The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-11-30
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 30, 1917.
LOCAL AFFAIRS

county, Ohio this week where they
will reside.
Nearly half million dollars has
states to be used for vocational
education purposes.
Riley S. Williamson, this city, and
Frank G. Fritz, New Windsor, were
rejected at Camp Meade after being
given physical examination.
The second snow fell in this city
Tuesday evening that covered the
ground. The snow was deep enough
for the children to slide on their sleds.
A contemporary wants to know
who took the pot" out of the pota-
toes 1t would be more instructive to
know who took the eat out of wheat
Governor Harrington announced
Tuesday the appointment of members
from the state of the Advisory Board
and named Messrs. F. Neale Parke,
chairman, E. o. Weant and w. l.. Sea-
brook for Carroll county.
The election expense account filed
By the Republicans with the Clerk OF
the Court shows that they received
$90t42 and spent $839.83. Galen TAFT
was the heaviest contributor, 5000
The local committee had on hand from
the last election $392.S0.
Edward G. Morgan, a flagman, who
sued the Western Maryland Railway
Company for $4,000 damages for in
iuries, was awarded $4,000 by a jury
al HagerstoWn Thursday. Morgan
while in the employ of the road, was
run over by car and his leg cut off
Mr. r. w Walden, Middleburg, had
ON exhibition this week at the second
annual Frederick county Poultry show
40 Barred Rocks that won the cup al
the National Barred Rock Association
show at Chicago. Mr.. Walden is a vice
president of the Frederick associa-
ton.
Eddie Leppo, son of Mrs. W. K
LeppO. Pennsylvania avenue, had the
misfortune Of having his right arm
broken at the wrist last Saturday
afternoon He was driving Mr.. NJ. A
SuIlivan's grocery wagon and while
5lanketing the horse was kicked or
the wrist with the above result.
On and after next Saturday. De-
Cember 1st, stamps must be attached
To all notes. For notes less than $1OC
two cent stamp must be affixed and
al additional tWo-cent stamp is re-
quired for each added 800 or frac-
ton. Several thousand dollars will be
raised i'm Carroll county by this form
Of taxation.
Charles H. Fisher, HagerstOwn, has
been appointed superintendent of the
winter poultry show which will be
held there December II to Is, under
the auspices of the HagerstOwn Fan
ciers' Association. More than 1,0OO
birds will be exhibited. Mr.. Fisher
Is a son of Mr.. Joel Fisher, Pennsyl-
yania avenue, and lived here at one
time.
A rabbit weighing six and one-halt
pounds and measuring IS inches in
length. was killed Thursday by Lee
FOust, of near Glen Rock. This
same rabbit is supposed to have been
seen and fired ct on several previous
occasions, but no one could drop him
The shots which killed the rabbit
penetrated the head and it is believed
that shots striking the other part
of the body had no effect.
Special services will be held at
Meadow Branch church, 1880 a. m.
December 2, conducted by Miss LYDIA
Taylor, whose subject will be Non
conformity" On Saturday night, De-
Cember S, at 100 p. III. Prof. II. K
ODER, of Elizabethtown College, will
preach to young people. December
9th, at 1890 a. N. he will preach tC
mothers and fathers and at 100 p. NJ
will deliver another sermon. To these
services everybody is invited.
Mr.. ]. c. Wilson Franklin Grove
Lee county, ILL.,, in renewing his sub
5Cription says: 1t is a welcome Wis.
ttOr at our home, couldn't get along
without our home paper. We have
been having fine fall weather, but is
getting colder today, November q
The corn crop is poor this year or
account OF the early frost. There il
lots Of soft corn, and there will bt
very little corn Smelling done thi!
winter because the corn is spelling
a5 the farmers pick it.
The first result of the meeting in the
pOstOffice where the dismissal of en-
envy aliens was considered by a mum
Der of industrial enterprises was tht
discharge of eight men from the EN-
ploy of the Western Maryland Railway
at the piers and grain elevator at Por
COvington. The fact that even frs
papers in the step to naturalization
were not to be considered hit the mel
in the employ of the road. What were
the results among the numerous in
dustrial enterprises represented at thu
meeting has not been learned.
William Fogle, about % years old
employed on the farm oil Harve.
Boone, near Woodsboro, died Thurs
day from the effects of dose of pari!
green, taken, it Is believed, will
suicidal intent. He had been draft
ID and worry over fear of beins
called into service, 1t Is said, prompt
ed the act Fogle husked corn for hit
employer until noon the day Of his
death, when he came to the house
for dinner. After the meal he left
ostensibly for the field, but instead
went to the barn, climbed into the
hayloft and swallowed the poison
Shortly afterward he returned to the
house and was taken ill. A partly
filled bottle containing the poison
was found in the hayloft.
Seventeen and eighteenth miles
ON one gallon of gasoline was
the remarkable performance of a
Maxwell one-ton truck. This marvel
GUS economy demonstration of thu
Maxwell truck QoadeO was accom-
plished i'm traffic i'm Detroit and over
rural roads adjacent to the city. &C
tar as shown by available data the
Maxwell truck performance IL by fa1