The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-01-03

Ito hospital in Baltimore for treat
ment. %' -
I'm the distribution or public school
tax money Carroll county will re-
ceive $1O,096.14.
We received several local letters
this morning, which were too late
for this issue. Will be published
next week.
DR.. J.. G. Stitely, near Dennings,
has rented his farm and has opened
an Office at his home for the prac-
tice OF medicine.
We are sleighing. The blizzard
which was raging i'm the West arriv-
ed here last night, covering the
ground with a deep snow.
Mrs. Anna May Jacobs, died Friday
last at her home in Hanover, Pa,
aged 35 years. Mrs. Edward Green
holtz, this city, il a sister OF the de-
ceased.
Mary Campbell, aged 81 years, wife
of Thomas J. Campbell, died in Bal
timore Sunday. Interment was at,
New Side cemetery, Freedom, We'd.
nesday.
Mrs Rebecca c. Stick, Chenille,
Pa, died Friday, aged 68 years.
Charles F. Stick, Lineboro, and DR..
John 20. Stick, Hampstead, are sons
of the deceased.
Mr.. John T. Stonesifer, near this
city, formerly living on West Main
street, was paralyzed at his home
Sunday morning. His condition is
not thought to be serious.
Musician Glenn E. Miller, who has
been playing in the Concert Band
at the Naval Base in Virginia, is
now playing on transport, the ".
s. S. Zeelandia, which is on it's way
to France.
Virginia May Cadwallader, aged 10
years, daughter of Lee Cadwallader,
Gilmore, was killed Sunday when her
sled collided with the automobile of
DR.. Henry M. Hodgson, Homecoming,
while coasting.
Ruth Myers Patterson, wife of
Robert N. Patterson, died at the
Hamilton Hotel, Washington, D. c.,
Saturday. The body was brought to.
4 Pipe Greek cemetery, near Linwood,
Tuesday, and buried.
William Stoner, a detective for The
B. & o. Railroad, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James M. StOner, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., was injured in B. & o. wreck
near Brunswick Monday night and
is now in a hospital in Baltimore
for An operation.
The list OF subscribers to the
Treasury Certificates Of indebtedness
Of banks in Carroll county were
First National, Mt. Airy, $4,000;
Taneytown Savings Bank, $4,000;
First National, Westminster, $4,000,
and Woodbine National, $4,000.
Raymond T.. Lynn, aged 80,
brakeman was instantly killed by
an engine early Friday morning at
Kemp's Crossing, near Williams
port. His head was completely
severed and his right arm left hang
ing to his body by shred of flesh.
Those who spent Sunday last with
Mr. and Mrs. Grover r. Little, East
Main street, were Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Hosfeld and daughter, Ruth; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse III. Null and son, Leo; Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Stansbury, Mrs. T.
Catharine Little, Misses Maggie and
Mary Little.
Private Dewitt Skunk, son Of Mr.,
J. Walter Skunk, East Main street,
sent the following war trophies
that he took from the Germans.
Saber, helmet, shoulder strap, can
teen and two German emblems.
They are on exhibition in.,9 Mr..
Shunk's display window.
A petition to restrain city elSfks
from destroying ballots cast inr the
Senatorial election in Michigan last
Court at Grand Rapids, Mich, in be-
half of Henry Ford, who according to
the official canvass Of the vote was
defeated for the election by Com
,lander Truman I'll. Newbury, RepuD-
lican.
Governor Harrington appointed a
Statewide committee of several hum
dred to arrange for a memorial to
the Maryland soldiers and sailors who
served their country in the war,
either overseas or at home, with the
result that there will now be two
committees actively at work on
memorial plans. The committee
from Carroll county will be DR..
Henry M Fitzhugh, John i'll. Gum
ingham and Robert S. Shriver. .
Sweeping reductions in long-dis-
lance and toll telephone rates by the
adoption Of basic charge OF 6A
mills a mile, airline mileage, and
half day rate for night service up
to midnight and one-fourth the day
rate after that hour, has been an
nounced by Postmaster-General Bur-
Lesson They become effective Janu-
airy q. Under this reduction, at
night a person might talk from San
Francisco to New York for about 81,
whereas the day rate Is about SIG.
At trial before a magistrate near
MT. Airy, Friday, Claude a. Brown,
of that place, paid total of $25.S5
as fine and costs for allowing the en-
CINE of his machine to run unattend-
ed. The arrest was made by Deputy
Sheriff Mercer. The latter said that
Immediately after he told Brown
about his engine running unattended
the first time, he repeated the viola
ton of the law short distance up the
street and threatened what he would
do to him if he had him arrested. AT
the hearing Brown said he was
mad"