The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-12-25

Evangelistic services will be held
i'm the Methodist Protestant Church,
beginning the first Sunday night Of
the New Year.
Providence Methodist Protestant
Church will hold their Christmas en-
tertainment on Xmas night, December
%. All are very cordially invited to
attend.
Special services will be held by
Rev. Edgar T. Read, pastor of Metho-
dist Protestant Church on Sunday
morning, for the Door-to-Virtue Lodge
OF this city.
young man was arrested on Mon
day evening for using the lawn of
Mr.. William Sharrer, Center street, for
a bunk. Officer Stem took him to Jail
to thaw out.
The Advocate has received handsome
calendars from Joseph l.. Baust, i'm
plement dealer; Charles w. King,
cattle dealer; John Poisel, cafe, and
James E. Smith, insurance agent.
Mr.. Charles C. Gorsuch received a
box of oranges from his daughter,
Mrs George Jackson, of Florida which
she picked with her own hands. The
oranges are delicious and have the
stem and leaves to them.
A very cordial invitation is extend
ed to everyone to worship in the
Methodist Protestant Church, with us
in the Watch Night Service, beginning
at 1915 o'clock on December 31st.
Edgar It. Read, pastor.
A Christmas entertainment was
given by the pupils Of the High
School, Wednesday morning, in the
auditorium of the High School Build
ing. The program was well render
ed and enjoyed by all the parents
who attended.
1t il reported that the Knapp Ma
chine Works, Chase street, put into
effect to day new working system for
its shop men. The work will be d.
vided among the men, each employee
working SO many weeks, and lay on
SO many days.
After saying that she was going to
leave him for a French Count, Alma
A. Cook, wife of Edward o. Cook, now
Of Littlestown, Pa, deserted him at
the Island of Jamaica. This was IN
1902 and on Saturday Mr.. Cook was
given a divorce in the Adams county
court
It is a heavy penalty for any person
to buy any intoxicants for habltual
drunkard The law was broken on
Saturday evening and the party or
parties want to be more careful who
purchased the liquor for the person
or they will take ride to the Cut
for 6 months II they are found out
A broken wheel caused the deratl-
ment of eight cars on the Western
Maryland railway at Mount Savage
Junction Sunday, tearing up 100 feet
of track. Passenger train No. was
detoured over the Baltimore and OHIO
from Cumberland to Sand Patch. The
westbound track was opened late al
night and the eastbound track Mon
day.
States Attorney Edward o. Weant,
IL i'm communication with the authori-
ties Of Masolin State Hospital
Youngstown, Ohio, about the return OF
Samuel Hesson, an escaped lunatic
who was arrested at New Windsor last
week by Constable Phillip Craumer
Hesson is now confined in our county
Jail waiting for his removal to
Youngstown.
On Sunday afternoon forty-four
men of Grace Lutheran Church VIII
conduct another yearly every member
canvass in which each family OF the
congregation, where ever possible
will be visited, their envelopes lot
1915 presented them and the import
ance Of church attendance and activi-
ties be brought before them. The
men will go in pairs as the seventy
were sent in the scriptures
Mrs. III. Eta Brake filed suit in
Washington County Circuit Court,
Monday against the Western Mary
land Railway Company for $4,000 for
the death Of her husband 10 months
ago i'm a collision near Hancock Pc
tween a train on which Brake was the
conductor and an extra freight train.
The suit was brought under the Fed
eral Common Carriers act and is the
second one filed in Washington county
under this law. 1t is alleged that the
Western Maryland operator at Pearre
failed to obey train orders.
Oscar Dorsey, a negro, who was
found guilty OF the murder of Joseph
Baker, a farmer of Highland, was sen
fenced Monday to the Maryland Penl-
Tertiary for life by Judge William Nm.
Forsythe. Prior to sentencing Dor
sey the Court overruled motion for
a new trial. In overruling the motion
Judge Forsythe=said that although II
Dorsey had been tried before the
Court there would have been, In al
probability, verdict Of murder IN the
second degree only, he did not teeI
that it was proper to upset The verdict
of the jury.
Dr. Howard "a. Kelly and Rev. 1t
w. wv. Davis made an automobile Tip
Sunday through Carroll county IN tne
interests of Sabbath observance unaer
the auspices of the Lords Day ALI
ance. They delivered addresses az -.
James Methodist Episcopal Church In
Howard county, at 9.45 a. m; sykes
vile, 1890 a. M; New Windsor 81.
1ege at las D. a.; union meeting OF
adult Bible classes in the opera
House this city at 8 p. m, and at
4.45 D. m, at the Western Marylend
College here; Pleasant Grove, near
Carrollton, at p. m, and f4nksDurg
Methodist Protestant Church M N
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