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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-12
MARY PICKFORD AT OPERA
Mind Reading Tonight and "HindOG
Box Mystery" Saturday.

The Lees, now performing at the
Opera, put on what is known as the
"Hindoo Box Mystery" and to those
who witnessed the work it IL still a
mystery. Many requests have been
made to Mr.. Beach to have the act
again. Mr.. Beach will try to feature
the act again for Saturday. II 50, due
notice will be given in the Saturday
weekly Opera bill that is printed in
the Advocate Office, and distributed
either Saturday morning or afternoon.
Tonight Mrs. Lee will feature her mind
reading act, which has already caused
so much interest in this city. A feature
that will be shown Monday at the
opera will be Little" Mary Pickford
C"Harum Scarum"O in Caprice. MISS
Pickford in this work IL ably support
ed by her talented husband, owen
Moore. Little Mary" has recently
signed q contract with the famous
players Company, and it is authorita-
lively stated she will receive the high
est salary ever payed to photo-play
artist, $52,OOOper year. Miss P1ckford 10
"The Bishops Carriage" was highly
praised, but judging from reports CIV
en out by photo-play critics, in Ca
price" she has far surpassed her pre-
yit1llS work
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-12
Blizzard i'm Mountains,

Cumberland, Md, Dec. S.-The bliz-
zard which came with suddenness yes
terday afternoon brought drop of 80
degrees in temperature in less than "a
hours, and caused much suffering
among railroad men.
The snow drifted and greatly inter-
fered with the railroad schedules. Pas
senger trains came in from the West
this morning three and four hours
late and covered with snow and ice.
Wires were blown down at some
points. Conditions have improved to
night on both the Baltimore and Ohio
and Western Maryland lines as far as
the movement of trains il concerned,
but the snow is still flying in the
mountains.
At Thomas and Elkins the ther-
mometer registered IS degrees above
zero. The railroads have their snow
plows in readiness. At noon today
the thermometer stood degrees
above zero at Frostburg. AT some
points the snowfall has reached nearly
a. foot
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Sykesvflle Couple Keep Wedding Se
Greta

The marriage Of Miss Mary Anna
Hutchinson and Jesse .. Poole, o1
Sykesville, Carroll county, just be-
came known last Saturday. On Oc-
tober 16 last Miss Hutchinson LEFT
home, telling her parents that she
was going To Baltimore for "a days
visit to friends. In Baltimore she
met MIR. Poole and the couple went 70
Fairfax. va, and were married. Both
then returned to Sykesville, going to
their respective homes.
On Saturday the mother OF MISS
Hutchinson, who had grown suSpi-
cious, was told or the wedding, and
the parental blessing followed
The bride and groom will make
their home near. Sykesvilie, where the
groom A. engaged in business
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Ward.

After 10 weeks illness from sUom-
ach trouble, Sarah z. Ward, 77 years
old, died early Tuesday morning at
her home, 1925 Dunlaney street, Bal
timore. She was the daughter Of the
late MIR. and Mrs. James Early and
was born near Mount Airy. Before
taking up her residence in Baltimore,
where she had made her home for the
past y years, Mrs. Ward lived for 25
years at Oakland, Carroll county. She
is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Fannie Clark, of Baltimore, and four
sons, Benjamin, OF Stockton, Cal. !;
William c., of Pittsburgh; Joseph, of
Westminster, and Charles Ward, Of
Baltimore. Eleven grandchildren and
eight Observation-Disclosures also sur
ViVe.
The funeral took place at Wards
Methodist Episcopal Church, On the
Liberty road, II miles from Baltimore,
Thursday afternoon. The pallbearers
were four OF Mrs. Wards grandsons.
Burial was in the graveyard at Wards
Church.
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Trinity Lutheran Church.

