The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30

Mrs. John Bernstein, East Main
street, who recently celebrated her
birthday, received 46 congratulatory
cards from her friends.
MIR. @. Ray Fogle, or this city, has
purchased the Samuel Null property,
near Frizellburg, on the new state
road.
Mr. Henry Weller, of this city, was
one of the attendants at the wedding
Of Mr.. Paul T. Luckenbaugh and Miss
Hazel Klunk, which was solemnized
Monday evening in McSherrystoWn,
Pa.
Mrs. Martin L. Kaufman, o. LIE
Gore, Frederick county, died on Mon
day, aged 70 years. She is survived
by her husband, two daughters and
four sons, one OF whom il frank
Kaufman, or Union Bridge.
William Smith the obliging and
polite clerk at Mr.. George N. Hunters
greengrocery and meat store, East
Saturday evening. MIR. Smith has not
selected any position or business that
he will enter upon at this time.
Dull times are the very best for ad-
Ivertisers. What little is going on,
they get it; while others are grumb
ling, they pay their way, and with a
newspaper for life preserver, swim
on the top or the water, while others
around are sinking.
According to the Easton Star-Dem-
ocrat more diamond-back terrapin
have been taken from Maryland
waters during the present winter than
for many years Some Watermen
contend that terrapin are more plen-
tiful than they have been for long
time on account of the absence Of
seine-hauling in local waters.
! The Ellicott City Athletic Associa-
ton held a meeting this week for the
purpose Of organizing baseball team
for the present season and, from the
players SO far engaged, it is apparent
that they will place on the diamond
this season the strongest team that
they have ever had. A meeting will
also be held next month, with repre-
sentatiyes from Highland, Ellicott
\ City, Savage, Woodstock, Relay, Jes-
purpose of arranging the Howard
County League, composed OF eight
clubs.
| AT a meeting OF the directors OF the
Emory Grove Camp Association Fri
day night the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: William
T. Conn, president; Rev. L. T. Wider
man, vice president, West Baltimore
district; Rev. J. F. Heisse, vice presi-
dent, West Baltimore district; @. III.
Evans, vice-president, East Baltimore
district; David Abercrombie, treas
urer; William T. Childs, secretary;
Rev. Carlisle L. Hubbard, religious
director. The organization plans an
extensive entertainment before the
campmeeting season this summer I'm
the nature Of a Chautauqua.
Two sessions Of the Farmers lnsti-
tute are to be held at Mt Airy, the
first at 7.30 o'clock this evening when
an illustrated lecture on poultry will
be delivered in the town hall, and
tomorrow there will be day session
beginning at 9.15 i'm the morning, and
II o'clock in the afternoon. 1t is hoped
during the Saturdays institute to or
ganiZe COW testing association
among the farmers about Mt. Airy.
The session will be held in the High
School auditorium The association
ID to be conducted under the auspices
OF the Agricultural Department Of the
High School and the students will help
to carry on the work.
The farmers institute Of the Mary
LAND Agricultural College will be held
Tin the Westminster High School, Feb
ruary and g.; Taneytown, February
Ia onl AT;ddlab,,rn Tho
hours will be 10 a. m; 1.30 p. M, and
I7.30 p. m. The program will include
talks on soil improvement, dairying,
culture and farm poultry. Perhaps
the feature this year is MIR. Richard
Vincent's celebrated lecture THE
London Flower Show and Scenes in
Holland" which will be delivered
Monday night. Everybody is invited
to attend. Questions and comparison
course, is free Of charge.
The bridge at Middleburg which is
being erected over Double Pipe Greek
by the Central Railroad of Maryland
and Carroll and Frederick counties is
nearing completion. Each OF the
three parties must pay one-third the
Y cost Of the bridge, which will be be-
tween $1,000 and $500. The bridge
contains concrete abutments and the
bridge work is, of steel. 1t is being
erected because of a change in the
county road, brought about by the
construction of the Central Railroad
which runs from Key Mar to Union
Bridge, and taps the Portland Tide
water Cement Company plant at that
point The railroad has all been
graded, and the track laid and four
miles ballasted.
The annual inspection OF the Mary
land National Guard will begin on
March 80, and continue up to the first
of May, on days assigned for each
company in the general order issued
from the Office Of the Adjutant Gen
eral Charles F. Macklin. Major Wal
ter W. Crosby, OF the Inspector Gen
erals Department, has been detailed
to make the inspection and it has been
so arranged that this work will not
conflict in any way with the inspec-
ton Of United States Army officers
which will follow The time OF in
spection for Company III, Westmins-
ter, is as follows: Property, $50 a.
M, April IS; company, p. M, April
II. Band, Westminster; property,
$50 a. m, April Is; company, p. M,
April III.
Farmers OF Southeastern Wisconsin
have organized to protect themselves
against ruthless hunters who take
what are deemed to be great liberties
m the stren0th Of their nOSSesSiOn of