The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-05

Mr.. Charles Y. King, drover, has
sold 800 young mules In this county
since September.
Mrs. T. William Mather, Jr., Willis
street, who has been quite sick with
pleurisy, is now improving.
Thomas and Company report the
sale of the David Robertson 75-acre
farm, near Warfieldsburg, to John A.
Myers, for $4,000.
Several Maryland cities are plann-
ing to have community Christmas
trees, among which are Baltimore,
Cumberland and Salisbury.
Vernon Markell. of Union Mills. was
taken to the Mercy Hospital, Balti-
more on Thursday Of last week, oere
he was successfully operated or for
appendicitis.
The driving wheels of an extra
| freight train on the Western Mary
land Railroad Jumped the track west
| of Patapsco on Saturday morning and
delayed all morning trains east and
west
Mrs. Margaret L. Bush, is extremely
! i'll at her home on East Main street.
Her children. Mr.. Harry 7. Bush, of
Baltimore, and Mrs. L. l.. Crawford,
of Winfield, are at her bedside; also
her brother, Mr.. Harry NJ. Miller.
An up-to-date sanitary soda water
fountain was placed in the stone of
John ID. Bowers. East Main street,
this week. The fountain is yery
elaborate and costly and makes a
decided Improvement to his store.
Mr. John S. Wise, of Philadelphia,
Pa, will deliver the address al the
brotherhood of !. { 7. meeting uext
Thursday evening 1t Baust Reformed
Church. The Male Quartett,. of
Taneytown Will sing. ALI are In
yited.
Mr. U. G. HeltIbridle. East Main
street, has made his tonsorlal parlor
more attractive BY putting down
handsome llnoleum and by papering
the walls with yellow and green
paper and the ceiling with a light
paper and dark figure.
Mr.. Oliver Stewart. of Chicago, ILL.,.
a temperance orator Of international
reputation. will speak nj the Metho-
dist Protestant Church next Tuesday
evening at o'clock under the
auspices OF the N0men's Christian
Temperance Union. Admission free.
On December i. the old soldiers
will again come To Westminster To
enjoy their annual dinner. The
ladies Of the Church Of God will serve
the dinner this year In the dining
room Of the Central Hotel property.
and have promised To serve a bounti-
full dinner.
A large number n members OF the
Junior Order United American Me
chanics attended the special service for
the order at Grace Lutheran Church on
Sunday morning. The members
marched from the lodge room IN
body, headed b. Marshall John Stem.
To the church
Postmaster General BurIeson has
recommended 10 the Interstate com
merce commission that the maximum
weight OF parcel poat packages be in
creased from twenty 10 nifty pounds
In first and second zones. Every step
In the direction Of greater usefulness
for the parcel posi- Il going 10 meet
with opposition. Of course. but the
matter is in the hands Of the people
for final action.
Thieves have again made a raid on
the Opera House This time 6i rolls
Of music were taken from the music
cabinet. Mr. Beach. the proprietor
had 23l selections on Friday evening
and on Monday Ii noticed that only
$50 were In the cabinet The music
taken was very expensive, averaging
from 25c to S1.75 4 roll. II the thief
tries TO dispose o. tie rolls In this
city he Will be eaught. as there are
very few pianalaH here. Some time
ago lens valued n 80 was stolen.
But few ducks afe being killed now.
and II looks rs II Ihia noted industry
Is becoming a history says an e1=
change, With he closing OF the Sew
York and Boston markets, which for
merly absorbed more Wild ducks from
this section than I'll other markets
combined. the market Is confined to
Washington. baltimore and Philadel-
phia. and a consequence the de
mand Is not equal 10 the supply
Price ruling noR retail are black
heads, GO 10 = cents pair. red
heads, 5000. canvas backs, $500.
A movement Is On foot in Frederick
to form an association for the pur=
pose OF erecting monument 10
Thomas Johnson. tie first governor
OF Maryland. Tie plan Ii to haV. the
association raise IT least $4,000, and
the intention Of those promoting the
project now Is 10 haYe the legislature
appropriate tbs amount for the mon
ument to be erected n Mount OltYet
Cemetery. In this cemetery is a 49,
900 monument erected To the memory
Of Francis Scott Key ana another
viii be erected ID tie memory of
Barbara frietshie, whose remains
were recently inferred.
Twenty eight citizens of Westmlna-
ter went TO Union Bridge Tuesday
evening to hear discussion OF the
dust question which was he'd In
the town hill before an audience of
about 1850 people The principal
speakers were Mr. William J. O'Brien.
of Baltimore, and Mr. Scott. the presi-
dent OF the TideHater Portland Ce-
ment Company. who stated that the
company was doing everything In Its
power TO correct the dust nuisance.
and hoped before long To be able TO
control the dust. The Westminster
crowd returned home on a special
train reaching here at quarter of
an hour before midnight.
The time Is near at hand when the
stores will remain open every even
Ing to accommodate the Christmas
shoppers. Do you know what that
means? 1t means that host of men
and women clerks vii have to work
day and night And They do Il "a, az.