The subject of the sermon next Sun
day morning will be "On Guard" The
service will begin promptly at ten
o'clock. ALI members and friends are
requested to be prompt in thei1 at
tendance. The service will continue
one hour. After the service, Inose
who can do SO will remain to arrange
the program for the Christmas service
and the pastor will drive to Baltimore
to deliver an address in the afternoon
at the Palace Theatre, on the occasion
Of the Memorial Service Of the Patri-
otic Order Sons of America of the
State,
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FREMEN PLAN BIG
CELEBRATION.
In CONNECTION WITH STATE CON.
VENTION HERE In JUNE HOME
COMING WEEK-FNE PRO
GRAM OF EVENTS.

At meeting OF the Westminster
Fire Department Wednesday night
plans were discussed and arranged
for what promises to be one of the
biggest affairs i'm the history of Car
roll county, to be held from June s to
y, 1914, in this city, in connection
with the Maryland State F1remen's
Convention which will meet here dur
ing that week.
The Merchants and Manufacturers
Association Is expected to join with
the local Fire Department In making
il to be q Homecoming" week fOr
former residents OF Westminster and
Carroll county.
AT the meeting Wednesday night, il
was decided to arrange the festivities
OF the week somewhat after this fash
ion:
June 5. Large horse show with
prizes for the best horse.
June 9. Trade display in which the
merchants and agriculturists will ex-
hibit their goods.
June 10. Big Firemen's parade
largest ever held in Westminster.
June II. Contest of the various
fire companies, open to the world, with
hose reels, hook and ladder trucks
fire engines, ETC., with substantial
prizes offered to attract much cOmpe-
tition.
June 12. Automobile parade, with
prizes for the best decorated machine
As there are a great many automo-
biles in Carroll county, it is expected
to make quite feature of this event
Many other details i'm connection
with the affair are to be arranged
later. Several committees have been
appointed, two for each end Of town
to take up the work of raising funds
to defray the expenses and provide the
necessary prizes. About $1,000 will
be needed for this purpose. Several
of our citizens and business houses
have already shown an inclination to
be liberal and are evidently taking
much interest in the big Week"
We owe it to the Fire Department
to do everything possible to make the
celebration a success.
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SONS OF AMERICA.
IA VERY INTERESTING AND IMPORT.
ANT GATHERING.

One OF the most interesting and i'm
portant gatherings of the order in this
county was the district meeting or the
Patriotic Order Sons Of America, held
tn the camp room Of Washington Camp
No. 73, at Hampstead, last night. Past
State President Childs, accompanied by
William j. Carter, State treasurer, ran
up from Baltimore, in his automobile;
State Trustee Thos. Bloom brought in
his car, State Secretary Heaps and "a
w. Martin, financial secretary Of Wash
ington Camp, Mt. Washington; and
State Vice President Seabrook ran
over from Westminster in his little
Metz.
The visitors from Baltimore were
entertained by the local camp at Pat
terson's hotel, and Mr.. Seabrook by
MIR. and Mrs. D. p. Hyson, at their
home. The state officers presided at
the meeting, which was attended by
more than one hundred members of
the order from the camps at Hamp-
stead, Butler and Boring, and initiated
seventeen new members. Addresses
were made by the state officers and
others. An impressive incident of the
meeting was the announcement on the
floor of the camp that Brother Isaac
Morgret, one OF the oldest men Ii the
order, a member of Washington Camp
No. is, at Hancock, aged 83 years, had
just entered into rest at the home OF
his daughter, the wife Of Rev. A. H.
Mckinley, pastor or the Methodist
Church, in Hampstead. State Secre-
tary Heaps, presiding, called the mem
bers to their feet, and all stood silent
ly, with bowed heads, for short time
then prayer was offered by Rev. w. H.
Seabrook, state vice president.
The meeting adjourned at Ills, and
an oyster supper was served at the
home of Brother Stone and his wife
The hospitality OF the good people al
Hampstead was received with heart
felt appreciation by the visitors, who
were especially ardent in their praise
of the kindness of the young men al
the Hampstead Garage, who stored
and cared for their cars during the
evening
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-12
DEATHS.
Myers.

