The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-01-31

Did you know that they used $4,000
screws i'm making one airplane?
Gateman William Helm is recup-
Grating from a severe case of flu.
Private Deeds has been discharged
from the army and is in this city.
Mr.. y. w. Eyler, near Brummel, has
sold his farm to Mr.. Keener Wagner,
near this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. $. Roop, West
Main street, have gone to Baltimore
to spend the winter.
The Zion Aid Society of the
Methodist Protestant church will meet
at the home of Mrs. Grant Hook,
February 6.
Harry Baublitz, of York, sneezed
his left shoulder out of place while
sitting in a picture show. He was
sent TO a hospital.
g. L. Fisher, optometrist and OPP
tician, will be at Boyle's drug store
one day only, Wednesday, February
9Th. Eyes examined free.
First Glass Private William Ray
mond Oursler has arrived with his
bag and baggage from a camp near
New York. Private Oursler was dis
charged last Friday.
Booze, 1000 gallons Of it was sold
by the government in Baltimore. 1t
was seized from bootleggers. The
quality was from strychnine to dy-
Mantle.
Lieut. Joseph Stewart, son of DIR.
and Mrs. J. J. Stewart, Pennsylvania
avenue received his discharge from
the army at Camp Meade last week
and is now home.
A minimum base price of $3.50 a
hundred pounds for hogs for the
month of February, was unanimously
agreed upon by the hog committee
meeting at the Food Administration.
Mr.. Farmer do not forget to call
on the County Farm agent for any
advice or help upon farm matters.
call and render any assistance with
in his power.
Sergeant Norman A. Mitten, this
city, and Private Marion G. Blizzard,
Carrollton, are reported among the
slightly injured. The above men
were reported as wounded in this
paper few months back.
Mr.. William ]. Holloway, of Balti-
more, State Supervisor of Rural
Schools, spent Monday i'm Carroll
county comforting with the school
officials and visiting the schools at
Hampstead, Manchester and fancy
town.
Seventy tons OF nitrate OF soda
have been purchased by Washington
county farmers from the United
States Government through County
Farm Agent Thomas l.. Smith. De-
liveries will be made the middle of
February from the Government
storehouse at Norfolk.
"It takes all sorts of people to
make a world" read a letter re-
ceived by the police to explain the
disappearance of clothes and suit
case left on the river bank by Mrs.
John Lukas, of Scranton, Pa, when
she leaped to death in the waters of
the Susquehanna river. A man who
signs himself SLIPPERY Tommy"
wrote the letter.
Those who visited Mr. and Mrs.
James Babylon and family during
the past week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Allie Gorsuch and children, Mrs.
James B. Shipley and Mr.. John Ship
ley, Of Gist; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gran, of Roseville; Miss Ruth
Phillips, or Mexico; Miss Hilda, Edna
and May Phillips, of Sykesville and
Mr. Mckinley Waltz, Of Bird Hill.
The pupils of Mt Ventus school
gave an enjoyable entertainment and
social Friday afternoon, January "a,
i'm honor of their parents. A very
pleasing and interesting program
was rendered after which the pupils
delightfully."- served cakes, candies and
lemonade. Miss Crumrine wishes to
thank the parents and friends for the
interest and encouragement given to
both pupils and herself.
Just recently, while a carpenter
was engaged in repairing an old
dwelling on the Chopper farm, i'm
Washington county, near Cearfoss,
which had a short time before been
purchased by Emanuel Lorsbaugh,
he came across a large crock filled
to the top with gold coins of every
denomination besides lot Of jewelry,
which is so rare now in design that
it is almost priceless. The crock
was found hidden we'll back among
some braces that SUPPORT the Sudden,
between the plastering and weather
boarding. A square hole had been
made into the clustering and the
opening covered with boards, which
were whitewashed.