The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-16

DuSy men To an act OF Providence
Ice nearly seven inches thick was
cut On Winters Dam this week.
Amidee Eckard, Oh Union Mills, has
accepted position with the Garage
Company.
Mr.. Wash Durbin, John street, was
paralyzed in his throat last Monday.
lie IL in critical condition.
On Monday the Senate confirmed
the appointment OF several postmast-
ers in Maryland, among whom Is John
Q. Murray, at Hampstead.
Among other reasons assigned for
the high cost of living is the almost
universal attempt to travel at a CO.
horsepower gait on a ten-horse-power
salary.
Mt. Herman Dinst, manager OF MIR.
B. f. Shriver's farms, will not sever
his connection with the B. f. Shriver
Company until November 1st instead
OF April LIST, as reported.
j. @. Stevens, the lumber dealer OF
Creagerstown, who recently under
went a serious operation at the Fred
erick City Hospital, Is rapidly improv-
ing. He has not yet been discharged
from the hospital.
Western Maryland-s basketball
team was defeated by Mt. st. Mary's,
rs to 10 i'm EmmitsDurg last Saturday
afternoon. Both teams were poor on
offensive work, particularly in caging
baskets on close shots. Pugent, Ad-
kins and Collision excelled for West
ern Maryland.
Mrs. Edward Green, III Atlantic
City, n. J., formerly Miss Grace
Friss, of this city, has sued for a
divorce from her husband, Mr.. Ed
ward Green, formerly of this city,
on the grounds Of non-support She
asks for alimony. The case is to come
up this week.
"a Garage Company for Taneytown
was organized at a public meeting,
elected to serve as directors for the
first year: D. J. Hesson, President;
Rev. IL. Id. Hafer, Secretary; George
H. Brine, Treasurer; o. r. Shoe
maker, Edward Kemper, Milton A..
Rooms and Joseph Il. Roelkey.
We have received a copy of Boil
giano's seed catalogue for 1914. lit il
a 90-page book giving valuable and
authentic information concerning gar
den, field, flower and lawn seeds. Also
a copy of Bolgiano's new poultry
catalogue, containing the last word"
on the proper care OF poultry, the
proper feed and the best breed.
President Wilson sent to the Senate
on Tuesday the nomination OF Mr..
John Shelton Williams, the Baltimore
Richmond banker to be Comptroller
Of the Currency. Under the new
banking act this Office Is one Of the
most important financial posts in the
Government service. Mr.. Williams is
now Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, In charge OF finance.
Revival services are in progress at
Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church. Among the ministers who
have been assisting Rev. T.. Emory
Bennett, the pastor, are the following
from Baltimore: Rev. Kenneth G..
Murray, Rev. II. r. Isaac, Rev. H. O.
Watson, Rev. r. G. Porter and Rev.
a. p. Siagle. The attendance each
night has been good.
Earl M. Reeders, of HagerstoWn,
Md, a Western Maryland brakeman,
was run over by Baltimore train
Monday morning at Round Top, four
miles east of Hancock, and killed. liz
it not known whether he fell from O
car or was struck by train while
walking on the track. The body was
! ground to a pulp and could only be
4 identified by Western Maryland pass
| found in pocket.
Miss May Bailey, of Emmitsburg
who, while demented, threw the two
weeks old baby OF her sister, Mrs.
Martin, out of third-story window
i'm Baltimore Saturday night, and
which had its life saved by its cloth
ing catching on a nail below win
dow on the second story, was Friday
sent to the Mt. Hope Retreat, near
Baltimore, along the Western Mary
land railroad for treatment.
| Prof S. A. Radcliffe, of London
University, England, delivered his
| first lecture on India to good au-
dience last Friday night in Firemen's
Building. The Professor IL "a fine
speaker and seems to have thorough
knowledge of his subject. The ar
rangements for showing the lantern
slides were not of the best, but will
be improved tonight. The subject to
night is The Buddhist Empire"
Fifteen COWS owned by Washington
county farmers and found to be affect
ed with tuberculosis, were condemned
and killed by the Live Stock Sanitary
Board. a rigid inspection OF all
dairy cattle is now being made as the
result Of the passage by the Mayor
and Council Of an ordinance regulat-
ing the sale of milk and cream. The
new law went into effect January a,
and provides for an inspection of all
dairy cattle.
About $500 was placed on deposit
in the Peoples Savings Bank OF
LibertytoWn, which opened it, doors
for business Monday, thereby giving
to the progressive town Of Frederick
county, a bank which will fill much
needed want in that community.
\ Cashier Nj. II. Starr, of the Bank,
stated that the business OF the. first
day was way ahead of expectations,
and only served to emphasize the need
Of a bank at Libertytown.
The Health Officers Bulletin for
November reports ITO deaths from
infectious diseases in the counties OF
MARYLAND. OF these 50 resulted from
tuberculosis, ga from typhoid fever,
| "a from diphtheria and 10 from
whooping cough During the month
there were 246 cases OF typhoid fever
reported, 204 of diphtheria, 12O Of
scarlet fever, and I'll Of whooping
cough. A small outbreak Of measles
occurred at Sykesville and Union