The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-11-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Colder weather should mean warm
er charity.
Everybody's dom it! Doing what?
Talkin' turkey.
A light fall of snow occurred in this
city and county about o'clock Sun
day morning.
A forest fire started on South Noun
tain. in the vicinity Of Edgemont and
burned over q vast area last week.
The Woman's Club met on Tuesday
afternoon at the residence Of Mrs.
D. b. Greenfield, president Of the
club.
A poultry expert in Pennsylvania
predicts dollar eggs. At this rate,
canyasback duck will be cheaper eat
ing than omelets.
The opera season in Baltimore Is
over until next February, when two
more operas will be given, the dates
being fixed as February and IA.
The early Christmas shopper gets
the pick of the bargains, saves her
self toll and trouble and lightens the
burden of the obliging Miss behind
the counter.
The Western Maryland Council,
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics attended service at Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church on Sun
day morning last and listened to a
sermon addressed particularly to
them by Rev. l.. Emory Bennett, pas
tor of the church.
". L. Amoss, former director Of the
farmers Institutes of Maryland, has
sold his holdings in Hartford county
and taken up his residence at Hagers-
town. He has been employed as man
ager Of the Green Ridge orchards in
Alegany county, the development OF
which he will direct.
The doors of the Libertytown Saw
ings Bank, Libertytown, closed Friday
morning and the bank was taken in
charge by State Banking Commission
er j. Dukes Downes. Deputy Commits
sioner George W. Page, and assistant
S. D. Hedges, of Frederick have been
going over the affairs of the bank this
week.
This morning the regular meeting of
tile Carroll County Teachers Associa-
ton was held in the Assembly Hall Of
Westminster High School. DR.. Henry
F. Shepherd, of Baltimore, delivered
lecture on Tennyson's Princess"
Superintendent Morelock outlined GER
tain work for the remainder of the
year, which he presented to the teach
ers. 1t was a meeting of unusual in
terest.
Following an epidemic at Mt Airy
and the vicinity of Ridgeville, hog
cholera has broken out in Emmits-
burg district, with serious results.
Since the disease started in this coun-
" last spring it is estimated that hog
ralsers have lost $4,000. County
commissioner Charles Zimmerman, of
frederick county, and Edward VirtZ,
OF Knoxville, are the heaviest losers.
they place their loss at $1,000 each.
MIR. Joseph D. Brooks, who has
Oeen manager and editor of The Senti-
mel Tor the past three years, an
nounces that he will resume the prac-
uce OF law. The Farmers Fertilizer
anu Feed Company has begun the
erecton Of two-story addition to The
sentinel office and Mr.. Brooks will
nave his law Office on the first floor
Snu tne second floor will be occupied
D! The Sentinel Company as a direc-
tors room.
80 Q result OF the explosion of a
ealcluM-earbide tank for lighting his
ausomoblle, Edgar Shipley, % years
olu OF Gaithersburg, is in a critical
WSoHdltlon at the Baltimore Eye, Ear,
t and Throat Hospital, Baltimore,
from burns on his face and is in
uanser OF losing the sight of both
T E,1 Inc accident occurred near
MM M City Saturday afternoon and
MI. SIMPLIFY was taken to Baltimore in
onother automobile.
Oh, me Health Officers Bulletin for
iH ne states that 145 deaths from
aatectlous diseases occurred i'm the
nounqes OF Maryland during that
f ron. Ut these, rs deaths resulted
from tuberculosis as compared to SO
To- september, and 35 from typhoid
bor ~, SOapdISu W 90 Ill OOplSu-
o Oet. Ihere was an increase of so
T TseS OF diphtheria during the month.
oc ne following cases of typhoid fever
VIM Gur[ed IN Carroll county: Sykes
WE WE, cases; Mt. Airy, 2 cases; New
"inusor and Ffnksburg, each / case.
soa lhe little Red Cross Christmas
neals are with us once again and from
st CIV until after Christmas these little
f sSt will be flying about thick and
And and carrying messages Of good will
sau u OF hope in the national fight
sseId the white plague" The
t teSls this year are very pretty, con-
rol, u1g the head of Santa Claus sur
I;tV1 by Christmas wreath and
i n.lle red cross in each corner. This
Wor une time in the year when every
tu g4ah and child IL given a. oppor-
ralin y 70 contribute something to the
Att AMT OF suffering due to consumption
ere ~ % help in the prevention OF this
Gbr;tt plague. The week before
al th tstmas the stamps will be on sale
laaine e postoffice by some of the young