The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-12

q marriage license was issued tc
William f.. Bennett, Sykesville, and
Grace M. Arlington, on Saturday.
Postcards received by friends OF
Mrs. Charles R. Miller, formerly Miss
Sadie Kneller, OF this city, state that
she IL now In Sandwich, Mass, look
ing over the Cape Cod Canal works.
tt is discouraging to the advocates
of world peace to learn that the va
rious nations have built or are build
ing l5O dreadnoughts. The total cost
is five times that of the Panama
Canal
As usual around the holidays we
carry an increased amount or adver-
Using, and even with the issue of a
supplement we are compelled to boil
our reading matter down." and some
OF our contributions have to be carried
over to the next week.
Work on the state road from fancy
town to Westminster, has been COM
pleted to the Brick church and with
a few days OF good weather will be
nearly completed. The stone and &C.
ment are mixed with q machine and
the work IS pushed very rapidly.
Westminster store windows arc
beautiful reminders that Christmas
presents of every description Can be
purchased here. For further infor-
nation consult the large number OF
Christmas advertisements of the mer-
chants now appearing In The Advo-
cate.
We have received a pamphlet con
tanning the excellent address entitled
THE Banks and The Railroads" which
MIR. j. MI. Fitzgerald, president of the
Western Maryland Railway Company
delivered on November Ill, before the
Baltimore Chapter Of the American
Institute OF Banking.
The Middle Eastern States, New
York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Della
ware and the District OF Columbia
contributed more recruits to the Navy
In the past five months than any other
section OF the country. The enlist
ment from that section numbered j.
984, or 20 per cent OF the total.
From every section OF the South
come reports that the macadam road
is losing favor and that the sand-clay
road Is by all odds the best and
cheapest form of highway for any
community-unless 1t be O. community
unusually favorably situated for some
other form OF road construction.-The
Progressive Farmer.
Mr.. Daniel Hartman, OF Keymar, has
made some extensive improvements K
his farm. They include the repaint
ing and shingling OF buildings, plac
ing of steel roof on one barn, con
GREETING of hog pen and other improve
mentSL MIR. Harmon recently butch
cred two hogs, which weighed 1877 and
470 pounds, respectively.
Ninety-six churches in st. Louis
Mo-, Sunday reported increased at
tendance as the result Of using nalf
page ads in the city newspapers las
week. The campaign is not part O
a civic movement. The advertise
ments broadly urge church attend
ance, concluding with: you may NO
like the preacher. Perhaps 1t isn't hi
fault Try another church"
The bulletin published by the STATE
Tax Commission of Maryland has beer
mailed. Taxes received from rail
roads i'm this state i'm 1912, amounted
to $589,768.37 The table showing
amounts of deposits in the Saving:
Bank, subject to franchise tax of 81
cents on the 500, from Carroll LUun
ty during 1912 amounts to $829,0y1. oil
standing sixth in the state.
Cedar, spruce pine and holly, will
mistletoe cleaning amid the greer
and red, make a combination fol
Christmas that cannot be surpassed
for decorative effect. The coming o
the mistletoe to market shows tina
Christmas is at hand and the season
Is in the full swing Of its completed
equipment. Marketing for mistleto'
will be popular and the old folks wht
pass it by without it's appeal bein,
felt will not object in the least to tn,
young people buying it and hanging
where it will contribute much of jol
lily to Christmas parties and hom
gatherings.
About 100 persons, including mum
Der Of women, against whom suits ha,
been filed by the Changers Mutua
Fire Insurance Company Of Carol
County, compromised with the com
pany Friday at Frederick. They viii
pay half the amounts asked. Tn
WILL ~ IAC1
premium notes, cancel policies an,
pay the costs of the suits. The insur
ed were originally sued for amount
representing an assessment of 10 pc
cent. OF the premium notes. They re
fused to pay, claiming the compan,
represented to them that they wer
not to pay more than per cent. as
seSsment-
Rev. DR.. Charles 8. Trump, fol mer
~ OF Manchester, brother Of DIR. L
Trump, Of that place, Is the pastor o
the Lutheran church in Martinsburg
w. Va, and according to news dis
patches from that place the congre
CATION is planning to dispose Of it
present edif1ce and erect a more com
modious and modern home in it
stead. Some idea of the condition 0
Rev. Trumps church can be gottel
from the fact that its present mem
bership is 720 with a Sunday schoo
which has 700 enrolled. The congre
CATION has refused $4,000 for TIL
present building, which was built il
1882. DR.. Trump has been its pasto
for 25 years and to him is given mucl
credit for the present f1ourishin,
condition.