The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-10-27
= O. DIFFENDAL, Manager.
sRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCT. q, 1916.
LOCAL AFFAIRS

-44sopiC order visited prother louSe
=, piLpsville. on Tuesday evening.
~ many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
r,orpa Slack are glad to hear they
~, improving after long illness.
--ba TAX assessors for Carroll county
,,-a started upon their work and you
49,, avupct them anytime to call upon
c0u.
The Western Maryland College foot
tau team defea- ed the George Wash
ir5ron University at Washington, on
Saturday,, ; to y.
Work on the reSurfacing OF the
"a, -hin2ton pike is progressing nicely.
The contractors have about laid the
5-.r coat of stone as far as Fenby road.
-n.. Aid Society of Providence Meth
,ii-+ ;ratestant church will hold an
o@.tz, -rpDer, November 80, December
end ,. in Gambler Hall. All are
welcome.
IN Missionary and Aid Society Of
e Haniamin's Lutheran church will
meet ri the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
David Petry, Thursday. November 2,
al 10 ?. III.
tn. merchant who complains OF
tha 5raat amount of capital required
r, do business now is apt to be the
sam- one who is too conservative to
-rrl his stock over frequently by
thorough advertising.
Travelling on the ReisterstoWn pike
/. miserable on the Falls and Red
Ellis on account of being plowed up
bva force of men grading for the state
r,ad II will almost be unpassable
-his winter il the road is not complet-
Il
The Womans Home and Foreign
MISSIONARY Society of St. Johns
Iajster's) church, will hold special
service on Sunday at 10 a. m. Kew.
Steward Hartman will be present to
conduct the service and deliver an
address.
Rev. T. G. Kline will deliver ser
mon at Providence Methodist Protest
ant church Sunday, October 20, at ,
1'clock. All are welcome. There
will be Christian Endeavor Sunday
evening ar 30 o'clock. Topic The
Rewards of Religions"
Commissioner OF Motor Vehicles f..
Austin Baughman has revoked the au-
-ym0biln OPERATORS license or Mllllam
\ Cover. OF Key Mar, who was on Sat
Iriav afternoon fined $75 and IS more
for contempt, on a charge OF operating
his automobile while he was under
thu influence of liquor.
The Western Maryland Railway COM
alny Tuesday made application 10 the
Public Service Commission for ap-
prevail OF 50 promissOry notes or 81
Ii3l3. total of $61 ,OS7.SO, at per
cent. The proceeds from the sale OF
the notes will be devoted to the extern
,-yn nf the automatic block system on
III road.
The State Roads Commission We'd
aAsiay authorized Chairman Zouck 10
take over the Westminster and LlttleS-
-0rn turnpike. The County Commls-
5t0ners of Carroll have purchased the
turnpike, and have agreed to main
tain it until the State Roads Commls-
son shall have available funds for
l. Improvement.
At a meeting Of the members or
Salem Lodge No. 60, |. o. o. F., held
Monday night last, it was unanimous
II decided to entertain, at banquet
ali members of the Lodge, Monday
night. November 9Th, and especially
tnose members who have been with
The First Maryland Regiment on the
border at Eagle Pass, Texas. Grand
lodge officers will be in attendance,
and a good time may be expected.
}. Maynard Jones, of Arlington
Baltimore county. but formerly or new
Windsor. was granted an absolute Oh
vnrce without alimony from his wife,
Ethel n. Jones, in the Circuit Court OF
Baltimore county, on October 18TH.
Mr. and Mrs Jones were married on
June 9th, 1913, and separated in July
II this year. The bill of complaint
was based on infdelity. Mr.. Jones
vas represented by G.. Gus Grason, OF
T0wson. while Nice & Luthardt. OF
Baltimore. represented the defendant.
Fire on the farm of Charles Mitten,
near Falls, about three miles from
Tlyndon, early Tuesday morning de-
StrOyed a large barn and burned 10
Heath Is head of cattle and Il horses,
and one sallion valued at $500. Farm
Implements and hay also were de-
5troyed. The Glyndon Volunteer FIRE
Company responded and, assisted by
several members of the ReiSterstOWn
Fire Company, prevented the spreading
Of the flames. The loss was approx
nately $500, partly covered by lnsur-
a1ce.
Don't forget that Christmas days are
again drawing near. Don't fOrget
that the merchants in this town nave
he goods that you want to buy Tor
those Christmas days. Don't forget that
every dollar you spend with local
merchant remains in local circulaClon
and enriches the community just that
much. Don't forget that every dol
lar you spend outside of this town
remains outside and decreases the
money in local circulation just that
much. Don't forget that an adver-
lSement of a local merchant in this
paper is an indication that the mer-
chant is prepared to make good or
he would not resort to publicity III
soliciting your trade. Don't forget
that the good advertiser is generally
live wire," and that live wires are
better than dead ones.
Western Maryland has high hopes
OF winning the state championship this
year. With Polytechnic, Delaware
College and George Washington Uni
Versity defeated and held scoreless
AZ well, and with the strong Jordan
University held to a low score, the
western Maryland followers are pre-
qicted victory over all the State Col
reyes. Handy, a former Delaware
college star entered college this week
and Is likely to participate In the