The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-02

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trimmed with small United States
flags.
The Western Maryland Railway
Company has issued beautiful pic
tu-e printed In colors OF the scenery
o. part Of it. line.
The tree that has the record bear
ing for seasons liz the pear which is
70 years. Orange and lemon trees are
second, 30 years, and apple, third, from
p 70 40 years.
Mr. Edward Gummel, of this county
has been granted an absolute divorce
from his wife, Ella Nj. GUNNER. of
Baltimore, through his attorney
Charles w. Main, or Baltimore
II Copies of the federal reserve act
the resolution to be adopted by banks
wishing to enter the system and the
blank for use of applicants are being
mailed 70 every United States ma
tional bank.
The Advocate is the recipient OF one
Of the latest catalogues of wholesale
Bolgiano y Son, seed growers and i'm
porters, the largest and best seed
house in the south
Last Tuesday while cleaning up
some old rubbish about the hoA pen
"a the farm near Sandyville, owned
BY Mr.. John w. Wisner, Mr.. Wisner
and Mt g. Blum killed IT rats
which were beneath the hog pen. Not
one of the rats escaped.
This city has been overrun with
masqueraders through the holidays
On Tuesday night bunch OF the very
happiest turned out for a good time
They had a good time and went to the
right place for it-a bakershop.
n Robert G. Ferguson, Western mary
land Railway engineman, was severe
Al ~ injured Monday when he slipped
from the tender of his engine am fell
upon the pilot of another locomotive
at the water tank in Hagerstown He
sustained several fractured ribs, a
badly lacerated hip and numerous
Commissions.
Rev. j. w. Reinecke, pastor Of Car
roll Reformed Charge, received a
liberal donation at the parsonage last
congregation. Earlier in the week he
vas presented with two-horse load
of corn by his Bachman's Valley con
gregation, and Oh Saturday bis Pleas
ant Valley congregation presented hin
|. with purse of money.
The Patriotic Order Sons OF America
/, Washington Camp NO. Is, Of Winfield
elected officers for the ensuing year
last Saturday: President, Arthur Con
away, Vice-president, Ernest Jenkins
Recording secretary, Howard Bair;
Financial secretary, w. r. Ba4nes
Treasurer, }. r. Farver: Master OF
Forms, r. ". Shipley; Conductor, O
:. Conway. Inspector, Arthur Waltz;
Guard, Earl Pickett, Past president
w. H. Aldridge.
The benefit for Edgar Il. Pickett
which was held at Winfield Academy
Hall Tuesday was great success, $3z
being realized. The Morgan Chapel
Band played during the evening. MI
Arthur lille made a short address
! explaining the object of the entertain
ment and Mr.. Russell Easton rendered
a number OF fine selections on his
graphophone Mr. Pickett wishes tC
thank all that in any way contributed
, to the success of the evening.
) The old Sykes mansion, on the
Patapsco River, near Sykesville, viii
!, be made into a summer boarding
house. The place IS now owned by
William A. Thomas, OF Baltimore, ant
lit is said that the improvements vii
cost between $4,000 and $4,000. Tht
: entire place will be remodeled ant
! made I'D to date. During the Civil
J War the Sykes mansion was the head
quarters for many officers OF tht
Union Army, and many dances were
given by them to residents OF tina
! section. The house contains 45 loom:
and fronts on the river.
The pupils OF st. Johns parish
school and their little brothers ant
sisters enjoyed a big Christmas tre'
and treat which was made ready To-
them Monday evening in the parish
: hall. The children arranged their Owl
program which consisted of tableauX
> recitations, songs and an address b.
Father Mallon. Then each child wa
given box OF candy, nuts, an orange
A Christmas gift and ali the ice-crean
: cones he or she could eat. The hal
was crowded with people who enjoye'
I the delight of the young folks
!, Last week Nelson "a. Brown, one o
4 the prominent residents OF Myers Dis
; trict, when returning from Westmins
y
= accident at Silver Run that resulte'
) in the fracturing of two of his lids
Y His horse became frightened at al
! automobile standing by the roadsid
and ran Off In turning into Churcl
: street one of the wheels Of the ven1cl
. gave way and Mr.. Brown was violent
| ly thrown out of the wagon, rece1v1ni
w injuries as above noted. The horse
\ with the broken wagon, was caught
wy the Reformed Church.
a While members or the family OF MI
4. John Carmichael, Of Hagerstown, for
/, merly of this city, were in the from
b part of the house between 3 and Al
O'Clock Saturday night a bold THE
y entered the room of Aaron johnson
. the colored cook, in the basement an
: stole nearly ali Of his belongings, in
O GLIDING some silverware and hi
M clothing and made a successful yet
" away. The robber worked withou
\ making enough noise to attract "a
y attention Of the family, and Johnso
w didn't discover his loss until he re
= turned from down town.
Mr.. CO Monroe Englar, of NeN
Y Windsor, clerk i'm the Farmers
# Mechanics National Bank, this cit!
0 has been appointed chief clerk Inde
L Mi. Harry "a. Rowe, commissioner
d motor vehicles for Maryland. A BET
G ter selection for this position coul
d not have been made. Mr.. Englar J
" the only child of Mr.. and Mrs Georg
h p. B. Englar, OF New Windsor, ana