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

It i said the scale on the fruit
trees IS gradually disappearing.
It Is reported that the w. NJ. Ry.. has
laid off about 200 men at Hancock. Nd.
Tie Sunday schools throughout the
county are practicing special Christ
mas music.
Mr. ]. D. Crowl, Centre street. nous
ed ice from his pond today that Is IL
inches thick.
TIE Westminster Grange will meet
in DaFis Hal on Saturday, December
18th, II 10 p. m.
TIE price of furs Of shunks. musk
Iaik. 6p8asums etc, is greatly reduced
from former years.
Mr. Raymond l.. Frizzell, o. Non
rofia, Nd. has been reappointed
deputy sheriff OF Frederick county.
IRE :. 4 Z. Telephone Company has
installed the following phones this
weeE. !. S. Schultz, Hampstead. Ill
aHd EmIIy Boone, Union Bridge go.
Mr. Howell Davis. OF SmallHood. Is
building a dust chamber and stack.
and Yeatai furnace and stack At the
plant Of the Naynesboro Metal and
Foundry Company, Hayneaboro. p.
II. Waiter Taylor, near Bethel. fell
and Ir0ke his leg on Saturday night
while playing pool In Mr. Crouse.z pool
pafIor. Tie injury being a serious
one l. Vas taken to a hospital IN
Baltimore for treatment
Fourteen persons killed and aftY-
81 injured Is the football record Tor
tais year. The game IT, no doubt. a
great one. and interesting to the whole
country. but 1t Is going certainly 10
extremes To make II "A matter d lie
and death.
Ted Cross Christmas seals vii b
on sale ii the pOstoiiice next wasK b
young ladies' OF this city. The seals
are more attractive this year than e.
er before. and when you purchase
them You are helping in the great
fight being wagcd against tubereulo-
Sis.
Western Maryland weatbound
freight train No. SOL, In charge Of
Bait mofe crew, was wrecked n lave
tow Wednesday afternoon and traffic
WIS delayed Tor six hours. one ear
WAS thrown across the track aud aey=
eral others were piled on top u It.
Passengers were transferred each way
around the wreck.
4 plan 10 promote road building In
Western States was embodied IN bill
introduced last Saturday by Senator
Warren. II would grant 500 600 acrea
of public lands TO each of the follow
Ing States. TO be sold for the aid Of
road building: Arizona, Colorado.
Idaho. Montana, New Mexico. Nevada.
Utah and Wyoming.
The Mount Airy Board of Trade has
appointed a committee composed Of
A. u. Hall. b. #. Bowman. L l.
Runkleg. J. H. Kless, 4. N. MoIes-
worth. Robert Spurrier. George Kreh
William selby. Frank G. Dorsey and
Walter L. Rudy to appear before the
Carroll County Commissioners and
ask an appropriation for a new high
school building.
In consideration of the work they
have done on the gridlron this year,
the following men were awarded the
honorary monogram w. NJ" b. the
athletic advisory board of Western
Maryland College, Blair, Il. Graefe.
ID; Ward. 1t; Pfeffer, ID. and L.
Twigg. IL. Although the season has
not been up TO its usual standard.
these men have worked hard. and With
the amount of experienced material
and With the loss of only two men.
Western Maryland should turn out Il
championship team In 1914.
Champion young agriculturisLs from
many sections of the country arrived
In Washington yesterday TO receive
from Secretary Houston, of the De
paftment of Agriculture, diplomas for
excellence in their work. Those sho
received prizes include representa-
tiyes Of girlg' and boys corn clubs
of the South and OF the potato. corn
and canning clubs of the Northern
and Western States. Champion apo-
tato boyga we're also there from MiehI-
gan. Iowa, Utah, Massachusetts and
Ohio. together with champion boy
sugar beet growers from Colorado and
several other states.
The remains of Samuel L. Keasel-
ring, Of Hanover, Pa, who died last
Friday. we're laid to rest Monday af-
ternoon. Services we're conducted at
the house. at 100 p. m, by Rev. :. NJ.
Heilman, Of st. Matthew's Lutheran
church. Interment was made In Mt.
OliYet cemetery. Those attending the
funeral from distance were: George
Leppo. Augustus Bowman and wife.
Milton Bowman, Frank Bowman and
wife. Of Silver Run Valley; Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Cratin, Harry Cratln and
wife. Mrs. Edward Stoneslfer, of
Union Mills; Charles Sell and daugh-
ter. Miss Elizabeth, of Littlestawn,
Pa
Theatre-goers residing In Union
Bridge. Westminster, Glyndon and IN
teresting points ON the Western Mary
land Railway, are enabled to attend
the Saturday evening performances at
all the theatres In Baltimore CiIs and
return home the same nights, a. the
result Of the additional train service
now IN operation under the new fall
schedule. between Union Bridge and
the Monumental City. The new sat
urday service Is a great advantage to
these patrons of the road In that It
gives them the opportunity to enjoy
the very best that Is offered In the
theatrical world. The train leaves
Union Bridge at 5.45 D. m, and ar
rives IN Baltimore at 1888 p. M, thus
enabling passengers to reach any
playhouse In the city In plenty Of
time for the performance. Returning
the train will leave Baltimore at III
p. N.