minimum temperature 33
degrees On the Goth and 30th; total
precipitation 3.71 inches. There were
16 clear days, 4 partly cloudy, and
10 cloudy Light frost on the 18th,
23rd. oath, 25th, 26th, 9th, 28th,
10Th, and 31st; killing frost On the
30th. The prevailing wind was
northwest
The meeting of the clerics of the
Protestant Episcopal Church held
Monday. in the chapel or Emanuel
Church, Baltimore, was Of special in
terest, in that it discussed the prop
priety of retaining OF dropping the
word Protestant from the general
name of the denomination. The
principals i'm the discussion were
John l. Yellott. Of Belair, Md, who
advocated the retention of the word,
and Rev. W. A. McCleuthen, of Mount
Calvary, Baltimore, who advocated
dropping 1T because of Indebtedness
in its Interpretation. The free dis
cussion of the subject developed a
variety of opinions, but no conclusion
was reached.
George MI Morelock, principal Of
the High School, secured a number
of sample ballots and held an election
at the school on Tuesday afternoon,
in which all the pupils participated.
The judges were James Marsh, John
Magee, Lamotte Smith and Clarence
Aldridge; and the clerks were Velma
Fleming and Rubie Yeiser. The
pupils were carefully instructed as
to the correct method Of voting, and
OF the 100 ballots cast by the High
School proper, 8 were thrown out,
and of the So ballots cast by the
Grammar School, IL were thrown out.
The school went Republican by a
profitable and entertaining expert
ence for the pupils.
Last Saturday Senator German,
Hon. Edgar Allan Poe, and Senator
Blair Lee campaigned through Car
roll county. The first stop was made
at the Westminster Hotel where they
were met by local committee of
Democrats, also ladies' committee
Of reception including Mrs. John Rob
erts, Mrs. VIM. III. Thomas, Mrs. Fred.
ID. Miller, Mrs. s. Simpson, Mrs.
Frank 2. Miller, Mrs. Edward o.
Weant, Mrs. George Matthews, Mrs.
Edward P. Brundige, Mrs. William
Vanderford, Mrs. James Trayer, Mrs.
EO Grimes, Jr. and Misses Gladys Van
derford, Alice and Harriet Miller. Po-
litical speeches were made at the no.
tel, and after dinner the party pro-
ceeded to Manchester, where an after
noon meeting was held AT night a
mass meeting in this city was address
ed by Senator Blair Lee, Hon. Philip D.
Laird, of the Public Service Commits
sion, and :. :. Fields, Of Baltimore.
THE MEN AND RELIGION FOR
WARD MOVEMENT.