The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-12-03
THE DEMOCRATIC ADVOCATE, DEFENDERS, 1920
Hog Cholera is reported on the farm
Of Ira Dorsey, Finksburg.

Hog Cholera is reported on the farm
Of Ira Dorsey, Finksburg.
Miss Dorothy IIarman spent
Thanksgiving with her friend, Miss
Lydia Dell, of Hanover, Pa.
At the aviation field of Mineola, N
Y, successful tests have been made
of an invention to make aeroplanes
fire proof.
Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church. 9:45 a. m. Sunday School II
a. m. Communion Service. go p. m.
Evening worship.
The latest registration of automo-
biles in the United States places the
number at 7,558,00 Total number IN
the world is 100000.
Rev. Crandall ]. North, aged so
; years, married his adopted daughter,
Miss Segrid Gustayeson, 25 years. of
Auburn, N Y, in Washington Thanks
giving day.
+ Rev. George D. Adams, pastor of
First Baptist Church of Mount Yer
non, New York, has asked for an abb
solute divorce from his wife, Ina NJ. G.,
Adams.
I Food checks may be purchased in
this country and sent 10 friends in
Germany, where they are cashed in
food by the American Relief Associa-
ton Doesn't this look like national
love and goodwill?
The population of London is 5000
900. the largest city i'm the world
New York, including Brooklyn con-
nected by Brooklyn Bridge, seems<to
be next in size, with total population
CT 5,621,000.
From Colorado comes this message:
cit certainly will be a hard winter,
as the Coyotes (prairie wolves) are
coming down from the mountains. It
looks as if feed is getting scarce due
to freezing weather."
One of the leading magazines of
New York City, with circulation CT
one and a half million, printed in
prominent letters in last weeks is
sue, "25,O0O,0O0 people in Europe
starving!"
DR.. w. w. Davis, Of Baltimore, sec
rotary of the Lords Day Alliance Of
Maryland, Will speak at the Bethel
Methodist Episcopal church, near
Marston, On Sunday morning, Deem
Der 5, at II o'clock. At 3 o'clock in the
Methodist Episcopal church in Union
Bridge and at 1880 at the College
Chapel, in New Windsor. DR.. Davis has
a message every christian ought to
hear
Elmer K Ramsburg, a farmer, near
Utica, was run over by tractor he
was operating in field and his left
arm and leg broken and was severity
bruised about the body. He was ad-
justing a part Of the machine from the
rear while it was in reverse gear,
when it suddenly started backward.
Persons husking corn in an adjoining
field heard his cries and he was car
ried to house.
Dancing will continue under the ban
of the Methodist Episcopal Church for
the next three years at least, in spite
of, whatever action may pe taken by
the bishops of the church. according
to leading ministers of the denomina-
ton in Baltimore. They said that only
the General Conference, quadrenni-
al body, had authority to change the
discipline of the church. 1t meets
again in 1924.
Thousands of coal miners in Mipgo
County, w. Va, who were getting $l4
per day are on a strike" the major
III i "a nh IOn RI
ers Already 81 men have been killed
and more than 600 wounded. Thou
sands of people are living in daily
dread. and, it seems the U. S. troops
can not cope with these rough noun
tainers, who are heavily armed, and
fighting from ambush.
Even if Europe is reported to be
starving, and a million or more of
Germanys own people Without en-
pIoyment, the Kaiser, since 1913, has
received from the German govern
ment nearly 100,000,0O0 marks and a
train load Of furniture. 1t will be re-
membered that "The Kaiser" is in
Holland, with his family, and regi-
ment of servants and guards, living a
life of ease and luxury.
/ When newspapers are resortlng to
large advertisements, carefully word
ed, urging people to attend church
services instead of going on pleasure
trips, evidently there is something
wrong. If we read the history 81
Christ's reign on earth, we find Him
in the Synagogue each. Sabbath Day.
i And at the present day those who are
fortunate enough to have automobiles
do not always say: "Come. go along
to church" as was the custom not
many years ago.
One of the largest seed firms in the
United States. being in business more
than a century recently went into
the hands of a receiver, with S9O0,0oQ
worth of claims against it. In past
wears we have noticed many small
firms going into receivers hands, and
. in the course of q short period OF
time, start up again under the Old
leadership, and those who Will notice
this large transaction will learn that
If will be similar to the others.
Cne of~the worst instances OF extra
vagance that ever came to our notice