The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-12-27
Old 1919 is packing his trunks.


Few men know what not to say an,
still fewer when not TO say it.
The SmalIwood Grange will hold III
annual election On Tuesday, Decembe
81, at o'clock in the afternoon.
The owner or So, 900 automobile II
Maryland is compelled to pay $40.2I
annually In taxes and licenses to til,
State.
Coasting on the hills Of this city ha
been good for the last few days, ant
young and old alike have taken ad
vantage OF it.
The three prisoners In the count!
jail dined on roast beef, potatoes
mince pie, cake and root beer OF
Christmas Day.
Be sure to blanket your horse wheI
you leave him standing on the street:
this cold weather. Also see that your
horse is properly shod.
The rural carriers made their usua
delivery OF the mail ON Christmas Day
but will take a holiday on next Wed
nesday, New Years Day.
The State road from Smallwood tt
Gambler was finished Monday after.
noon. This IL a fine five-mile-stretct
Of road for travellers to enjoy.
The morning delivery of mail will
be made in this city on New Years
Day, and collection in the afternoon
Postoffice will close at $50 a. m.
Mr.. G. G. Beach, proprietor of the
Opera House, has, made an addition to
his playhouse by erecting balcony fol-
the accommodation of the colored
people.
A special Christmas dinner, con-
sisting of turkey, chicken, seasonable
vegetables and many other good
things, was served to the 38 inmates OF
the County Home.
Our city is full Of visitors during the
holiday season. We hope they will all
enjoy themselves while in our midst
and that theirs may be happy and
prosperous New Year.
The Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School entertainment and treat was
held last night, and the Methodist
Protestant Sunday school Christmas
celebration takes place this evening.
A number of intoxicated men and
boys were seen on our streets Christ
mas Day. 1t is an exceedingly re-
grettable fact that one Of our most
sacred and beautiful holidays 10 desc
Grated in this manner.
A movement is on foot to have the
Agricultural College, most
Of whose buildings at College Park
near Washington, we're burned recent
ly, relocated either at Hagerstown,
Frederick or Annapolis.
Wade III. Miller and William s. Ar
baugh, who were convicted of larceny
in the Circuit Court for this county on
May y, 1912, and sentenced to two
years in the House of Correction were
pardoned on Monday by Governor
Goldsborough.
Sunday was the opening day of
a y months campaign in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Churches to increase
the membership 10 per cent. This
will be nation wide and
special services were conducted in all
the churches of that denomination
Sunday.
Everybody rejoiced over the white
Christmas" A record Of the last
forty years, shows that in that period
there were only ten Christmas Days
on which there was snow on the
ground. Christmas in 1911 was very
mild and clear, while in 1909 there was
a blizzard.
Sheriff Davis summoned jury which
met on Monday at Union Bridge to in
quire into the mental condition of Mr..
Stoner. The jury found that
on account Of his age Mr.. Stoner was
not competent to attend to his business
affairs and a trustee will be appointed
by the Court to take charge of them.
a large barn on the farm of Frank
Strottlemeyer, two miles east OF
Creagerstown, was burned Sunday
night together with outbuildings and
a quantity Of grain and farming i'm
plements. The fire started in fodder
pile from an unknown cause. The loss
is about $4,000 half covered by insur.
ance.
Holy communion was administered
at Ascension Protestant Episcopal
Church on Christmas morning at 7.3C
o'clock At the 1890 o'clock service 9
Christmas sermon was preached by Rev
Smith III. Orrick, the rector. Tomor.
row afternoon at o'clock a children's
service Of Christmas carols will be
sung at the parish house.
Five thousand, nine hundred and
Red Cross Seals were
sold at the Westminster postoffce. AZ
the seals were sold at a cent apiece
the National Red Cross Society fol
the Prevention of tuberculosis viii
receive 1898 from Postmaster Cor.
such. Last year the sale of seals al
the postoffice amounted to $44.55.
The choir OF the Methodist Protes.
tant Church has completed prepare,
tons for the choral cantata, entitled
"The First Christmas" which it vii
sing at the church on Sunday evening
The cantata has required great dea
of faithful practice, on the part Of the
choir and the organist, and bids fail
to be well rendered. Some Of the solo:
are particularly beautiful.
Special services were held i'm st
PauPs Reformed Church on Christmas
Day. In the morning at $50 O'Clock
the following program was sung il
the worship: Chants-The Magnificat
Benedictus, Annunciato, Angel ant
Nunc Dimittis. Anthems -Mozart'i
Gloria; "Sing O Heaven" by Berthold
Tours; "The Nativity by Haesche
Hymns "Joy to the World" Bright
est and Best of the Sons Of the Morn
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