The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-23

There Il a great deal Oh sickness
throughout our city.
Easter will fall on Sunday, April
18th, this year.
Mid-winter examinations were held
ut the high school during this week.
III IL a cinch that both the coal men
and the ice men are happy over this
cold snap.
A subscriber In Baltimore writes:
please renew my subscription to
The Advocate as I could not do with
out the paper and its news"
The habit of borrowing money Oh
life insurance policies is On the IT,
crease, according to report made
public by the Association OF Life In
surance Presidents.
Dewitt r. Free, OF Creagerstown,
has been elected secretary OF the
Frederick NJ. M. O. A., succeeding j. U.
Biehl, who resigned to accept po-
sition as teacher in the Frederick
Male High School.
The case of County Commissioners Of
Carroll county Us. Mayor and Common
Council Of Westminster, was argued
BY Mr.. Charles f. Fink for the appel
liant, and Mr.. Guy w. Steele for the
appellee, at the Maryland Court Of
Appeals on Wednesday morning.
Rev. Dr. Herbert o. Richardson,
pastor of Garrett Park Methodist
Episcopal Church, Baltimore, and for
merly of this city, has made a study
Of the great symbols of the bible
Every Wednesday evening he VII
speak on these.
MI. James E. Menchey, Of near
Eden, while working in Baltimore
had the misfortune To break one OF
his legs about three weeks ago. He
H. being care for AT the Maryland
University Hospital and is doing as
well as can be expected.
Judge John O. Motter, of Frederick
county, who was paralyZed at the
close of the polls on election day last
November, was in Frederick this week
for the first time since he received the
stroke He was accompanied by his
physician and a nurse. He is rapidly
gaining strength and spends short
time each day i'm the open air.
Prof. r. w. Bosley, OF Johns Hop
kins University and Maryland State
Forester, gave an illustrated lecture
on Tuesday evening In the Firemen's
Hall, at Arcadia on the conservation
OF the States woodland and water
power. The lecture was held under
the auspices or the Pleasant Hill
Grange, Patrons OF Husbandry, OF
Arcadia.
Tomorrow thelocal basket-ballteam
,rrs11
Irvington, Md. Regular training for
the season has commenced On Sat-
urday, January 31st, the West Branch
Y. NJ. {. "A. will play Oh the local court.
West Branch is claimed to be the fast
est team in Baltimore or vicinity. "a
hotly contested game Is to be expect
ed. This year marks the opening OF
intercollegiate basketball for West
ern Maryland College and all eady
much interest in the town has been
aroused.
Gamers from all sections are ex-
pected at the annual convention OF
the National Gamers Association,
which will be held in Baltimore, Feb
ruary 2 to 6. Indications are that
the convention will surpass previous
meetings, both In attendance and 10
importance to the industry. The
questions brought before the body
during the business meetings will be
OF genuine interest. All the members
OF the ID. T.. Shriver Company and
Smith Yingling Company will be
present at some of the meetings.
The Maryland Public Library Com
mission has submitted it's biennial re-
port to Governor Goldsborough. The
commission consists of M. Bates
Stephens, superintendent Of public in
struction; DR.. Joseph II. Apple, Fred
erick: Miss Sallie Dorsey, state
librarian; Frank w. Mather, West
minister; Mrs. A. Newell, Baltimore;
Mrs. Luther A. Oates, Princess Anne;
j. Alexis Shriver, Belair, and Bernard
c. Steiner, Baltimore. The commits
sion asks that its annual appropri-
alton Be increased from $500 to
$4,000.
There are four eclipses this year,
two OF the Sun and two Of the Moon,
also a transit of mercury over the
Sun. Two of the eclipses are invis-
ible here, while two are partly visible.
A partial eclipse of the Moon, March
11-12, the beginning being visible
here, but not in the ending. An eclipse
OF the sun, August "a, will be partly
visible in the morning north OF the
40 parallel (southern PAP only in
the eastern part of this country. The
transit of Mercury over the sun will
occur November partly visible here,
the Sun rising with Mercury On is
disc.
a meeting Of the Mems Club Of As
cension Episcopal Church was held
Monday evening at the parish house.
Between 80 and 40 men were present
including members of the club and
invited guests from other oongrega-
lions. Mr.. Guy W. Steele presided 10
the absence of Mr.. Robert Billingslea,
president. The address was delivered
by Mr.. George r. Gather, OF the Balt1-
more bar, who took as his subject
1.-THE Duties of the Laymen,' MI.
Gather emphasizing the fact that the
lavman is as responsible as the clergy
man in the work of the church. the
Rev. :. Hilton Orrick, rector OF the
church, followed with a short ad-
dress.
DR.. r. III. Lewis, president OF West
ern Maryland College, entertained the
students in Smith Hall last FRIDAY
evening with his recently acquired
yictrola. Many classical selections
were given, among which was a vocal
solo BY the famous Caruso and violin
solo BY Maud Powell, a native Mary
lander. Songs or Yale and Princeton