The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-03

hair, but she doesn't always sleep in
her crown.
Our merchants are preparing for
an unusually large volume of Christ
mas business.
Mr.. Noah Miller, near this city, has
purchased an Oakland 6-cylinder car
from Bond & Geiman, agents.
Sheriff-elect James nj. Stoner moved
into the Jail Wednesday, white g
Sheriff Albert II. Davis moved to his
farm at Bird Hill
The first snow fall to cover the
ground in this city, was experienced
yesterday morning. At noon the sun
appeared and soon took it away.
At a meeting of the Western Mary
land College football players Tuesday
night, Hirl A Kester, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, was elected captain of the 1916
team.
Ford, the automobile millionaire,
says he Il willing to give up all the
money he has to stop the war. Who
wants the job of stopping the war TO
get his money?
Mrs. Sue Kellar, who was removed
lTOIl u6T HOulS, 1He hGlISdI, W InS
Woman's Hospital, Baltimore, to un-
dergo treatment for pneumonia, is
slowly improving.
Mr.. Harry K. Shaeffer, who was re
elected at our last general election for
Judge Of the Orphans Court, has been
appointed chief Judge OF the board by
Governor Goldsborough.
Sunday school in the Bethel at
Warfieldsburg, Md, on Sunday at 1.30
o'clock, ard preaching at 2.30 o'clock
.. m., by the pastor You are in
vited. c. Amos Reynolds, pastor.
The funeral of Samuel Weybright,
who died last Friday at his home in
Detour was held Sunday afternoon at
| o'clock. Interment took place at
Rocky Ridge. C. o. Fuss & Son fun
eral directors
The Rev. DR. Kenneth o. Murray,
pastor of Fayette Street Methodist
Episcopal Church and actively identi-
fed with number Of social, civil and
religious organizations in Baltimore,
has disappeared.
Two champion East End hog rails
ers who stated that they wanted
small hogs this year have their wish
granted. They won't have to 20 to
the trouble to erect a scaffold, they
can conveniently hang them on 4
clothes line.
"A number Of our local members OF
the Knights of Columbus went tC
Hagerstown Sunday to witness the
comforting of the second and third
degrees on a class of 100 new mem
bers. They returned by a special
train in the evening.
The Rural Letter Carriers Associa-
tion of Carroll County will hold a
meeting December z, at D. M, at
Main-Court- Hotel, East Main street
Poztmasters, carriers and sub carriers
will be present. wv. II. Starner, Esq.
is the treasurer of the association.
Mr. George Osborne, proprietor OF
the Star Moving Picture Parlor, has
installed one of the latest designed
Butter-Kist pop corn machines at his
play house. The corn is popped by
the machine, seasoned with creamery
butter and put up in bags or cartoons
Jacob III. Krumrine, Sr., Of Myers
district, has the record Of shooting ri
groundhogs and one snake by the use
OF only 27 shells, from the first Of May
until the fifteenth of October. This
is a remarkable record considering the
fact that Mr.. Krumrine is II years old
By constructing stretch of roaC
approximately four miles long, the
Western Maryland Railway Company
has reached the large limestone quar-.
ries of the Carnegie Steel Company
located near Charlton, w. Va, and
the railway management expects tc
haul large tonnage from this prop.
erty in the near future.
Mr. George T. Noel, aged 70 years
living with his son, Walter, this city
fell and dislocated his hip. Mr.. Noe
fell down the stairs at his home Fri
day night and his injury was such
that he was taken to Mercy Hospital
Baltimore, Saturday by DR.. c. R
Foutz, for treatment. A stretcheT
was made by suspending a mattress
in the auto.
Officer John AZ Stem presented
Sheriff Stoner with his first prisoner
yesterday morning when he handed
over George Bruce, colored, Of Union
street, charged with larceny of a ring
Bruce stole the wedding ring Of Mrs
Edward p Brundige, West Main
street, several months ago and pawned
it at a hock-shop in Baltimore. He
confessed that he got the ring.
Announcement Of new rules and
regulations pertaining to the care 81
soda fountains and the method in
which drinks may be dispensed, a.
adopted by the Pennsylvania State
Board of Health must be given
soda fountain drinks and service af-
ter January 1, 1916, when the new
law goes into effect. Sterilization OF
dippers, glasses, serving spoons, dish
es and any other vessel used about
the fountain is the most important
thing in the new regulations.
Yeggmen opened the safe at the
Glyndon Postoffice with an explosion
Of nitroglyceEin at 2-15 o'clock We'd
nesday morning and stole $500 worth
of stamps and SIZE in cash. They
also pried open the cash register IN
the general store of z. G. Wheeler &
Son, adjoining the postoffice. They
were not very well rewarded for their
pains here, for there was only be-
tween 25 and 30 cents in the cash reg
lister. Postoffice Inspector w. j. Dix
on, who was on the scene early, said
that there was no doubt that profes-
sional yeggmen had committed the
robbery and that two Oh more men
were concerned in III.
The home of Charles Keefer, In Lit
lestown, Pa, was entered and the en-