The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-09

Laura rT0SCn HaTr, and
daughters, of Big Pool, Md, are
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Fresch, Pennsylvania avenue.
LII there Is any truth in the old say
ING that April showers bring Nav
MOWERS, everybody should have no
trouble In securing a bouquet next
month.
at Salem Lutheran parsonage
Thursday evening Horatio l.. Grar
and Sadie L. Hunt, both OF Manchester
were married by the pastor, Rev.
Stephen Traver
"A festival will be held at Bird Hill
school on May IL. If the weather
should be unfavorable it will be held
the following Monday. Proceeds for
the benefit of the school
Edgar M. Frounfelter, New Windsor,
has received his final discharge from
the military service and will now de-
vote his entire time to the sale of
Delco-Light and DeSco- Water equip
ment.
Brigadier General G. G. Long,
Chief Of Staff U. 3 Marine Corps, and
Mrs. Long and their daughter spent
the weeks end with Mrs. Reifsnider
and Mrs, Creecy, at Terrace Hill, this
city.
John J. Abbott, aged 80 years, died
at his residence SIS Powers street,
Baltimore, Tuesday. Funeral SER
vices were held yesterday at Hamp-
stead Methodist Episcopal church
1nterment in adjoining cemetery.
Just heard about the war and
want to enlist" said Stephen Kres-
ney, Of New York, dashing up to a
marine recruiting station. He was
quite shocked when told he was too
late the war being over.
Things were certainly "whooping"
when four-year-old Pauline Lougee, of
Pittsfeld, ~ H., gave a birthday
party. Pauline was just getting over
the whooping cough and all her guests
were in the same predicament.
A man in Iowa was soundly thrash
ed by his wife last week for not pay
ing his newspaper subscription after
she had given him the cash to do 1t.
May her crown be trimmed to order
and her harp have an extra string.
It would seem that prohibition gives
at least some litigation to the law
yers. Indiana has been dry about O.
year. The other day a grand jury in
Indianapolis ground out 800 indict-
ments Of the Reed bone dry" law.
Haywood Joyce Korndyke, Pitts
burgh, pure bred Holstein, Is the
champion milk COW OF Pennsylvania.
In recent seven-day test the cow
produced CO.'S pounds of milk, from
which was taken 1913 pounds Of
butter.
For the first time in the history of
West Virginia "a man, convicted Of
murder, has been discharged by the
State Supreme Court. He was dis
charged because of technicality, as
his trial had been continued three
times without his consent.
Joseph Reidiner's teeth are worth
$333.33 each to him. While he held a
glass OF beer to his mouth in Cleve-
land, Ohio saloon, Joseph Szabados
struck him. He lost three of his
teeth and asks Municipal Court to
award him $1,000 for them.
On complaint of residents along
the Chesapeake that government avia-
tors have been making sad havoc
among ducks and other wild fowl by
shooting them with the aid of ma
chine guns, an order has been issued
that they must desist from doing any
more cunning from airplanes.
Chester, Pa, is hoodoo town for
Abraham Asnes, a travelling sales
man. -Four times he has been robbed
there. The first time he lost jewelry
ry0I Yrnd 81 PTTE he Hri
horse and carriage were stolen, the
and the fourth loss was jewelry
valued at $1,000.
During the making of he excava-
ton for a building at Bahia, Brazil, a
zinc box containing four dynamite
bombs was unearthed, says a despatch
to the Razon from Bahia. The bombs
apparently had been buried nearly a
half century, as they were wrapped in
a copy Of the New York Weekly Bulle-
tin of the year 1874.
The Supreme Court sustained the
conviction of Eugene V. Debs, Social
list leader, found guilty Of violating
the espionage act through statements
made in a speech at Canton, Ohio, last
June, and sentenced to 10 years i'm
prisonment. Debs has been a candi-
date on the Socialist ticket for presi-
dent OF the United States.
Though harmless as a rabbit" is
a popular expression, 2-year-old Lii
liam Kessler of Spring Grove will
carry the mark of one for life. The
child put a hand through the wire
screen of a rabbit pen at her home
and one of the creatures bit her so
savagely that one finger had to be
amputated.
Mr.. Rein Cook, Liberty street was
severely injured yesterday morning
about 10 o'clock while helping to
load straw at the farm Of Mr. Keefer,
near this city Mr.. Cook was on the
load of straw when the horses started
throwing him to the barn floor, cut
ting a cash in his head, injuring his
arm and rendering him unconscious.
He is resting somewhat easier this
morning.
a referendum vote on the League
of Nations, taken by The New York
Globe in conjunction with Is other
newspapers throughout the country,
most of them Independent in politics,
showed 107, 644 ballots in favor to
33,407 against, or a percentage or 76
i'm support of the League. One Re-
publican paper, The Los Angeles
Times, reported the highest but one
favorable percentage, 95, while The
Topeka Capital, Senator Caper's pa
mar pave y return df 20 ner cent ~