The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-23

Miss Alice Lippy has returned to
her home n Baltimore after spend
ing several weeks Nth her brother
Mr.. Granville Lippy, this city.
out-of-town capitalists are reported
to have purchased % acres Of land
along the Western Maryland Railway.
between HagerstoHn and Security. up
on which Il is proposed to erect q
large fertilizer plant Potash made by
the Security Cement and Lime Com
pany viii be used IN the manufacture
Of the fertilizer
the once Of J. s. Brennan, assistant
superintendent OF transportation, UNI
der Federal management OF railroads.
for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
the Western Maryland Railway and
the Cumberland md Pennsylvania
Railroad was abolished Saturday.
Mr. Brennan will be assigned 70 other
duties With the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad.
| A bonfire OF expensive feathers will
take place as the result of 4 federal
court verdict at New York. Import
ed plumage worth $4,000 vii go up
IN smoke. A jury decided thai Rene
Arbib, m importer. by bringing the
feathers into this country violated a
statue designated u protect certain
kinds Of birds ArbIb said he was
ignorant Of the Law.
A ghost did It! That, at least is
the reported cause Of the confession
Of murder by Edward Lee, who Is be-
Ing held IT Ithaca. n. Y. charged
With the killing Of Napoleon Jack
son. Lee. IN his confession. Il Is al
legged, stated that the ghost Of jack
son had haunted him the night be-
fore and. after several weeks of
denial, b hastened % confess.
Two special policemen Of Elmira,
n. X, both of whom we're awaiting =
regular appointment 10 the force, -
have confessed to the burglary OF
Two cases Of rye whisky. ! ware
house window Va pried open By
these two protectors of the peace. .
the booze secured. carefully fuck-
ed close % their h0aoms and - .r,ed
70 their homes. TnaIr gumshoa freed
left its trail. and they were caught.
The time has come when unaelentifie
patching Of country roads ought 70
cease. The farmer needs q good road
; great deal more Than the pleasure
driving antomohillala To the latter
= bad road means simply q little dis
comfort. To the farmer It means
many hours of time wasted While he
draws hIa loads through the alougha
Of mud L means that he must keen
more horses and that his beasts of
burden Ill wear ont quicker. Let
every farmer insist hat the rad on
eials Of n neighboThood dc modern.
scientific work
:. The California Kzne Growers As
ISOLATION during he campaign 10
carry California for he Constitutional
Amendment. asked what vii re do
With the vineyards of California, II
prohibition should Yinz' Millions u
dollars q investment would l. lost.
hoy sad. I prohibition should become
effective Now comes the 10 Angeles
Chamber of Commerce with ; report
If the survey made By the California
Agricultural College. which report in
dlesiea IhaI the grape crop OF IaID can
III be utilized noI only without 1osa
but In faaI with hIE Increase IF bro.
rs over Rhat would aecura Hsrs the
grapes I'D In II manufacture o.
vine I = proposed 10 mzEs the
grapes mo syrup equivalent u 20 600
Ianh u sugar. having a valu. Of as
100000. - eyen he ouIIa IN be
aaed 70 profit ! ready market
awaits he grape HYrnp In he can
naTlou
Oscar HasmgardHaf. Of iIaTrIsYiile.
he other aldo uf Iha Carroll county
Inc 80 tfies beIaHe the Frederick
Hoarl On - indictments 70 larceny
nd another for ceiling goods Without
\ liceuHe recently Ha was acquitted
IN each charge Tt past Anil e. =
IRE DESTROYED the zfafa and NJ Of the
Farmers Cooperative Mia nd Pro-
dnce Co . which Edward : Ypaut
md Z HIlan sauarHaIn were be re
saiYcra. Alter making an IufsHiiga-
Ton Mr.. Naapt found the anaIaa In q
nanlFY Il BaumgaEanar'H h0aHe. be-
hind 4 L. lie Id nreviauzI. been
invited = HaumHaHIHsf To- - through
Ibe house nd look faf anything which
He suspected - beIaK there. - the
Ilfsi trIp failed . reveal anything.
Later tha scales 80 found. I was
testified III during he FIRE ; LOT Of
lie good Nere carried from n burn
lng store md Biaeed an the porch o.
BaumKaFdner's hume. which ! 1uat
across IL foad IHIsr Antony Kim
mel nnd : nan named Cue eaHTIsa the
scales IuIa he hone and placed them
n BaunEafdner'a nHnuy naamgard-
naf sad : aid NJ know ihHY Rere
there . quantity = goods \ baum
Eardner5H HonRe - carried 81 II the
Tine 81 = Ere for #HHT thHI =. place
would lEHIie from he blaze aeFoHs the
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