The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-30
BRIEFS.

Park avenue, this week.
The Oldest bank notes in the world
were issued il China 1897 years be-
fore the Christian ara.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sharp, Baltimore
were guests of his parents, Mr. anG
Mrs Henry Sharp this city.
DIR. George E. Baughman, East Main
street, will leave June 9Th for OceaT
Grove for ten days vacation.
Mrs. Geo. W. Albaugh and daugh
ter, Miss Mariana, this city, have re
turned from visit to Atlantic City.
Sandy Mount strawberry and ice
cream festival will be held Saturday
evening, June IA in the grove ad-
joining the church.
Private Clinton G. Rohrbaugh, Nil
lers, and Private Robert E. Shipley
this city, arrived Wednesday at New
port News on the transport Edward
Luckenbach.
Lieut. George Monroe Englar son
Of Mr. and Mrs. George Englar, New
Windsor, has arrived at Newport
News from France. He was met by his
parents at Newport News.
A festival will be held in Ogg
Summit School House Thursday, June
5, beginning at z D. m. If the weather
is unfavorable it will be held the fol-
lowing night. The public is cordially
invited. Proceeds to be used for the
school.
Mr.. and Mrs.-Albert Stare and Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey G. Myers and daugh-
ter Of York; Pa, and Mrs. Ida Cor
such and two daughters, of Baltimore,
spent the weeks end with Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton A. Sullivan and family,
West Main street.
The committee in charge of the well
come of old company II invite the
ladies of the Carroll County Chapter
Of the American Red Cross to attend
the boys the night after their return
to Westminster.
The following amounts were con-
tributed by the churches of Carroll
county to the Million Dollar Campaign
of the Methodist Protestant church:
Finksburg, $4,000; Union Bridge,
$1,000; Wesley Chapel, $1,000; West
$4,000; Patapsco, 5000.
MIR. James Pearre Wantz cashier
of the Union National Bunk, was
present at the American Iron and
Steel Institute banquet held in Hotel
Pennsylvania. New York, May %
There were 1900 at the banquet and
it was a most elaborate affair
For the third consecutive year the
delegates to the convention of the
diocese of Maine voted not
to open the convention to women mem
bers. The motion to amend the con-
stitution was made by Robert H.
Gardner, of Gardiner, and was voted
down, 46 to II.
Mark Krebs, 81 years old a farmer
of near Brodbecks, committed suicide
by hanging himself with a halter
rope thrown over a rafter in his ia
theirs barn. Young Krebs tried to en-
list in the Army, but was rejected On
account of physical defects. This SO
preyed upon his mind that he bec<me
unbalanced.
Alexander Wyes, SO, Of Steubenville,
o., sought novel method OF com
hitting suicide. He Topped his 1eath-
er belt about the post Of the iron
bed, put his head through the loop,
twisted his body several times until
the belt had frightened about his
neck, then laid down in bed and
strangled to death.
II the electorate of Ohio refuses to
ratify the national prohibition amend
ment at it's general election next No
vember the operation Of the amend
ment will be suspended throughout
the United States at least until the
Maine election in September, 1920,
Theodore A. Bell, attorney for the
California Grape Protective Associa-
ton, announced.
The Westminster Fire Company is
making preparations for big celebra-
ton here on July 4th. They will hold a
three day bazaar, J u1y 3, and 5 and will
committees to wait upon our
citizens, also our farm friends for
donations to make it one big success.
A parade will be held and fire com
panies and various organizations will
be invited to participate. The city
will be decorated
The committee having in charge the
celebration Of Company H, known as
the 18th Machine Gun Battalion, are
busily working out details for an ad-
dress Of welcome by Guy w. Steele,
Esq. as the men arrive here. After
ward the men will be discharged I'M
TIL the next day when parade will be
given and a big feed at the Armory.
followed by dance at night. The
celebration will be held next week il
the men are discharged from the
army by that time.
While investigating a burglary in
the home Of the late James orge,
Ontario, Cal, better known as
BLACK Charley a hermit, officers
found a trunk filled with a woman's
apparel of the sort fashionable thirty
years or more ago. Pioneers recalled
when Borge came to Ontario in the
later sos he discovered that his
fiancee, who had preceded him, had
married another man. He got pos
session of her trunk and that was all
he ever had to remind him of his
blasted romance
The hoseless leg has come.
Nothing below the knee" is the new
est edict of fashion, SO the Paris
Mannequins are appearing in the
paddock of the fashionable Long
champs Race Track without stock
ings All of the smart women OF
Paris are welcoming the change For
plain, undecorated f1imsy silk hose