The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-11-15
Christmas il but i've weeks off.

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\ Thanksgiving win be the next tholi.
day.
The Girls Club OF Westminster Ii
1 getting up q series OF dances for the
winter to be held at F1remen's Hall
Democrats in Washington are al.
ready actively discussing plans fol-
the Inauguration parade, Inauguration
ball, and Inauguration ceremonies gen.
orally on March 4th, next.
Mr.. William Smith, clerk for Mr.
George N. Hunter, East Main street,
was accidentally shot by some I'M
known gunner i'm the arm and leg
while hunting on Monday.
The @. r. J.. Telephone Company has
recently placed telephones in the fol
lowing residences j. Daniel Lea
hns, near LinWood, Union Bridge
14-2; N. Claude Erb, Westminster 17f;
Joseph N. Shriver, Westminster 218w;
Uriah Miller, Westminster 95w.
Winter wheat, which was planted
about two weeks ago, has come up
and is now looking fine. The grow
ers Of this section are pleased with
the outlook and say that if there is
plenty OF snow this winter a fine
wheat crop should be the result.
Zion Aid Society will hold an oyster
supper Thanksgiving evening, Novem-
Der 28th, at Mr.. Orvi1le Zepp's, begin
ming at 2 o'clock. If the weather is
unfavorable it will be held the first
fair day. Ice cream and CONNECTIONS
will be sold Everybody il invited.
MIR. James w. Hook, son OF Mr.
Frederick Hook, of near this city,
raised on his fathers farm this sea-
son 1,504 bushels of wheat, 70 tons Of
sweet corn, 295 barrels of yellow corn
$50 bushels of rye and 145 BUSH
els of barley. He wants to know if
anybody can beat that.
A Democratic pole was raised at
Barnhart's store, Grand Valley, Myers
district, on Wednesday, at 4 p m A
large and enthusiastic crowd gath
cred to raise the pole and join in the
joll1f1cation. The Carroll County Reed
Band furnished its usual good music
were made by prominent
speakers.
Weak from hunger, John Norvack,
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Springfield Hospital, at Sykesville,
Md, was discovered wandering aim
lessly in a swamp on the outskirts of
D. c. Norvack said he
made his escape during the excite
ment Of election day and ihe told the
police he was anxious to go back.
Several fires broke out in South
Mountain Tuesday along the Western
Maryland Railroad near Pen-Mar and
the Blue Mountain House. The fires
are feeding upon the dry leaves and
underground, but no houses are in the
path of the flames. a considerable
area of valuable timber has already
been burned over Gangs OF men are
fighting the fires day and night. The
fires have filled Cumberland Valley
with smoke.
DR.. Finney, the celebrated surgeon,
recently delivered an address in Bal
timore, in which he spoke of the sac
rifices and responsibilities of phys
ician's work and the vast amount of
good a doctor could do. Looking over
his audience, he said he recognized
many whom he knew inside and
out" This caused a storm of laugh
ter from those who had been under
his knife as we'll as those who had so
far escaped.
We are hoping to add maly new
before the first of the
year 1913, and we will appreciate it
very much III our readers and county
correspondents will help Us Please
tell your neighbors and friends OF the
pleasure and profit you derive from
The Advocate, and show them copy
OF the paper or else send us the
names and addresses of some persons
in your community who do not receive
The Advocate and we will be glad to
send them sample copies.
The Frederick County Evangelical
Reformed Ministerial Association held
a meeting Monday morning in Trinity
Chapel. The paper of the day which
was to have been read by the Rev. $.
s. Miller, was postponed on account
Of the absence of Mr.. Miller. Those
present were Rev. q. J. Hermann,
Rev. Guy II. Bready, Walkersville;
Rev. B. r. Carnahan, or NIT. Pleasant;
Rev. MI. w. Schweitzer, of Union
Bridge; Rev. Charles IL. Wehler, ID.
d., Rev. w. III. Warner and Rev. III. T..
G. Kieffer.
Mrs. Phillips Lee Goldsborough,
wife of the Governor, will give an in
formal reception at the Government
House on the morning of November
18th when a delegation of about 200
of the Confederacy will be
the guests of honor. The Daughters
will be attending the national conven-
ton of the society in Washington this
week and will make the trip to An
napolis to call on the first lady of
Maryland They will also take in the
points of interest i'm Annapolis and
the Naval Academy.
On Thursday night of last week
Pleasant Valley Lodge, No. 1872, at
was visited by the Grand
Lodge officers, with delegation from
Charity Lodge, No. So, of Westmins-
ter. The lodgeroom was well filled
despite the disagreeable weather, and
the meeting was one Of marked inter-
est. Pleasant Valley Lodge, No. 1872,
has shown a substantial increase in
and interest in the past
year and is now planning for some
special work to carry into practice
the suggestions Of our grand chan
cellor with regard to a large class In
the rank OF page.
Oscar Hahn, son OF Clarence Hahn,
of this city, while setting traps TO
catch rabbits, on Sunday evening last,
saw very large bird sitting On q To-
i'm the woods owned by MT. Marion u.