The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-12-19
LOCAI.I.AFFAIRS.

from a severe attack of bronchitis.
Mr. Z. Baynard Arnold, OF Bird Hill,
has been appointed chief deputy
sheriff, by Sheriff Davis.
Miss Clara Wilson. OF Emory Grove.
who Las been III with pneumonia at
her home. is improving.
IL you have not found what you
want for Christmas just consult the
advertisements in this paper.
The total tomato pack OF the Uoun-
try, announced b. the Canneries As
ISOLATION, is 14,2D0,000 cans. against
100000 last year.
There are come poor people in the
town and county who would appre-
ciate being remembered during the
Christmas holidays.
Salem Lodge. No 60, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows OF this city re-
oeiged on Monday the handsome
reg LA for a degree team which Is
about % be organized.
The Advocate Is a fine Christmas
present for your son or daughter who
is compelled to be away from home.
or Tor any friend who is interested In
the affairs OF Carroll county.
One 81 the most enjoyable motion
pictures ever produced in Westminster
WIS witnessed b large crowd at the
Opera House last Monday night, when
Mary Piekford starred in "Gapfios.'
A ChrIstmas tree is to be set ~ on
the broad plaza 1t the east front OF
the Capitol building at Washington.
Vlce-Pfesident Marshall and Speaker
Huh nfH
cials Of the government are to take
part IN the merry making.
jennings Brown. of townsville. %ho
recklezzIy drove through a crowd of
school children. apparently to see
them run. aud Nno injured one child.
YVES declared guilty in the Frederick
Coun curt Monday and severely re
bukea ) Judge North!ngton. He WIS
fined a and costs.
Common wild lettuce has heen lound
by recent experiments TO contain 2.l9
per cent Of good rubber. Many other
common plants are known 10 contain
It IN some degree the dandelion, the
Usage orange, and milkweed. How To
get II out. in commercial quantities
and without too much expense. iB the
problem.
The choir Of the Methodist Protest
ant church has prepared under the
direction of Miss Anna ShriYer. organ
list, beautiful Christmas eantata en-
titled The First Christmas which
will be given at The church. next Sun
day evening at 10 o'clock. Il is the
Christmas stJry n chorus. duet and
solo. There Is. Of course. 10 charge
for admission.
DIR. ]. Z. Pitsnogle, Of Hagerstown,
on Tuesday was awarded $1,000 dam
ages against the Western Maryland
Railway Co, for land taken by the
railroad in condemnation proceedings
for additional tracks in the western
suburbs of Hagergtown. The case
was an appeal from the decision Of
the appraisers. Who assessed the val
ne OF the land at $500.
Roland II. Simpson, Of Libertytown,
pleaded guilty in the Frederick Coun=
ty Court to the charge brought against
him of maliciously destroying prop
erty. Simpson cut about 70 Dean
poles on the lands of James sapping=
ton, and was indicted. Judge Worth
ington lined him l. cents, which threw
The case was tried Monday.
Mercury and Venus are now morn
ing stars. and are attractive objects
in the early eastern sky. Mars Is
brilliant in the east soon after ! =. NJ.
a little earlier each night until the
first week in January. Saturn, now
not far from the zenith, is uncommon
ly bright, mainly because those Won
derful rings are turned broadside to-
wards the earth. making the planet
look larger. This planet may nov be
seen at any time between sunset and
sunrise.
George Owens, of Martinsbnrg, aged
20, and Lewis Trabance, of Ocean City,
aged Is, were arrested ut nidgeyille
about midnight, December Il. upon
the charge of robbing the store of
Zimmerman Bros. at Braddoek juno
ton early that morning. The
two young men we're found under
some Lay in a hotel stable 1t Ridge
vile. Both are now in Frederick jail.
Some Of the goods taken from the
store WAS found upon the boys. Both
refuse to make any statement.
Harry Lewis. negro, was ar
rested Saturday In spottsylYania coun=
ty, Va, taken to Fredericksburg, Va,
and turned over to the City Sergeant.
John {. Scott saw a circular IN which
$500 was offered for the fugitive and
Darlington answered the description.
The negro had on his person a pistol
and a lot of cartridges. He admitted
that he was wanted In Maryland for
having shot Sam Dawson, another
negro at Mt. Airy. Nd. He was brought
to this city by Sheriff Davis Tuesday
for trial.
Jesse Gaugh, an aged citizen OF
Waynesboro, Pa, Is at the point of
death % the result of an accident that
befell him many years ago. When a
young man and q resident Of Carroll
county. Mr.. Gaugh, while picking
fruit, fell from tree. He sustained
severe fractures to several Of his ribs
and his spinal column was torn loose.
and for over five years thereafter he
was unable to do much work. He has
nver fully recovered from the acct
dent, and every few years he has un-
dergone much pain.