The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-01-19
Watch for grounding day-Febru-

Watch for grounding day-Febru-
ary 2.
The mi1der weather of yesterday
and today is a great relief.
Rural mail carriers had cold, dis
agreeable drives last week.
The water main on East Green
street froze and bursted on Monday.
Harvey Flickinger, Of Frizellburg,
who had been sick for several weeks,
j. now able to BE- about again.
Miss Kate Small, of CavetoWn, Md,
has been spending the past few
weeks with relatives in this city.
James Mount, MT Airy, t. an ap-
plicant for Roads Commissioner, and
has presented his name to Governor
Goldsborough.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Frick, OF
Smallwood, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. A. Dell, on Sunday at the
Monroe Farm, Eldersburg, Md.
Someone set fire to shock Of
corn fodder in the corn field of Edw.
Duttera, near Littlestown, Pa, re-
Gently, which resulted in burning
1900 bundles.
The birds are practically shut Off
from their food supply in weather
like this, and by scattering few
crumbs out in the open, you will be
doing an act OF charity
The store property on East Main
street which j. owned by Miss M- @.
Gardner, and which mas been occu-
pied for several years by Mrs. IT,.
Taylor is now for sale or rent.
We are in receipt OF the annual
report Of the Comptroller Of the
Treasury OF Maryland. 1t is graft
flying to learn that the finances Of
the State are in such excellent con-
dition.
The Lend-a-Hand Club met on
Monday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. John H Cunningham, East Main
street, and made further plans for
relieving the condition of the poor
Of the community
Senator Snader from Carroll coun-
ty was appointed on the following
committees in the Senate: Article 3,
Section "a, Of the Constitution, Con-
tingent Expenses of the Senate and
Public Institutions
The following were appointed OF
Committees from this county in the
House OF Delegates: Edward IL. Ely,
on Manufacturers; Herbert R. Wood
en-, on Corporations, and Agriculture !;
Calvin r. Chew, on Pensions.
The first amusement to be given in
the new auditorium Of Odd Fellows
Hall will be"Robinson Crusoe." Home
talent will be selected to fill the
cast, under the instructions of the
well known playwright, Frank s.
Davidson.
Two banquets were held at the
Westminster Hotel this week. On
Monday the 3. z. Shriver Company
had banquet at the hotel Of 20 COW
ers, and on Tuesday evening the Roy
al Arcanum held banquet there OF
40 covers.
Mrs. VIM. Nicholas, OF Brooklyn, NJ.
Y., has had erected "a handsome
granite monument to the memory OF
her father and mother, Leonard y.
and Sarah T. Buckingham, in the
cemetery or Bethany Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South.
| James Bowers, Manchester road,
while unloading lumber from a car
for Smith G ReifsnIder, on January
Ito, slipped and fell from the car door
striking his back on the wagon which
he was loading, breaking two ribs
and injuring his back.
Shifting engine and a passenger
train met in ahead-on-collision on the
Harrisburg Division Of the w. nj: r.,
at Porters Siding yesterday afternoon.
Engineer Geo. Reed OF the passenger
train was killed and John Berkheim-
Of, brakeman, was seriously injured
A Reading Club has just been
started, composed or the wives OF the
Seminary faculty and the wives "a
1.-THE Seminary students. They will
meet every Thursday evening &C the
residence or Mrs. HE Elderdice, and
will take UP the reading OF Charles
Dickens interesting novels.