The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-12-10

fresh.
a girl can generally learn to love
a man il he makes the lessons easy
enough.
Love and debts are two of the
things much harder To get out OF than
to get in
Mrs. Katherine Ogg, of Eastyiew,
killed three fine porkers, Weighing 44O,
379 and 301 pounds.
Some people are deathly afraid of
contagious diseases, and others are
satisfied to take things as they come.
Washington police arrested II
auto speeders last Friday. do Vi "
get rake-off from the fines deposit
ed?
When a fellow takes rock and rye
for cold you can't convince him
that it's the rye that makes him feel
rocky.
Mr.. Frank Reese, Of Cranberry.
killed five porkers this week weighing
329, $50, 3S7, 800 and 4O2 pounds re-
spectively.
Mr.. I'll a. Mcdaniel, who sold his
barber shop on Court street to Claude
at Irvington, on Frederick road.
Judge Harry K Shaeffer received a
stroke OF paralysis Saturday night.
He Is improving. MIR. Shaeffer was
reelected Judge VI the Orphans
Court at the last election.
Mrs. Helen NJ Chance, 70 years old,
widow Of George w. Chance, died at
the Springfield Hospital early Sunday
morning. She had been confinel To
the institution for some time
Mr.. William d. F. F1eagle, this
city, was granted vinculo matri
moni divorce from his wife, Navil
Bishop Fleagle, by the Circuit Court
for Carroll County, December 4.
Our stores are open after night and
all bid YOU welcome to come and in
spect their Christmas goods. Re-
member, do your Christmas shopping
early and avoid rushing the employees
of the store at the last call.
The Central Labor Union, III Wash
ington, adopted resolution calling
upon Congress to cede the territory in
which il located the District OF Col
umbia back to Maryland, in order
that the people OF the national capt
tai may vote and live a. citizens of
Maryland.
| AT the meeting OF the Gainesville
| Volunteer Hose Company Friday night
| at its headquarters, j. J. Baumgart-
ner, of Hamilton, president of the Bal
! timore County F'iremens Association,
\ delivered an address. MIR. Baumgart-
ner spoke on the work he had under
' taken to increase the relief fund OF
i the association and said a theatre
party would be given in February for
that purpose.
Il State Senator-elect George l.. Kauf-
mau aaG Tile new members W The
Maryland i.t Eislature from Frederick
county inspected Thursday the build
ings OF the Maryland State School
for the Deaf, at Frederick. The
Legislature viii be asked U appro-
PIRATE $4,000 to the school, to be
used in the installation or a new
heating plant, erecting a new indus
trial building and making other i'm
provements.
a letter was sent by the Postoffice
| Department to Charles E. Manley,
postmaster at Fairmont, w. va, Or
ldering the discharge of three en-
ployes or that Office. They are Will
bur w. Brand, assistant postmaster;
Perry ID. Burton, clerk, and George
P. Cochran q letter carrier. These
three men are ordered from the SER
vice, and Postmaster Manley Is order
ed to tell them ia writing what they
are discharged for.
Do your Christmas shopping early
and thereby save yourself as well as
your merchant a great deal OF trouble
and unnecessary Worry. The stocks
are still unbroken and now is the time
to select your gifts. While you can
get just what you want and not nave
to wait for special orders which some
times do not arrive on time. The
stores OF Westminster are now filled
with the most choice merchandise
suitable for Christmas gifts. Shop
early and save yourself trouble.
The American Express Company
has declared quarterly dividend OF
s1.50 per share, being at the annual
rate of per cent. This payment
represents an increase of DO cents a
share above the rate declared each
quarter since September LIZ, 1914.
Before the parcel post offered sharp
competition to the express companies
the American distributed ~ per cent.
year, this rate being reduced to 6
per cent. early last year and after
ward to per cent. per annum.
The validity Of contracts for ad-
vertising in Sunday newspapers was
upheld by the Missouri Supreme
Court at Jefferson City, Mo, Decem-
ter 2 The decision was written by
Chief Judge Woodson The case at
issue was suit of the Pulitzer Pub
list ing Company (St. Louis Post
Dispatch) against Henry j. McNichols
for part payment Oh contract for
Sunday advertising. McNichols' de-
Tense was that the publication Of a
newspaper on Sunday was violation
OF the State labor law.
A 20-year courtship has terminated
at North Judson, Ind, in the mar
riage of Miss Rose Neupert, aged 30,
to G. NJ Peterson, aged ~. He met
Miss Neupert, then girl OF I'D, and
started paying calls at the Neupert
home On Tuesday, Thursday, Satur-
day and Sunday evenings For ten
years he kept this schedule, never
missing night Then during the fol
| lowing five years he made it Thurs
day and Sunday evenings. For the
last five years he has shortened bis
| time table to Sunday evenings.
| Gasoline AZ 1S or 20 cents a gallon
\ doac not p,akn an automobile pO a bit