The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-12

Too much or good thing has sent
many fellow to the bad.
The man who makes promises
should also learn To make excuses
An ounce OF silence is worth a
N pound Of talk that YOU have To take
back.
Good advice sometimes helps a
man almost as much a. good scare
would.
The cold weather or the past few
daEs brought fine ice harvest, and
bod skating
~rtEt all right to take things as you
find them. provided You leave some
for thu rest or us-
Some people are always going out
10 look for trouble, and others can
stay right at home and find fault.
Rock Hill College have scheduled
games or base ball with Western
Maryland College and Blue Ridge Col
lege, New Windsor
Mrs. Helen u. Englebrecht, fancy
town, has sold two-story brick
dwelling in Frederick to Jacob r.
lEnglebrecht.
The Western Maryland Relay team
will compete against Mount &C. Mary's
team at the indoor games in Balti-
more On February 20-
The Womans Foreign Missionary
tSociety will meet Saturday, February
lib, in the Social Hall or Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church at p. m.
All members please b. present
\ Harry Funk, night yardmaster for
DoiI In
Hagerstown, has been recommended
for the appointment as postmaster at
Chewsville, to succeed Albert r. Mill
Ier, resigned.
/ Mrs. George A Burney has filed in
the circuit Court of Washington
County, Hagerstown, suit for dam
ages against the Western Maryland
Railway Company for injuries alleged
to have been sustained about year
ago i'm a train wreck.
MT. Charles Vanderford, on Balti-
more, was in Westminster Monday
and Saturday or last week. MIR. Van
derford Is Eastern representative for
Elwood Myers Co., of Springfield,
v Ohio, and also represents the I'm
perial Type Metal Co, of Philadel-
phia- I'D 4 SA
The Blue Ridge College Board or
Directors elected for the year 1915,
met at New Windsor and organized,
Elder c. ID. Bonsack, Of New Windsor,
was elected president; Elder John 5.
Weybright, Oh Thurmont, secretary,
and Elder ]. c. Walker, Of Monrovia,
treasurer of the board
Efforts are being made by the No
nocacy Valley charge of the Lutheran
church to secure "a pastor to take the
place Of the late Rev. George w.
Crist With this in view Charles a.
Shilke, OF the Gettysburg Theological
Seminary will preach trial sermons In
every church of the charge On Sunday
February la. On that day he will
preach at Creagerstown in the morn
Ing at no o'clock
J. W. Lockard & Son, Liberty street,
report the following sales Of automo-
biles or recent date: Mr.. Frank Ware
hime, Silver Run, 1915 Buick, 81, 5
passenger; Mr. Arthur MI. zile, Win
field, 1915 Buick, 81, passenger; DR.
Ira E. Whitehill, New Windsor, 1915
Hudson, go, r passenger; Mr. !. III
Teiser, Finksburg, 1915 Buick, 80, .
passenger; MIR. Oscar Taylor, Carroll
ton, 1915 Buick, ton truck.
Frederick county school children
have been asked to share i'm raising a
sum for the monument at the birth
place Of Francis Scott Key, at Terra
Rubra, near Keysvflle, ground ffOT
which was broken on September Is
1914. The monument, it il planned
is to be dedicated in June, and an
elaborate program will be arranged
for the occasion. Superintendent Of
Schools G. Lloyd Palmer has received
letter in regard to the matter.
a valuable collie belonging to Miss
Jane DERRICK. near New Market, met
an untimely end al the result OF hear
ing a selection on a victrola. The
dog was held up to listen. The collie
began to bark and whine and soon be
came uncomfortable. 1t ran about the
house, jumping at the wall and
chewed its own feet. Members or the
household succeeded in chasing the
lpet into room, where it was locked
until a veterinarian could arrive. The
dog died in less than two hours after
hearing the music from commissions
: brought on by fright.
VI, The Waynesboro Metal and Foun-
dry Company asked for receivers
Tuesday. Action was precipitated by
the failure OF the Metal and Foundry
Y Company of Westminster, which went
into the hands of receivers last week.
The Westminster concern, 1t ID said, Ii
indebted to the Waynesboro company
to the extent of $4,000. Charles MI
Tritsch, president OF the Waynesboro
company formerly with the mechani-
cal department OF the Western Mary
land Railway in Hagerstown, asked
for the receivership-
J, The second report made by Deputy
State Auditor William A. Gillespie,
Jr-, upon the accounting system mt Tho
Springfield State Hospital, Sykesville,
was taken up this week at a meeting
OF the Board OF Public Works. The
board is to meet regarding the issue
of $3,600.000 State road bonds and the
Gillespie report Ii likely to be con
sidered. Some months ago Mr.. Giles
pie made report that very vigorous
ly criticised the system OF the hos
pital. The second Gillespie report is
"a reply to that of Haskins az Sells. "a
great deal Of bitterness has been
aroused over the matter.
Paul Smith, the 12-year-old son OF
David Smith, living near Mount Airy
was severely burned by being held
against hot stove by two older
, schoolmates, a. method OF 1initia-