The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-10-13


white supremacy in the State.
Today is Friday, and it is also the
thirteenth. But who minds a little
thing like that?
John Little, Liberty street, IL having
his residence painted. hippy and
Cassell are doing the work.
Miss Lille Null, OF near Snyders-
burg, spent Tuesday and Wednesday
in this city and HagerstoEn, Nd.
Carroll Lockard, OF the firm OF y.
w. Lockard G. Son, brought from Bal
tmore today 1912 Maxwell demon
strater.
A large delegation OF p. o.. OF a.
were present in Davis Hall, this city,
pose OF initiating class into the
Order.
III. @. Miller caught an eel 314 feet
long and inches in circumference
and weighing Az pounds In the pond
at Joshua Gist's, near this city, where
he lives.
Walter B. Brown, OF Gather, and
Miss jamie ID. Aldridge, or Mt. Airy,
were married at Unionville, Freder-
lex county, on Wednesday, October 4,
by Rev. Solomon German.
The Western Maryland Railroad
ticket Office, I'm this city, reports the
sale Of 315 tickets this week to per
sons who attended the Hagerstown
Fair. of this number 245 tickets
were sold yesterday.
Campaign funds cannot be better
employed than by sending the Advo-
IN al a%1 yhc In
ceive it. Candidates will find it q
twenty-five cents for three months.
A horse to the milk wagon of
John Kaufman, Meadow Branch, fell
and rolled over on the railroad track
on Saturday morning. Little dam
age was done. The accident hap
pened just before the train was due.
James Pearre Wantz and Fisher
Wantz, of this city, spent Sunday in
New York. On their return home
they stopped of and witnessed the
big automobile events held at Fair
mount Park, Philadelphia, on Mon
day.
The elevator of Roberts, Roop e
Co., has been taxed to its utmost ca
wheat. Wheat is bringing around
80 cents per bushel, and the farm
ers are busy hauling the cereal to
the mills.
John J. Rose and family moved on
Wednesday into the house formerly
occupied by Mrs. H. G. Gushing and
her mother, Mrs. Newson, corner OF
Centre and Green streets, Mrs. Cush-
ing and Mrs. Newson moved into the
adjoining house in which Mr.. Rose
had been living.
Fall has come! The air il cool,
darkness comes on early, chestnutS in
plenty are being sold down town, to
gether with the rosy-cheeked Maid
ems Blush, the yellow Golden Grimes,
and other varieties Of the apple. Fires
flicker In fire place heaters and the
porches are deserted.
The two men who were arrested at
Taneytown last week on the charge OF
burglary, and brought to the Jail in
this city, had a hearing before Justice
J. a.. Diffendal, at Taneytown, on
Wednesday, and in default OF $1,000
bail, they were returned to jail for
the action of the grand jury.
E. Dennis Lynch, son Of M. John
| Lynch, Liberty street, one Of West
minister's hustling young men, who
is making good with the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company at Pittsburgh, Pa, has
been transferred to Williamsburg,
Pa, to take charge Of the business
there.
Not more than half a dozen people
have become depositors in the Post
al Savings Bank which was establish
! ed July 81, at the postoffice in this
city. The reason for this il probably
the fact that an interest Of only two
per cent. is paid on deposits there,
while all the other banks pay larg-
\ er per cent. of interest. And yet
this IS an excellent method for saw
\ ing small sums.
\ Catholics from all over the State
are interested in the jubilee Of Cardi-
nal Gibbons, which will be celebrated
on Monday. 1t il expected that about
1000 men will be in line for the
parade. Liberal contributions to the
| Cardinals jubilee fund have been re-
ceived from every State in the Union,
and from many towns in Maryland
aside from Baltimore. The contri-
button to the fund from the Catholics
of Westminster was $935.75.
Wednesday evening a good audience
gathered at Ffremen's Hall for the
purpose of hearing DR.. Aaron $. Wat
kins speak on the liquor question. DR..
!. Watkins made splendid address
which reused some enthusiasm. He
was accompanied BY the Prohibition
| candidate for Governor, John I'll. Du-
/. fanny, of Wicomico county and other
Prohibition candidates, and by Chas.
Y r. Woods, editor OF THE Battle Cry, ,
a Prohibition weekly journal.
As we 60 to press news comes that
Lewis d. Wantz dropped dead be-
tween half past nine and ten o'clock.
He had gone a short distance from his
home, near Stonersville, to gather
chestnuts and was apparently per-
feCiiy wen, when death came so sud
denla-. Mr.. Wantz il well known all
over the county, and for years has
beer III active Democratic worker In
the fourth precinct. We are unable
to |. arm when his funeral will take
place.
Dr. II. I'll. Lewis returned home yes
terday from Toronto, Canada, where
he attended the fourth Ecumenical
Conference Oh all branches OF Metho-
dism. His address to the conference
upon Responsibility Of Methodism In
Worldwide Evangelism" made "a
splendid impression, and was detailed
at greater length in the Toronto news
papers than any address delivered be-
fore the conference up to this time