The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-12-20

| Mr. Orville Zepp Will hold shoot
ing match at Shipley o. Christmas
Day.
Live turkeys are selling ait is cents
per pound. The price of turkeys in
Baltimore il from 16 to liz cents.
Mr.. Frank Stevens, Creagerstown,
Nd, who was reported seriously ill
last week, Is very much improved.
The 1.35. p. m. train was delayed
IL hours on Wednesday near Rocky
Ridge, while bridge was being put
in
The Springfield State Hospital, at
Sykesville, was inspected yesterday
by members OF the grand jury OF Bal
timore.
Mr.. James Pearre Wantz, assistant
cashier of the Union National Bank,
has purchased a 4O-horsepower Ma
tional automobile.
The Christmas service OF the Sun
day school Of the Reformed church in
Union Bridge will be held on Friday
evening, December ~.
wilson and Wilson, liverymen, John
street, will conduct horse and mule
sale stable i'm connection with their
livery business beginning with the
New Year. Benjamin Dorsey will
have charge of the sale stable.
C. & P. telephones have recently
been placed in the following homes:
J. Brooke Fink, Westminster TOR;
Francis M. Bowers, near Winfield
New Windsor 14-13; Harry Beaver,
Westminster 39k; William A. David
SON, Westminster 116r; George c.
Eichelberger, Union Bridge Sr.
A beautiful and impressive
Christmas service was held in Baker
Chapel, College Hill, last Sunday ev-
panied by Mr.. Fritz Gaul, violinist
from Baltimore, and also by cellist.
Messrs. George ~ Hunter, Samuel
Corbin, William z. Heagy, of West
Minister; James Bowers, Bird Hill,
and John Buckley, of New Windsor,
have purchased Quincy Gasoline en-
gines and outfits of Joseph L. Baust,
agent, tbs city, this week.
Here's to the little RED CROSS SEAL,
That messenger SO CHEEKY!
1t bears kind greetings near and far,
1t helps make life less dreary.
With every penny seal you place
On package, card or letter,
You help to fight the great white
plague
And break it's deadly fetter.
Automobile Commissioner Roe an
nounced that all automobiles driven
after midnight, December 81, must
have licenses for 1913. 1t had been
expected that the Commissioner would
allow a few days grace, but he stated
that the owner of any car found with
out a 1913 license ON New Years Day
or any time thereafter will be prose-
cuted. Licenses for next. year are
now being issued.
While returning home from his farm,
driving one-horse wagon, Mr.. AL
fred Stevenson, of Spring Mills, met
with a painful accident last Friday
evening. The horse became frighten-
ed at a passing automobile and rush
ed up a bank, upsetting Mr.. Steven
SON When picked up he was uncon-
scious, and his shoulders and, one
eye were badly cut He improved
rapidly, however, and is now able to
| be about.
former president, Mr.. Alexander Rob-
inson, members of the Order of Rail-
way Conductors, the Order of Railway
Trainmen, the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Engineers of the
Western Maryland Railroad will ten
der banquet to their former chief at
| the Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, tomorrow
night. Among the invited officials of
the railroad Is Mr. Austin Gallagher,
| Of Carroll Orchards, Industrial Com
missioner.
The course Of lectures for which
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by the
clergymen of this city and which
will be given in St. Johns Parish Hall
beginning on Friday, January 10, will
be continued for six consecutive
weeks ON Friday evenings. The sub
iect will be Birds. This course Of lee
lures by Dr. Samuel G. Schmucker Is
intended to show the light modern
science has thrown on these beautiful
and Interesting creatures. The struc-
ture of the bird with it's wonderful
adaptation to the needs Of bird life;
the place of color in this realm OF the
animal world; their nesting habits;
their wanderings, and the general
habits of those most commonly seen
are described and illustrated. Every
lecture will be illustrated with Ian
tern slides, all of which are inform
ing and many of which are beautiful.
The course tickets which are $1.25
can be obtained at the Drug Stores
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