The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-02-07
Turkey Is roosting high these days.

Turkey Is roosting high. these days.
Mud to the right Of us-mud to the
left Of us.-mud everywhere.
The patent medicine man who adver-
tises a cure for colds should b filling
his coughers. -
L A young intoxicated salesman yes
terday caused much annoyance to
many Of our citizens.
A number OF our citizens who have
Ice houses to fill started to harvest
Az inch Ice yesterday.
This morning was the coolest morn
Ing this winter, and the cold weather
is expected to continue for awhile.
We have received copy of the
Report of the City-Hide Congress on
the Maryland Agricultural College.
The Democrats now have q safe
majority of two on joint ballot in the
United States Senate, after March 4.
The Feast of Publication or Candle
mas Day was celebrated on Sunday In
the Ascension Episcopal and St. Johns
Catholic churches.
Mr.. Edwin e. Reindollar, OF fancy
town, is a member of the Country
Life Commission recently appointed by
Governor Goldsborough.
The ladies of Grace Lutheran
Church are holding an oyster supper
Thursday. Friday and Saturday even
ings of this week in Firemen's Hall.
DR.. A. Leo Franklin. of Cumberland,
has been elected president Of the
TtaT lan -
He Is former resident OF this city.
Special Lenten services are being
held every afternoon at 3 o'clock In
Ascension Episcopal Church With ad-
dresses on Tuesdays and Fridays by
the rector.
The four-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Claude Mummaugh, of Reese, met
with a serious and painful injury the
early part of last week when he ran
table fork into one of his eyes The
eye had 10 be taken out.
Miss May Gardner has sold her
property on East Main street which
has been occupied b. Mrs. Eta Taylor
as a millinery store and residence. to
a Baltimorean, who Will conduct bust
ness there.
The juniors of Western Maryland
College defeated the Freshmen on
Saturday afternoon with a score OF
IS 10 q. and the sophomores defeat
ed the Props the same afternoon with
score Of 30 to IL.
DR. ]. n. Herring Il not feeling very
we'll and as he waa pretty well tired
out by reason of his recent exaeting
work as a member of the Public Ser
vice Commission. he has remained
quietly At home this week md will
probably not return to his public
duties until week after next.
All trains east were delayed from 30
minutes IN / hours On the W Il. Il, by
d cabooae and coal car jumping the
track near ThurmonI yesterday after
noon. The train vas coming east
and on rounding curve at good
speed the two cars mentioned above
jumped. The cars we're replaced by
a wreeking crew from HageralaRn
Their many friends in this eIty have
been interested to learn OF the engage
ment Of Miss Edith Brown. eldest
daughter Of Rev and Mrs George NJ
Brown. Park avenue. and Mr. George
ArmaenHt. son Of Mr. Virginia Artna-
cost. Bond street. aud treasurer Of the
Westminster and NayneEboro Metal
and Foundry Company We have not
heard when the wedding VII take
place
Last weeks Hanover Record. con
tains the following item OF local in
teTegt. An announcement Ia been
made . the engagement 81 Miss
Marian Smith daughter of IT and
Mrs. + ! Smith. Of Taneylaan. Md.
TO Albert ] ReuKer. Of paxianK. Pa
No date has been 81 for the wedding
Miss Smith has or several years
made r. home BIth her sister. MrB
Thomas Shoemaker. Of inmoYne"
bouia = Nygen. the ll=gear-old
son OF NT aud Mr. Dohnca {. ZFKron.
East Main street. broke his ieft leg
below the knee hi Sunday. With
some Of hIa friends he had ben play
ing on bank of tn Washington road
near thIH city, when his fool caught
In some honeysueRIe vines aud n fell
TO the ground. II first he suffered
intensely. but he Is now very comfort
able and the break Is healing nicely
The body of William sehHarzer.
Is years old. of Weaternport. defaied
the pony trucks Of the engine draw
ing Western Maryland Railway train
No. q On the Elk Garden branch go
Ing from Harrison n Elk Garden. The
man waa dead before the engine
struck him. lie had been Heen some
time before going toward Harrison.
ISchwartzer worked 1t Mine No. II OF
the Davis Coal and Coke Company
Authorities suspect foul PLAY.
Hagerstown is the choice Of COM
mittee of the Church Of the Brethren.
! famillafly known n tho DunEaTda. for
/ their permanent meeting place IN the
East. This denomination has perma-
nent place for it, annual conference
/ in the Middle West. NJ Wlnnna Lake.
Ind, bnt has heretofore held II meet
/ ings In The far Vest and In he East
| In temporary structures. The plan I'M
der way Is to have the church authori-
/ ties cooperate With the people OF
llagerstown in the erection Of large
auditorium in a public park IN Hag-
erstown'H suburbs.
The County Commissioners . Fred
Ierick county have sent out invitations
to the School Commissioners Of Car
roll, Montgomery and Washington
counties. asking them to meet n Fred
erick On March - for the purpose of
considering the establishment of a
summer school for teachers for the
four counties. II Is thought TINT be-
tween 100 and 600 teachers can be Sc
cured from the four counties 10 attend
the summer school By the combining