The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-10-03
LOCAL Affairs.

the days shorter.
Pork Is selling two cents higher
than It was at this time last year.
ing up the good record of staying At
home at nights to study their lessons7
Forty Hours Devotion will begin 1t
st. Johns Catholic Church on sun
day morning and continue until Tues
day morning.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Patapseo.
will hold an oyster supper in the nall
on Saturday night, October 4. Every
body welcome.
DR.. Howard A Kelly, of Baltimore.
will talk to the mems club OF Ascen-
sion parish, at its next meeting, DC
tober ID. at 8 o'clock at the Parish
House on Court street.
Letters of administration on the
estate of David II. Steiner. late Of
Hanover. Pa, and formerly of Bach
mans Valley, have been granted to
Herbert N. Sterner. his son.
Mr.. Il. Ralph Cover. who recently
underwent an operation at the Union
Protestant Infirmary, Baltimore. aud
terday evening and Is now GONZALES
cent.
The Health Officers Bulletin for
August states that during the month
a total Of 225 deaths from infectious
diseases occurred In the counties Of
Maryland 104 resulting from tuber-
culoss as compared With 90 in July.
There Kere 60 deaths and 60 cases
of typhoid fever in August as COM
pared Nth rs deaths aud i2i cases N
July. Eight cases were reported from
Carroll county.
Marshall II. Michael. of near Fin
mitsburg a well-known farmer. wa
found IN q helpless condition In front
of his barn Tuesday evening, the re-
suit Of paralysis. lie died several
hours later Several months ago the
home Of Mr.. Michael was burned.
and 1t Is thought the strain OF rebuild
ing contributed to his death. He Haa
81 years old. He leaves his widow
and nine children.
The chestnut season will soon be
upon Us. and predictions are for q fine
season With lots of big. tender nuts,
and a few hateful grnbs to spoil
them. According to reports, there are
lots of the nuts In the woods, and On
ly few vigorous nina of Jack Frost
are needed to open the burrs aud
spill the delicious fruit all over the
leave-eoYered ground. ChinuuauInH
are ripe In the thlekets and copses.
Rural Carriers are not required 10
lift loose coins from rural mail box
es. Patrons shoul Inelose coins In N
envelope. wrap them securels IN
paper. Or deposit them In oin-holdIng
recentaales. so they en- be easily and
quickly taken from boxes, and carriers
will be required TO lift such coins.
and when accompanied by mall for
dispatch. attach the requisite stamps
Carriers Who lift coins not so inclosed.
wrapped. or deposited viii do so pure
ly as matter of accommodation and
not By any direction Of the Depart
ment.
Nearly 100000 was apportioned for
school purposes BY Emerson {. Har-
ringtOn. Comptroller Of the Treasury.
The distribution Is divided into four
funds, including the usual quarterly
apportionment of the school tax. to
falling 100000; the book fund.
amounting to s37. 900. appropriations
for the approved high schools In aeY-
eral counties, which amount TO saI.=
075, and for 8egro industrial schools.
$22 800. making a grand total OF So, :
075. The amount npportioned 10
Carroll county Is as follows School
tax. S10.391; Book fund. SLIGO; ap-
proved high schools. S925; total. 81
AIS.
The last protracted meeting thai
will likely ever be held in the old
stone church at Meadow Branch. vii
begin on the evening of October !.
and continue two weeks. The evan
gelist for the occasion will be elder
f. d. Anthony, of Baltimore. The
regular semi-annual lovefeast VII
occur on October Il. beginning IT :
p. m. Elder BixleT. who is nov
travelling the Orient. has recently
written letter of rare interest
directly to the members of the church
here. lie las been absent from xery
few meetings, similar TO the above
for several decades. lie hopes e
return BY the close Of the year.
At ut. Airy, September "a. at ths
meeting Of the ladies OF the town
called primarily for considering an(
sueNisInk IneInOuS ID nEHIHl IN tne uuI
chase Of fire apparatus for the town
things took an unexpected turn and !
Civic Club was formed, with many D
the leading women as members. TIL.
club. as It's name implies. will assIs
in many of the things of public
nature for the town. and last Tuesday
the Civic Club and the association D
men interested in the purchase o. fir
apparatus met and jointly considered
the purchase of fire fighting equip
ment. The following are the officer
of the Civic Club: President, Ms.
p. Gowman; viee=president, Ms
Elizabeth Hood; secretary, Miss Maui
Hobbs.
Declaring that in the opinion Of tn
traffic officials of the road the trail
service Is adequate to the needs 0
the town. r. G. Caples. general traIIii
manager of the Western Marylanl
Railway. Wednesday morning IlIel
with the Public Service Commission
reply To the complaints made by tn
burgess and commissioners of NeV
Windsor. concerning trains TO tina
point Mr.. Caples states to the com
mission that the amount OF tfaYe
from New Windsor Is not of suffleIen
Importance to demand the putting d
of more trains, that the cost of exlr
trains would be great and that Iher
would be no return for It. Further
more, he declares. the added train
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