The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-01-24
FROM NEARBY TOWNS
CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR EEIGHBORS.
UNION MILLS.

Inc continued anu unusually Hllu
weather for this season of the year, ts
making the owners OF Ice houses feel
somewhat uneasy.
Four of our young musicians, Harry
l.. Cretin, Raymond Markle, VIM. Il.
Frock and Harry N. Croft, have Joined
the Littlestown band
We regret to say that DR.. G. L..
Wetzel, our popular physician, IN con
fined to his bed with sickness and Ii
under the care Of DR.. ]. ]. Stewart.
of Westminster. We trust that his
indisposition may prove to be but
temporary. and that he may soon be
restored to his usual vigorous health.
Miss Bessie Shriyer spent several
days visiting friends in Hanover last
week
The cat question, now creating
considerable stir in the columns or
several newspapers. looks to me some
thing like this: That II 1t takes j
cats 3 minutes to kill rats 1t Is an
average of one rat per minute for the
three cats, three minutes being con-
sumed in the killing, three cats being
employed all of the time and only
three rats are disposed of. Therefore.
as cats can kill only one rat IN one
minute, 1t will require cats to kill
100 rats in 100 minutes. An incident
ally I will suggest that If the man who
proposed the problem has three cats
that can do the Job. he should bring
them to my corn crib where he can
have a chance to give practical IL
lustration of the solution of the ques-
tion.
The public schools of the county
closed their winter term last Friday,
January IT. Carroll Academy" made
an excellent average shown BY the
number of pupils who we're present
every day as follows: Louise Bankert,
Alverta Myers, Goldie Myers. Cora
Bankert, Anna Myers, Margaret Stone
sifer, Elva Hesson, Resale shriyer.
Elsie Baehman, Lyman Earhart,
Joseph Stonesifer. Roy Frock. Lewis
Shriyer, Harry Stonesifer. Frank
Cover, John Bankert Those who
missed one day we're: Myrtle Myers.
Mabel Hesson, Carolyn Brown. kath-
leen Shriver, Ruthanna Bemiller and
Paul Bemiiler.
Charles f. Nusbaum and daughter.
Mrs. George w. Bankert and son.
Charles, visited Louis Myers, Of near
UnIontown last Wednesday. Mrs
Myers Is quite Ill.
Last Friday William Myers. Of Deep
Run. met With very serious accident
while Telling trees In the woods. The
tree fell on him and he was thought
to be dead, but later showed signs OF
life and was removed TO his home
nearby. At present he Il in critical
condition 1t is hoped the result will
not be fatal.
Miss Anna Nuabaum spent part OF
last week With friends In Hanover.
Miss Victoria Herman has returned
TO Hanover to resume her studies In
art
Harry Cratin has purchased a Metz
automobile.
The I. o. NJ. Lodge IL making ex-
tanaIve preparations for an oyster
supper which will be held on the
nights of February G. s. Il. l3 and 10.
The Union Mills Band will furnish
music
Rev. Edward Watkins Is spending
this week with the family OF John
Burgoon, while special services are
being held IN the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Plus Leppo, who has been reported
as indisposed is improving
William unRer, wife and son and
Claud Erb and wife. OF Westminster.
spent Sunday with. their mother, Mrs.
Sarah Byers.