The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-09

Ah UpTA1
Some people are better than others,
but the fellow who thinks he is good
enough will bear watching.
Miss Nellie Warehlme, or Ffnks-
burg, is spending week with her.
hime, or this city.
a Chambersburg Christmas Savings
fund for 1914 has already 1900 de-
positors. The Union National Banks
savings fund is growing in favor
each day.
Mr.. George Osborne has arranged
to have the latest Broadway music
shipped to the Star theatre weekly.
IT, will also show the wonderful
jungle pictures at an early date.
One sleigh was seen out on Mon
day during the slight snow fall. This
was the first of the season. The
sleigh ride was short a. the snow
soon melted from the rain that was
falling.
MIR. Ray @. Fogle, on account Of
bad health has resigned his position
in the Union National Bank, which
position will be filled by Mr.. Russell
Schaeffer, now bookkeeper for the
Westminster Hardware Company.
On Christmas night the Algonquin
Club OF Baltimore entertained the
Monastery Club of this city at cards
az The Hotel Westminster, after
which delicious refreshments were
served. The evening was delightfully."-
spent and finally ended with a
smoker"
The veterans or Coles CAV airy,
Maryland Volunteers, will hold their
annual reunion and banquet at the
Hotel Junker, Baltimore, at D. m,
tomorrow, which will be the fiftieth
anniversary OF their midnight battle
in the snow at Loudon Heights, Va,
1864. Members of the command are
scattered over the United States, a
number residing in this county. 1t
is doubtful IL another reunion Will be
held as the veterans are past the TO
year mark.
The Past Masters Association or
Masons Of Carroll County, which was
formed by members from Westmin-
ster, Taneytown, Sykesville, Union
Bridge, Manchester and Mt Airy, a
year ago, met In this city on Tuesday
in the rooms of Door-to- Virtue
Lodge, Wantz Building, for its nrst
session. After the adjournment of
the meeting the members left for the
Westminster Hotel where refresh
ments were served. Members or the
association were present from all
Of the above places except MT. Airy.
AT the annual meeting OF the Fred
erick Agricultural Society Saturday
the old directors, Peter L. Hargett,
Martin z. Kefauver, John w. Humm,
George :. RQdock, Guy W. Motter, DR.
Charles II. Conley, Guy x. Motter, DR..
Charles H. Conley, David Cramer, P.
NJ. Hiteshew, Lee Ranneberger, Geo.
al III. Stouffer and J. IT. Alnutt, were
reelected. The directors will
organize shortly, when it is expected
that the former President, Peter L.
Hargett, Secretary Oliver @. Ware
hime and Treasurer George ;. RUdock
will be reelected.
Securities representing $5OO,0O0
which the Knights Of Columbus Of the
United States collected for the Catho-
lie University, Washington, ID. O.,
were presented to Cardinal Gibbons
at his residence on North Charles
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presence of many dignitaries or the
Catholic church and a number Of
prominent laymen. The presentation
took place in the req parlor OF the
Cardinals home. Every national Of
ficer OF the great organization Of
Catholic laymen which worked so
diligently to obtain the money was
present.
With Maryland facing an annual
loss Of 100000, due to hog cholera,
the State Live Stock Sanitary Board
will ask the legislature to pass dras-
tic laws governing the importation OF
swine into Maryland. Likewise the
board will ask for strict legislation
requiring health certificates accom-
panying every horse brought into the
state. The widespread OF CHAMBERS
among equines and the terrible losses
from hog cholera have increased
greatly during the past ~ months,
and prompt action IL needed, accord
ing to the board, to save Maryland's
animals.
| 1t will surprise many Marylanders
to learn that there are more han
1000, 900 acres OF land in the state
which either have never been Guilt
waited or else have fallen so low in
point OF productivity that the crop
yield il far below the average. In
the work Of helping to build up" the
soil Mr.. Robert NJ. Pindell, the State
Manager, will have the active coop
Grafton Of DIR. Cyril @. Hopkins, the
famous soil expert, who Is well known
to Maryland farmers. DR.. Hopkins
has made a tour of the state and is OF
the opinion that by the adoption Of a
system or permanent agriculture,
based on the scientific upbuilding of
the soil, Maryland's non-productive
acreage can be bought to high ptate
of fertility and productiveness.
A thrilling story OF their expert
ences during the fire which destroyed
the Blue Mountain House last August
H Ii told by Malcolm Frank and Benja-
min X. Metzger, both OF Norfolk, Va,
in the declarations Of suits brought
by them Tuesday in the United States
Court for injuries alleged to have
been sustained by them in the ire.
The suits were brought against the
Blue Mountain House Hotel Company,
owner of the hotel, and Fl. G. Bond
and John Gibbons, trading a. Bond AZ
Gibbons, the tenants at the time OF
the fire. One suit is for $4,000 and
the other for $4,000. 1t is alleged
i'm the declarations that there we're no
means, or escape from the fourth floor
except by a stairway, which was said
! to have been in flames when Messrs.
! Franz and Metzpar left their rooms