The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-12-26
BRIEFS

Itlng his brothers here.
Mrs. Mary Jackson has returned to
this city to make her home
Upton Morgan, colored, died.. this
morning at his home on Union street.
Mr.. George Arnold, of Lynchburg
College, Lynchburg, Va, is spending
the holidays at his home in this city.
The State Tax Commission reports
the assessable basis of Carroll coun-
ty to be $4,000 ,32218 on all prop
critics.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T.. Hosfeld and
son, Charles, Mt. Pleasant, were guests
Christmas day at the home of NJ r.
Yeiser, this city.
Charles Cassell, of Boston, Mass, is
home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Casseil, East Main street, for the
Christmas holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Klein and daugh-
ter, of Hanover, are guests of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bemiller,
Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Stoner and
daughter, Evelyn, Littlestown, Pa,
are guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James M. Stoner, Pennsylvania avenue.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
Of Fowblesburg, which was recently
organized, will open for business on
January 3. C. e Leight will be the
cashier.
Misses Mary, Rose, Grace and Lii
lian .Gunther, Baltimore, were guests
over Christmas at the home of their
sister, Mrs. Jesse Chrest, Pennsyl-
vania avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Babylon
West Main street, celebrated their
tWenty-fifth anniversary last evening
at their home. A number of out OF
town guests were present.
Seven hundred soldiers of the army
commanded by Admiral Kolchak
mead of the All-Russian Government
III Siberia, have been found frozen tic
death in hospital near Omsk.
! important crops harvested in 1915
are worth $1,492, ,214,OOO more than
those OF 1918 according to an official
announcement of the Crop Estimate
( Bureau of the Agricultural Depart.
ment, made public Friday. The i'm
portant crops for 1919 were valued
at $14,092,74O,000 according to the
announcement.
Don't get 'het up" over the Mexi-
can troubles. Consider the fact that
we are dealing with people who are
both ignorant and suspicious A wal
with Mexico means ten year Of gu
er1lla warfare and the lives of many
more Of our young men than were
killed in the recent war.
Fifteen persons were killed OF
burned to death and many sustained
burns and injuries Saturday when
q freight train collided with a specia
train from St. Johns, N. B., filled
with steerage passengers from tn,
steamship Empress of France on tn,
Canadian Pacific railway near Onawa
Me.
! Russell Webb, Harrisburg, arrested
on November 6, for completely i'm thu
theft Of an automobile, belonging tt
Paul Shorb, Grand Valley, near Uniol
Mills, during the Hanover Fair, wa!
given hearing before Squire Sell, O
/ Hanover, Pa, and held for the granC
jury. The car has been returned t.
Mr.. Shorb
\ Federal agents St. Louis admit theil
inability to stop the sale of whiskey
There has been only one arrest fol
violating the dry law, but the inebritt
ward of the City Hospital is receiv
! ing 80 cases a day. Hotels and res
taurants have decided to premit New
Years eve guests to bring their owl
! liquor.
| An automobile driven by Mr. Viii
liam Crabbs, this city, collided with
| the team of Mr.. John Brown, Pleasan
Valley, Wednesday evening on the
State road below Mr.. James NJ. Ston
er's residence. The automobile turned
over breaking the glass and othel
damages and the buggy was also
damaged. Neither one of the occupants
were injured.
\ DIR. Milton MI. Norris, OF New Wind
sor, who is spending the winter in
! Florida writes as follows: eve have
reached our present destination safe
and sound, after four days of delight
! full, but uneventful journey. Having
winter clothing on when We left home
had to don summerwear as soon as we
got located, which was happily made
through the courtesy of Miami Cham
ber of Commerce secretary a most af-
fable gentleman and lady assistants.
The past three days the thermometer
. registering shade, rs to IS degrees
electric fans running in the large and
heautifu1 SfOroS -