The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-01-26

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Many a girl il fond Oh sports until
she marries one.
IT II almost time to begin your val
entine shopping.
Charles IL. Smith, OF INIT. Airy, il
an applicant for State Game Warden
The Eagles win ely high next
Thursday night. q banquet il on
hand at the Westminster Hotel.
Delegate Calvin r. Chew, has in
troduced a bill i'm the House to amend
the liquor laws of Carroll county.
Snow and Ice disappeared very rap
idly during the several warm days we
experienced the first OF the week.
DR.. Samuel Luther Bare, West Main
street, has applied to Governor Croth-
ers for the appointment Of Supervisor
of Election for Carroll county
The public schools have been busy
this week with their regular mid-year
examinations. The total enrolment
of pupils in Westminster High School
IL 445.
INV. IL Cnh W. 01D6OA, 4GGLO1
of Ascension Protestant Episcopal
Church, has sent his resignation to the
vestry of the church. Tit will take
effect in February.
The Sun Almanac for 1912 has made
it's appearance, and with its fund OF
general information il one of the most
welcome visitors we have. Indeed we
would scarcely know how to manage
without 10 useful book of reference.
The large hog raised by J. Henry
Lester, of near Snydersburg, had to
be killed last Saturday because it was
too fat to stand I'D. It's weight was
700 pounds Hezikiah Morrison shot
it and Daniel Sharrer was the butch
CT.
Special evangelistic services will
begin at Moorehead Methodist Episco-
pal church at Union Mills, on Sunday
evening, January ~, and will probably
W. E. Watkins is pastor Of the
church.
The Board of Directors of the In
ion National Bank, or Westminster
at its meeting on Saturday last, ap-
pointed MIR. O. r.. 8 Fogle, hookkeep-
er and teller, vice Mr. Geo. III. Arma-
cost resigned. Mr. Fogle will enter
upon his duties On March LIST, next
The opening Of the opera house at
the Odd Fellows Hall will take place
on Thursday, February 1, at p. M,
with an up-tO-date moving picture
show. On Saturday at $50 p. M, a
matinee will be given to accommodate
the citizens living i'm the rural dis
tricts.
Mr.. George i'll. Armacost, who has
been connected with the Union Nat
ional Bank between I'll and 12 years,
has resigned his position as teller,
to become secretary and treasurer OF
the Waynesboro Metal e Foundry Co.
His resignation will take effect on
March 1.
The annual mid-winter banquet of
the Western Maryland College alumni
will be held Friday evening, Febru-
airy 16, at 7.30 o'clock, at the Hotel
Emerson, Baltimore. Tt is expected
that there will be larger attendance
at this banquet than ever before. "a
fine dinner and an attractive program
of speakers are assured
The farm of the late Mrs Mary A.
Hunter, situated on the Manchester
road, about Y mile from this city,
which was offered at public sale on
Tuesday was purchased by w. Frank
Thomas for $1O,411.25, who sold it
next day to George N. Hunter, for
$10,600. The property on Green streer
was purchased by Mrs. George ~
Hunter, for $3.50.
The stockholders of the Reisters-
town Savings Bank elected
these directors, last week: Frank IT.
zouck, Reister Russell, William By
erly, A. W. Fuss, o. e. Weller, Will
lam T. Shriver and James Gore
These officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Reister Russell; vice president,
James, Gore; secretary, H H. Rus
sell; cashier, John Byerly.
Reports received % far indicate
that there will be a tremendous apple
crop i'm the state next summer. This
prediction is based on examination OF
the embryo buds, and for it's verifi-
cation depends on weather conditions
the winter and spring. A cold Janu-
airy and February will be considered
favorable because preventing pre-
mature expansion of the young buds.
Mr.. Malcolm Frazer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Frazer, of Newark, Del,
was killed in an automobile smash-up
near Philadelphia late Wednesday
night. The young man was nephew
of DR.. James H. Frazer, of Baltimore
who il well known in this city Tie
had purchased an automobile on We'd
nesday and was trying it out with
several friends, when there was a
collision with another car.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of Glyndon
Methodist Episcopal Church in re-
Spouse to appeals for aid from poor
people has made the following con-
tributions, which were sent to the
Methodist Deaconess' Home Baltimore,
for distribution: SIS in cash, 200 pieces
Of chothing for men, women and child
ren, 100-pound sack Of hominy, 100
pounds of corn beef, one bushel of
white potatoes, four sacks Of flour, a
large quantity of sugar, rice, buck
wheat, cornmeal, beans, meat, crack
ers and cereals.
We have received copy Of the Re
port Of the Maryland Asylum and
Training School for Feeble Minded,
located at Owings Mills. The Insti-
tuition now has 315 inmates, and there
are 221 applicants for admission, 95
per cent. of which are for children in
INDECENT circumstances The capac-
ity Of the Institution is about to be
doubled as several large new build
ings are under construction. a large
Ladies' Auxiliary Board in this city
H. charitably interested IT. the child
rem Of this Institution and contributes