The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-12-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

LUUAL hFFAAKSs
We are passing rapidly In the last
month of 1912.
The price of eggs took ~ drop the
first OF the week.
Western Maryland Railway stock
has been on the sag for the past
two or more weeks.
A. c.. Yeakle, of Clear Springs, Md,
has succeeded VIM. A. Lindsay. this
city, as night telegraph operator for
the Western Maryland Railway in this
city.
A childs purse containing some
money was found by Mr.. Charles O..
Clemson, attorney. The owner by
Identifying purse can get it from MIR.
Clemson.
A lady gossip of Logansport,
Ind, paid the death penalty by being
shot for talking about friend. Has
Westminster any goSslps that are In
danger of the same fate?
The new State road from Gambler to
Westminster lacks about 1000 feet of
being finished. If the weather per-
mits it will be completed this winter,
otherwise the work will have to be
postponed until next spring.
The closing exercises and exhibits
of Westminster kindergarten, under
the instructor of Miss Stella ].
Knapp, will be held on Friday morn
ing, December "A. The public is
cordially invited to be present
Two railroad employees stated in
this city Saturday that about 80 men
employed by the w. NJ r. had quit their
positions since the two wrecks at
Pen-Mar The men stated they
were afraid to risk their lives in the
hands Of officials Of the road.
Mr.. John L. Williams, Of near Win
field, has purchased Mr.. N. r. Buck
ingham's farm Of about 10 acres i'm
proved with several buildings, near
the Sans Creek road adjoining MIR.
Will Crawford's property. Mr.. Will
Jams s0n-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. C. I. Stem, will occupy the
property.
Red Cross Christmas Seals will be
sold by Westminster's attractive and
charming young ladies in the lobby
of the postoffice for ten days prior
to Christmas. Buy literally of these
seals for your Christmas letters and
packages, remembering each one
helps toward stamping out and pre-
venting tuberculosis
The Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany of Carroll county met at it's
room on East Main street, Monday
morning. All the members were pres
emit except Messrs. Wadlow, Of Free
dom; Reindollar, of Taneytown, and
Dr. Weaver, Of Uniontown, who were
not we'll. DR.. J. W. Herring was re-
elected president and Mr. Gloyd
Lynch treasurer. The company has
mad prosperous year, and no heavy
losses from fire. After adjournment
dlnner was served at the Westminster
Hotel, at which the press was rep
resented by DR. J. II. Billingslea of
me Advocate, Mr.. John IL Mitten of
Inc Times, and Mr.. J. D. Brooks, of
The Sentinel.
Declaring that from 20 to 60 per
cent. of the cows in INFESTED dairy
aerds IN Frederick county have been
1ound to have tuberculosis, from tests
made by him, DR.. r. v. Smith, veter-
marian OF Frederick, and inspector for
t1e Live Stock Sanitary Board, show
ed the necessity for a thorough test
lng OF all herds in the State He says
ne 1nds the disease much more pre-
Sdlent among dairy herds than in
lerds where no especial attention has
peen gwen to dairying. In the latter
aeIds the percentage Of infected cows
~ ~ from two to ten per cent, said DIR.
o1iGh When the inspector was ask
"a now he accounted for the greater
percentage of infection among dairy
nerds, he stated he considered that
ne close stabling of the COWS has
much to do with the spreading Of the
- ne shipmentof Christmas trees out
~ New England Except Vermont)
las been forbidden by the Department
u Agriculture, because they may
spread those terrible pests, the gypsy
&nu DroWn-tail moths. New England
nas Deen the principal source OF sup
ply 1or all eastern cities. The gypsy
moth was started on its career in this
country twenty years ago by too
JEALOUS Massachusetts professor, who
anported a few of the bugs to study
~ let them escape. The caterpillars
ISoYour almost everything green, and
ave killed thousands of trees. The
n1,tate OF Massachusetts has spent mil
nons OF dollars trying to undo the
- lllscnlef, but in spite of all efforts
lne pests have now extended beyond
ene boundaries OF that State SO the
eeggs laid by the moths may be On
~, christmas trees" sent out OF New
England States,