The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-05

Bond.
The Statewood w. C. T. U. will
meet at the home of Mrs. Maurice
Palmer, Thursday afternoon, Janu-
airy II.
Mr.. Harry E. Shipley, near Klee's
Mill, has purchased a fine horse and
buggy from Mr.. Anon c. Shipley, or
Coatesville, Pa.
Church of God UniontoWn, Sunday
school a. m. Preaching 1918 a. m.
Preaching at Frizellburg at 2 p. m.
l.. F. Murray, pastor.
Regular preaching service at Mt.
Union, Sunday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Holy communion at Winters at l.3O
p. m. w. E. Saltzgiver, pastor.
A number of citizens contributed to
the fund being raised for the purpose
of erecting a recreation building at
St. Marys Industrial School, Balti-
more.
The past December will long be
remembered by T. w. Mather & Sons,
dry goods merchants, East Main
street, as it was the busiest one in
their history.
Messrs. ]. Harry Steele and A. H.
Mccormick, attorneys, have formed q
law partnership under the name or
Steele & Mccormick. Their office will
be on Court street.
We know women in this city, who
will attend a club meeting every af-
ternOOn in the week, and then wonder
why her husband, who works through
out the day, wants to go to lodge
Of nil q
The Ladies' Mite Society Of Pipe
Creek Church will hold an oyster
supper in the Grange Hall at Med
ford, Thursday evening, January IL.
If the weather is inclement it will be
held on Friday evening. The public
is invited.
Rev. S. G.. Hoover, pastor OF St.
Mary's Reformed Church, Silver Run,
has received a call to become the
pastor of ST Stephens Reformed
Church, Baltimore. 1t is not known If
he will accept it or not, as his con-
gregation are loath to part with him.
The photograph of Miss Josephine
Warfield, daughter of Senator and
Mrs. Wade H. D. Warfeld, Sykesville,
was printed on the leading society
page Of the Baltimore American last
Sunday. Miss Josephine is engaged
TO Mr.. James Offutt Ridgely. The
wedding will take place this month.
Western Maryland extra freight
train 9O9, eastbound, Conductor Cor
don and Engineman Ham, was wreck
ed Friday at the Pen-Mar siding, due
to a broken rail. A number Of cars
loaded with coal were derailed and
the track badly torn up. Passengers
were transferred around the wreck
and traffic was delayed.
Carroll Nest No. 1859, Order of
Owls, at their roost, Davis Hall, elect
ed the following officers to serve the
next term: President, Frank P. Myers;
Vice President, John D. FOutz; lnVo-
Gator, Edward T. Witte; Sentinel,
Jacob NJ Matthias; Warden, r. l..
Hunter; Pickett, NJ. J. Abbott; Sec
rotary, Joshua D. Owings; Treasurer,
James G.. Myers, and Trustees, Jacob
Brehm, Walter II. Davis and NJ. J.
Abbott.
The Sewing Society of Grace
Lutheran Church was royalty enter
tanned at the hospitable home Of Mrs.
Nelson Gilbert, West Main street,
Tuesday evening. The ladies event
masked and it took a great deal OF
guessing before they were found out,
which caused lots Of fun. After the
unmasking music and a general good
time made the evening pass too
quickly for all Splendid refresh
ments were enjoyed by the society
and the invited guests, about 70 in
number.
Mechanicsville Council No. rs, Jr.
o. U. A. NJ, elected the following Off
GERS on Saturday evening, December
30: p. c., Arthur Griffee; c., Jessie
NJ. Patterson; V. c., John G.. Haines;
W., Louis Miller; Conductor, Miriam
Gore; |. S., Frank Warehime; o. S.,
Frank Barnes; Chaplain, Charles
Lockard; Recording Secretary, oscar
Monroe; Assistant Recording Secre-
tary, Herbert NJ. Phillips; F. S., Obe
diah Buckingham; Treasurer, RI. c..
Shipley; Representative of State
Council, Herbert M. Phillips; Alter
nate, Arthur Griffee; Trustees, l.. G..
Jordan, C. l.. Brauning, Thomas
Flater, Edward Bonner and Herbert
Gorsuch.
A colored boy by the name Of
IIhluS OA vi CCl1 OIL CCC, w 40
run over by an automobile at Bond
street Tuesday evening. Magruder
was sliding down Bond street on his
sled and ran out on Main street,
directly in the path of the automobile.
The automobile struck the front part
OF the sled throwing Magruder under
it. The back wheel of the left side,
passed over both legs below the hip,
with his body under the car. Part
of his coat was found wrapped around
the universal joint of the machine
when it was put in the garage. Ma
gruder was taken to a physician for
treatment. He is not seriously in
jured. His escape from death is a
miracle.
This season Of the year, when the
horse is not doing much and often his
owner is doing less, it would be we'll to
see how his daily ration compares
with what he should naturally have.
The ration prescribed for U. S. Army
animals is: For a horse y pounds o.
grain and IA pounds of hay. II 4
horse weighs over 1900 pounds, how
ever, he should be fed II pounds of
grain and II pounds of hay a day. For
mule pounds of grain and II
pounds of hay should be allowed.
Grain should never be fed to animals
when they are tired, hot or excited.
| If an animal continually fails to eat
all of it's allowance Of grain, it should