The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-01-24
Ground Hog day will soon be here.

Ground Hog day will soon be here
Saturday the Western MARYLAND
Railway started running trains on th,
double tracks through Hagerstown.
Rev. Charles T.. Shaw, rector D
4 Ascension EPISCOPAL church, Cour
street, has accepted call to parish
at Geneva, Ohio.
a colored man living in Baltimore
tried three times to commit suicide
and failed each time Let him call OF
Lowery who doesn't fail.
A special pension OF SO was grant.
ed to Mrs. Bertha Wagner, of Wool
tery's district by the County Commits
sioners last Monday.
NJ MIR. Latimer Bankert, Of Dayton
fOhio, former resident Of this coun-
ty was visitor here during last
week and attended the funeral OF his
father, Mr.. Theodore ankert.
NJ Three hundred quarts of Mount Yer
non old rye was confscated by a
band of thieves in Baltimore Friday
night. The whiskey was valued at
5000, and about 600 headaches.
Russell Holmes Carr, aged 4 year
and 9 months, son Of George r. and
Myrtle Carr, Baltimore, died January
Y no.. Funeral services and interment
was held January 10 at Emory
Chapel.
Keziah H. Stocksdale, wife Of the
late George Stocksdale, died January
III at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. J.
Frank front, Baltimore. The remains
were brought to Arcadia for inter-
ment Tuesday.
American forces operating in
Siberia and Northern Russia total 49,
GAL officers and men, the War Depart
ment announced last Wednesday, Tn
Siberia are 255 officers and 1857 men
and in Northern Russia are 5,419 men.
! The lady employees OF the O. e u.
+ Telephone Co. were very generously
remembered with cake, candy and
fruit during the holidays from the
following persons: B. F. Shriver Co.,
Klee Milling Co., Carroll Orchards,
Mr.. Frank Leidy, Mrs Charles Eek
ard, Miss Anna Myers, Miss Mabel
Chrest and Mrs John p. Klee.
The B. & o. Railroad Chicago ex-
press train passed through this city
about O'clock Saturday night,
January u to Baltimore. The
train consisted OF all Pull
mans. A monster B. & o. engine
coupled to wv. wi. r. engine pulled
the train and was run over this line
on account of a wreck on the p & O..
! On his return from Europe, Arthur
Hartman, of Hazelton, Pa, told Of
falling 1000 feet in an airplane and
breaking nothing but his wrist
watch. Hartman, who was an air
plane gunner, and his pilot were on
a scouting expedition when the plane
became unmanageable and crashed
to the ground Neither was badly
hurt, but Harman's watch was
smashed. WY
+ Former Governor William E. Glass
cock and other prominent West Vir-
ginia residents filed in the House Of
Delegates an Impeachment petition
containing IL counts against Judge
George c. Sturgiss, of Monongalia
county, demanding legislative investi-
CATION. The accused is 80 years old,
a Republican, has served two terms
i'm Congress and was once candi-
date for governor.
Continued warm weather brings a
new crop of "springtime" stories. in
from the small towns near Cleveland
every day. The first robin"
Cor is it the last?l has been seen.
Snakes have shed their skins. Thir-
teen spring" chickens were Matched
ON a farm near Toledo. Three hun
dred maple trees in a grove near
Chardon were tapped and syrup
made. Marbles and kites have ap-
peared. And even the young mems
fancies are lightly turning.
There will be a civil service exam
ination on February in this city to
fill vacancy at Mt. Airy as a rural
carrier The vacancy for which
this examination is announced is
caused by the enlistment Oh the car
.rier formerly employed on the route
Upon his honorable discharge from
military service OF the Government
he will be entitled to reinstatement to
his former position a. carrier on this
route in accordance with the statute
approved July %, 1916.
Miss Blanche Irene Rippeon, 10
years, and her sister, Miss Elsie May
Rjppeon, az, daughters Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Rippeon, near Ladies'
burg, died January 9 from influenza
and complications. Their parents,
three sisters and one brother are i'll
with the disease The double funeral
took place from their home January L
with services by the Rev. R. S. Patter-
son, pastor of the Lutheran church,
Woodsboro They were buried in the
same grave in Paramount cemetery,
Liberty.
The Federal government is indebt-
ed to the State of Maryland to the ex-
tent OF $5,S5850 for the housing OF
Federal prisoners at the Baltimore
City Jail during the last three months.
This mark exceeds any hitherto ever
collected by the officials Of the local
penal institution for the care Of Fed
eral prisoners, and from all prospects
the coming three months will set q
mark which will undoubtedly rank
above the last three. Most Of the
Federal prisoners confined in the 10
cal Jail were serving terms for boot
Logging.
Mr.. Frank Arnold had a big butter
match Saturday, January ~, and AT
night had card party. After the
card party was oyer they held a
dance, given by MIR. Frank Arnold,
Charles Wagner and Ernest Walking.
Those present were Frank Arnold,
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