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

Skating is good on our ponds and
the young people are taking ad-
vantage of it.
Mr.. James A. Phillips, Locust Grove
Farm, killed five hogs weighing -71,
"a, 2S3, $50 and IA.
Mrs. John Autz, this city, killed
four hogs this week weighing 342,
236, "a and 1S4 pounds.
President Wilson and Mrs. Norman
Gait will be married December rs, at
the home Of Mrs. Gait, at Washington.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany il to grant their operating de-
partment two weeks vacation each
year.
The Rev. 5. Hilton Orrick, rector of
St Johns Protestant Episcopal
Church, Hagerstown, is seriously ill.
It is said he is threatened with pneu-
mOnia
Yesterday the weather man pre-
scented Us with a variety OF weather,
giving ~ snow, sunshine, cloudy and
plenty Of wind.
On Saturday morning q horse fell
on the slippery street in front of M.
A. Sullivan's store and Had to be
moved on sled to an alley before 1T
could stand up.
Mr.. Edward Rooms, CHIEF train dis
patcher of the Western Maryland
Railway, with headquarters at Hag-
erstown, spent Tuesday i'm this city.
VT. Rooms was an operator in this
city at one time.
Mr. Edward Helm. formerly of this
city, was assaulted last week by a
foreigner in the brass foundry at
Frostburg, n j., where he is employ
ed. Mr.. Helm was taken To q hospital
and il improving rapidly.
Mr. William HumLer of Union
Mills, was taken to the Hebrew Hos
pital Baltimore, yesterday to be
operated on for appendicitis. Mr..
Humbert il a son Of Mr. and Mrs
Reuben Humbert, near this city.
Within another year Floods Park,
Southern end OF Curtis Bay, and
iety during the 20 or more years OF its
existence, will beBa thing OF the past
Owing to the discovery Of several
cases OF diphtheria and scarlet fever
recently, the Harrisonville school was
forced to close. Since that time the
diseases have spread to other pupils
and the health officials are preparing
to fight the epidemic.
The first fatality OF the present
deer-hunting season in the Caledonia
section occurred Wednesday, when
Charles G. Shank. Of Guernsey, Adams
county, was accidentally shot and
killed when the gun of a fellow
hunter fell and was discharged.
Mr. Harvey Miner, aged "a years,
son of Mr. Charles Miner, Bird Hill,
was thrown irons; his buggy at Bird
Hill BY his horse frightening at the
Lus, and was dragged for some dis
lance, which caused injuries to his
head, back and face. He is improv-
ing. The accident happened last
Saturday
There was a Washington county
gentleman il this city this week who
pulled off all kinds of jokes on old dry
Carroll. He said, TT is 50 dry around
here that 1T won't rain. We'll we
have had snow. It will snow in
Washington county before long and
then we will have another dry county.
We can hardly believe he drinks
water from his build, it looks like
beer.
After months OF arduous labor on
the part of the various committees in
charge, the great German, Austro-
Hungarian Red Cross Bazaar will be
formally opened with appropriate
ceremonies Monday evening, Decem-
her 18th, in the main auditorium Of
the Lyric theatre, In Baltimore city,
continuing each afternoon and even
ing Of the week and closing at mid
night, December 18th.
/ A four-act-play, The Deacon's
Tribulations," was presented Satur-
day evening i'm the Firemen's Hall
Hampstead, by the pupils Of Hamp-
stead Public School. Between the
acts vocal selections were given by
students or the Western Maryland
College, Westminster. Those i'm the
cast were Mason Rote, Ralph Shank,
Edgar Slower, Michael Lester, Wal
ter Shank, Claude Hynson, Luther
LaMotte, Helen Lippy, Mary Rineman
and Elva Resi-.
! The INSTRUMENTATION meeting
for men held i'm the Social Hall of
| Centenary M. 2. Church, Tuesday ev-
ening, December 7th, was well attend
ed. The address Of DR.. A. N. Ward,
was the feature or the evening. Sub
ject, First Win Thy Brother" The
brotherly talk to the men won for DR..
Ward, the hearty applause OF all
present In addition to the address a
song service was enjoyed. The
quartet from the Seminary sang and
refreshments were served.
In the presence OF MIR. and Mrs.
Newton f. Bowers, Of Hanover, Pa,
whom he married 20 years ago at
Manchester, Md, the Rev. O. M
Eyster, pastor Of the First United
Evangelical Church, yesterday after
noon performed the marriage cere-
mony for their son, Samuel Walter
Bowers, and Miss Myrtle May Norris,
daughter Of Howard M. Norris, 327
East Twenty-fourth street, Balti-
more. The ceremony was performed
at the parsonage, 824 East Baltimore
street, Baltimore, and the parents of
the groom and the brides father were
the only witnesses.
Fire of unknown origin totally de-
stroyed a barn belonging To MIR. >. Up.
Lewis, of Berrett, this county, OH No
vember 30, at 100 o'clock. The fire
was not discovered until 1t had made
great Roadway and it was impossible
to save the barn or it, contents. I'm
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