The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-03-28

"A marriage license was issued in
TowsOn yesterday to Charles J..
Schultz and Pearl M. Zepp, Finks-
burgk
Our Spring-like weather received q
set back last night, when a snow
storm followed by a cold wave butted
in and interferred with it, journey.
Chicago has passed the 5,I0O, 600
population mark, occording - -esti->
mates made TODAY by an official of the
concern that prints the City Directory.
MIR. Lucky Kirkwood, at Reese, has
purchased the s. w. Bond store prop
cry al, Marston and will move there
April LIST and omen a general score
business
"A colored farm hand employed on
the farm of Harvey Houck, on the
Liberty Road, near Freedom was
killed yesterday morning by the kick
of a horse.
Ernest w. Flanagan, of Woods
boro, sold to William Jarboe, of near
Belair, the farm that he recently pur-
chased In Hartford county containing
1T acres Of land.
A ifinef horse owned by Mr.. Jesse
Mammalian, near Warfeldsburg, died on
Main street on Tuesday The horse
was in a. team with others and sud-
denly dropped over. 90.
M Geo. Grove, aged r. years Of
Gettysburg, Pan died March FL.
Grove lived in this city at one time.
He was a rural mail carrier from
Gettysburg for several years.
William Rippeon, is years old, son
Of. William I'll. Rippeon, near Union
vile, while wrestling with a COM
panioR about his age accident
nv fell and broke his left leg.
|. Owing ]. to Indictment weather the
regular meeting = Of Westminster
Grange was not held this week and is
April 3rd, in High School building.
DIR. J.. S. Myers; East Main street
will be in Washington; y. g, from
Tuesday until Saturday OF next week
attending DR.. .Buford Hancock's lee
lures on the treatment of pyorrhea.
Lieut. Arthur G. Engiar, of Cali
fornia, who spent short furlough
with his family at Linwood, returned
to his camp Wednesday. Lieut..
Englar expects to be transferred East
shortly. -..' .-..
The lasso is the latest thing to be
used Ny hold-up men. Two men, led
by a woman, lassoed 70-year-old Mrs.
Ellen Carson and her two daughters,
OF Darby Pa, Of eadon and robbed
them while they we're helDlessly tight
ened by the rope.
Peter LUXOR was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary for stealing
$14 in a holdup. Louis Merriam and
William Kiley stole $69. 300 in Liberty
Bonds and were sentenced by the
same judge to two years and seven
months. The above occurred in
Philadelphia.
A government inspector who Is
making Investigations at different eG-
emptiOn boards in Maryland was here
last week aud made an inspect IN O.
the work done by our local bOal d.
The inspector announced that this
board had their work more complete
and in better order than any he has
visited in Western Maryland.
Eight United States soldiers were
killed and 80 injured when a troop
train conveying American soldiers
from Chaumont to Brest colllded
with two German locomotives stand
ing in the station at MOntieramey,
near Troyes, France. The men were
on their way to, Brest to take. ships
for the United States. The dead and
injured were taken to Bar sur Aube.
The Public Service Commission
composed of John M. Reifsnider and
James G.. Legg and lanes X. Dunno,
rd Pnnnnf1v On
a petition of citizens of LaVale pro-
testing against the increased fares
charged by the Cumberland and West
and the matter of refusal to accept
transfers from the Cumberland Elec-
trio Railway.
Business losses of gamblers, moon
sinners, bootleggers and others, par
Elephants in Illegal practices are de-
ductible from gross incomes i'm de-
terming net income subject to tax.
The Internal Revenue Bureau de-
cided the question Monday in passing
upon. inquiries from professional
gamblers i'm New York, Chicago, BOS-
ton and other cities, and from lone
query of Southern ex-moonshiner.
On and after July next the famil-
lar red twO-cent postage stamp will
again have the power of carrying a
letter beyond the confines of the city.
So, too, will the green stamp, of the
One-cent variety. appended on a post
card, have its former postage value.
The postoffice, bill, signed by the
President on the Saturday following
his arrival from Europe, has become
a law and goes into effect on July 4. VI
= Probably one OF the most interest
ing law suits ever brought in Wash
ingtoR county, if it comes to, trial,
will be heard in the Office Of Justice
Of the Peace John H. Ferguson,
Smfthsburg, today, in the first steps
toward a breach of promise action
entered by Jesse M. Harden against
Miss Sophia SCHNEIDER, both Of High
field, for the recovery of 1925, al
legged to have been given Miss Schni
der by MIR. Harden during his court
ship, in presents Of different kinds.
The Parent-Teachers' Association of
Mt. Airy held it's monthly meeting at
the MT. Airy High School March at
$50 O'Clock. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Charles A. Ogle, cashier of the Com
mercial State Bank, MT. Airy, presi-
dent; Mrs. Clifton Sponseller, vice
president, and Miss Alma Warthen,
secretary and treasurer. The as
ISOLATION plans to meet next on