The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-02-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Cheer UP the blue birds are coming.
When?
The Thermometer registered four
degrees below zero on Sunday MORN
ing.
Eggs are five cents a dozen in
China; but who wants to eat China
eggs.
Notwithstanding all our severe cold
weather our coal merchants have
plenty of fuel on hand.
A gentleman i'll our city said it con
tanned more tight wad people than the
balance Of the county.
III has not been safe to trust a
good resolution Oh the icy pavements
during the past few weeks.
The way some people are boarding
up money for rainy day-they must
expect nothing but rainy days
The regular fast mail was hours
late on Saturday night. Another
train was sent out to make Its
schedule.
Automobile licenses we're taken out
by ~ T.. Franklin, New Windsor; j..
F. Shriver Co., and @. p. Gilbert, this
city; and George Monroe Englar, New
Windsor.
The West End Schoolhouse was
fumigated On Monday by Health Oflc-
en- Charles r. Foutz. The children
who have scarlet fever we're schol-
airs at that school.
Our promoter of athletics, Edwin
Gehr, who 30 successfully leased a
tract of land for a baseball field, will
soon look after a winning ball team
for the coming summer.
John Snyder, living at Morgan's
River, slipped and fell on the icy
pavement in front of Lawyer Hoff's
Office on Saturday afternoon, badly
decorating his forehead
The ground hog certainly had every
opportunity to see his shadow on
Friday last Tt il hoped however
that his hogship, as prognosticator
will prove a big failure.
There are 1852 farmers in Adams
county, among them are 2 negroes
and 16 foreigners The farm land in
the county has increased from $4,-
100000 to $16,193,163 In ten years.
The high wind on Saturday night
drifted the snow on our county roads
To such an extent that travel was
suspended on Sunday until the roads
could be opened In many places
fields were used instead of the roads.
DR.. s. Simpson takes this method
Of thanking the teachers for the bask-
ct of delicious fruit and the beautiful
flowers they sent him after their
meeting i'm this city last Friday Their
kindness was very much appreciated.
The diamond which was lost by
Austin Clary from his ring at the
Junior Order banquet on Wednesday
night Of last week was found by Wed
Powell, colored, while washing dishes.
Powell received the $40 reward ofrer-
ed by MIR. Clary.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee sent In the following names to
Governor Goldsborough for the DEM
ocratic Supervisor Of Elections: John
mi. Roberts, Edward %. Diffendal,
Henry S. Musselman and Basil Dor
sey. Only one will be selected from
the above four.
Members Of the Maryland Legis-
lature passes through this city on a
special train over the wv. M. Ry., On
Saturday morning to the Maryland
tuberculosis Sanatorium at Sabillas-
Vile, where they inspected a site for
buildings for which large loan IL
pending before the Legislature
The eight-day campaign Of the Men
and Religion Forward Movement i'm
Baltimore, came to a. close last Sun
day. Conferences are now taking
steps toward carrying OF the work OF
the campaign Of the State. Dates In
March will probably DC assigned the
expert laymen to visit Westminster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert g. Herd, Of
Baltimore, who we're married in this
city, January 20, 1911, by Rev. Dr.
Frank Gibson, kept the wedding a Sc
cret from their relatives and friends
until this week. Mrs. Herd was Miss
Lillian George before her marriage,
and Mr.. Herd is travelling sales
man.
On Monday afternoon, at Justice
Shriver's Court, William Staub, I'm
ion Bridge, was awarded verdict
for $40, in suit with Joseph Weisen-
field, OF Baltimore. The suit was
over an automobile tire which Mr.
Staub bought and paid for, as ne
produced the check with which the