The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-07-25

Herbert J. Motter, of Myers dist
rlct has filed his certificate of nomi-
nation tor Sheriff On the Republican
ticket, making a contest in the pri-'
mary between him and Mr.. Bloom
The traffic over Green street bridge
has been closed The bridge has
moved foot out of line and there is
danger of it collapsing. The cor
poration and wv. MI R officials will
investigate the damage and then act
on what to do to open the street.
/ Adenoids' are handicapping more
than 10 per cent of the American
children in attaining normal, health
tul development to manhood, accord
ing to recent extensive survey in
population centers conducted by the
United States Public Health Service.
T. w McCrary, a farmer, living
north Of. Paris, Mo-, has 100 per
cent, efficient cow The COW has
presented her owner with four calves
during the past year, and divided
them properly into sets Of twins
Two of the calves were steers and
two were heifers
St Benjamin's Lutheran Sunday
school will hold its annual picnic
Saturday, August 16, in Mr. .. ID.
Kauffman's grove, beginning at II
o'clock. Festival at night. Band Of
music will be in attendance Re-
freshments will be sold for the bene-
fit of the school.
Miss Elsie Scott was arrested in
Baltimore for having $4,000 in Lii
berty Bonds in her possession. Be-
cause she would not tell where she
got them to the Police Marshal she
was sent to prison. There was no
evidence against her. Miss Scott is
from Philadelphia.
Congressman J. Chas. Linthicum
has a number of Coast Charts he is
anxious to distribute among those
who can use same. There is no
charge for them. Anyone who would
like to have a set should write him
at once-House Of Representatives,
Washington, ID. c.
From the quarterly bulletin of the
Continental Life Insurance Company
Mr. -Co> G. Twigg and Mr.. James d..
Mitchell, this city, are among the
leading representative of the COM
pany Both have lead the agents
and are well up in the front at pres
ent on new business.
! Mrs. Laura NJ Flee and Mrs Nor
man Warfield, Woodbine, were in
jured i'm an automobile accident in
Baltimore Wednesday. The ABOVE
women were passengers in a car of
John f. May, Hopewell, Va, when
another car struck it broadside and
knocked it upon the pavement.
Miss Anna Nj. Rutten, pretty and
22 years old, led the dual existence
of typist by day and scion of wealth
by night in Baltimore, according to
the police and the broker who en-
ployed her until recently. She has
been arrested in connection with the
disappearance of $4,000 i'm Liberty
bonds.
Mr. and Mrs. d. R. Geiman, Mrs.
Jos. E Hunter. Miss Marjorie Wing
ling, Mr.. Walter M. Young, Mr.. Ed
ward Geiman are at Niagara Falls,
and from there will 60 to Detroit.
Mr.. Geiman will have cars shipped
and will also drive a number Of
Paige and Oakland cars in on his re-
turn trip.
During the storm Monday after
noon lightning struck telegraph pole
i'm front of the Palace Garage, Refs
terstown, and entered the garage.
Clyde Pouder, an employe of the
garage, was rendered unconscious,
and Charles Caltrider, son Of L. c.
Caltrider, proprietor of the garage,
was stunned.
A model family man, with no bad
habits was Ralph It. Meyer, cashier
of the North Penn Bank, Pailadel-
l.phia He confessed to getting way
! with 5000 900 after being ARE sad for
shortage of accounts. Auditors are
puzzled as to what he dill with the
money as he has done away with a
number of leaves to the ledger.
| M. e. Campbell & Co., butchers,
purchased 21s tons of smoked meat
from J. Elmer Myers, Pleasant VAL
ley, this week The meat was hauled
| i'm one load on truck. This j.
possibly the largest consignment of
smoked meats to be delivered here at
one time The meat consisted of
shoulders and middlings.
/ Rev. ii. D. Newcomer, former
! pastor, will address the two con-
Egregations, Pleasant Valley in the
morning and Silver Run in the after
noon on Timer Mission Work" on
Sunday next, July 9th. All Lutheran
members are urged to be present.
Everybody welcome. No offering or
Subscription for the work will be
asked.
The Annual Visitors Day will be
held Wednesday, July 80, at the
Methodist Protestant Church Home.
There will be a luncheon served and
all friends of the Home are urged to
be present. A cordial welcome awaits
all interested in the Home. Clara $.
ItBillingslea, President Ladies' Board;
Mary Ward Lewis, Corresponding
Secretary.
Another accident occurred at
Cranberry bridge Monday afternoon
when a Ford car struck the fence at
the bridge and went down the bank
into the creek. The car rolled over
into the ditch with two occupants in
it, but neither were injured. The
car was pulled back on the road by
tractor in a badly smashed up
condition.
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