The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-02

The thermometer registered 8 be-
low zero ON Sunday morning tn this
city.
Mr. Charles T.. Fink has made ap-
plication for State Insurance Com
missioner.
Easter Sunday will fall at COM
paratively late date this year, coming
on April w.
tit il said the American Express Co.
will place Offices all along the West
ern Maryland Railway
The Ladies' Literary Club met on
Tuesday afternoon at the residence
of Mrs. r. f. Northrop, Green street.
Oficer William Helm, arrested ELS
worth Miller, OF TaneytOWn, former
" of this city, on the charge OF non
support ON Tuesday. Miller was TAX
en- to Taneytown.
Farmers tell US that potatoes,
scarce al they are, are bringing dis
tress to some owners Of the tubers,
a. many OF them have been nipped
by the penetrating frost.
The papers to be delivered by Car
rier AZ, were sent out of this office
with the other papers last Friday,
but for some reason or other failed
to reach their destinations.
The w. M. r. r. had the misfor-
tune to lose carload OF Cumberland
beer by the freeze the other night.
The car got sidetracked- The COM
pany paid for the goods, some $500.
In supervising expense list or Car
roll county including salaries, gener-
al expenses OF the Office supplies, etc,
the following was for Carroll county
roads: miles let, 1875; built, 5.O7;
contract price, $44,7O3-67.
Thomas o. Baumgartner has &C
cepted position with the CONSOLE
dated Public Utilities Company. Jos.
Haines, who formerly held the po-
sition resigned in order to farm his
aunt's property, near New Windsor.
Farmers are already beginning to
think of moving, and from all reports
it appears there will be much fitting
around. Remember that The Advo-
cate al an advertising medium will
doubly aid you in disposing Of your
effects.
MIR. Stanley a. Kenny has assumed
duties Of cashier at the LibertytoWn
Savings Bank at Liberty: MIR. Kenny
has had five years experience in this
line OF work, having been connected
with the First National Bank, Of Pied
mont, w. va.
Mrs. Sarah Hall Matthews died of
pneumonia at her home in Baltimore
last Friday evening. She was well
known in this city, having visited here
d number OF times. Mrs. Matthews
was a cousin of Messrs. Denton s.,
and George r.. Gehr and Miss Kittie
Noel
we are indebted to Mr.. John S.
Mills, of the Department of the Treas
ury, Washington, D. c., for a copy OF
the Congressional Directory, of the
62nd Congress- 1t contains much val
liable information both biographical
and statistical, and is fine book Of
reference.
When Matthias Lang's house at
near Hampstead, was
burned recently, pocketbook con-
tanning over 5000 was supposed to
have been destroyed. Mrs. Lang had
brought it downstairs when the fire
was first discovered, but ii disap-
peared. Last week one Of Lang's
boys found the money while working
about the ruins, and the cash was I'M
injured
The Health Officers bulletin for
December states that Of the 124
deaths during the month caused by
infectious and communicable diseases,
SO resulted from tuberculosis and 21
from typhoid fever. During the
month typhoid fever was mildly cpl
demic in Woodbine, Carroll county,
where there were 4 cases, and there
were cases OF whooping cough in
The midwinter sky il particularly
beautiful just now. The most bril-
liant part OF the sky now lies extG;lly
in the south in the early evening.
There, high in the heavens can be
seen the Warrior, the magnificent
Orion, with the beautiful Twins and
the bright, yellow Dog stars on the
left, and on the right the wonderful
group OF the Bull, whose shoulders
contain the Pleiades.
At an election held by the board OF
directors Of the Littlestown National
Bank, last Tuesday, for an assistant
cashier to fill the vacancy made BY
the resignation OF John "A. ShOrb,
there were some eight or ten appli-
cants, and out OF the number Homer
Robinson, son Of VIM. r. Robinson,
the banks first cashier, was unani-
chosen. The young man will
take UP his new duties on March 1.
While ascending in an elevator to
her apartments in the Cecil, Balti-
more, last Sunday, Mrs. Robert Lee
Slingluff, daughter Of Captain Will
liam III. Dorsey, OF NIT. Airy, accident
ally got her right foot caught be-
tween the elevator and the second
floor, crushing the member 30 sever
ely that it had to be amputated just
above the ankle. Her two children
were with her in the elevator, and it
was i'm an effort to keep them from
approaching too near the edge OF the
car that Mrs. Slingluff was injured.
Over 100 persons On Friday OF last
week were in attendance at the Farm
ers' Institute which was being held at
Thurmont- Leading farmers from
the surrounding country, and some
from Carroll county were in Thur
mont early in the morning. The ses-
sions were held in the Town Hall.
Addresses were made by DIR. Hill, di-
rector of Farmers Institutes, s. Fl.
Fulton, j. =. Cohill and w. Oscar
Collier. This year special feature
was the display OF farm products.
Quite a display of corn, wheat, oats,
barley, apples, and in fact almost all