The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1913-01-10
The days are lengthening.

:. The days are lengthsnIng.
Do you. bill-paying early.
Easter Sunday will be March %.
! There are 1912 reasons Why you
should lead better life IN 1913.
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Allgire moved
this week into their handsome new
home on Willis street.
Mrs. George Sharrer. OF Baltimore,
formerly OF this city, who WAS recent
" operated on at the Union Protest
ant Infirmary, Baltimore. Is now con-
valescent.
The new boiler for Grace Lutheran
Church has arrived and heneeforth
eeryicesl will be held In the main au-
ditorium OF the church instead OF In
the lecture room.
The residence OF Charles Cross,
colored, Union street, caught fire yes
terday afternoon about 2 o'clock. The
fire company extinguished the flames
and very little damage was done.
Mr.. f. A. Myers. general snperln-
Iendent OF the Consolidated Public
Utilities Company. has handed his
resignation to the directors of the
company to take effect on February !.
Miss Lockwood, of the Westminster
Hotel. entertained a few Of her friends
we're introduced for the entertainment
Of her guests, who spent delightful
evening.
The Proctor Slate Company. Of Har-
ford county, Md, went into the hands
of receivers this week. It Is reported
that as much as 100000 vas Invested
IN the company'B bonds By Carroll
|eonntians.
4 letter published In this mornings
Baltimore Sun" signed IN .Ex' of
a University Stan" guggesta that
Or. 7 II. Lewis, president of Western
Maryland College. would make IN ad-
mirable president for Johns Hopkins
University.
Dads Girl" which was played at
the Opera House on Wednesday night
Ras a fine show. Mr.. Beach slll con-
tlnne to have large opera shows come
here If the citizens HIll patroBize
them as II costs money 10 Get them
here.
Mr.. John II. Cunningham. cashier
Of the Farmers and Mechanics Ma
fIonai Bank. has been appointed adele
gate by Gov. Goldsborough IN repre-
sent the State OF Maryland Al the
Good Roads Congress which meeta ai
Washington. D. C.. on March s.
The sale OF Red Croaa stamps dur
ng the Christmas season - diHap-
pointing 10 the officers Of TINT lnsti-
tuition. II fell considerably abort OF
The 80 600 they had expected. The
money Is badly needed fuT The work
o. checking the spread Of faheTculo-
81. or consumption.
one Pittsburgh steel frm aays that
sHeu the W. NJ ~. Il TaadF ToF Il. IT
will give the road 100 carloads o. bust
nezs , day. An Official q tn company
HaYH that perhaps a. much = 90 car
loads. With earnings q - pef car. are
being lost daily, because y thee con
dItlnna.
Hisa Mabel Weant. lln1s daughter
o. Mr. and Mrs Edward . Neant.
Willis street was taken 70 h Nary
iand University Hospital ii Friday
I'D operated upon for appendicitis
She saH critically II fnf several daYH
nd her recovery Hemsi = = *
IFamsiY doubtful. Tut IL + NJ re
Karded az out Of danger.
The number OF immigrants enter
NJ tho United States IN IL xeaT end
|inR next Juno lie lIEnlY 70 reach l.
-. ao0 This 10 the estimate made
= The Commissioner General q I'm
migration. Mr.. O'Ksesa i ! Il cor
raet all records vii b broken. lie
base his estimate On tn increased
number since luiy /. Iatz
Tie Chinese are certainly becoming
Amerieanizcd The AZ celebrating
IL New Year alice aamHs Mclean
nm. on January SnI nnIY n thlH
country but In China + - change
making rapid progress EaT many
centuries the Chinese hafa celebrated
another day az The beginning q The
YsaT-
Tie 10th mid-wintsT banquet - the
alumni Of Western Maryland College
I'll te held at the Ueifeasfe Hotel.
Baltimore. on Friday evening febru-
~ III. al 730 O'Clock. = sao have
sFer been students - IL college ard
Iheif wives and husbands - Invited
y attend the banquet Ths tickets
Ill be t2b0
Don't forget the University E1ten-
on course Of lectures - = given by
IT. 5. {. Schumacher IN = Johns
parish hall The first lecture. which
taxes place tonight. - - The
Living Bird" Thln I'll II followed
/ h five others which VII b delivered
! y Or Schumacher on fise consecutive
] Friday evenings. Color n. The Illrd
World. Mating and Migrating. A
! RohIn Family. The HlTd Lover In
! Winter. A FgY Familiar DIFda. The
lectures will be illustrated
The new officers Of smallEood
! Grange will be installed 81 Tuesday
January "A. at 2 O'Clock n n after
! noon by MIR and MrH Michael T.
] Walsh The officers eIeet ara - fol
low: Master John I Nelson. Over
SER. David @. Hook lecturer. elias
{ shipley; Assistant Steward. John
J Spencer Chaplain. Mra. George A
] shIpley. Treasurer. Columbus A
shIpley. Secretary. William Il. Duck
] Ingham. Gate keeper. jasper Bloom !.
Ceres. Mrs. Columbus !. shInley. Po-
mona. Mrs. David G Hook. Flora.
Mra Ethel NJ Davis. Lady Assistant
Steward. Mrs. Elias &. shIlpey. All
members are requested 10 b present
Refreshments Will be served.
Crossed electric wires we're the
cause of a painful accident u Mr. A.
Y. Moore, Willis street. On Tuesday
night about $50 o'clock. Previous to
this his wife had experienced slight