The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-10-03
BRIEFS

Mr. Guy W. Steele has been con
4.n5 70 his home by illness this
week
wtten's Bakery, East Main street,
!, new doughnut truck. 1t is a
beauty
Miss Naomi Mayors, Piney Greek
nsrt the weeks end with Miss
Emma Currens, Church street.
yr and Mrs. A. Stuart Gibson,
baltimore are receiving congratula-
ions on the birth Of a son.
An examination for clerk or car
war of mail will be held in West
Minister postofice on October IS.
G, Crawford, Fair Ground Hill,
W !, improving his property with a
nmfortable porch and driveway.
The clocks and watches will get
turn back on Sunday, October rs,
thus ending the daylight saving plan.
Mr. John B. Saylor, West Main
street, who was operated on at a
bSDital in Baltimore, has returned
home.
The Independent Order of Odd
Fellows stands by it's wartime or
der prohibiting the use of any Ian
guage but English in lodge room or
ritual This savors of Americanism.
Caruso will sing eleven times in
the City of Mexico at $1,000 a time.
What are his chances Of getting
through a ring of bandits and safely
across the border with that $4,000?
Eghty-six persons went to Luray
CaVerns Sunday on the special ex-
cursion and had an enjoyable trip.
The train was on scheduled time
going and returning from this city.
Charles Wordsworth of near Lis
bon. found 3-week-old baby on the
front pOrch of his home late Satur-
day night. The infant, which was in
q soap box, was warmly wrapped
and apparently had been on the
porch only a short time when it was
found
By having his left arm caught be-
tween the pulley and belt Of an ice
cream freezer at John ID. Bowers
store Wednesday morning William
Hutting, clerk, is nursing badly
bruised and sprained arm. f1ls
suffering is intense. Hopes are en-
tertained that nothing serious will
result
In Illinois, during the past year,
1lq OiO al nrnnri1nH wit n
an enrolment of 934; of this number
$50 finished the work and kept com
pIete records. Members reporting
managed 562 pigs weighing in all
92,S41 pounds. The value of these
animals was $24,684.56; cost of pro-
luction, $13,6SO.34; profit, $11,OO4.22.
Aoout sixty people Of Union
Square Methodist Episcopal church
Baltimore, went to Gettysburg last
on the return trip they
stopped in Westminster to eat sup
per In the Social Hall of Centenary
Methodist Episcopal church. They
were served with hot coffee by the
Members of the Teacher Training
Class.
Rev. and Mrs. John. S. Adam and
children, Marjorie and John, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shuey, Of Sill
T7r Run; Mr.. and Mrs. John Huff
IND daughter, Larue and sons, Will
lam and Charles, of New Windsor;
MI, and Mrs. Charles HOsfeld and
son. Charles, Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
8oWman, of Mt. Pleasant; Miss Meva
stonesifer, Bachman's Valley and
JaVld Stdnesifer, of near Westmins-
.er were guests on Sunday of MIR
IND Mrs. Henry Willet, NIT. Pleasant
Gen. John j. Pershing, according
Q a rumor prevalent will announce
a'aortiy his engagement to Mrs. Annie
9eeples Boyd, widow of a late mem
ger of the American soldiers staff
jOl Carl Boyd, U. 9. a., and at pres
mt at Hagerstown, Md. Supporting
ne belief Of this expected engage.
nent came the fact that Genera
7ershing had leased the country
'esldence Of Mrs. Henry @. Corbin
lear Rock Creek Park, one Of thu
nost attractive sites neighborins
Washington
Two larceny cases, both resulting
n acquittals, the first on the grount
d insanity, the second because o
ack OF evidence, were tried in thu
frederick circuit court "Wednesday
morning. Guy Gibbons was brough
. trial charged with larceny .of on,
5old watch, valued at SIS from
TeorgA Wagner, and ct $78 in cur
ency from the same party. tn
ccuseI HI had been adjudicated ia
ane Ind under the law could no
Lead. The court accordingly plead
/ MOI guilty for the accused an
10 ey idence i'm the case was heard
he N ctual theft was admitted b
le u efense. An acquittal was aske
D Pie ground that the defendan
~ mot mentally responsible flo
ius elf. III was brought out tina
iS pms had escaped from the insan
syi Em at Sykesville, and that h
n been guilty OF several othe
IS including the>larceny of q pol
"a man who steals pole cs
bound To have something wron
him." commented States Attol
E Aaron R. Anders. The coul
6ered Gibbons return to til
lum and would ask that he b
tched more closely i'm the futur
aS to prevent another eScaDa.