The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-11-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

hoe erected a building to be used as
a drafting room.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Magin, OF
,oar Smallwood, attended the Hag
erstown Fair, October IL.
Mr. Stouffer Lowell, New Windsor,
hos accented a position as salesman
with Miller Brothers Company
Protracted meeting will begin at
Stone Chapel next Sunday evening.
There will be no services in the al
ternoOn.
A concrete curb and gutter are be-
irg mt down around the fountain at
Tho forks of Pennsylvania avenue ana
Main street.
The YEARLY meeting of the Society
,f friends is being held in the house
nf worship at Park avenue and Lau-
rens street, Baltimore.
The Chautauqua Association OF
Swarthmore, Pa, is trying to inter
rst the people Of Frederick In a
chautauuua for next summer.
Our express messenger, Samuel
Holm East Green street, is at least a
foot higher since the stnrk lett a
Young lady at his home on Tuesday.
The fare from here to Chicago
over the Western Maryland Railroad
is s17, and to Pittsburgh is So. The
distance from here to Chicago Is $50
miles.
During the past month, the Super
intendent of Public schools, Mr..
George II. Morelock, visited "a white
schools in the county and 8 colored
ones.
Mr. George N. Hunter and family
motored to Annapolis on Sunday last,
making the trip between 1870 a. m,
and 7.30 p. NJ, including time lot
dinner and driving around the town.
The DAYS of this week are golden
DAYS The earth is clothed in all
the gorgeous raiment of sky and fos-
est. We want to get out and drink IN
this beautiful weather while it lasts
The Westminster Grange will hold
an oyster supper in the hall over J.
J. Basler's store, East Main street,
Oh Thursday and Saturday nights.
November Z and 9. The public is in
vited
Mechanicsyille Council No. rs, Jun
i0r Order United American Mechanics,
will hold it's annual memorial ser
vices at Providence Methodist Pro-
testant Church on Sunday afternoon
No ember 3.
Mr.. A. Bailey Morelock left Tues
day morning for Gettysburg, Pa,
where he has accepted a position as
salesman in one of the department
stores, and where he will be leader
of a brass band.
All dairy herds in the State OF
Maryland must be registered with
the Live Stock Sanitary Board, and
the board through it's representatives
is required to make an inspection Of
all herds at least once each year.
As the result of toying with rifle
last Sunday afternoon Fred Gore, 13-
year-old son of Mr.. H. B. Gore, OF
Louisville has an infected wound in
his right hand. The rifle went off
Unexpectedly and the ball passed
through the boys hand.
Thirty-six young women we're sent
out as missionaries on Sunday under
the auspices of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Methodist
--pAoSOpui dlIC1 q oNA Wv
held in First Church. St. Paul and
TWenty-Second streets, Baltimore
]. W. Lockard & Son report the
following sales of automobiles Mr.
Arthur Zile, Winfield, Chalmers 80;
MIR. J. Lynn Coane, Westminster.
Oldsmobile 45 Mr.. Harry Smith,
Cranberry, secondhand CADILLAC;
MIR. J. w Shirley, Baltimore, 1913
Buick 80.
A Wilson, Marshall and Talbot
pole was raised at Mr.. Haines', at
.Galts Fording, Taneytown district,
On Monday, at 100 p. m. The raising
was in charge of Joseph and Walter
Mlmert. A number Of neighbors as
sisted. John Black climbed the pole
after it was erected. 1t was So feet
high.
Miss Ee5a Schultz won the piano
III tae contest Of the Bright Publish
lug Company, which contest closed
tast Friday. Miss Mary Hoover won
n nrst choice Of Merchants prizes, and
Aliss Beatrice Matthews won the
second. The judges we're: DR.. e.
NJ M. Bush Rev. A. H. Mckinley and
non. Herbert r. Wooden
Hallows' Eve, or Halloween, is the
clsAt OF October 81, the eve OF All
SSants, or Allhallows' Day, which is
no1emDer |, and is probably q relic
" pagan times or OF medieval super
~ seiuons, as it has nothing whatever
70 with the church festival. The
tssuperstltlous tradition regarding it is
&C. II Is the night of all others when
ss us influences prevail; when
Splrits OF the invisible and visible
"oLlu walk abroad, for on this mystic
S S,s1t 1t was believed that the human
M was enabled, by the aid OF SUI
frn rndtura! power, to detach itself
H. tom the body and wander through
4e realms OF space.
lhe Missionary Societies of Grace
nna tleran Church will hold their an
d dual thank Offering meeting on Mon
MI, evening, November 9TH, at 1880
muck muck. Rev. e. A. Ayers, who spent
MOI may years On the African field will
Wi aHe me address OF the evening. He
ls +at nave with him very fine col
tsir Ioh OF African curiOs chiefly per
tiraa ng 10 the home life OF the ma
LIS The exhibit will be in the
foLure room OF the church where,
tbo i p. m, Rev. Ayers will explain
Tb;u mysteries to I'll who may come.
bis is Is one OF the finest African 'ex-
NJ Nus 70 be seen outside of museum.
on,-. admission will b. charged and
f.ay collection taken to help de-
M expenses Everyone fl invited