The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-10-10

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The Westminster Savings Bank has
declared Its semi-annual dividend Of
per cent. on Its capital stock.
Mr.. George 7. Naylor, of Reisters-
town, was appointed deputy sheriff
for the Fourth district OF Baltimore
county.
Revival services are in progress at
Providence Methodist Protestant
Church at Gambler, and will be con-
tinued next week. Rev. Carroll Mad
dox is In charge.
Preparations are being made for the
laying of a cement pavement and gut
ter in front and along the side of st.
Paul's Reformed Church.
Mr.. Getaway, who has been superin-
tending the building OF the, State road
to Frizellburg. has resigned, and Mr..
Ezra Brown has succeeded him.
The directors of the Union National
Bank have accepted William Young.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harry Young.
near this city. as bookkeeper In the
bank.
Western Maryland College foot ball
team defeated the Westminster indie
pendents on Tuesday. rs to 0. The
team Is working hard each day In
preparing for the game with Washing
ton College tomorrow.
The ladies' of the Christian Endeav-
or and Aid Society of Providence
Methodist Protestant Church will
hold an oyster supper in Mechanics
Vile Hall. Gambler. on the evenings
Of November q. % and 30. beginning
at p. m
The Odell motor truck. of Har-
risonville. Baltimore county, on Dc
tober G. delivered from the American
Can Company. of Baltimore to the
Edmondaon-KIee Canning Company,
at Gambler. 80 cases of empty cans,
Z boxes Of can tops and is bundles Of
box lids.
The 3.47 =. IN. train on Monday
was delayed about two hours on &C
count of the engine stopping oh the
center at New Windsor and Union
Bridge L required another engine
to start the train before II could &C
under its own power.
The roof On the engine house at the
Westminster Foundry. John street
Z
and a small hole was burned In II
The fire company was called To tht
1 scene. but vas not needed As tht
blaze vas extingushed.
Justice Brown on Monday heard
/ the case Of james G. Weishaar y
Bennett fIttinKer. OF Union Bridge
on the charge Of assault and battery
Weishaar tried To prove that Pittlngei
had shot hin On August 90. but oRinI
to the lack Of sufficient evidence Jus
tioe Brown rendered verdict OF no
guilty.
/ A program Of music and eloeutioI
will be given II Alumni Hall, Hest
ern Maryland College. on Friday oven
ing, October 18th. at o'clock by Nils
Margaret Seeds. soprano; Miss Ahbi
G. Day and Mics Hazel NJ. Waters
planlsts. and Niias Mamie {, lSaaaf
reader. Al Interested Will be vel
come. and 10 tickets are required
For the purpose OF raising hone
for the High School library an enter
tainmenf I'll be held tonight at III
Opera House Prof. George X. Maiui
Ia pleasing entertainer. will haY
DuhIKE - II. Ef1hihkt "hlNh vi -
clude moving pictures, and lecture
School children have been aellin
tickets for the performance all durin
the week.
One hundred residents ~ the INC
. ond district. baltimore county. inelnd
ing persons from RandallBtosT
PikesYille aud Harrisonyllle. Sunda
, toured parts Of Carroll county IN W
. large automobiles and visited IL
scenes Of devastation resultant ffof
the recent eyelonlc winds snIe
swept over the locality The tour d
not end until late Sunday nigh
when the eonntiana returned anu dc
scribed % their friends the rui
wrought b. he hurricane.
/ DR.. and Nra. John w. Mehring m
, son have returned 10 iIttlestogn. Pa
, from Denver. Colorado. where the
have been living for the past ge.era
, years DR. Mehring. who went We
for the benefit Of his health. has bee
perfectly cured and has returned
the East - I've. After visiting :
the homes Of their parents. Hon m
/, Mrs S s Mehrlng. near LlttleHtoHi
and Mr.. and Mrs O A. Hainea. silTe
; Run. Md. Tor several weeks. they vi
leave for Hue Ridge Summit. wher
lthey viii reside.
, The United States Civil seryie
Commission announces an open con
IpetitiYe examination at BaltimoT
Cumberland. Frederick. HagerRtoK
, and Salisbury on November Is.
provide a register of eligibles frol
, which % make eertifleation for fllln
, vacancies u they may occur In pos
lions requiring the qualifications {
, stonography. typewriting. or stem
grabhy and Ig1eRflting In the Fedel
al classified digil service In I'll
7 vicinity Of the places OF examination
g Both men and WOMEN will be admitte
q. TO the examination.
The Agricultural Department or ii
Mt, airy High School is planning
/ hold it second annual corn. potat
/ and wheat contest. The date has nj
. been decided upon. but II will be 0pe
, to the public IN general. Prizes NJ
! be given for tie best three ears of cor
, entered. for the best quart OF whef
and for the best peck OF potatoes
. There vii also be second and thif
prizes. The judging OF the contei
:. will be done By men from the Mar,
land Experiment Station, College parl
Md. at which time there will be LEI
ture given On Fertilizers For Far
! Crops" BY Prof Schmidt. OF the Mar,
; land Experiment Station.
Three men. who gave their name
as George Stephen and Miller JOIN
son, brothers. we're arrested on Mon
day by Deputy Sheriff Deeter IN
! Constable HanYer while going throug
Rocky Ridge. II Is charged that tn
men were telling fortunes. which