The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-03-28

chant, has discontinued the Dntchef-
ing business.
When you move. be sure that your
fire insurance Is made to apply to
your new location.
George |. Fisher and Joseph Hahn,
this city, have bought the paper-hang-
ing business of Hersehel Shipley,
West Main street.
DOYLE & Magee will give demon
stration on James ". Beacham's farm,
Avondale, of a Glover seed sower,
which Is something new.
AS a result of the meeting Of the
butchers of this city last week at the
Office of George n. Hunter, the prices
of meats have advanced from TO
cents a pound.
The Teachers Association will be
held at the High School building next
Friday, April 4, at which time the
teachers will receive their pay for the
term.
Paul Robertson. West Main street.
moved to Warfieldsburg. where he
has stocked farm. He vas former
ly with the Fred H. Knapp Company,
Chase street
A number of suggestions have been
made TO Mr. {. {. Beach for name
for his new store THE Operette." One
which seems very appropriate was
Niche in the Wall
Rev DR.. c. S slagle. this city.
treasurer of the Hoffman Orphanage
Home. near Littlestown, reports col
lections from August I, 1912, 10 the
amount of $2,15S.02.
Fred Harrison and Lewis Klein, of
Ridge School, will participate In the
spelling contest 10 be held IN Mt. Airy
March 3ist. Anyone who Is interest
ed in the work will be welcome TO at
tend tie contest on that day.
Mr.. larry W d. Smith, has pufch-
ased tie tonsorial parlors Of Herbert
A. Moran, West Main street, next 10
Smith & Reifsnder Mr.. Smith will
put his shop among the leading ton
serial parlors in the city for doing
first class work.
The ". H. Davis Co. John street
received a carload of Overland auto
mobiles on Tuesday morning. the first
carload shipment to be received IN
this city The autos are nj sold
having been signed up for delivery
several months ago.
Charles Price. employed II the
Western Maryland Railway round.
house, Hagerstown. vas accidentally
struck 4 CHANGING blow On the head
while Il work with : 30=pound Eledge
hammer and his ear vas nearly torn
from his head. Wednesday.
The Westminster High School base
ball team will play its opening game
in Frederick. April Ind. The Lineup
will be selected from the following
players: L. Gehr. {. Arnold. Il SNEAK
W Sayers, l., Smith. v Wagner. c
Williams. f. Arnold. J Smith. ]. Stew
art and w. Arnold.
officer Mltten swore out warrants
for the arrest of five boys list s9tur
day morning because they laughed
the previous evening IN Carroll
Hall during the progress d
the revival service which had
been conducted every evening for
several weeks BY Rev John Il. Gonso
of the Church Of God The BOYS we're
fined 81 cents each.
A reward of $500 vii be paid for
information leading 10 the arrest and
conviction OF the person or persons
who mutilated nine monuments on
the Gettysburg Battlefield. about
March /. Anyone Who en- furnish
such Information Is asked To address
letter 10 Post Office Box 30. Gettys.
burg, Pa, which letter vii be re.
garded as strictly confidential.
Goucher College workers are still
making strenuous efforts 10 raise the
remainder of the 100000 fund re.
quired to keep the college In Balti-
more. Only about $4,000 has been
pledged so far, leaving $4,000 10 be
raised before April /. Many towns
including Westminster. vii be visit
ed next week by representatives who
will solicit subscriptions To the fund
On Easter Monday game Of base
ball was pulled of between The West
minister Club and the Westminster Ma
tlonals on Athletic Field The score
when counted up stood In / IN favor
of the Nationals. Paul Smith pitching
for the victorious Nationals. opposed
his two brothers. Lamotte and Joseph
Smith, on the mound But Paul put II
all over his two brothers lie Vas n
steady as a cart horse.
Mr.. c. c. Beach. proprietor Of the
Opera House. has put up PROPOSE
ton to tie merchants which looks
good. It's object Is To boost the town
and also to bring many more people
here on certain days that would moi
come otherwise. A circular has been
mailed each merchant and already
Mr. Beach has received favorable re-
plies from several Call Mr.. Beach
and learn of his wise proposition Mr.
Merchant
Following the custom on Easter
Monday, the annual election of yestry-
men of Ascension Episcopal Church
took place on March q. The follow
ing vestrymen were elected: Judge
William II. Thomas. J. Milton Relf-
snider, Guy w. Steele. Allan T. Bacon
George N. Hunter Edwin ". shriyer
Robert K. Billingslea and 4. Maynard
Bacon. AS wardens Judge Thomas
and Mr. Reifsnider were chosen. Mr.
Steele was elected registrar.
The season for sales IN Carroll
county has about come to close
With our farmers the sale season be-
gins about the middle Of February
and ends with March. The reason
for this is that April l is the great
moving time in this county This
year many thousands Of dollars worth
of personal property. consisting in
the main of farm stock and farming
implements changed hands. Prices
this year have been unusually good.
Rev. Dr. Oliver Huekel's first lee
ture of the series Some Nineteenth
Century Authors and What They Have
Meant to Me" will be delivered on
Monday afternoon, March 81 In Smith
Hail. Western Maryland College at