The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-02-05

N How many farmers Or today RE-
ceiyed $1.57 a bushel for wheat while
farming2
The Western Maryland College
basket ball team defeated the Balti-
more City College on Saturday even
ing at the college by the score OF 81
to- H.
Joseph Wetze1, OF Waynesboro, Pa,
plead guilty to furnishing cigarettes
to a minor. The 23-year-old youth
was given the minimum fine OF S1O0
and costs.
The ground hog did not see hin
shadow when he crawled from his
hole. 90 we viii have an early
spring. Don't take our word for the
latter part on IL.
The heaviest snowfall of the sea-
son was experienced In this city on
Sunday morning. It brought the
sleighs from their storage places to
be used again after a years rest
! Rock Hill College has secured a
game with Western Maryland College
for May 5 at EIIicott City, and June
> here; Blue Ridge College at New
Windsor, May 8, and at ElIicott City
April IL
Salem Lodge No SO, is doing excel
lent work. Seven candidates are now
going through the degrees and on
February ID the grand officers will
confer the third degree for them and
IL Is expected that large attendance
will be present.
William o. Michael sold his farm
Of 365 acres, situated near Mount
Airy, to Martin Il. Bauserman, OF
II Woodstock, Va. The consideration
was not disclosed. The purchaser,
who is a large land owner in Vir-
GINA, now owns 635 acres in this sec
N ton.
! February started off with a day
that will 90 down in history In the
weather reports. Heavy rain with
slush about shoe top deep mingled
with glossy, icy pavement to keep
II you guessing whether you would
stand or fall was part of the days
\ feature.
Notice to postmasters throughout
the country to reduce the expenses
where possible without affecting eff
cheney OF mail service was sent out
Saturday by the Postmaster Gen
4
Ing revenues are due to the war and
not internal conditions.
Following the continued strength
OF the grain market, and the marked
jump in wheat two subjects for live
ly conversation have presented them
selves to local grain men and Bal
timoreans generally. The first is 81
wheat. The second il the probable
ity that practically all exporting will
be halted, unless there l. a sharp
break in the market or a change OF
disposition on the part of the own
erS.
Coming in contact with the cap Of
an insulator at the Thurmont, sub
station of the HagerstoWn and Fred
erick Railroad Company at Thurmont,
Charles Delaplane, Of that place, was
thrown to the floor January p from
the shock and sustained burns on
both feet and his right hand DR.. M.
A Birely, of Thurmont was sum-
moned, and the injured man was taken
to the Frederick City Hospital, where
he is getting along nicely.
Col tom" Booker and Capt. Tony"
Miller were in Baltimore for two en-
gagements this week. They present
incident and music of way down
South befo' de war" Assisted BY the
famous Polk Miller Quartet of genu-
inc plantation darkies, these two
gray veterans tell stories, sing songs
and play the banjo and guitar An
other feature of the entertainment il
the singing of the quartet. Mrs. Pick
EFT, widow of Gen. George E. Pickett,
will tell the story Of the famous
charge at Gettysburg.
The medical fraternity has been
much interested In the case OF little
girl aged 16 months from Taneytown
who suffered with a very large tumor
Of unusual type and who was oper-
ated upon at the Frederick City Hos
pital last week The child is doing
very nicely and will In all probability
recover. The tumor weighed three
pounds, and was or the class known
to physicians as terratoma and
originates from foeta1 life 1t II un-
derstood that specialists in Baltimore
have become interested In the IN
usual case. a report will probably
be made to the Frederick County
Medical Society at its next meeting.
The agricultural department OF the
Mt Airy High School, with the CO.
operation of the farmers OF that vi
cinity and the business men of the
town, has arranged for a course OF
lectures which will begin i'm the High
School Hall on February II, II and
13. Prof. u X Smith, agricultural
director Of the school, has secured
DR.. Martha Lyon OF Washington, who
will have charge Of the domestic
science department for this event,
and will demonstrate and lecture on
labor saving devices i'm the home,
bread and bread-baking, sanitation In
the home, fancy work and the school
lunch box. Sessions will be held
each day at | p. m, and on Saturday
there will be held two, the first be-
ginning at $50 "a. m.
n Miss Marie Hammond, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Hammond,
Frederick, entertained few friends
at cards Saturday evening In honor
Of her guest, Miss Thelma W. Little
field, on Middleburg. Those present
were; Mrs. Richard Fl. Dorsey, Misses
Verda Brandt and Romaine Mackall,
Of Pennsylvania; Margaret Seibert, of
Martinsburg, w. va; Leila LeGore, or
Legore; Roberta Carly, Rebecca
Eader, Julia Roelkey, Lillian Birely
and Helen Urner, and Messrs. Frank
Thomas, Buckeystown; Bruce c.
White, Braddock Heights; r. Ames
uan5rfoIys0r Mar-AcM Tr%aAf.~- WY.