The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-12-04
Our stores are taking On their holt

the store room next to their stores for
the display OF their toys.
John Barlow, of Turbotville, Pa,
broke three ribs trying to pull on o.
pair OF tight shoes last week.
Any - cent or more call over the
telephone will require the party to
deposit cent extra to help swell the
war tax
4 marriage license was issued il
Baltimore Wednesday, to Isaac B.
Rickle, son o. Mrs. John Rickle, of
Fenby, and Miss Susie NJ Poole
Five bids have been filed by con-
tractors for the contract to build the
new 100000 grain elevator at Port
Covington for the Western Maryland
Railway.
Quite number of members from
the Order OF Eagles, this city, were
handsomely entertained at an oyster
roast below Baltimore on Sunday by
q brother order
A fine crop of wheat was thrashed
last Tuesday on the farm of MIR. John
Y Wisner and Conrad Blum. The
amount is 8T5 bushels, the most that
was raised on this farm for many
years.
1t is rumored that the Pittsburgh
Express which runs over the D. C II.
Division will be discontinued after
December 10. Lack of patronage, it
Is said, has caused this stop by the
officials.
Y Mr.. John n. Kroh, who sold his
farm last fall to Mr.. r. a. Mcdaniel,
of Baltimore, and moved to Hanover,
has made arrangements to take his
farm back. He will move on his farm
in about week.
The high cost Of loving" is real
ity. The war tax attached itself to
marriage licenses. Instead of 81 each
prospective groom in the future must
pay Sf.10 for his license. Oh well, the
dear girl is worth the extra 10 cents.
Mr.. ~ H. Baumgartner, cashier OF
the Westminster Deposit e. Trust
Company, who has been suffering
with a carbuncle On his neck for
some time, made his first appearance
at the bank on Tuesday for several
weeks.
The will of Mrs Emma Shepherd,
who died at her country home, near
lGlenwood, last week, has been filed in
the register of wills office, EllicOtt
City. She remembered all her rela-
tives with legacy Of some kind and
also her servants.
The re-opening services will be held
In Ladiesburg Reformed church on
Sunday at 1880 a. III. The Baust Re-
formed church choir will sing an
thems. Rev. Martin Schweitzer, for
mer pastor, will preach. Holy Com
munion will be observed. AT invited.
DR.. r. e. Wilson, of Baltimore,
moved into his coy little bungalow
on Friendship Heights, on Fair
Ground Hill, on Tuesday. This is the
first building 20 be erected and occu-
pied on the ground recently sold at
the first auction sale. 1t Just took the
short time Of one month and one day
to complete the bungalow.
BY the station agent at Asbestos
throwing a switch leading into the
Asbestos plant in front of a local
freight last week, caused smash-up
and injury to Horace Stitley, Union
Bridge, engineer. The freight was
running about 90 miles an hour when
it ran into the switch, striking some
cars and breaking the front of the
engine.
At the recent big fire at Mount Airy
the fire engine of the United Fire
Company OF Frederick was damaged
to the extent of $500, while returning
home after the fire, and are COM
planning that the people OF Mt. Airy
had only paid 500, when the members
of the fire company were told that the
town would stand the expense for
any accident.
| Former Judge John @. Motter, of
Frederick, was 70 years old Thursday
and thereafter will receive a pension
from the State of $4,000 annually. He
was born in Emmitsburg and will be
the first Frederick county judge to re
ceiYe the pension, which was created
several years ago. He was elected
Judge i'm 1897 and his term expired in
1912. He resumed his practice OF law,
but had breakdown about year ago,
from which he is slowly recovering.
The feature or the Western Mary
land Railway report for October and
for the four months ended October 81
is the saving the management has
been able to effect in operation. BY
the enforcement of economies in this
direction il has been able to turn a
net decrease in business revenue OF
S33,641 into a net surplus for the
month OF $64,56S. For the -four
months the net loss in business was
$685. 26, while the net gain Tor the
period was $lS9,4S6.
Bishop Owen B. Corrigan confirmed
and preached Sunday morning at the
Church of the Sacred Heart, Glyndon.
The class, made UP OF members o. me
parishes Of Glyndon, HarrisonVllle,
Hampstead and Manchester, consist
ed of 90 candidates. Bishop Corrigan
was assisted i'll the service by the
Rev. Edward p. 'McAdams, pastor OF
the church; the Rev. y. r. Holden,
pastor of st. Jerome's Church; the
Rev. J. J. Murray, pastor of st. Eliza
beth's Church, and four scholastlcs
from Woodstock College
Thomas Dietz, hobo, was arrested
on Saturday night at Cranberry, Dy
Deputy Sheriff Arnold, as being the
check forger who fleeced Mr.. John
Zahn and MI. Joseph Shreeve, this
city, some time past, and was brought
To States Attorney Weant's office to
be identified He could not be 1denti-
fed and was turned loose. DietZ came
w this city in an automobile and
seemed to enjoy the ride, as he want
ed to 20 back the same way, but
States Attorney Weant could not see
it that way. He walked.
IL Il reported that Pen Mar Park
viii be under new management next
season; that the amusement conces-