The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-12

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The bakers did not increase Go
NJ prKnH om NhH 5 cAmt lo#WaS Of bread
Y bUt theY decreased the size.
The Marshalla, who were charged
" wHtM assault with intent tu kill their
daughter, Grace Marshall, At EastOnl
\ were acquitted
Iona Lodge w Masons, w Reisters-
town, Tuesday night entertained tn
wives aHd friends Of ths members An
Entertainment was given, followed by
la banquet
I Mr. ~ IT, Griffith, on Washington.
/ IN. G., sold his farm containing 165
acraaI tD WI. B. Myers, of BucEeys-
town, AZ the price ~ $50 per acre.
The farm is located near Mt- airy
| KEN. paul Frankforter, Manchester.
who is doing duty in Company =,
Fifth Maryland Regiment, at Eagle
Pass, Texas, was photographed while
/ in uniform, and the photograph
shown in Sundays sun
Mr.. John Z. Shivers, OF Ashland,
lIll-, who attended the funeral of his
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
w. Shivers, this city. was teacher
in Mexico school about I'd years ago
Ire taught school for l5 years az
Mexico.
the Westminster Bowling team
scalped "Cy' Albaugh's Hanover
bowlers last week when they bOwled
a match Dn fCy's" alleys, at Hanover
The prediction, that the damp atmos-
phere would have some effect upon
our bowlers, did not materialize.
"a meat house ON the properly of
Robert Dew, near Emory Grove, was
destroyed by fire at noon Tuesday,
together with 400 pounds of meat
The loss ~ estimated AT $500 The
flames started from sparks from q
lire built to smoke meat Several
outbuildings were saved.
Hard coal was selling ira Chicago
Tuesday at from $1-65 to $3 "a ton less
than week ago, despite previous
predictions Of a rise in prices Btu
minous coal, quoted Tuesday at $5-1O
ton, was selling at from 81 to $3.50
less than week ago. Dealers assert
WI that warm weather caused the
slump in prices.
If any of our citizens we're under
| the impression that all Of the wheat
\ in Carroll county was sold, they would
\ have changed their minds Ill they had
been around the mills on Monday and
Tuesday. Wagons loaded with wheat
were lined up from Englar & Spon-
sellers elevator to the Westminster
Savings Bank Wheat was bringing
$l94.
MIR ~. C. Beach, off this city, says
Ihe has faith in the future prosperity
of Westminster, and has anchored foT
good. having purchased the NOrthrOp
\ property facing Graceland. MIR. Beach
has also purchased the Pennsylvania
State rights in the Henry W- Savage
\ production Robinson Crusoe," and
hopes to- make arrangements where
by jay can show thu feature in West
minister.
The bright, full face of the moon
was obscured Sunday morning by the
4 ESQ, OOO-mile shadow of the earth
sweeping across the lunar body and
\ the first eclipse Of the year 1917 was
recorded. The shadow OF the earth
first touched the edge WI the moon at
I125O O'Clock Monday morning and
\ thu moon was fully hidden by
o'clock. The shadow left the moon
lat 4.39 o'clock
Two men were injured Sunday
moon on the Manchester road, near
4 Manchester, by their automoDll
skiddirg Oh the Ice and striking 2
fence. The parties Injured were
from washington, and were on thelT
Y way to York with Pullman demon
i strator car that was not yet com
lpleted. Both men were thrown oul
and cut about the head. The auto
mobile was badly wrecked
The first test case of the Compul-
sorry School law ever brought up II
NJ Frederick county will d. tried in thf
Frederick Circuit Court some time
this week when William Lease, q
1Libertytown, will appear to ansWe-
Icharges OF falling To send his twelve
Il vear-old son, Webster Lease, rs
school. When he refused to comply
Y with the Maryland school attendance
laws. Mr. Leese was arrested by
Truant OfFicer F. nd. Harshman an6
was given hearing before a Liberty,
town magistrate. Tie was lined Nh
but an appeal was taken
II liz the old year has brought sorroV
ana desolation, and hung crepe or
our doors, the new year will bring Ut
NJ the leaves of healing, and We ATS
" glad w part with the one and wei
II come the other. If, on the contrary
NJ the old year has brought w. only 1o5
and comfort, We part from him sor-
lrowfully, but meet his successor witt
the ardent hope, that he, too, comes
W with blessing. The sober, jollity o.
New Years day is like standing fol
on brief moment On the threshold
between time and eternity. Here II
the world we know-yonder tn'
world that is new and untrled--
Brunswick Blade.
ALLEGING, that she had been falsel!
arrested On a warrant sworn out D1
Columbus A. Welker, Annie Hide
brand instituted suit for damages
!, I'D the Frederick County Circuit
I Court, which was aired before a jur,
Ion Monday. The parties reside a
} Woodsboro. Mrs. Hildebrand felt tina
she was unjustly punished, and IT,
fused tn give bail, going tO Jail, Whert
! she stayed one afternoon and night
and was released by the Court th'
next day GA habeas corpus proceed
lings in the sum Of $25 to answer be
fore the grand jury the charge N
lmaIiciously destroying property
4 All the annual election of the on
GERS Df the Sunday school of Noun