The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-29
Now for your New Years resolution.

ON our streets during the noAudys.
Miss Gertrude Ohler, East Main
street, received a small box OF oranges
from a friend in Florida On Christ
mas day.
Raw Spencer, this city, who played
center field for the Dayton (Ohio)
club, has been sold to the Columbus
(Ohio) club. =
Pupils of Malhon School gave a
Christmas cantata on Friday, Decem-
Der %, at Mechanicsville Hall, under
the direction of the teacher, Miss
Grace Witherow.
A special Christmas dinner, con-
sisting Of turkey, chicken, seasonable
vegetables, and many other good
things, was served to the 36 inmates
of the County Home for the Poor.
Governor John K. Tener, Of Penn
sylvania passed through this city on
Friday afternoon on his way to Balti-
more He with several others in
spected the cement plant at Union
Bridge.
The kitchen at the lunch room OF
Fred w. Rhoda, which is connected
with his cafe, caught fire on Saturday
morning from the stove and burned a
hole in the roof before the fire could
be extinguished
An old confederate soldier, hailing
from Pennsylvania, was before Justice
Shriver Tuesday on the charge of
being drunk. The judge turned him
loose and told him to beat it up the
pike for his home State.
The farm OF Il. Jack Brown, near
Manchester, was sold at public sale
on December 16. III was purchased
by VIM. Gettier, for the sum Of $4,000:
1t contains about fifty acres Of land
and lies along the public road leading
to this, city.
Four thousand, four hundred and
fifty-five Red Cross seals were sold at
the postoffice i'm this cry last week.
piece the National Red Cross Society
for the Prevention OF tuberculosis
will receive $44.55 from Postmaster
GOrsuch.
Judge Edwin w. Shriver, handed
out a few Christmas presents on Tues
day which were not very acceptable.
One was a six months sentence to the
House OF Correction to Mrs. Harry
Grouse, for being drunk and disorder
ly and the other 10 days sentence to
jail to Miss Fritz.
William IT. Eaton, of Thurmont con-
victed OF assault and battery upon j.
c. Wllhide, has succeeded in having
his sentence of three months In the
House OF Correction changed to fine
of $125, out of which the costs of his
trial will be paid. He is blacksmith
at Thurmont, and is said to be an in
dustrious man.
Christmas, which commentaries
the birth of Christ, was observed in a
religious manner in all the churches
of this city. Beautiful carols and
hymns were sung by the church
choirs. Early services were held in
several of the churches on Christmas
morning. The churches were hand
somely decorated with palms, ever
green and holly.
George E. Ryder, of Charlestown,
wv. va, who was, arrested i'm Waynes-
boro, Pa. on Thursday of last week,
was brought to this city on Friday af-
ternoon by Deputy Sheriff Sharrer, to
answer several charges of receiving
money by false pretences. He caught
several Of our citizens by giving
them bad checks. After a hearing he
was allowed to 60, upon settling up all
claims. His father and brother were
present.
There is much said relative to the
high price of commodities prevailing
at this time In view OF this, per-
haps the following item of prices cur
rent in Wilmington, Delaware, during
the year 1887 will prove interesting:
Wheat -four sold at $10-25 a barrel;
rye -four, $3.50 per barrel; wheat, per
bushel, $1.25; cornmeal, per hogs
head, $50; cornmeal, per bushel, 95
cents; corn, per bushel, 80 cents;
oats, per bushel, 45 cents; whisky, per
gallon, Al cents
Resolutions upon the death Of the
late VIM. p. Maulsby, for many years
a member of the Frederick County
Bar were Friday morning last, pre-
scented the court, and a special ses-
sion held i'm which many of the lead
ing members OF the bar spoke OF the
life and character of the late Mr.
Maulsby. There was "a full bench.
When court had been called to order,
William III. Kinks, chairman of the
committee from Frederick Bar Associ-
alton appointed to draft the resolu-
tons, arose, and offered the resolu-
tons which had been prepared.
Everything points to the fact that
the w. NJ. Railway is getting ready
for increased traffic through Cham
bersburg," said a citizen. There are
now" said he, "about forty trains go
ing through here daily, and this num-
Der will be greatly increased when
connection il made with the trunk
lines at Conellsville, and this will be
in the near future. A force of work
men are laying steel rails near
Sloan, another force is busy putting
down rails at the cutoff and the
bridge gang Is putting down ties and
rails on the overhead bridge near
the Chambersburg engineering COM
been put down on the track through
the town.
Clara =. Smith, widow of John Mark
Smith, by Il. D. Weant attorney, OF
this city, has filed a suit in the Wash
ington County Circuit court, Hagers-
town, against the G. ". r.. r. Co. for
/ $4,000 damages for the death of her
husband, who was killed on the rail
road on July Z, 1911 The bill of par
\ ticulars states that Smith was en-
ployed as a brakeman on a freight
train on the road, and while in the
y performance OF his duty and exercis-
! ing reasonable care, caught hold of a
brake, which - alleged to have been