The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-27

Hog cholera has been discovered
IIn Washington and Talbot counties.
y. w. FISHER, optometr1st or Balti-
more will ~ at Boyle's Drug store
next Wednesday,
Miss Mary Grafton Steele. daugh-
ter uM Mr. and Mrs. Guy W Steele,
this city, who has been confined to.
! her bed with severe case OF typhoid
fever, ~ improving nicely.
/ Do mot fail to put in your coal If
you wait until you need X this winter
you are likely w find black diamonds
as scarce and hard tO get aS the blue
white ones.
Four men from Baltimore were
seriously injured Saturday by an
auto truck striking "a telephone pole
near Eldersburg after = back wheel
had come orr The men were ON
their way to this city
Or. r. G. Stitley, near Dennings who
was disqualified for army service was
operated upon at the Maryland uni
versity Hospital, Baltimore The
Operation was success and Inc will
return to- his home in about three
weeks
Charles Z. Fink, Esq. attorney,
Court street, has been appointed
auditor to succeed Mr. John M.
Roberts, resigned. MIR. Roberts re-
signed On account of hls time being
taken lid with the business of the
Internal Revenue at washington.
Word has been received ny the
sl TmA r~@ ~ nnErr aMF
Belair, who is in France with the
v Blue ana Gray Division, that he I'D in
Ia base hospital suffering with Dneu-
monia. His condition Is reported as
favorable and his early recovery IL
expected.
Il MIR. Henry Gessell, Spring Mills,
v has accepted position az the Dry
Dock plant, baltimore MR. Gessell
lis an experienced and excellent far
mer, and will without a doubt make
a success at his new position. He
will move his family to- the city some
time next month.
The first day Of Registration viii
To- held OFT Tuesday, October A, and
the second day on October 5. IF you
need transfer you will have to yet
Ilit from the last place you voted A
you moved from the district to
another. let every Democrat zee
that his name is OH the poll book
i, ON Monday number of white men
!, will leave this city for Fort Thomas
v KY, where they viii w trained fol-
lservice. The men called by the OK
Iemption board were announced in OuI
last issue On October twenty one
H more whites will be called for service
This week number Of eolored meI
left for Camp Meade.
Women shall not b. employed as
conductors ON Cleveland Ohio, street
cars on or after November next, i
the decision Henry B. Dielmann
and Miss Margaret Russanowska
, Federal investigators acting as
special representatives of the Depart
. tmant of Labor, In report to- Presi-
dent Stanley Of the Cleveland Rail
way Company.
w Monroe Sylvester Myers 10 years
old, son cf Mr. and Mrs. Conrad s.
Myers, York. Pa was killed Friday
" morning cn his fathers farm. THE
boy was watching thrashing ma
chine iii operation and his foot got
caught IVY Va belt Hc was whirlet
could be stopped. Death was almost
instantaneous.
-'t Gov. Emerson o. Harrington has
issued a. proclamation naming Sun
]. day, September 29, AZ Heroes Day
and calling ON the people of Mary
land to observe it with appropriate
services and ceremonies ~ a tribute
!, LOT honor and appreciation of the
, heroic men who have given theil
!, lives In this great struggle for tht
freedom of mankind
Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, EAS
Liverpool Cairo, Massillon, Youngs
( town and GAINESVILLE are among TIKI
larger cities of Ohio that will receive
40 shipments OF anthracite coal thii
J year The distribution for Ohio
D announced by the Anthracite Com
J mittee of the United States Fuel Ad
J ninistration, also shows that tht
supply OF virtually every city ant
town in the State has been greatly
} curtailed. They must burn wood.
James Sappington, of -, of Liber
} ty, H. made the defendant lin q sui
for $4,000 entered in the Frederick
| court by Estella ~ Fairfax, colored
The narr alleges that the defendant
Eswore out and caused to be issued BY
Justice Alban M Wood a warrant FOL
! the arrest of the plaintiff charging
her with on June rs, 1918, feloniously
} stealing gold watch, one gold cuff
} button, two silver cuff buttons, one
! gold chain and locket with diamond
set and gold clasp.
Messrs. TT. Neal Parke, Il. %. Weani
and William IT, Seabrook, with large
number of assistants, are very busil5
engaged Ia the work OF filing out The
questionnaires OF the men registered
in the last draft The work has beer
in progress since Wednesday and
about $50 day are being taken
through the QUESTIONABLE prelimi,
naries 50 as to finish II In 10 days
The men from 19 to 80 years OF arc
: inclusive, and who will he directly
affected by the drawing will be CLASH
fed first 20 the government can in-
duct them into the service.
4, IT got tired Of supporting myself
and helping To support my husband
$50 went to live by mysef,n was the
explanation for leaving her husband
given by Mrs Mary ). Owings, q
} nurse 2032 Harlem avenue, Balti-
more, who was granted an absolute
divorce from James M. g. Owings III
} the Circuit Court, Baltimore, Satur-
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