The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-02

wood, has purchased a new three
speed, 1917 Indian motorcycle.
Our streets were almost deserted
on Saturday night. The threatening
weather was the cause, We suppose.
Our streets had a gloss on them on
+, Monday morning. One did not feel
safe until he was inside a store or
his home.
The Missionary and Aid Society of
St. Benjamins Lutheran church will
meet Sunday afternoon, Immediately
after preaching.
Church of God, Sunday
school at a. m. Preaching 1915 a.
M Preaching at Frizellburg at p.
m. l.. F. Murray, pastor.
A marriage license was issued in
Baltimore Saturday to Norman It.
Myers and Miss Sarah NJ Yingling,
both of Pleasant Valley.
Snow fell to the depth of two inch
es Saturday night, and the sun made
a slop out of it on Sunday. This is
the 18th snow. it is said.
This office has received the annual
report of the Comptroller of the
Treasury of Maryland. The book
contains some very interesting data
of Maryland.
The EpwOrth League of Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church is ar
ranging to hold a chicken and waffle
supper, February 23rd and oath, for
the benefit of the choir fund.
Large crowds attended the shows
given here the first three nights of
this week, by the Columbia Stock
Co. This is the second season this
company has been here.-Union
Bridge Pilot.
The automobile of Mr.. Samuel
i Weybright, of Detour, skidded off OF
the pike at Fountain Valley, Monday
and smashed a wheel down against a
bank. The car was tOWed to this city
for repairs.
The Judges of the Maryland Court
of Appeals, at Annapolis, heard two
cases argued this week for and
against the local option law of Car
roll county. The verdict by the
Court has not been announced.
Thursday, Henry SchOll, of Ebb-
vale, while helping his son Curvin, to
, haul corn fodder, was thrown from
the wagon and rendered unconscious
, and cut deep cash in his head which
} required several stitches to close.
: According to the statement issued
by Bank Commissioner ]. Dukes
Downs, the banks of Carroll county
stand third in Maryland in total re-
sources, capital stock, surplus and
{ undivided profits and individual and
; savings deposits
Abraham Wiener, of Woodbine
. near Gainesville, was released on
500 bail Saturday by Justice Paken-
: dorf at the Gainesville Police Station
for a hearing Tuesday evening, on a
charge of being disorderly, preferred
by Abraham BrodWell, a neighbor.
On her way home from school near
West Friendship, Wednesday after
noon, Dorsey Hobbs, IA years old
> daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton ID
= HOODS, of West Friendship, was
. knocked down and seriously injured
by the automobile of DR.. Christian NJ
DE Willis, of Laytonsville.
Increases in the price for all sizes
of stamped envelopes, effective Feb
ruary /, were announced by the Post
. office Department. The raise was
made necessary by the greater cost OF
. paper and the use of more and
better material. The increases aver
age AZ cents per 1000 envelopes.
: Seventeen hundred arrests were
made by Commissioner of Motor We
hicles Z. Austin Baughman and his
deputies in 1916, and fines aggregat-
ing $4,000 were imposed by magis-
trates in the State. In addition, Com
! missioner Baughman revoked or sus-
- pended 100 operators and chauffeur's
: licenses.
The second meeting of the series
.. will be held in Medford Hall, Sunday
afternoon, February 4, at 2.15 p. m
Rev. Warren Hodges, of the West
minister Theological Seminary, will
:, preach. Mr.. Walter L. Angelo, OF
Bridgeton, n. j., violinist, and Mr.
.. organist. The public is invited.
, The fog on Monday evening caused
Mr.. Howard Hyle, near this city tC
run his automobile into deep gutter
opposite of Mr.. William Geiman's
farm, on the Meadow Branch pike
Mr.. Hyle was returning from Frizell-
burg and had passed a team, when he
slipped from the pike. The machine
was not damaged. 1t required four
hours to right the machine.
, Next Thursday, Friday and Satur-
J day, February s, 8 and 10, an oyster
+ supper and bazaar will be held il
, Firemen's Building, the proceeds tc
f go toward the building OF a Socia
- Hall for Grace Lutheran Church. Sup
- pers will be served from to 1870 p
m. Candies, cakes, handmade fancy
articles and many other things will
r be on sale. There will be many at
fractions for young and old, among
1 them being a Parcel Post Sale. Ev'
2 eryone invited.
=, According to the quarterly reports
just received by the County Commits
sioners from Springfield, Spring
: Grove, Brownsville and Mt. Hope, i
costs this county exactly $10,219.Si
> every year to support and care for it:
J insane at the four State institutions
The following are the four separate
- accounts: Springfield, $1,379.56 for 5!
inmates, Is of whom are women
q Spring Grove, $4,000, 20 inmates, Il
. women; Brownsville, $599.93, "a in
mates, 16 women; Mt. Hope, SIS,