Mrs. Violet 8. Myers, widow Of the
late George e. Myers, or Hampstead,
died at the home of Mrs. William
Miller, near Beckleysville, on Sunday
night at II 20 O'Clock. Mrs. Myers was
a resident Of Hampstead until after
the death OF her husband, when she
went to Manchester. For the past fif-
teen months she had been living with
Mrs. Miller. Before her marriage she
was Miss Violet Harris, and she has
long been known by many kind and
charitable deeds. She was in hel S4th
year. Although she was the mother
Of eight children, but one survives,
Albertus Myers, of Westminster; and
four grandchildren: Mrs. wv. @. Shear
er, of Manchester; Mrs. Irwin Dutterer,
Mrs. Oliver Hessoh and Mrs. George
Dutterer, all OF Silver Run. Two sis
ters SURVIVE: Mrs. Eliza Seipp, of
Houcksville, and Mrs Nancy Ebaugh,
of Baltimore.
Interment was made i'm the family
lot at Hampstead, where her husband
and children are buried.
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Champion Hogs.

Mr.. E. o. Cash, of Middleburg, ha!
the champion pen of hogs for the
county. On December 2, he killed
four hogs that weighed 728, ZIG, 693
and 682 pounds, total of 2818 pounds
The hogs were 16 months old. Twenty.
three 50-pound cans Of lard were
made.
MIR. Cash never lacks for help on
his butchering days, more than forty
people being present last week, all
classes participating. 1t Is reported
retired farmer from near ADAMS
town, Frederick county, always doubt
ing the veracity Of the statement con-
cerning former killings went down to
see the hogs weighed. A newly mar
ried couple from near New Windsor
were there to learn how to raise biz
hogs. Cow drovers, railroad men,
drummers, and in fact, men from al
most every walk in life were present.
Some other porkers killed during the
week were as follows: William y. *.
Leese, OF near Leister's Church, six,
wighing 1868 pounds; F. n. Hook,
Ogg's Summit, six, 375, 4O3, 4O9, AZ,
437k and 494; William Waltman, Of
Frizellburg, three, 319, 317 and 3O4;
Joseph s. Stoner, Westminster, three,
343, 331 and 255; Moses Horning,
Cyclone Hill, two, ATS and 400; w. I'll.
D. Watson, Cyclone Hill, two 400 and
375; George Hoffman, three, 300, 3O4
and 200; Charles Fowler, three, 358,
342 and 2S2; Ernest Wolf, five, 100;
Albert III. Barnes, three 47615, 352 and
335; John A. Baker, two spring pigs,
300 and 229; Robert Wheeler, four,
1O46; William Shilling, four, 234, 258,
268, 252; Lewis Barber, two, 216, 22O;
William Reese, three, 1925; William
Baker, six, 1920; John Davis, three.
spring pigs, 275, 300, ESQ; William
Miller, seven, 2S2, 284, 244, 300, 26O,
24O, ESQ; Frank Welch, two 81 270;
william T.. Baker, three, 29O, 259, 25O;
J. Fl. Ward, two, $40, 2S0; William NJ
Barber, three, 2O3, 159, 217; Reno
waltz, four, 27S, 263, 23S, 231, and two
spring pigs, 1876, 1877; James Bowers.
six. 1S2, 1888, 22S, 223, 1S5, 2O1, and
three spring pigs, 499.
]. d. Crowl, Westminster, eight,
seven months old, 1850 pounds. 9. X.
Dubs, Lineboro, four, 376, 4191k, 421
and 504 pounds, total Of 1909
Leonard Kopp, OF near Line
boro, two, 436 and 500 pounds. 51i.
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Celebrate Golden Wedding.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry K Wentz cele-
brated their golden wedding at their
home, In Hanover, Pa, Sunday, De
cember 7th. OF this union eleven
children were born, nine OF who'll are
living.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wentz, upon retiring
from farming % years ago, moved to
Hanover. Mr.. Wentz is a veteran Of
the Civil war and il 76 years old while
Mrs. Wentz ID In her 10th year.
A family rennfon was held on Sun
day and a dinner served. The fol
lowing children, wives and husbands
and grandchildren were present: Mr..
and Mrs. H. Henry Wentz, MIR. and
Mrs. Horatio Wentz and children,
Bertha, Goldie and Myrtle; MIR. and
Mrs. Bert A. Hamm and daughter,
Leona, of Hanover; Mrs Eva a. Wag-
ner, daughter Elsie, and son Daniel, Of
Baltimore; Mrs. Horatio G. Shaffer,
Melrose; MIR. and Mrs. Nelson G. BiSh,
Of Westminster; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wentz, Brooklyn, m. ", and Clark NJ.
Matthias, nephew. MIR. and Mrs. WentE
received purse in gold from the
children.
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PERSONALS.

