The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-09-19
LOCAl.AFflIRS.


The confession Of evil works Ii
the first beginning of good works.
st. Augustine.
He that would have cake out Of
the wheat must tarry the grinding
Shakespeare.
To build up trade-reaeh the family
To reach the family-adyertise in The
Advocate; reasonable rates, solid re.
suits.
The Blue Mountain Express was de.
layed hours yesterday going East by
the cylinder head of the engine blow
ing out.
A store window is good advertising
SO is a sign over the door; but the
best Of all is an advertisement In The
Advocate.
We will have a circus this yeaI
after all. Tompkins Real Wild Wesi
Frontier Exhibition VIII show here on
September 27.
Mr. Austin Dutterer, near stoners.
Vile, has sold his farm to the B. f
Shriyer Company. Thomas & Co.
made the sale.
Mrs. John H. Cunningham Is suffer.
ing with typhoid fever at her home
on East Main street. and has train.
ed nurse in attendance.
Mr.. W. p. Stone, of near this city
has been confined to his bed for
nearly two months with a gathering
in his leg which has been very pain.
full.
Taneytown residents as well az
Westminster residents are complain.
ing of mosquitoes this year. Measures
should be taken toward destroying all
the breeding places.
Mrs. Charles E. Goodwin. East
Main street, and Mr.. H. Scott Roop
West Main street, are having concrete
payements and cutters put down In
front OF their properties.
Ten train riders. white and eolored
we're .Ound concealed IN a mercnan.
disc car of a Western Maryland train
by Detective Comegys. who arrested
them at Pen-Mar. They were sen.
fenced to 10 days In Jail
Earnings of the Western Maryland
Railway for the month Of July: Total
operating revenue, s727.776.23. in
crease, $156, 1914; total operating
expenses, S553.201.09. increase. Sal.
$3.50 new operating revenue. St7i,.
575.l4, increase, S15.2g7.29.
In our advertising columns will be
found a statement concerning tho
State Scholarships In the Department
of Engineering to be opened in Johns
Hopkins University. Baltimore. this
fall. Applications Tor these scholar.
ships should nov be made.
The Epworth League Of Hampstead
Methodist Episcopal Church has ar.
ranged course of fife entertainments
for the coming winter. four being by
professional talent and one by local
amateurs as in previous years The
proceeds will be added II the improve.
ment fund of the church.
An interesting fourzreel mystery
spectacle entitled The Tigrla Will be
shown at the Opera House On Mon,
day and Tuesday nights Of next week
This film was stolen from lts owners
some time ago. and after three months
of searching by detectives, VAS re.
Gently recovered At Hagerstown.
Receivers OF the York Bridge Com
pany were named last Friday. The
operations of the company have been
profitable and the receivers hope "a
straighten out Its affairs and continue
this industry in York. The company
Is capitalized at s320.70 Il has I'M
filled orders amounting To 100000
The plant located In York. Pa. is val
ned at 100000.
Hon. Quincy Lee Morrow. of the
National Committee Of the Pronibi.
tlon party will deliver N address al
the Prohibition picnic 10 be held near
Carrollton, Saturday afternoon. Sep.
TENDER goth. Mr.. Morrow has SPOKEN
in every State In the Union and is one
of the strong orators Of the cause Of
Prohibition. The carrollton Band
will furnish music.
Polk Miller's Old South Quartet Of
darkeys is as good a. ever. The en-.
1ertainment on Tuesday night desery'
ed better patronage than 1t received
both for its own sake and because
part of the proceeds we're to go tc
the Westminster Fire Department
The Opera House was about two-thirds
filled Col. Booker made his usual
hit with the audience.
The vigorous ringing Of the fire bel
startled everybody very early Wed
nesday morning about 2 o'clock. Il
proved to lie a building on fire bach
of the college, part Of which was dseC
for paint shop. The building wa
burned to the ground before the FRI
company had any chance To save II
The water pressure was hardl!
strong enough to throw water into thu
second story of the college.
The shops In Westminster are be
ginning to offer the fascinating as
sentiments of new and beautiful fab
ries and designs that awaken desir'
in the hearts OF women and inelin'
them to gather up every odd dolla
they possess and expend It in prett!
clothes. A very laudable desire AM
one to be encouraged. for a woman
without new clothes now and then 4
a melancholy sight and a dejecte,
specimen of femininity.
Mr.. Frederick B. Bennett. of Boston
Mass, promoter Of the new Kpap
Husker Company, who Is staying a
the Westminster Hotel, gave an inter
esting talk to an audience of abou
% persons, last Monday night at tn
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. William
Thomas, East Main street, on tn
subject Of The Great Pyramid. Mi
Bennett had made long study of hi
subject and has reached some inter
esting conclusions which he expect