The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS

with his family during the holidays.
Sprinkle ashes or sawdust on the
sidewalks when they are slippery.
Our best wishes are extended to all
patrons for most prosperous New
Year.
The Lumber, Coal & Supply Co. has
presented the Advocate with a very
serViceable calendar.
The Advocate received a calendar
from MIR. Charles T.. Goodwin, Insur-
ance Agent, East Main street. Thanks
4 marriage license was issued in
Baltimore Tuesday to Robert r. Dyson
and May f. Poole, both of Mt. Airy.
The coal situation is described as
case Of hand to mouth The Jumps are
almost precious enough to eat, any
how.
Mr. Edgar NJ Frounfelter, Delco-
Light agent of New Windsor, receiv-
81 a carload OF Delco-Light plants
this week.
S. l.. Fisher, Optometrist of Balti-
more, will be at Boyle's Drug Store
tqrO days only Friday and Saturday,
January 4th, and 9Th.
We don't think any too much of a
woman who wears silk stockings while
her husband sports cototn socks with
holes in them.
charles Huff, clerk at the Hotel
O'BOld, Hanover, Pa, suffered frac-
ture of three ribs on Monday evening
by falling on an icy pavement while
On his way home from work.
VIM B. Cutshall, Frederick, bought
the $50 acre farm OF James nj. Smith
located at WOOdsbOro. The considera-
ton is private but it is understood
that $21 900 was the price asked.
A watch night service will be held
Monday evening at 1870 p. M, under
the auspices of the Christian Endeavor
Society in the Lecture Room Of Grace
Lutheran Church. The public is invit
ed
st. Benjamin's Reformed Sunday
school will render a Cantata, The
Lord of ALL" on Sunday evening at
80 In case of rain the Cantata will
*. given on Monday evening. All
Welcome.
st. Johns Missionary Society will
hold its regular monthly meeting at
the home of Mrs. Miles Sharrer, Jan
uary 5, at 80 p. m. If the weather is
unfavorabIe the following Monday.
January I.
The last count shows the week fully
accounted for: Wheatless, meatless,
haatless, eatless, sWeetless, beet1ess
anu treatless days have been assigned.
Wasn't there any way to work i'll one
CNeatlesS day?
Our people were excited Christmas
eve when an alarm of fire was turned
in for the residence of Mr.. Eugene
Tubman, Court street. A candle fell
in a. trunk of clothes in the attic and
set II on fire. The damage was very
slight.
On Christmas eve church bells rang
at different intervals as a boost to
the Red Cross Membership drive which
was in motion. The Red Cross So
Getty will have over 5000 more mem
beers from reports throughout the
county as to the number of members
subscribed.
Zion Methodist Protestant Sunday
school will hold a Christmas enter
tainment on Sunday evening, Decem-
Der 80, beginning at $50 O'Clock. LII
u1favOrable on that date, on Monday
evening, December 81. There will be
good music and a real live Santa.
Everybody welcome.
On Wednesday the Real Estate Com
pany of Carroll County sold the prop
9rty of Elias Ogg, situated on the
Washington road, near this city, TO MT
Abram n. ZentZ, school commissioner.
Mr.. Zentz and family will move on the
property in the spring. Mr.. Ogg Will
move to Baltimore.
The Church of God at Pleasant Hill
will hold their Christmas exercises on
New Years evening, Jan |. Quite an
t-hN rendered.
the services begin promptly at p. m
The Sunday School will render pro-
gram followed by a sacred cantata,
entitled The Christmas Star Shines
Gu" The public is cordially invited.
DR.. L. G. Wetzel of Union Mills,
invited a few of his friends, the lat
ter part of last week, to enjoy coon
roast with him. A pleasant evening
was spent with DR.. and Mrs. WetZei.
When the guests were ready to leave
one Of the automobiles refused TO
move. DR.. Wetzel fastened to as
sist. and in cranking the machine 1t
back fired, decorating two fingers ana
breaking the index finger Of his right
hand.
On Saturday morning, December Y,
ar 10 o'clock at Annapolis. Md, Gov
ernOr Harrington gave nearing 10
delegates of the committees appointed
in the various counties for the purpose
Of discussing raise Of salaries Tor
teachers throughout the State or
Maryland. This conference was attend
ed by Miss Hanna Skunk Of New Wind
sOr, Md, the secretary of the commit
tee for Carroll county, and by super
intendent Of Schools, Mr.. MI. 8. FL. I'm
ger.
Monday night, December oath. the
Lutheran Church in Bachman's Valley
held their Christmas service. The
church was crowded and listened at
tentively to a splendidly prepared
program Of carols and recitations. The
school was given a fine box of candy
and in turn gave a fine offering for
christian education. The decorations
and trees were of high order and
the committe in charge deserve great
credit.
There will be large meeting OF all
the workers of the Women's section of
the Maryland Council of Defense in the
Academy Of Music, Baltimore, on jan
uary to which all the district leaders
and workers are invited. A large mass
meeting will be held at 230 p. IN. at
which time Dr. Anna Howard Shaw
will speak. Governor Harrington and
Ofhnr manila re prOminnDpn will at