The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-12-20

tt is stated that there are $4,000
tons of butter in cold storage.
Are you using Red Cross Seals or
your Christmas packages
Next Tuesday closes the season fol
shooting cartridges and rabbits in
this county.
Send your absent relative or frient
The Advocate for a Christmas pres
ent-a gift that lasts a year.
Mr.. z. G. Blaxton, of Linwood, ha.
had a. telephone placed in his resi-
dence. The call is Union Bridge 1913
The first calendar for the new year
was received at this Office from Mr.. ID
J. Hesson, OF Taneytown, dealer II
general merchandise
Persons who have Christmas pack.
ages to send by mail or express
should get them Off early, to make
sure Of prompt delivery.
| DIR. J. w. Herring has sold his prop
erty on Willis street, consisting OF
two residences to Mrs. Frank Il
Miller, his daughter, and Mr.. A. "
Moore.
There is a girl in Taneytown who
was y years old on the 18th day OF
the 18th month of 1912. Another
birthday of this kind cannot occur
for 100 years.
The office of the Board of School
Commissioners will be closed during
the holidays on the following dates:
December rs, rs and 27, and January
1, 2 and 3.
Rev. 0. E. Bregenzer, pastor of the
Lutheran Church at Union Bridge,
has accepted call from Bridgeton,
N. j., and will take UP the duties in
his new field January 1, 1913.
The public schools of the county
close today for the Christmas holt
days and reopen on January 6, 1913,
making a good two weeks holiday
for teachers and pupils.
Mr. James d. Mitchell, proprietor of
Mitchell's Art Gallery, East Main
street, has issued attractive calendars
for 1913. A unique and useful feature
is the telephone directory.
Hippity hop to the Christmas shop
To buy some Red Cross Seals!
With one on each letter
OF course, you feel better;
You've needed your brothers ap-
peals.
At meeting of the directors Of The
Advocate Company on Monday after
noon semi-annual dividend Of pei
cent. free of taxes was declared and
will be payable after Tuesday, Deem
Der 81, 1912.
II. J. Hess, a Western Maryland
Railway fireman, was seriously injur-
ed by being thrown from the cab OF
his engine Saturday when three
empty box cars were derailed at
Cavetown. Hess sustained fractur-
ed collar bone and a dislocated Shout
der, and was removed to the hospital
at Hagerstown. The derailing was
caused, it is said, by one train run
ming into another.
Held I'D on a dark road Friday
night, Dr. William L. Buppert, of Har-
risonville, 1eaped from his buggy
seized the would-be highwayman
threw him to the ground and search
ed his pockets. For a moment the
physician feared that the man would
shoot him. After rapid search he
found the highwayman unarmed
Then the doctor let him go again and
drove to his home.
E. A. Lewis, of Hagerstown, a
freight conductor; Albert l.. Steele,
Hagerstown, engineer; Fl. K. Hook
Hagerstown; w. E.. GelWicks and
Ernest Lizer, brakemen on the West
ern Maryland Railway, were taken in
! to Frederick county Court on Tues
day, charged with looting the railroad
of over hundred articles of merch-
ardise. Liser, Hook and Gelwicks
were tried and found not guilty. The
balance Of the cases will be removed
The Westminster Metal and Foun-
dry Company has purchased 26O feet
on John street, along the w. M. Rail
way adjoining it's present property
and proposes to erect thereon several
new buildings in the spring. A rail-
way siding will be constructed imme-
diately. The company now has Sc
men on its pay roll and it has become
necessary for them to work every
other night in order to handle the
large orders which continue to come
in.
Robert Myers, of Baltimore, showed
his ability as an amateur roller
skater on Monday in the six hour
contest held at North avenue, Balti-
more, when he finished fourth among
a bunch of professionals. In the last
quarter of an hour of the race Myers
made the pace, with Shipley, the win
ner, close up, but the speed was toe
great to maintain, so he gradually
dropped into fourth place. Mr.. Myers
! is, a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Malanchton
Myers, of Baltimore, formerly OF
Pleasant Valley.
John 7. Tierney, for 20 years one
of the best known comedians on the
i legitimate stage, and who was known
i'm practically every big city of this
country, died suddenly Sunday morn
ing at the Reisterstown home of his
friend, Frank c. O'Brien, the man
ager of the Eutaw House, Baltimore
The cause of death was tuberculal
trouble, from which he had been
suffering for eight years. Mr.. Tier
ney spent several summers boarding
at the residence of Mr.. Warren Bush
near Reese. He had a number OF