The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-16
Did you get a valentine?
Lent begins next Wednesday.

munity are housed with bad colds.
The wv. M. Ry. IL very busy haul
/ ing coal and merchandise at pres
emit
A The cold weather has made excel
lent skating, and the young people OF
| this city have been enjoying 1T on
the nearby ponds.
The Ladies' Aid society OF zion
church will hold an oyster supper in
| the school house near the church on
February % and "A.
Frank L. Shaeffer, Pennsylvania
avenue, slipped and fell upon the icy
pavement Id front or his residence
last night about 3 o'clock, and broke
his right leg above the ankle.
MIR. Charlie Wineholt, who recent
~ had one of his feet amputated.
expected. He was formerly proprie-
tor OF grocery store &C Ow1ngs
Mills.
The remodeled Opera House at
Hanover, Pa, was leased by J. II.
Ebling, OF Washington, ID. O., cousin
OF John Bernstein, OF this city, and
was reopened February II, with 13
hundred seating capacity.
The committee Of administration
OF the Maryland Bankers Association
has selected the Blue Mountain House
a. the place OF meeting for it, seven
teenth annual convention, and June
20, 21 and 22 a. the dates.
| No. l., the fast mail, on the wv. M.
sidewiped freight west OF Hancock,
derailing several coal hoppers and
NEngineman, W. NJ Fleigh, Hagers-
town, had his ankle sprained. En-
gine 157 was slightly damaged last
week
Mr.. Austin Gallagher, Industrial
agent of the M. M. Ry, has bought
the Brooks property, near this city.
formerly occupied by Mr. Reuben
Humbert and family, and expects to
move there about the first Of next
April
The Forest and Stream Club will
hold a meeting at James p. Mitchell'A
Photograph Gallery, Thursday eve
ming next, at o'clock. Every one IN
terested In Fish and Game protection
for Carroll county is invited to be
present
There have been many comments
as to the heating system in the Odd
Fellows Hall. The plant was i'm
stalled by Frank r. Shaeffer, plumber,
and the boiler used IL the Ideal, man
ufactured by the American Radiator
Go. The work is very satisfactory
The Reformed Mems League OF
Baust Church will hold social and
supper on Thursday evening, FebrU-
airy 22, i'm the Clouse Hall at Tyrone.
| A male quartette from Taneytown
will sing and various speakers will
be there. All are invited-men, wo-
men and children.
Tt is authoritatively stated that at
the next annual Baltimore district
conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Rev. Kenneth @. Murray
pastor of South Baltimore Station
v Church, will be appointed pastor OF
Fayette Street Church.
The 6-months-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Bachman died at Union
Bridge last week and was buried on
\ Thursday, February s. Funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. Mar
tin SchWeitzer and interment was al
Silver Run Mr.. Bachman was form
erly constable here.
The Conrad brothers will give re-
cital in the Opera House on Saturday
evening, February "a. All lovers Of
good music will be pleased at the
splendid program which will be rend.
cred on that occasion by Arthur Con
| ,so4 ,rfi n I
pianist. The program I'm full is adj
vertised in this paper.
The Public Service Commission yes
terday morning received an inquiry
from Col w. S. Powell, president o.
the Maryland Press Association, a. tx
whether the compulsory publication
of time tables in the daily press BY
the railroads was under the jurisdicH
ton of that body. The inquiry vii
be referred to the commissions chic
counsel, William Cabell Bruce, for ar
opinion.
Telegraph operators on the loca
division Of the Western Maryland
railway, which includes those en-
, ployed BY the company in Gettys
!. burg, have been notified by the gen
} cent increase in pay which became
effective on January 1, last, ant
which affects, 40 men on the divi
: sion. The first pay under the new
schedule was made Monday.
On Monday of last week, Mrs. Jno
IT, Thurman, OF near Silver Run, suf
fered paralytic stroke which affect
Cd the right side of her face and he
left arm. Mrs. Thurman had gont
to the garnet to do some work where
her youngest daughter, Mrs. Eff
Dutterer, found her, % minutes later
lying on the floor. a physician wa:
summoned, and Mrs. Thurman IL i'm
proving under his care and that q
q trained nurse from Baltimore city
An excellent map of Carroll count!
showing the topography and election
districts has been prepared by tht
Maryland Geological Survey in coop
Grafton with the ". 8. Geological Sur
vey, and will be issued in a few week.
when there will b. one On exhibition
at this Office. Mr.. James II. Quinla1
was in this city yesterday and vii
visit Hampstead, New Windsor, I'm
ion Bridge, Taneytown and Sykesvillt
and take orders for the maps which
are to be had for 17 cents apiece.
Charles Slentz, Waynesboro, AM
! Samuel Miller, Waynecastle, who wert
; found guilty Of furnishing Igor t
Elmer Yingling, of Waynesboro, O
known Incorporate habit, earlier IL
the week were called by Judge Gillian
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