Mrs. Frederick w. Rohda and child
rem spent the weeks end with rela-
tives in Baltimore.
MIR. p. =. Darr, of Washington, -. G..
visited his family on Washington
avenue, this city, this week.
MIR. Emory Buckingham, OF Balti-
more, spent Sunday with his mother
Mrs. ;. x. Herr, East Main street.
Miss Katherine Smith, OF Washing
ton, p. c., il visiting her aunt, MRS
Charles Billingslea, East Main street
Miss Elizabeth Pierce, of Indian
apolis, Ind, Is visiting her aunt, Mrs
Austin Gallagher, at Carroll Orch
ards.
Miss Lima Foote Reese, Of Balti-
more, spent the weeks end with he1
mother, Mrs. ID. M. Fairfax, Willis
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George ID. Barnhart
and family, of Manchester, visited Mrs
Barnhart's parents, at Eden, on Wed.
nesday.
Miss Ella Snyder, of near Mount
Pleasant, has returned home after
taking treatment at the Kelly Sana.
ftorium, Baltimore.
Rev. James e. Lowe and wife, O.
Glade, Pa, visited the formers sister
Mrs. Harry ". Mancha, and family, O.
Webster street, last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin II. Harmon, o
Silver Run, spent the past week visit
ing relatives In Washington, I'D. @.
also the latter's brother, George Maus
at College Park, Md.
DR.. Maria Montessori, the worlc
famous Italian educator, is now il
this country. She intends to spent
one month lecturing in the Unitet
States, explaining her idea of teach
ing.
Bishop John G. Murray, of the Epis
copal Church, Diocese Of Maryland
will visit the Church of the Ascen
sion, this city, next Sunday night TO
confirmation and will preach at
O'Clock.
Rev. and Mrs. James e. Lowe, Q
Glade, Pa, visited the formers par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James T.. Lowe, an
other friends in the vicinity of Leis
ter's Church, over last Sunday. The
also visited Mrs. loves friends nea
i LACACO DdCh W
where they will spend the remalnde
of their vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. IT, iii. Lewis, Colleg
Hill, entertained at dinner yesterda
evening in honor of their marriage an
niversary which ID also DR.. Lewis
birthday. Their guests included Re
DR.. and Mrs ID. Il. Greenfield, of thi
city; Rev. T. o. Grouse, of Baltimore
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. TT. T.. Elderdice, {
this city, and Rev. Or. and Mrs. Littl
of Baltimore.
MIR. James :. Bohanan, OF il
Angeles, Cal, visited Mr.. and Mr.
John J. Rose last Tuesday and sper
the day. Mr.. Bohanan, who is a
architect, left Baltimore for Los Ar
geles, nine years ago and is now Wis
iting relatives and friends in the Eas
for the first time since his departure
He expects to return by way Of tn
Canadian Pacific Railroad. Mrs. Ros
il a relative of Mr.. Bohanan. :
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LAD WAS TAGGED.
AND SENT HOME BY MOTHER, WHO
is SAID TO HAVE LEFT WITH
AFFINITY.

