The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-12-12
BRIEFS

DO your shopping now for Christ
mas.
MIR. John M. Roberts, of Frederick
was i'm this city Tuesday.
Miss Esther Snyder, Washington, Is
a guest of Miss Irma Shaw, Park
avenue.
Charles Edward Hetzler, Of Mt
Airy has been appointed deputy
sheriff by Sheriff Bloom
Miss Annie Beaver, Of McSherrys-
town. who spent several weeks mere
has returned to her home
e. N. Hunter is having the interior
of his house painted and decorated.
w. :. Arbaugh & Son, painters
When a fellow marries these days
his troubles begin His wife just
simply insists on sugar in her tea.
Miss Mary Grace Roberts, Of Fred
erick. visited her aunt, Mrs. william
H. Thomas, Court Place, this week.
The cold snap of last week froze
and bursted many water pipes Inc
ice was not Of sufficient thickness 10
be housed.
James r. VanSant. Mt. Airy, and
Bessie Roderick. Urbana, were grant
ed q, marriage license In Baltimore
Saturday.
The children Of our city look ao-
vantage of the snow Saturday AFTER
noon by having good shedding on tne
college hill, but it soon disappeared
in the evening when rain started 10
fall.
Limbs were blown from trees into
the streets by the high wind Wednes-
day morning making it dangerous Tor
pedestrians. Several limbs came
near falling on citizens as they walk
ed under the trees.
Stoner & Hobby, general insurance
agents, this city, again presented this
Office with one of their handsome
and serviceable calendars. The cal
endar has a fine painting of George
Washington arriving at New YORK
for his first Inauguration.
The Western Maryland College
has purchased the farm of the late
William Geiman, adjoining the col
lege grounds for $4,000. The college
has been i'm need of more land and
this property will be sufficient for
the expansion of the institution.
John w Shook, county treasurer
of Frederick county, has announced
the appointment of John 10y as his
chief clerk Mr.. 10y has had con-
siderable experience in the county
treasurer's Office, and il regarded as
an efficient clerk.
Elias Tieman. 17-year-old bank
messenger, wanted in New York in
connection with the theft of $4,000
i'm Liberty bonds and other securities
last September was taken into Gus
tody by police in Detroit, and is be-
ing held for the New York authorl-
ties.
Mrs. George K. Rogers, of Thur
mont, who is spending the winter
with her daughter, Mrs. II. G. York
i'm Porto Rico, writes that the sugar
crop which is soon to be harvested
there is enormous. This will be good
news in view of the shortage existing
i'm this country at present.
Announcement il made of the en-
gagement of Miss Mildred Elizabeth
Buchanan, to G. Oliver Price. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard l.. Price, of
Taylorsville. The wedding will take
place at the parsonage Ill laylOTSVllle
on Thursday, December 25. They
will be at home after January Is.
Mrs. William Stiely, of Cando, N.
OAK, writes as follows: 1--WE have
moved from Mylo, N. D., to Cando
N. D.. so 1 would like to have my
paper changed. T have not received
the Advocate for over a month so
have missed it very much these cold
winter days. l think we will have
an old time winter for we are already
having some cold weather for this
time of the year. We have had
sleighing since October 80 and it has
been very cold this week. One
morning it was 80 degrees below
zero. several mornings 20 below. !
have been in Dakota for ten years,
but this is the first fall it wintered
i'm so early. We have plenty to eat
and plenty OF coal to keep warm.
This leaves us all we'll, hope it will
find the readers all the same. Wish
ing you all a Merry Xmas and a
Happy New. Year."