The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-12-27

a base will totter and fall.
Advertising is a form Of the most
efficient kind of craftsmanship.
A comedy drama entitled Hearts
Adrift' will be given at the Opera
House on New Years Day.
Many a man complains about bad
times who is too lazy to wind his
watch.
A groom just three feet, two inches
in height, bride step higher, just
five feet eight inches tall, and a
matron of honor seven feet, four in
ches tall were the participants in a
wedding in st. Louis. All are mem
bers of the Barnum and Bailey Cir
Gus.
The second of a series of lectures
under the auspices of the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty Of Maryland will
be given on Wednesday evening, Janu-
airy 8th, in St Pauls Reformed Church
at 7.3O o'clock. This is the lecture by
DR.. Joseph Gichner of the Maryland
University on REST, Sleep and Recre-
alton" which was to have been given
in December and for which the lectur-
er failed to arrive in time.
We appreciate the thoughtfulness
of our correspondent from Tyrone,
who recently sent us a list of names
of persons who do not at present sub
scribe to The Advocate, and who, he
thought, might possibly become sub
scribers. We were glad to send
them sample copies and would be
very grateful to any of our other
correspondents or friends who will
give US names of possible subscribers
in their respective communities.
The Advocate has this week dis
tributed prizes to the amount Of 500
in checks to the winners in the corn
contest conducted under the auspices
Of the Carroll County Grange. Checks
were sent as follows: For largest
yield Of corn per acre-William E.
Schaeffer, Silver Run, $25; Stanley
Maus, Frizellburg, $40; Wesley G..
Shipley, Westminster, SIS; Guy Will
helm, New Windsor, $40; James G.
Myers, Taneytown, S. For best II
ears-Chrigtopher Schnable yellow
Leaming) IS; Joseph Althoff (white
DENT S5; James G. Myers yellow
DENT SIS, and William E. Schaeffer
white DENT IS.
AT largely attended meeting OF the
residents of Reisterstown, Glyndon
OWings Mills and the Worthington
valley, held Saturday night i'm Good
wins Hall, Reisterstown, resolutions
were passed protesting against the
purchase of the plant Of the Balti-
more Suburban Sewerage Company
at Mount Washington by the County
commissioners Of Baltimore county
1or 100000. The resolutions set forth
tnat the transaction was most unfair
10 the taxpayers OF the several COM
munltles represented and the county
at large The resolutions approved OF
me Efforts OF the Taxpayers League
10 nave the purchase declared void
and offered the cooperation of the
residents with the taxpayers, who
nave flled an Injunction against the
commissioners. The resolutions also
instructed the chairman OF the meet
lng to appoint finance committee tc
solicit subscriptions and turn them
over TO John 8. Ensor, treasurer. For
mer County Commissioner William
overly presided and Gwynn Nelson
was secretary. Mr.. Ensor addressed
the meeting.
Inc boiler and heating plant OF
trace Lutheran Church, this city, If
winch two OF the ten columns were
aeractured about two weeks ago, was
turtner damaged by the fracture o.
additional columns on Sunday after
noon: The church had been sufh
GENTLY heated for the evening service
wAen It was discovered that the boiler
was leaking badly. After a careful
examination on Monday the damage
was found to be Of such a nature tina
ae church council, at a meeting or
hmonday night, concluded that it would
" tne part OF economy to replace thu
~ boiler BY new one, which was O.
ouce ordered and, 1t ID hoped, will b'
IeceiVed within a couple of weeks
Ill inc meantime all church servicel
wlll Dc held i'm the lecture room
"nlcn will be heated with stoves. Tn
STenerouB offer OF Ut. Paul's Reformed
onurcn was still open and the kind
o aess which prompted 1t fully appre
s.ated, but it was thought the con
sregation would be content to suffe
some temporary inconvenience fin itl
onn mouse Of worship rather than Il
nDanoon III altogether even FOR I'D brfe