The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-02-07

Burns Post G. A. r. will meet At :
O'Clock tomorrow.
Rev. w. F. Hersh, pastor of Salem
Lutheran Charge, has purchased 3
new bay horse bred IN Frederick
county.
Mrs. William F. Tyler. who former.
ly resided in this city, Is reported te
be seriously III at her home In High.
landtown, Baltimore county.
Maryland Day will be celebrated b
the public schools on March 25. TIT
State Board Of Education has selected
Annapolis" as the subject for ad.
dresses and essays on that day.
One day recently. Mrs. Isabelle
Hixler, living with her son-in-law.
Joseph Stremmel, at Black Rock. Pa.
fell down the stairway leading to the
cellar of her home breaking her righi
arm and fraetnring a RIB.
Miss Emma slagle, Bond street. i
member Of the Glee Club of the
Womans College OF Frederick, which
gave a concert Monday night at the
Baltimore Business College for the
benefit of the Reformed Church tx
tension Society.
The Christian Endeayor Society Of
Providence Methodist Protestant
Church will hold an oyster supper On
February 20 and %, In Mechanics
Hall. at Gambler. beginning at 5 O'Clock
on Thursday afternoon and on SatuT-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Unless the ground hog was stone
blind he couldn't fall to see hia
shadow last Sunday. And so he re-
turned In his lair for n period of sIx
weeks OF severe winter weather, which
began with 4 vengeance on Monday
morning with snow, rain and sleet
Mr.. Harry Wltherow, Of Taneytosn.
met with a painful accident last Sat
urday while engaged In grinding and
crushing corn. The third finger On
his left hand vas caught in the ma
chInery and vas torn 70 badly that Il
had to be amputated back OF the sec
ond knuckle.
On account Of curtaIIIng expenses
the ". ~ Hy-. Company has closed
/ the following telegraph offices II
night. Lawndale 0WIng'B Mills.
Hampstead Porter's. Ne. oxford md
Fairfield; also closed MIller's which
Wa a day Office. This change put =
regular operators on the extra list
/ Since Monday. January 20, Thomas
/ Coyle. aged Is. has been missing from
/ hIg home. near EmmItaburg. and h
relatives have been unable TO get ~
Information concerning his where
abouts. While II il generally thought
thu tho boy ran away. fears are an-
tertained concerning hi welfare.
: movement Is on fooI TO lnauEu-
rate In Frederick THIS summer a Sum.
mer School for teachers Of Frederick
county With this IN YIeH petition
II being circulated among teachers
and already upwards Of 10 signatures
have been secured Those Eho enter
the plan agree 10 subscribe 5000 fnT
+ tuition.
! With the beginning Of Int Wedne#-
d.. II iB notable that nj Hincs st
h there been ionten aaHon which
started 10 early. The calendar ma
era declare thu not until zoos sIIi
i Aah Wednesday come - Hoon again
a. ! docg IhIa year Thus Easter
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n Winter. which enda ualY four d.
before
Monday evening the engine Of train
- soy. OF tn Northern Central tail
~ left tie track - NehfIHz :
Switch. near Key Mar. Tho train
- running low at tn Tine aud IL
probably aFeTIHd n serious wreck THa
track was torn up for quite distance
and traffic O Ihe road as tied up Or
about FIVE hour The .Teekng rHHz
from York arrived About o'clock
Passengers are transferred around
tie wreck
. number . Carroll eaanuana II
attend the annual convention Of Ina
National Gamers Association and =.
lied Industries which meets In Louis.
vile. Ky. from February 10 to :
II Austin i YingllnK I'll represent
tn firm Of Smith & YinEIIpR. MezzTH
Joseph \. shrIser, Bernard = shriKaI
and Martin J Iaahy. IL arm Of ~
Il !. ShriYer Company HrHRra 20
Il Knapp. Il l Dewey. Paul Robert
-. 4 II KIlaf and u |. Farrar -
Fred II Knapp Company.
Austin Conrad. tn celebrated
pianist who. With hi brother. -
heard by many people II the Opera
Hansa In thIH city. with much nIsHH.
Ire last winter. has I'm i prtks d
zz11 for tire Of hJa piano compost
tons in contest conducted b -
Art Publication Society. Of St Louis
No. lie Won third prize
Hr. NJ Yeakie. third trick operator
II lie station. has been assigned Z
other duties Ills place Is taken h
:. Il Rove. former resident Of III
city.
musical comedy drama, The
DaYs OF Is. romance Of the Span
Izh American War. VII BE- presented
n The Opera House IN Wedneada,
and Thursday evenings. February i
and 20, b. Frank $. Davidson. -
sisted By The following local favor
itez Misses Grace EIehorn anf
Grace staner MezHrs. ChaFIeI
Beach, John Young, Il. 7. Lewis an
] d Mitchell Miss Anna shrIxsI
MI preside n the plano. Special
scenery viii be brought for the play
which is under the auspices Of Iht
independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Postmaster General HIIehcock'a N.
nual report tentatively suggests r.
dnetion OF some parcel post rates and
increasing the limit of weight beyond
eleven pounds. recommends eIY
pensions for postal employees, an IN.
crease In rates on second class nal
which may pave the way for one cen
letter postage. the consolidation o.
the third and fourth eIaaaae IN TIA