The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-01-07

Miss Derma Yeiser has accepted
position with the Consolidated Public
Utilities Co., this city.
A very serviceable calendar has
been received at this Office from Mr..
Charles E. Goodwin, insurance agent.
The Western Maryland College
baseball team is scheduled to play the
City College Club, in this city April l.
Mr.. William ~ Shauck, prominent
farm and butcher, of Statewood, was
paralyzed Wednesday afternoon about
8 p. m.
Mr.. William ]. Humbert, who was
operated on in a hospital in Balti-
more some time ago, returned home
last Friday.
Frank E. Beard, of Libertytown,
proprietor of the Liberty-Frederick
bus line, sustained a slight wrench of
the ankle when he slipped on the ice
in Thurmont recently.
The Loyal Legion will meet Satur-
day afternoon at $50 o'clock at the
Temperance Room. Every member is
urged to be present as there will be
many attractions for the New Year.
Mr.. c. w. Arnold, prominent farm
err, residing near Statewood was taken
to St. Joseph's Hospital, Baltimore.
Wednesday afternoon, suffering from
a complication of diseases and is in
critical condition.
A shooting match will be held on
January Is at North Branch. next to
Louis Sachs hotel. Some good sport
can be looked too, and some of the
4 hoc hat iv, will tolx rt
Premiums will be offered.
The quarterly distribution of school
funds for 1916 has been announced by
the Comptroller. Carroll county will
receive as follows: Public school,
$7,79378; school book, S1,061.45, and
High School apportionment, 1925.
! Rev. w. L. Seabrook, who was elect
ed States Attorney for Carroll county,
at the November election, took the
oath of office Monday before Chief
Judge William H. Thomas and assum-
ed it's duties, succeeding Mr.. E. o.
Weant. who filled the Office for four
years, in very satisfactory manner.
The Womans Industrial Exchange
is open every day with all kinds of
fancy articles and eatables for sale.
They take orders for cakes of all
kinds, plum buildings, home made
candies, beaten biscuits, potato chips,
etc. Anyone desiring any of these ar
ticles can get them by phoning the
exchange.
Extensive preparations are being
made in Thurmont for the Farmers
Institute which will be held there this
month. The committee has held meet
/ +D OF Q n
cent meeting at the home>of Elder
John S. Weybright, unanimously ap-
proved the work of the institute the
past year
Tariff Bulletin No. A issued by the
Public Service Commission makes the
following changes concerning the w.
NJ. R.: change in rates on waterproof
cement and cement compound, Secur-
ity and Union Bridge to Norfolk and
Western Railway, effective January Is.
and free storage period on freight re
ceived at Baltimore destined to foreign
ports, reduced to Is days.
Rev. J. l.. Duncan, of Sykesvflle,
Md, has received from his nephew,
DR.. j. L. Duncan, Pittsburgh's famous
ophthatmic surgeon, a copy of his
work on One Hundred Consecutive
Cases of Cataract Extraction" and al
SO from his brother, Hon. Chas. II.
/ Duncan, Oil City, Pa, copy of his
book on Along Life's Pathway Mr..
! Duncan is an accomplished business
man. banker and oil producer and has
been a leader in all the enterprises of
Oil City, Pa.
, This is to be happy new year for
motorists and all others who are
obliged to use gasoline. 1t is an
nounced that due to the recently per-
fected process of DR.. Walter F. Ritz
mann, a government chemist, 200 per
cent. more gasoline can be distilled
from crude petroleum than by old
methods This will result in a drop
in the price just as soon as the in
crease in gasoline comes from the
Rittmann process. The drop may not
come within a day or so, perhaps not
for months; but sometime before 1916
kisses good-by to earth the automo-
bile driver and owner will have a
| chance to rejoice once more in price
that is within common decency.