The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-02-14

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The boys and girls declare thu
skating to be fines y
Give the devil his due. If you dom
he'll get 1t anyhow.
! State Senatorial politics is aapopu-
lar subject of conversation.
William Zepp, OF Bachmans Valley
has purchased the grocery store Of
William ]. Willet Pennville. Pa.
A meeting of the trustees of West.
ern Maryland College was held on
College Hill last Friday.
Farmers-of the county have been
busy with the ice harvest owing to
the favorable change In the weather
Abraham Lincoln's birthday was on
February IL. and the great man was
again honored throughout the coun-
try.
Two very beautiful candelabra and
three very handsome windows have
recently been presented to ST. Johns
Catholic Church.
DR.. Schmucker's final lecture of the
Bird Series will be delivered tonight
In Ffremen's Hall. His subject will
be "A Few Familiar Birds"
Miss Lucia Leffingwell will next
week finish painting large portrait
Of Miss Sallie Roop, East Main street.
Miss Leffingwells studio is In the
Times Building.
Mr.. T. Hubert Lewis, son of DR.. and
Mrs. T II. Lewis, who had been prac-
ticing law in Gary, Ind, has this
week moved to Salisbury, Md, where
he will continue in his profession.
Special Benten services are being
preached every Sunday night at ST.
Johns Catholic Church by visiting
priests. The sermon last Sunday
night was delivered by the Rev.
Father Ooghe.
4 policeman at Arlington arrested
three suspicious characters on We'd
neaday evening. 1t Is thought they are
the gang that has been breaking
into and robbing the railroad station
ut Arlington.
Miss Ada Hobbie returned on Tues
day from the hospital In Georgetown.
where she had been receiving treat
ment She Is with her niece. Miss
julia Tompkins in Washington, d. e.
and her health Is very much improy-
ed.
Mrs. Frank CollinOwer. OF Thur
mont. who about year ago accident
ally fell from a chair while In the act
Of hanging a window curtain and
broke one of her ankles, has gone 10
a Baltimore hospital 10 have her
ankle treated.
A young woman was In this city
this week in the interests of the Ten
Hour Law. She visited the stores
and public Offices making inquiry ~
To the number OF females employed
and the number Of hours they we're
On duty.
Mr. Fred H. Knapp and Mr.. l.. Earle
represented the National
Bettergraph Company at the Conyen-
ton Of Gamers and Allied Industries.
which met In Louisville. KY. this
week They also spent several days
IN Chicago. Ill, and New York city
Hon \ Goulden, OF New York.
Hill deliver an address to the Broth
eThood Of Andrew and Philip. Hauat
Reformed Church. on Wednesday e.
ening. February 10 His subject sIll
be: The Panama Canal, the Wonder
of the Age" All are invited.
There Will be large shooting
match ON Saturday, February Is. n
! o'clock at the home of Horace /.
Ieppo formerly the old Roger home
stead There will be a calf. chick
ems. guineas and pigeons to be won
b the beat marksmcn. Every body Ia
welcome.
The Frederick school commissioners
vii AK the school commissioners Of
Carroll and MONTGOMERY
counties 10 meet In a Joint conference
n Frederick March 10 TO plan the 10
cation Of summer school In Frederick
Braddock Heights II the
place favored for the school
Walter II. O'Deil OF HarrlaonYllle.
Is confined to his home with a broken
arm and a badly bruised body a. tie
result o. being caught Monday be
tween large motor truck which he
Has operating and q post. Mr. 0Deil
Ras loading baled hay from bar
rack when the accident occurred.
Representative Hay, OF Butler
county. introduced In the Missouri
Legislature last Tuesday a bill which
prohibits women from wearing
dresses that button up the back IN
less the buttons be as large as Il
dollar. The bill provides for fine
Of 81 10 50. with jail sentence for
persistent offenders,
The Days of '9S," musical conf
edy drama. Will be given In the Opera
House next Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings under the auspices Of
the Independent order OF Odd Eel
lows. The comedian. Frank s. David
son, VIII be assisted by local talent
Tickets on sale at Shaw's. Moore's and
Roses Drug stores and Opera House
On account OF the Easter holidays
aud the meeting OF the Carroll coun-
T. Teachers Association. IL was found
necessary TO make two changes In
The original schedule OF spelling con
tests The contest at Mt Airy will
be held on Monday March 81, instead
Of Monday March "a. and the general
contest at Westminster, Friday. April
Il. instead of Friday, April Il.
The Peach Bottom slate quarrIes.
With manufacturing plant, located on
Slate Ridge. in Hartford county. were
sold at trustees sale In Belair. Mn
day to The Proctor Slate Company.
former owner. for $4,000. subject II
a mortgage Of $4,000. The property
was bid In by George Proctor for the
A number Of our citizens
were interested in the quarries.
Announcement has been made of the
azIa hII nhmant nf "a mint new e0aI rate
b. the New York Central and Western