The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-12-01

We u6u SOu0 SOdhluS ram w 0QuCS-
day which made the roads very bad
for travel.
DR.. Charles Billingslea, East Main
street, who Is confined to his bed with
a dislocated hip, is resting very good.
Mrs. William Mather, Miss Mary
Mccartney and Miss Elizabeth Sinnott,
this city, who are at the State SAM
torium, for treatment are improving
nicely.
Regular preaching services at
UniontOwn, 1920 a. m, Sunday; at
Baust at 2.3O p. m, Sunday and Chris
tian Endeavor at both churches at
7.3O p. m.
The 1 p. m, Reisterstown bus We'd
nesday started on its usual trip from
this city to Reisterstown, but it only
got as far as Falls Hill, where it
mired in the mud 1t arrived here at
Z p. M, instead of $50 on it's return.
Seeing that her hog was about to
choke to death Monday morning, Mrs.
Marsh, ON Madison avenue, called
Mr.. Samuel Helm and Mr.. Frank
Haifey for assistance, who ended it's
agony by cutting it's throat and after
ward dressing it for use.
Mr.. Joseph L. Matthias, our popular
granite and marble dealer, East Main
street, motored to Fort Loudon, Pa,
Is miles beyond Chambersburg, where
he closed contract to erect a hand
some monument for the late Rev.
James B. Stonesifer, formerly of near
this city.
VII IG q Cfn ont
at the Westminster Theological Semi.
nary and pastor of Lewistown
Charge, Frederick county, who was
operated on at University Hospital,
Baltimore, for appendicitis, is report
ed getting along nicely and will soon
return to the Seminary.
| Rev. Dr. Charles E. Shaw, the new
pastor of Ascension Church, will take
charge of his parish on Sunday by
holding services at 100 and 1890 a.
m, and 7.30 D. m. Rev. Shaw comes
from Antietam Parish, and will oc-
cupy the house Of Mrs. G. w. Frizzell,
corner of Centre and Green streets.
Mr.. Robert w. Morrow, of Jefferson
City, Mo-, in renewing his subscription
says: Il beg to compliment you on
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reelection of Wilson, and share with
you the pleasure born of the great
victory to which the West contributed
so much, and for which all patriotic
Americans must feel thankful"
DRY" workers of Carroll county,
and that means every person inter-
ested in the dry" cause, are invited
to meet with the executive and county
central committees of the Union Tenn
Derance League at its regular month
| ly meeting on Wednesday afternoon,
December 6, at go. DR.. Davis, of the
Maryland Lords Day Alliance, will be
present and speak on various phases
of law enforcement. Meeting at head
quarters room, Times Building.
The Advocate was visited by our
good friend, Mr.. Mack Tallhelm, of
Baltimore, yesterday. Mr.. Tallhelm is
the same in health and spirit and still
wears the happy smile. He left here
Is years ago for Baltimore where he
is successfully conducting a barber
shop at 105 Paca street, between Fay
cite and Lexington. Mr.. Tallhelm
will be glad to see all his friends
when in the city. He is guest of Mr.
James Boylan, East Main street.
The case of Elijah Irby, Hagers-
town, against the Western Maryland
Railway Company, for $4,000 has
been compromised and a judgment by
agreement in favor of the plaintiff
for $500 has been entered. Irby filed
suit for damages alleging that on
July while working on a ditcher at
@l,-4 l. Lee
crushed and permanently injured He
alleged that negligence on the part of
the railroad company was RESPONSE
BILE for the accident.
Mr.. Samuel Monro, of Statewood
killed two hogs weighing 260 and 240
pounds: A. J. Kaltrider, two. 361 and
800 pounds; Lewis Barnes, two, 236
and 260 pounds; George Carver, two
40 and 40 pounds; H. l.. Shipley
one, 27S pounds; William Kresswell,
one, $50 pounds; j. VIM Barnes
three, 146, ITO and so pounds; Cor
don Browning, two, 466 pounds each;
William EdmondsOn, two, $40 and $50
pounds; William N. Shauck, five, 232,
226, 10, Sc and 80 pounds.
Johns Hopkins must register 81
points or Maryland State must pile up
40 points on Thanksgiving Day if
either eleven hopes to keep Western
Maryland from being the best scoring
eleven in Maryland during the 1916
season. During the season which
closed Saturday the W. NJ C. scored
1876 points in seven games, while the
opposing forces were held to 50 tallies.
Johns Hopkins, which stands second
in the race for points, has amassed SO
points to date, but has been scored up
on 76 times.
This session of grand jury was the
most expensive in the last Is years,
costing the county 1915. This is due,
it is said, on account of boot-leggers
breaking the law by selling whiskey.
Crap shooters and card players are
also included in the indictments which
number 60. One person has II in
dictments marked up against him on
the docket. There are Is persons in
dicted. The question has been asked
who receives the fines placed upon the
indicted persons if they pay. Carroll
county receives the fines.
The crew of a Western Maryland
freight train had thrilling expert
ence at Pierre, where a wild cat leap
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