The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-12-05
BRIEFS.

The summer cottages Mt Pen Mar
are receiving the annual pilfering by
thieves.
The new 1920 auto tag has been
placed on sale. The colors are red
and white.
A new White Tip Top bread truck
was put in service Monday on it's
route in this city.
Mrs. Levi G. Leatherman, of Thur
mont is visiting her son, Rev Leath-
erman for the week.
Mr.. Horace Bush has returned af-
ter receiving treatment at St. Agnes
Baltimore.
Irving Taylor, of Patapsco, has
killed three 6-month-old hogs that
weighed ITO, 148 and 160 pounds
The swine population in this COM
munity has shown a decline during
the week as many were butchered.
Carroll T.. Crawford stuck i'm the
mud Sunday night and had to call
w. II. Bowers & Son to pull him out
VIM. A. Fridinger, Melrose, has
purchased two-story double dwell
ing house in Hanover, Pa, for $27O0.
Workmen in the Union Bridge rail-
road shops were put on an Shour
day-stopping work at o'clock p.
m.
All of our stores will be open at
nights from Monday until Christ
mas to accommodate the Christmas
shoppers.
Mr.. Jos. G. Wales has purchased
the farm Of the late Levi Barnes, at
Sykesville and will later make that
his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Lauman Warner,
as the guests of Miss nj. Louise Mat
thews. this city.
, The sugar shortage in Union Bridge
has reached more acute stage. For
several days during last week there
was none Obtainable.
A verdict, amounting to $172S, was
handed down by Judge Forsythe in
the Circuit Court last week against a
citizen of this county.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zahn, of
Washington, were weeks end guests
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Zahn, East Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel A. Myers,
William and Joseph Myers, of Balti-
more spent Sunday with Mrs. w.
Riley Myers, Center street.
Miss Abbie Roberts, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Charles B. Roberts, of
Baltimore, will be married to Mr.
Robertson Griswold, next week.
1t is said the lodge of Masons at
Union Bridge is considering the erec-
ton of a Temple of it's own if a
satisfactory site can be gotten.
Mrs. Anna Schwinn and little son,
William and Miss Emma Bemiller, of
Westminster, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Truman Bloom, Union Bridge.
Mr.. J. L. Baust and family, Penn
sylvania avenue, entertained on
Thanksgiving day Rev. B. B. Wenger,
wife and family, of Carrollton.
! Klee & Hoff purchased two army
trucks at Camp Holibard and brought
them to their shop on Tuesday night.
They seem to be in fair condition.
town, was in this city on business
yesterday. Mr.. Stevens is recovering
from wounds inflicted by a mad bull.
Mr. and Mrs. George w Babylon
and Mr.. and Mrs. R. e. Lee Hutchins
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. David
NJ Yingling, of Baltimore Sunday
night.
The stork paid visit to the home
of MIR. and Mrs. Merwyn G. Fuss,
Taneytown, last Saturday and left
them a little daughter, Oneida Mae
Fuss.
GOvernor-elect Ritchie has re-
quested that the ceremonies incident
to his Inauguration on the second
Wednesday in January be as simple
as possible.
One OF the large 900 engines be
came derailed at the ashpit i'm Union
Bridge a few days ago, making it
necessary to call the wreck crew to
replace it.
Miss Bernetta Utermah1en, near
Pleasant Valley, and Miss Dorothy
Webbing, of Finksburg, have returned
home after visiting relatives and
friends in Baltimore.
Married Saturday, November 20 at
the Lutheran parsonage by Rev. G. G..
Leatherman Miss Mary N. Lippy, Mil
lers, and Mr.. VIM. H. Myers, Of
Alesia. Best wishes.
Republicans of Baltimore are urg-
ing Ex-Governor Goldsborough to get
in scrap with 0. e. Weller for the
nomination in the primaries for
United States Senator.
Lieut. Com and Mrs Lawrence Il.
Reifsnider, of Washington ID. O.,
were present at the german given by
the Bachelors Cotillon Club OF Bal
timore, Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Long, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bowman and daughter,
and Miss Marie Long, Tannery, were
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. J. T.
Redding, Baltimore, Sunday.
MIR. Joseph a. Leppo, Patapsco re
ports the following weights Of pork
ers killed: IT'S, ITS, $50, 211, 21214,
225, 2251s, 270, 272, 273, 2S0, 282
pounds, totaling 1882 pounds.
An article signed Visitors was
received at this Office this week. If
the writer will put his name to same
we will print the article in full next
week, otherwise we cannot. It ID
fair To us to know the author.
ELECTION NOTICE.