To place tag labeled Hanover,
Pa" on Glen, her eight-year-old son,
and send the little fellow from Al
toona, to Hanover, Pa, without notify
ing anyone there, and an hour later
boarding a train for Pittsburgh with
"her affinity" was the unusual conduct
of Mrs. Mary Wagner, wife Of Charles
Wagner, OF Hanover.
The man she is now said to be with
IL Martin iii. Miller, who formerly was
in the sewing machine business in
Hanover. Miller is Widower, and
his wife died OF consumption about
two years ago. He is a man about 45
years of age, while Mrs. Wagner iS
several years younger.
The alleged attachment of Miller
and Mrs. Wagner started when Miller
went to the Wagner home on Ter
race avenue to board. In q snort
time the family was broken up. One
child was taken by Mr.. Wagner, while
the wife placed the larger children
with Samuel Stormer, Of near Black
Rock.
About three months ago Mrs. Wag-
ner went to Black Rock and took Glen,
her eight-year-old son with her to
York, Pa, saying she had secured a
place for him. Mrs. Wagner had fall
en- heir to a small sum OF money
through the death of an aunt and she,
her son and Miller at once left for
Altoona.
Growing tired of the child, the
mother wrote to Joseph James, of
near Manchester, Md, and made ar
rangements to have him take the boy.
Thursday morning Of last week, a tag
was placed on the little fellow and
without notifying any person in Han
over she sent the boy there. An hour
later she and Miller, took the train fo1
Pittsburgh. From there she wrote the
following postal card to her son:
i Dear Glen-We left Altoona one
hour later than you. 1t is now {
o'clock and we are in Pittsburgh. Hope
you got to Hanover safely. We Ieave
for Akron, Ohio, tomorrow"
Mr.. James received this card or
Friday, the day after the boy arrived
In Hanover and he at once hastenet
there.
The little fellow said never in his
life had he been asked SO man!
questions as on his journey home.
MIR. Wagner, the husband, will ap
! ply for a divorce.
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Eggs at 25 Cents Plan Of Farmers.

Illinois farmers extended the right
hand Of cooperation to the women OF
Chicago who have taken up the cud-
gels against high priced storage eggs
and proposed to the boycotters what
they believe il a permanent solution
Of the question.
1--WE are organized and are Willing
to sell directly to the housewives of
Chicago if they will only insure us a
steady market" was the substance OF
the message sent to the women by
delegates who are attending the an
nual meeting OF the Illinois Farmers
Institute.
The farmers are planning to estab-
lish cold storage plants in connection
with their creameries, and instead of
selling their spring surplus OF eggs TO
the cold storage men they propose to
store them. Then if they can establish
direct communication with organiza-
tions of consumers and be sure Of a
steady market they can dole out the
product at 25 cents dozen and nave
a good margin Of profit
Egg prices Wavered as the boycott
spread to many other cities 10 the
country Two large Chicago firms an
nounced that markets would be open
cd i'm various parts of the city and
eggs would be offered for 81 cents a
dozen. The retail price predominating
in Chicago was 48 cents.
Dispatches from Detroit, st. Paul,
Kansas City, Baltimore, Washington
and a dozen other large cities told OF
club women who would not buy eggs
until the price dropped at least three
cents a dozen.
Federal District Attorney Wilker-
son has begun planning for sweep
ing grand jury investigation of charg-
~ aainst men who own stored eggs
in Chicago, with view to bringing
criminal proceedings. The district at
torney has promised to bring about
the prosecution OF members Of the
Chicago butter and egg board as mem
bers of a trust in restraint OF trade
before the end OF the week.
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lIorgret.

