The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-12-15
LOCAL AFFAIRS

r... FIRST sleigh appeared Wednes-
corning after the snow fall OF
,r,...:.v The snow fall was about
f9~. inches.
...." the faithful driving horse of
y. Inward A. Chrest, East Main
.,r... dropped dead in the stable
-ra... I0on.
...rrv lose, near this city,
49, - fine porkcrs last Monday.
T". .a-ghts were as follows: 3S4,
~. 26& and 25S pounds.
n.. ark Chapel Sunday school
wi. nd it, annual Christmas SCI
vi. puremhcr -. at 40 y. M. II
,,,,.... orahle. the first fair night.
.. +,ff sa nard this morning on the
.r,u pavement that l turned my
f.... fest over four times before IL
...r-.H" was the remark made by
citizen.
s.al.v G. Parks. chauffeur for
-...g. a" AIDE H. p. WarGeld, Sykes
viii. ur- rinched in Baltimore for
ra.o.ng his machine stand too long on
I..E.a-ton -troet.
ILL.,. snow storm on Wednesday eV-
cpl, locked the Manchester road III
several places with deep drifts, caus-
n- u.ucult travelling over the road.
i. automobile got stuck.
Mr.. Wnlet C. Binns, Court street,
qu official of the Baltimore Roofing
4, asbestos Manufacturing Company
3. Asbestos, is at Indianapolis, Ind,
opening Il branch office OF the Com
nany.
4 platform service i'll the interest
o+ the Lords Day Alliance will be
held in Grace Lutheran church, Sun
d4- mt $3.50 D. m. Drs. Howard A.
K4l1v and W. W. Davis will be the
sneakers. Nj are urged to attend.
4aIdie Staufrer. Sykesville, who
aaa~aro@ au ante for hire, ran over an
a.y-s-n dc, emDer while making
rr.1 along the road from Sykesville to
Westminster. The animal was con-
fused and blinded by the lights, when
i. darred across the road.
Thu Following porkers were killed
this II a4y at Bloom. and their weights
ar.. u- follows: ". +. buckingham,
r..r .2> rounds: George w. Bowers,
tu#r lI4o pounds; Harvey l.. Frlz-
z.u. -:N. 1898 pounds, and Andrew +.
TrnE.-t seven, 204l pounds.
the i,rv in the case OF William F.
kiG-g who sued the Western Mary
Iar4 4ailWav Company for $4,000
dumu-eS for injuries to an arm, re-
,srmaa q verdict Tuesday for $2,SOO
tyr t.rler, in Washington County Cir
ou.- aurC, HagerstoWn.
Ira.. winter come to stay? Yester-
da- corning the Thermometer regis
tered = degrecs the coolest morning
-a lar this tall The snow storm OF
Wednesday evening looked as If We
Ecr. ID have blizzard when it first
started, h,.r il did not last long.
The Every Member Canvass in
trace lutheran Church will take
"arc : naay, starting from the
church at l p. m. Forty-four young
mau will conduct the canvass. All
mnmhars of the church are kindly
asked 70 re at home and receive the
ramv@~snrs.
Nh-i5tmas entertainment con-
@.+tiu- OF singing, recitations ana
dialogues will be held at Mexico
school on Friday evening, December
~. If the weather should be untaV-
0r2hle it viii he held on the follow
ing Saturday evening. Proceeds will
he used for the benefit of the school.
Elder ID. Grossnickle, of Ladiesburg,
reached the S&th milestone Thursday.
Despite his age, he is enjoying good
health, but he very readily feels the
inIimities Of age coming on. He has
cen the fifth generation in his fam
lily. Long ago his great-granddaugh-
ter came 10 his home and laying a
little bow on his lap, exclaimed
This is your great-great grandson"
Fire, which broke out Wednesday
morning in the American Steam
Laundry, owned by Daniel A. DoWnin
and Samuel A. Mum, West Antietam
street, HagerstoWn, destroyed the
rhrec-s-o DRY brick plant, built about a
year ago, entailing a loss OF about
$4,000. The fire spread to adjoining
property, and at one time threatened
to wine out an entire block in the
heart of the city.
Bus Lines are having their troubles.
On Tuesday evening the bus on the
Carroll Transit line, between West
minister and Littlestown broke down
at Silver Run, and had to be lowed
in. Wednesday evening the bus on
truck at Gambler and was disabled.
The accident was caused by the Odell
truck sitting in the road Covered
with snow and without light.
The Church of God announces Is
MAS exercises to be held on Mas
night. They are making preparations
to give the public the best entertain
ment of the kind that they have ever
given. The one last year was highly
complimented by all who saw it, but
this one promises to be great deal /
better. A cantata is being arranged |
that will last for ~ hours. There
will also be other exercises by the
children. Come to this service and
bring your friends. A cordial well
come is extended to all.
With surprising GOODNESS, 15-year-
old Richard Barrett, 1915 Ashburton
street, Baltimore, sat in the office of
Detective Captain McGovern yester-
day afternoon and asserted that on
June 6 last at Pen-Mar, he beat
CHARLES Klein, IA years old, 1910 Pop
lar Grove street, over the head with
the butt of stolen rifle and left him
dying where he fell. Apparently with
no conception of the seriousness of his
admissions, he explained the killing
was the outcome of an argument over +
Wnere the rifle should be sold The
uetectlVes will take him to Pen-Mar