The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-12
The hunting season 4 drawing TO d

The hunting season IL drawing 10 q
close.
MIR. Rowe, of Patapsco, night oper-
ator here, is dangerously i'll az his
home.
The Advocate has received fery
unique and valuable calendar from
the Page Publishing Association Bal
timore. It Is called the Dixie Calen-
day for 1914 and Is issued under the
editorship OF Matthew Page And eWs.
Mr.. John II. Cunningham, cashier OF
the Farmers & Mechanics National
Bank, attended the dinner given at the
Queen City Hotel, Cumberland, last
night to Governor GOldsborough. The
function was success. Many other
prominent Republicans were present.
Captain Clarence G. Billingslea, of
Chicago, was ordered to Washington
on Monday for his final examination
for promotion ia the army. He passed
his examination successfully and Is
now visiting his parents, DR.. and Mrs
Charles Billingslea, East Main street.
There are about 1900 schools in 2O1
cities and towns having school savings
banks. The pupils number 1,492,789,
and the number OF pupils with savings
accounts are 10,320. The total amount
deposited was $4,305, 018.83, withdrawn
So, 143, ISL .02, the balance on deposit be-
ing $1,161, 467.61.
When Miss Mary Mccartney, teacher
of the school at Mexico, this county,
arrived at the schoolhouse Monday
morning she found that some one had
forced an entrance through one of the
windows. The window was broken,
quart or more OF ink was spilled on
the floor and several new school books
were missing. -
Glenn Alban, OF Baltimore county,
who was arrested last week on the
charge of stealing $50 skunk hides had
u hearing before Justice Brown yester-
day afternoon. The Justice dismissed
Alban on account OF lack of evidence.
Any person who would steal skunk
hide and get away with 1t deserves to
be freed. Some odor to that animal!
Westminster Council No. 1897, Royal
Arcanum, has elected officers for the
ensuing year, as follows. R., d. e.
Walsh; ". r., G. /. Fisher; O., jackson
Myerly; Secretary, j. G.. Dihendal;
Treas, r. r.. Cassell; Col, Il. ]. But
Ter; Chap, Charles Manahan; G., G..
L
Jehu Roger; Representative to Grand
Council, e. J. Butler; Alternate, +. X.
Herr.
The w. M. Ry. Co., has ordered
twenty-five desert tanks to hitch be-
hind locomotives and carry thousands
OF gallons OF water. They are of the
type used In the west where water liz
scarce for many miles and are used to
reinforce the water In the tender. On
the Western Maryland they will be
used to cut down the stops at water
stations. One will be put to each long
distance freighter.
John y. Gibbon, manager of the
Baldwin Hotel, ats Hagerstown, for
merly OF Baltimore, has acquired by
purchase the site and buildings OF the
Blue Mountain House, which was de-
stroyed by fire last August. Mr.. Glib
bon was one Of the managers OF the
hotel when it burned. There are 450
acres i'm the hotel tract. It is under
stood that a new hotel will be built
next spring.
President s. Lewis Motter of the
ed from the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
/ inquiry concerning the practice Of
taking five miles from mileage books
/ for the distance between Frederick
and Frederick Junction, when the pas
senger is bound to points beyond. He
was informed that only three miles
are taken from passengers bound tc
Baltimore. Sykesville and other points
Thompson A. Brown, treasurer o.
the Agricultural and Mechanical as
ISOLATION of Washington county, has
submitted a report of the receipts al
the recent Hagerstown fair, showing
profit OF $8126.17. The total receipts
at the fair were $47,162.24 and the ex.
penditures, $39,O3607. This was prob
ably the most successful year in the
history of the association. The receipts
for general admission amounted tx
$22,284.1O and for the grandstant
$3990.60. H
Mr.. Clarence Seabrook, son of the
editor OF The Sentinel, has been elect
ed secretary Of the Exempt Firemen's
Association Of Onendaga county, a
Syracuse, N. Y, and has also been ap
pointed member OF committee K
revise the constitution and bylaws 81
FIu0 OTSdnlZdLlOA. -1 LIZ MC1ADGIS ~ LAS
association are veteran volunteer
firemen, rank to which MIR
Seabrook is entitled as former mem
Der Of the Fire Department of this
city. They are exempt from active
duty under the laws of New York, but
take part in many public demonstra-
tions. The association has large
membership. .,.
Libertytown is to have new bank
which plans to open for business
about the middle of January. The
bank will replace=the one closed by
the order or State Banking Commits
sioner Downes. That bank was con-
trolled by foreign capital, but the new
bank will be local affair entirely
The bank is capitalized at $4,000
and the stock has been sold at an ad-
vance of so per cent, to provide a
surplus. The directors of the new
bank are: James M. Sappington, B. F,
Hammaker, Maurice r. Starr and Mil
ton Carter, Of Frederick county, and
S. Raymond Senseney, Of Carroll