The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-02-21
FROM NEARBY TOWNS
CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS.
MANCHESTER.

EVERY y. d L. SuDScflDef III THIS
town who was asked signed peti-
ton asking the G. & z. officials to
place an exchange in our town. The
service has been anything but salts
factory for quite long time. We do
not censure any particular person,
for we cannot locate the trouble. but
we who pay for the use of phones, do
know that If you take down your
receiver as soon as Central calls, you
can hear from / to receivers pull
ed out of their hooks. You can very
otter hear a person say so many were
"rubbering' on the line he could not
get any news. Others say some one
Quilted in" 1t looks as though ey-
erybody were opening up the line
so the news, especially business or
confidential news, could get out in
the open from one end of the line to
the other. Do let us all stop trying
to find out other peoples business.
especially when young people are do
ing little spooning on the wire. and
try 10 locate the trouble so We can
get better service. No. 3 line was
out OF commission on Tuesday and
No. 2 line on Wednesday. Mr. a. Z.
Allgire was in this vicinity on Tues
day trying to locate the trouble as
well as to look into the ACCESSIBILITY
of putting In an exchange here.
do hope every subscriber will assist
him to locate the trouble and remedy
1t.
Mr.. Harry Leese, on Sunday even
ing last, harnessed his horse to make
his usual drive, led the horse to his
buggy then kindly told the horse to
come around and walk under the
shafts His horse thought differently
and started for Manchester at full
speed enjoying the fast gait 30 well
that he kept on going until he reach
ed the farm OF Mr.. George Panebaker.
where he stopped for rest and was
caught ald stabbed by Mr. Panebakef
until neIt morning, when the owner
took him home.
Former County Treasurer. Mr..
Charles Brilliant, has been confined
to his bed with sickness since Feb
ruary, 18th inst. He is improving.
Prof NJ. s. Unger, OF Manlins, \.
Y, visited his sick son here at the
home OF Mr.. George A. Shower.
Edward Wine, OF Ebbvale. has fin
ished boring a well for Mr.. Augustus
Berwager and is boring one for MI.
Clinton T. Barnhart on the lot he re
Gently bought from Clinton Y. Lippy.
The Independent Order of Red
Men held it's annual chicken and oys-
ter supper in the Odd Fellows Hall
on Friday and Saturday nights last.
There was a large attendance and The
lodge netted over 500 in cash.
The Manchester High School On
Wednesday morning gave The Demo
cratic Advocate vote OF thanks for
the cheap, neat and very interesting
and attractive programs. the Ad-
yocate printed for the play Which
One Won" TO be given In Odd Eel
lows Hall, on February end. A
the proceeds go toward the library
fund 1t should be well patronlzed
Many ladies', as well as gentlemen
in our town were visitors at the greut
automobile show in Baltimore this
week.
This community needs. and that
very bad a general supply house. 4
place where a farmer can buy any
thing In the line OF implements. mn
ehlnery, steam and hot water plants.
stoves and ranges, water tanks. steam
and gasoline engines, automobiles. II
fact everything needed about tn
home of the city, town, and country
folks. How will we get it soin=
ton easy, form Supply Company
with $4,000 cash capital paid In hnE
your goods direct from the manufae=
turer and pay cash for them less IL
cash discount instead of letting of
profits be added before you bnF
them. The question is viii It pay
Like all other things undertaken II
must and will pay II properly man
aged, II pays in every other town
and why will II not pay here Our
town is growing, the business l. here.
We will not have to hunt it. Spring
time is coming, the season Will Eoon
be here, let us all talk this up b.
helping to organize and push II md
success will be our reward.
The many friends OF MIR. S. l.. LILLY.
who was born and raised here. but
who some years ago moved To Fred
erick were sorry TO hear that he
was paralyzed at his home last
week. On Wednesday he was still IN
a very critical condition.
On business a few days ago your
correspondent called on certain
doctor and in his Office there wa
printed on card In red and black
ink the following: Any fool can "a
to the bad, but II takes a manly man
to make good" Surely a true say.
Ing and 1t is up to us TO choose BE-
tween the two.
Ice from 4 to inches thick Is be-
Ing housed by our citizens this week
Mrs. George w. Hare visited her
two daughters In Baltimore on Sun
day last, remaining few days with