Mr.. Isaac Morgret, aged 81 years,
died yesterday afternoon at o'clock
at the residence of his son-in-law and
daughter, Rev. and Mrs. a. IT. Mckin-
ley, in Hampstead, after an illness OF
about year and half, from heart
trouble. MIR. Morgret was formerly
from Hancock, Md, but after the death
OF his wife several years ago he came
to Hampstead and lived with his
daughter. Besides Mrs. Mckinley, one
daughter survives, Miss Imogene Mar
gFet, OF Hampstead.
The remains will be taken to Han
cock Saturday morning, where funeral
services and interment will take place
that afternoon O. W. Upton a. Son,
funeral directors.
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Compulsory Education Urged.

The extension of the compulsory
education law to include all the coun-
Ties OF Maryland was vigorously ad-
vocated by State Superintendent OF
Education WI. Bates Stevens, December
., in an address at a meeting of the
county SuperintendentS' Association,
neld IN the State Normal School Build
ing.
DIR. Stevens, subject was "The Flu
lure Needs of Our School System. -
ne emphasized the necessity Of the
extension of the compulsory education
legislation, and said, moreover, that II
should be made mandatory instead OF
merely optional.
lie also discussed at some length the
future of the Normal School, particu-
!arly in regard to its establishment in
lts new quarters on the recently &C
gulred tract on the York Road. Dr.
ntepnens said that additional apprOpr1-
dGons would be necessary for the COM
pletlon and equipment of the build
ngs, and announced that an effort
would be made to secure this extra
money from the coming Legislature.
Following DIR. Stephens address, a
symposium was held ON "a systematic
ana etticient plan for selecting appli-
cants Tor Normal School Scholar
Salps" and on The Extension of
~ teachers Training Facilities" Joseph
80, ~: McVey, OF Cecil county, and WI IT.
,"ncox, OF the Normal School, took a
ieadlng part in the discussion.
superintendent H. M. Noble, OF Car
oilne county, who presided at the
-, MM,eetlng in the absence of J. W.
anomas, spoke on the importance OF
educational rally days and said that
Motnlng tended more To increase pub
nc interest in education than these
events.
lhe meeting was continued Friday
lorn1ng, when an address was made
Governor GoldsborOugh. Prof. A.
O. q. BlDbins also spoke on the Star
opangled Banner Celebration. The
conrerence closed with luncheon.
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Circuit Court.

Frances c. Gordon-Cummings VS..
Home Insurance Company; action to
recover balance of insurance money,
on account of loss sustained by fire.
The defendant paid $1700 into Court,
claiming that this was full amount
due Tried before jury; verdict for
plaintiff for $1S50.00 Steele for plain
tiff; Stockbridge and Reifsnider for
defendant Motion for new trial filed
by defendant.
Charles w. King, vs.. William a.
Shaeffer; assumpsit to recover price
of horse; tried before jury; verdict
for plaintiff for $168.80. Hoff and
Steele for plaintiff; Reifsnider for de-
fendant.
Virgil Baker VS.. George H. Bevard,
assumpsit; tried before jury; still on
trial. Steele for Baker; Bond &
Parke for Bevard.
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Hamilton.

Mrs. Mary z. Hamilton, widow OF
Ormon Hamilton, Of this county, and
mother of William R. Hamilton, Oh
Catonsville, died Tuesday night at her
home, on the Old Frederick road. from
pneumonia. She was born In New
York ~ years ago and was daughter
4of the late David McDermott. Three
daughters survive her-Mrs. George J:
Hobbs, Mrs. William F Penn and
Miss Emma Hamilton, besides two
sons, William r. and Ormon A. Ham
ilton, and one sister, Miss Ellen NC
Dermott. The deceased was q sister
in-law of MIR. Amos Hamilton, OF this
city.
The funeral will take place today
from St. Joseph's PassiOnist Monas-
terry. Burial will be 10 Bonnie Brae
Cemetery.