The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-10-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS


The board DT County Commission
ers and County Clerk visited Spring
field Hospital on Wednesday 10 looi
after the patients At the instltut'
from this county
Henry Adams, who was confined u
dail fOr the November term 0f CRANE
NJ Jtnry nn the charge Of larceny, es
caped Cn Tuesday, but WA captured
On Wednesday morning.
kim G. Grubbs, 59 years old,
prosperous farmer, wag found deaf
near WickIifFe, va, with his face ant
head blown almost or by gunsho
wound.
Austin MaSerner, Of Pleasant HlLl
was instantly killed ON September n
by the accidental discharge Of sh0
nun that entered his face, tearinf
AWAY the lower Jaw, part of his hE
ana one eye.
On Tuesday, October /, Mrs. Milton
Swartxhaugh, of East Main street
celebrated har 7$rd birthday A verI
fHne dinner was served and the Gay
was enjoyed by all present We Wisf
Mrs Swartzbaugh many more happy
birthdays
Henry Smelser died at his home
in Arendtsvflle, Pa, from hear
trouble September m, aged "a years
Mrg Smelser was born in Carrol
county. butt spent the greater part ~
his lie IN Arendtsville. He leaves
his wife, three daughters and two
sons.
The total value dE all imports into
the United Kingdom during the first
six months of 1918 we're $3,173, So ,129
Aof exports, $1,201 ,211,066- F0r thf
same period of 1916 the values were
Imports, $3.50. 73O,OSS;; exports, 81
76,768, 03S. The submarine has not
destroyed IT, commerce of Great
Britain
Leaving q note saying that ne was
tired of life and had decided to end
Rdt all, John Burke, a Middle-aged man
OE Baltimore, committed suicide ~
Highfeld Nd, Saturday by shooting
himself through the head. He was
N Boarding at the home of W- F Bes-
Wamger Ann was in his room when he
ended hIs life
chief blame for the wreck Of the
aHmE@MbaGk- wallace circus train All
lNTvaTInUB Ind. N, On June 22ss iH which 61
v passengers and one trainman were
killed and 127 passengers injured, is
placed ON Engineer 81 Sargent by I'M
P. BOFland. chief of the Bureau Oi
Safety, in report tO the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Sentences for ~ conscientious Oh
iectors, with penalties ranging from
1O To 20 years, were announced "a
Camp Zachary Taylor where the mer
were court-martialed for refusing Is
obey orders. Twenty -fhree were sen
fenced to imprisonment at Fort Leav
enworth for 10 years, three for Ii
years and one for no years.
Klee & Hoff, automobile dealers
purchased the lot CHI the corner @
Main and Center streets, this city
from the trustees of the Church q
cod at public sale Saturday after
noon at the price Or $4,000. The firm
viii erect three story garage on tn
site for the storage Of automobiles
The work On the building will mot b
started for some time
Cuba has closing law which shut
all stores, warehouses, shops, etc, i
the larger cities at 6 XII, Tn. week days
and all day Sundays. Retail foo
stores keep open until s D. nj. weel
days and 10 D. m. Sundays. Barbe
shops remain open until " p. n- Oh
Mondays and Fridays, 11 ~. nn. Satur
days, but cannot sell perfumes Will
general stores are closed.
Floyd WV, Slough and Miss NaoM
Ebert, both oG York, Pa-, who decide
To get married, secured the service
of Wayne Kroh, of Hanover, Pa, taxi
man, former resident of Marylant
and well acquainted in WestminStei
To bring the couple here. The
were made man and wife by the Re
Chalmers wv Walck, pastor of 8
Paul's Reformed church, on Monda.
George Vanfossen, Frederick, wa
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Edwar
Mercer, at Mt. Airy, charged wit
operating motorcycle and side "a
while under the influence OF hquo
When arrested Vanfossen had run h
machine into ditch At IA hearin
before Justice of the Peace vi Gri
hame Johnson, Frederick, he ws
fined 800 and costs, amounting in a
to- $105.75.
Reports reach the Food Admini
tration that some farmers are sci
ing their wheat at less than Il
guaranteed price because or the raj
way embargOes placed in parts
the country against wheat shi9mer
While the elevators are temporari
oTerstOcked because seaboard NOV
ment has not kept pace with intern
movement, this condition should
improved during the next thirty
sixty days No farmer who will ha,
patience until the situation im2r0v
need sell below the guarante,
price, for the Government will bi
all wheat as fast as it can be move
The Canning Girls Clubs OR III
county which are To Be brought in
Westminster for a two days cour
will be entertained by the Fiji.
School girls WE hope everyone WI
has an extra room will b. willing
take two Of these girls into the
homes. They viii arrive In TOW
Friday morning, October 25th. Th
will ~ here for two meals ON Frid
and two on Saturday. We hope t
girls of Westminster will respond a.
chat it may w. possible for the lin
ness to be returned in some way. T
members or the local committee w
have charge of this entertaining ar
Virginia Trayer, Ethel Brown, Lncin
report I'd one or these girls if you w
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