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

! A marriage license was issued 70
| William II. Bennett, Sykesville. and
Grace NJ. Arlington, on Saturday.
Postcards received by friends Of
Mrs. Charles r. Miller, formerly Miss
Sadie Kneller. of this city. state that
she Is non In Sandwich, Mass, look
ing over the Cape Cod Canal works.
It Is dIscouraging to the advocates
OF world peace to learn that the va
rious nations have built or are build
ling 150 dreadnoughts. The total cost
| is five times that of the Panama
Canal.
As usual around the holidays ne
carry an increased amount OF aaYeT-
Using. and even with the Issue u 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 10 the Brick church and With
a few days of good weather will be
nearly completed. The stone ard ee-
ment are mixed with a machine and
the work Il pushed very rapidly.
Westminster store windows arr
beautiful reminders that Christmas
presents Of every description can be
purchased here. For further .nfnT=
nation consult the large number Of
Christmas advertisements OF the mar=
chants nov appearing In The AdYo=
cate.
We haFe received a pamphlet son-
tanning Tie excellent address entitled
The Banks and The Railroads" which
Mr.. J. II. Fitzgerald, president Of the
Western Maryland Railway Company.
delivered on November IL. before the
baltimore Chapter OF the American
Institute Of Banking.
The Middle Eastern States. SeK
York. Pennsylvania, Maryland. Della
ware and the District OF Columbia.
contributed more recruits 70 the Nay
In the pat five months than any other
aeeilon d the country. The enlist
ment from that section numbered l.
81. Or 3 per cent. OF the total
From every section OF the south
come reports that the maeadam road
Is losing favor and that the sand=elay
road i = all odds the beEt nd
cheapest form OF highway for -
eommunItY-unleFs Il be community
unusually faforsbly situated for 1ame
other form Of road construetIon.=-THe
Progressive Farmer.
Mr DanIeI Hartman, Of KeYmaT. h
made Houa extensive improvements u
his farm They Include the feaaInl=
Ing ana ahInglinF Of buildings. UIa9=
Ing Of steel roof on one bnrn. en-
eretIng af haE pen and other ImHfaEH=
mst1lz. Mf. Harmon recently butch
cred 10 hoEa. which weighed - nd
10 pounds. respectively.
Ninety=aIx churches in st Louis.
Mo. Sunday reported Increased a.
tendance = the result Of using nj.
PAGE al u tie city newspapers a.
week. The campaign IL not narI =
n eIFIe movement The advertise
menta broadly urge church attend
ance. concluding with You maY -
Ike tba preacher Perhaps It Int Ii
fault TT another church"
Tho bulletin published b. ihe stafe
Tax Commission Of Mary land haa .een
mailed TaxeH received from TaII=
roads n thIs state In 1912. amounted
To 80. IHs=af. The table showing
amounts u deposits In the Ea.InEz
tank. subject 10 franchise ~ II =
cents % tie 800, from Carroll tuun=
y during l912 amounts TO fs2a. 81 ..
standing aixth In the state
Cedar. spruce pine and holly. al
mihtlstas cleaning amid the green
and RI. make a combination IoT
GhTlHtmHH tint cannot be SURPASSED
for decorative effect The coming .
the mIHtlatoe 10 market ahoKE -
Christmas i at hand and the season
+ Il In tha I'll swing Of ita completed
equipment Marketing for mIzIIHIus
viii hs popular and the old folk IN
/ pass i l. without It's appeal hsIng
+ felt ~ nj object In the least 70 -
young people buying II aud hanging i
where It vii contribute much Of %.
/ lily II Christmas parties and homs
/ gatherings
/ About no persons, Including : nun.
Der Of women. against whom aulIa had
been IIlsd b the Grangera' Mutual
Fire Insurance Company Of Carroll
/ County. compromised with the ON.
pany Friday 1t Frederick They IL
pa hall The amounts asked. III
company vii return 10 them IheIi
premium notes. cancel policies an
pay the costs Of the suits. Tho In9nr.
ed sere originally sued for amounts
representing m assessment of II Pc
cent Of The premium notes. They r.
fused 10 pay. claiming the company
represented 10 them that thay .erl
moi 10 pay more than 3 per cent -.
EeHHmenL
Rev. Or Charles s. Trump. fol mer.
+ II Of Manchester. u brother Of Or. /
TRUMP. Of TINT place. In tho pastor o
the Lutheran church In MartinahaTR
". Va. and according 10 neHa DE-.
patches from that place the conKre.
/ cation i planning 20 dispose 81 It
present edlfiee and erect a more com
modlouH and modern home IN II
stead Some Idea Of the condition q
i lev. TTnmp.a church can Be gotten
from the fact that Its present mem.
berHhIn i 10 with "A Sunday school
which has 700 enrolled. The eongre.
cation has refused $4,000 for tn
present building. which was bull n
1892. Or. Trump has been ita pastor
for p years and to him Is given much
credit for the present 1ourlzhIns
condition