The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-10-10
LOCAL.AFFAIRs.
Nature is mixing her eolors.


October has no holidays-Halowe'en
comes on the 31st.
Get ready to attend the big fairs In
Western Maryland.
Many farmers are busy making
cider and boiling apple butter.
A band of gypsies passed through
this city on Wednesday morning.
The recent heavy rains washed out
many fields In which wheat had been
sown.
York Fair is on this week and a
number of patrons from this county
attended it.
At the present high price of beef
and pork yard Of sausage would
make valuable necklace for any girl.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company Is using very unique and
attractive monogram on Its cars and
engines.
Smallwood Grange will holu its
annual fair and oyster supper on DC
tober 25 commencing IT l o'clock and
continuing after night.
Mushrooms are now found in album
dance in the vacant lots and pastures
y
however, to discover the real from the
unreal.
Mr.. NJ. Theodore Yeiser has been
placed on the Democratic ticket by
the Stete Central Committee. This
appointment fills ont the ticket for
the coming election.
II cost Frank Brown. son OF Ex-
Governor Frank Brown. Of Baltimore,
1870 for bathing IN Washington
Place Fountain early one morning
when all were asleep. except the per
son who informed on him.
Now that the season for the pur-
chasing OF fall clothing has arrived,
the haberdasheries are displaying ex-
tensive lines of mems suitings Gus
tom tailors have had their representa-
tiyes in town and business has been
flourishing
The Ladies' Aid Society of Frovi-
denee Methodist Protestant Church
will held It's oyster supper during
Thanksgiving holidays. three nights
November p. Is and p, In the hall
at Gambler. The public Is cordially
invited TO attend.
The second annual Carroll County
fair, which began on Thursday OF last
week at Smallwood. closed on Satur.
day. A recordbreaking crowd took
advantage of the good weather on the
last day. Some of The county's finest
products were on exhibition. The fair
is growing In favor each year.
The cool evenings Of early autumn
have caused the motorists to irsort
to warmer wraps, and sweaters, es'
pecially In the new and most fashion
able type, now displayed In the shop
windows OF the town. DeYotees OF
this sport however. claim that the
crisp weather makes II all the more
exhilarating.
The board of managers of the
Church Home met On Wednesday
Megsrs Thomas v. Mather. Thomas
A. Murray. Esq. and Milton Zolllck
offer we're elected 70 members ship
Mr.. +. o. Grimes was made president
in place OF Captain fatheli and Mr.
]. Pearre Wantz WIS made treasurer
to succeed the late Dr. ]. ". Herring
Western Maryland defeated Fred
erick on Saturday last II to 0, the
largest score ever made on the West
minister field. Quite number of sub
stitutes we're used b Western Mary
land in order to give every eandidat,
an opportunity To show his worth
pfeffer showed some speed in tive
minutes after the game started, b,
running 90 yards for the first touch
down. For Frederick. the work o
James Hudson and Webb featured.
The savings banks of the countr!
have abandoned their OPPOSITION to the
postal savings banks. according 10 II
{. Stephenson. of South Bend. Ind.
president of the savings bank section
of the American Bankers Association
Mr.. Stephensons report showed thai
the savings banks have not suffered
appreciably by the introduction of tn,
postal savings system. as he said th'
money deposited With the Government
probably would not have gone into
savings banks.
The Public Service Commission o.
Maryland, in Its Tariff Bulletin. No
49, issued October |. makes number
of changes in freight rates, through
out the State. Those Of particular in
terest to local residents follow: Or
the Western Maryland the rate OF
cord and fire wood from Loner Siding
to Hagerstown Is reduced to 30 cents
per ton. The grain rate from Hagers
town to Cumberland Was fixed at 81,
cents per hundred. Iron and stee
scrap from Taneytown to Frederick
at go cents per long ton.
Occasionally our attention is called
to a misspelied name. Some times
1t is our fault; other times 1t is the
fault of our friends. IN order to re-
duce such mistakes 10 a minimum We
urge our correspondents to be care.
full in writing out proper names
When we resort to mindreading, as
We are very often compelled to do
zlndicrous mistakes ofttimes follow
Sometimes our editor and linotype
man have to give It up as hopeless
job and even the adeM1p himself is
unable to solve the riddle.
The Public Service Commission has
received reply from Western Mary.
land Railway officials to the protest
made by residents of Ffnksburg
against changing the name of the sta
ton to Asbestos and removing 1t Q
half mile from Its present location
1t is explained by the company that q
large factory has been established
near Finksburg BY the Baltimore
Roofing and Asbestos Manufacturing
Company, and that the name of the
station was changed IN compliment Il
the new enterprise. No order hai
been entered by the commission In
the matter