The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-15
Furs are going To the moth balls.

SGSS3Ou.
Today il the last o. The ground hoi
weather.
Next Thursday, March 21st, il TIA
beginning OF spring.
People are beginning to say TO eacl
other, What will you wear for East
err"
William Woodward, eldest son o
DR.. and Mrs. T.. < Woodward, ha'
scarlet fever.
Cardinal Gibbons confirmed 1916 per
sons at 81. Johns Catholic church
Valley and Eager streets, Baltimore.
i'd. :. Gehr has just completed an up
to-date hot water heating plant in the
new residence of Jacob Neudecker a.
Brummel, Nd.
Mrs. Howard Schaetfer, West Main
street, has accepted a position as
saleslady at H. wv. Mather g. Sons de-
partment store.
Rain and colder tonight; Saturday
fair, except snow In the West and
colder" is the latest report Of the
Weather Bureau.
Father Winter shook his white
beard angrily this week, because
something was said about his back
bone being weak.
Mrs. Lucinda Blizzard and Mr.. Theo
Blizzard, near Sandyville, sold OF
Wednesday, the farm known as the
Nelson Blizzard farm to William Day.
idson.
There are now two cases Of scarlet
fever i'm this city, and one near Wes-
ley chapel about four miles from here.
All three cases are very mild and ev-
cry possible precaution has been TAX
en- to prevent the spread Of the
ID. 8. Gehr has been awarded the
contract to install a heating plant in
the Thomas property which was form
erly occupied by DIR. John Matthias.
He will also put one IN the old Rob-
erts property which il now owned by
the Realty Company
Maryland il the eleventh among the
States classed as most progressive in
road building, according to a state
ment issued by the Office OF public
roads Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture, Washington, made public for the
first time on Wednesday.
The Mining Journal, OF Frostburg,
on March 9Th, gives list OF those
invited to attend the Centennial and
home coming week, to be held the
latter part of August this year.
Among those. invited from Westmin-
ster is Joseph Yingling, Honeysuckle
Hill. WIN
Yesterday Miss Heloise Keller, OF
Frederick county was
To MIR. j. Rdgely Sheridan,
Of Fairmont, w. Va, son Of Rev. DR..
J. M. Sheridan, president OF the Meth
odist Protestant Conference Miss
Annie Hutchins OF this county was
one OF the bridesmaids.
The Tidewater Portland Cement
company OF Union Bridge, il now
new cement which is
absolutely water proof. Tit has been
tested, and though there are other
so-called waterproof cements OF the
market, it is said that this manufac-
tured by the Union Bridge plant is the
first that has been satisfactory.
Mr.. G. C. Gorsuch has been elected
delegate and Mr.. George R. Gehr, re
serve, to the Lay Electoral Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
which meets Eon Friday, March 20,
during the session of the annual con-
ference, and which elects delegates to
the General Conference which meets
i'm Minneapolis, Mimi, on the first
Wednesday,. in May.
The lodges of the Independent Or
der Of Odd Fellows Of Maryland are
arranging to have a rally week from
meeting during that week is expected
to have all its members present and
initiate a large class Of candidates.
The meetings will be held in the
Grand Lodge room OF the I. o. o. H..
Temple, Baltimore. A more detailed
account of the rally will BE- published
IN The Advocate next week.
The will OF Levi Il. Condor, Balti-
more, formerly Of this county, who
died March z, was filed for probate
yesterday in the Orphans Court OF
Baltimore city. After the payment Of
the debts of the testator, h. be
queaths the property at 1922 West
Lafayette avenue, together with p 3
per cent. mortgage bonds OF $1,000
each, to his wife, to have the income
thereon for life, and at her death to
the testator's son, Edw. H. Condor.
T. Robert Word and Bette Carr were
given the sum Of 500 each IL they
are in the employ Of the testator at
the time of his death. The residue of
the estate IS given to his son, Edward
IT. Condor.
The Simpson Adult Bible Class Of
the Methodist Protestant Church gave
the second Of it's social events on
Tuesday evening. The downpour of
rain did not prevent a crowded house.
Mr.. Alexander Cairns, for some years
q missionary i'm Japan, and now in the
employ Of the Anti-Ss loon League OF
New Jersey, an accomplished elocu-
ZIONIST, read, The Prisoner Of Chal0l'
and The Vision of Sir Launfall.' The
poems were illustrated prOfusely by
fine stereoptican pictures. Mr.. Cairns
is an unusually gifted speaker and
delighted his audience. This Adult
Class is large one and is strenu-
ously trying to interest men in the
study Of the Bible.
The Frederick News says: "a new
short line of the Western Maryland
Railroad to eliminate heavy grades
and sharp curves in the Blue Ridge
which has been projected for some
time, will in all probability pass
through Frederick or in the neighbor-
hood. While it il practically certain
that this line will be built, it is not
just what will be the ma