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

Ice measuring ~ inches I'm thick
ness ID being housed by number OF
people in the county.
Frank p. F'arver, or New Windsor
has accepted position as clerk In the
Farmers and Mechanics National
bank.
Notice our sale register on page
fTe. There IL no better way OF ad-
vertising your sale than by using the
columns Of The Advocate.
Rev. William Hemich, or the Catho-
lie University, Washington, D. c., off,
ciated at the services in st. Johns
Catholic Church, last Sunday.
Letters from Mr.. E. Ray Fogle, who
IL seeking health at the sanitorium In
Sabillasville, state that he Is gaining
flesh and improving and that the out
look IL very bright.
The annual report of the Comp
troller of the Treasury OF the State OF
Maryland for the year ending Septem-
Der 30, 1913, has been published and
distributed.
Mr.. William Stansbury, now living
on the Herr farm, near this city, will
move on one OF the B. f. Shriver Cor
farms in the spring. Mr.. William
Wolf will succeed Mr.. Stansbury.
The following directors were elected
by the Farmers Fertilizer and Feed
Company On Tuesday: ID. J. Roop,
Leonard lille, Uriah Bixler, John Roy
or, ID u Brown, f. Thomas Babylon
and z. M. Bish. The officers Oh the
Company will be elected at the next
meeting.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the First National Bank of New Wind
sor, held on Tuesday the folio wing
directors were elected: David E.
Stem, George r. T.. Hoover, Nathan III
Bale, ]. Winfield Snader, John G.
Snader, John S. Bale and J. Walter
Englar.
Prizes for the best temperance es-
says written by the school children Of
Mt. Airy and vicinity have been Of
fered by the Mt. Airy Lodge Of Good
Templars. The essays must be in the
hands OF the committee, Jesse p
King, J. L. Burdette and Rev. w. D.
King, not later than Saturday, May o
An interesting meeting of the
Women's Club was held Tuesday af-
ternoon at the residence OF Mrs. Fred
H. Knapp, Green street. During the
afternoon Charles O. Clemson, Esq.
OF the Westminster Bar, talked to the
ladies about Roger B. fancy, from
whom Taneytown il named.
Miss Marjorie Sterling, Of West
minister and Baltimore, is at the
Maryland University Hospital, Baltl-
more, undergoing treatment. AL
though Miss Sterling's condition Ia
not serious, she Will have to remain
at the hospital several days. She is
the daughter OF Mrs. Harry J. Farber
Following the charge by County
Commissioner Frank MI. Stevens, OF
Frederick county. that money he con-
tributed toward the election last fall
was used against him by member Of
the executive committee, Col. E.
Austin Baughman, chairman Of the
County Committee, asked MFR. Stevens
to name the committeeman.
The Farmers and Mechanics Ma
tional Bank OF Westminster elected di-
rectors as follows on Tuesday: James
A o. Bond, }. Wesley Biggs, Oscar ID
Gilbert, George P. Panebaker, David
Stoner, Francis G. Sharrer, William
B. Thomas and Edward o. Weant. The
officers are William B. Thomas, presi-
dent; James "A. @. Bond, first vice
president; David Stoner, second vice
president, and John H. Cunningham
cashier.
The directors elected on Tuesday by
the First National Bank of West
minister for the coming year at it, an.
nual stockholders meeting are as
follows: Jacob J. Weaver, Jr., David
J. Roop, Ferdinand ID. Schaefrer
Theodore F. Englar, John L. Ref.
snider, Jr., Harry r. Gorsuch, Lewis
K. Woodward and George r. Gehr
Jacob J. Weaver was elected presi-
dent, David J, Roop, vice-president
and George R. Gehr, cashier.
The Union National Bank elected
the following directors at its annual
stockholders meeting on Tuesday
DIR. y. ii. Billingslea, Charles "
Wantz, Harry F. Cover, Charles e
Stewart, J. Wesley Hoffacker, Jere-
miah Geiman, George X. Schaeffer
Emory c. Zepp, B. Frank Shrivei and
Dr. Charles r. Foutz. The officers
elected were DR.. y. III. Billingslea
president, and James Pearre WANT
cashier.
Mr.. c. c. Beach, proprietor OF the
Opera House, has had number OF re-
quests from our citizens and others
to again run the pictures by the
Famous Players, which he discontin-
ued on account OF the poor attend
ance. Mr.. Beach has proved his will
ingness to do everything possible to
please his patrons, but the citizens
cannot expect the proprietor to pat on
the very best shows that are produced
and not make expenses.
Friends of Dr. H. O. Holloway, Of
Harrisburg, Pa, who was pastor OF
the Lutheran Church in this city from
1863 to 1868, will be sorry to learn OF
the death last week Of his eldest
daughter, Mrs. Grace Eadie, wife Of
Mr. George Eadie, OF Fort Smith, Ark,
after an illness Of nineteen months
DR.. Holloway built the Lutheran
Church here which was dedicated In
1868 as Grace Lutheran Church. His
daughter was baptized the day of the
dedication and was named for the
church. This church burned down
and the present church was built on
the same site.
a strange mistake seems to have
occurred in regard to the arrest Of
Harry Beaver, at Medina, N. Y, last
week by Chief OF Police Storke, of
that city. The story OF the arrest as
told in last weeks Advocate was fur
nished by States Attorney Weant, who
received a message from Chief Srorke
stating that he had located Beaver at