The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-12-06

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Give your friends The Advocate for
q Christmas present.
| Send your son or daughter who il
away from home The Advocate for
one year.
The great goose fattening time is
here and the majority OF those who
raise geese are fattening them for
market.
An effort is being made to start a
municipal electric light plant in Lit
tlestown, Pa, says The Independent
OF that place.
Your neighbor who doesn't sub
scribe for The Advocate would be
pleased if you would give it to him
for Christmas present
The Woman's Club held an interest
ing meeting last Tuesday afternoon
at the residence of Mrs Charles
Billingslea, East Main street.
Thirty Democrats at Emmitsburg
are applicants for the postmastership.
That's nothing. They haven't anything
on the Westminster Democrats.
The Westminster Metal and Foun-
dry Company has begun work on the
enlargement of its iron foundry in
this city, and il also charging its
brass foundry in Waynesboro, Pa.
Those who use the Red Cross
Christmas Seals should remember to
use them only on the back of mail
matter-never in such a way az to
take the position usually occupied by
U. S. postage stamps.
The recital from his own poems, by
"The Bentztown Bard" which will be
given in Assembly Hall, Westminster
High School, Thursday evening, De
cember y, at eight o'clock, will be
supplemented with a musical program
by Mr.. Guy Williams, violinist, and
Miss Elizabeth Slagle, pianist.
According to rumors current yester-
day in New York shipping and fnan-
cial circles, Alexander Robertson,
president of the Western Maryland
Railway, will likely become a vice
president of the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road, of which d. f. Bush, his prede-
cessor of the Western Maryland, is
president.
Early in the new year Adjutant
General Macklin will begin consider
alton of site for an encampment of
the First Brigade during the summer.
1t will likely be preceded by a camp
Of instruction for officers, such as
was held at Westminster last June.
Each section of the State is expect
ed to put i'm bid for the troops.
The first meeting of the season of
the Cotillon of Fifty, series of
eight dances arranged by Miss bina
Foote Reese, Willis street, was held
Friday evening at the Belvedere Hotel
in Baltimore, and was an eventof much
social Importance. Mr.. J. Marshall
H. Bruce, of Baltimore, one of the
governors of the Dancing Class, led
the cotillon.
The funeral of Lewis Baxter, who
died November 27 at his home, near
Gainesville, took place from the home
of his son, Irwin D. Baxter, 1119 Lin
den avenue, Baltimore, Saturday
morning at o'clock. The body was
taken to Finksburg, Nd, for burial.
! Services we're held at IL o'clock Sun
day morning at Mount Zion Methodist
Church, Finksburg.
While out hunting Tuesday Mr.. John
Vantz, of Emmitsburg, was accident
ally shot by his companion, Mr.. Rus
sell Whitmore. The two were hunt
ing on the land of Mrs. Fred. Wetzel
about a mile north of Emmitsburg, and
the shot which struck Mr.. Vantz was
made when a covey of cartridges rose
| The load struck Mr. VantZ on the right
side from the thigh down.
Judging from the crowd of people
who were in this, city on Saturday,
the early shopping campaign seems
! to be in full swing. a wondrous dis
play of Christmas goods is now being
made in the shops, and the enterpris-
ing shoppers who do their buying
lives browsing among the pretty
things. The merchandise is all fresh,
and, of course, in much better condi-
ton than it will be after two or
three weeks of handling.
Three bishops will preside over an
evangelistic assembly to be held at
First Methodist Episcopal Church,
Baltimore, December II and II. They
are: Bishop Earl Cranston, Bishop
Theo. S. Henderson and Bishop Jos.
T.. Berry. The assembly will open
with a conference between Bishop
Cranston and the district superin-
tendents, and will be followed by a
question and answer meeting Of the
presiding elders, ministers and lay
an address on THE Annual Ten Per
Cent. Increase of Membership"
This evening our citizens will have
the pleasure of hearing 1.-THE New
Minister" musical comedy, present
cd by home talent at the Opera
House for the benefit of Grace Luth-
eran Sunday School. Some of the
leading roles will be taken by Misses
Eva Herr, Stella Knapp, Helen Zepp,
Eva Rinker; Messrs. Francis Reese,
George B. Jackson, Smith Billingslea,
Pearre Wantz, Walter Zepp and
Harry Gallagher. Mr.. George Jack
son will entertain the audience with
monologue, song and dance and Mr..
Guy Williams will render several vio-
lin solos.
The jury inquiring into the cause
of the Western Maryland freight
wreck at Blue Mountain on November
I27, on Wednesday afternoon brought
i'm verdict placing the blame on Con-
ductor Isaac King, of Westbound train
No. 203, in that he failed to observe
the entry of the green signal in the
register at Highfield, which indicated
that another train was. on the way.
The jury also found that the register
at Highfeld, that appears to be such
an jnoDortant factor in the movement