The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-08
BRIEFS

a bumper corn crop is being looked
+. ror by our farmers.
Mrs Levine Billingslea, of Balti-
more is visiting friends in this city.
We thank Mr.. Charles G. Gorsuch,
This citv. for a copy of The Chautaqua
. Daily
Miss Jeanette Jerome, West Green
.,treet spent several days of last week
at Pen Mar.
miss Dorothy McCreery, of New
yark is visiting Mrs. William Semans,
Court Place.
Miss Nellie Eippy, Baltimore is
spending her vacation at her home
in this city.
Miss Frances Knowles, Orange, N.
J.. is a guest Of Miss Mariana AL
baugh, Longwell avenue.
Miss Alice Lippy, Baltimore spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Granville
LIBBY, Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Gorsuch,
East Main street, have returned from
"a short vacation in Canada.
Master Sinnott Beck, of Richmond,
Va, is visiting his grandmother, Mrs
Thomas Sinnott, John street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sharp, of Bal
timOre, who were guests of his father,
Mr. Henry Sharp, Liberty street, have
returned.
marriage license was issued in
Baltimore Monday to Charles C. Copenz
hav9r, this city, and Anna r. Henry,
Baltimore.
Miss Louise Miller, East Main
street has returned after spending
las, week with friends in Oakland,
Md.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. T. Yeiser and
daughter, Mary spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Houck, Hanover,
Pa. 80.
Kisses Elizabeth, Ruth and Mar
g4rec Gilellan, this city, are being
entertained by their grandmother and
aln-5 in Emmitsburg.
.a.sS Nan BOwersoX and niece, Miss
Gertrude Ross, of Richmond, Va, are
being entertained by Mrs. NJ A. Nc
Cir this city.
Misses Annie Sinnott and Mabel
Chrest, this city, have secured posi-
tons in the office of B. F. Shriv2r
TO-, as stenOgraphers. ... "
Mrs Betty Zepp and Mrs. Frank
Tracey, Liberty street spent several
days at Pen Mar and visited friends
in HagerstoWn, this week.
Rev Samuel Diehl, of Hanover, a
former pastor of Krider's Lutheran
church, near this city visited friends
and relatives here during the week.
Mr.. John E. Spencer, Bird Hill has
been appointed by the Governor a
delegate to the Hagerstown Farmers
congress, at Hagerstown, October q.
All indications point to a peach of
scrap in the forthcoming Repubh-
can primaries and it should prove
we'll worth the price of admission
candidates fee) Of anybody's money
to draw cards.
The Boys Band of the McDonough
school of Baltimore county will fur
nish music at St. Johns Leister's)
picnic on Saturday, August %.
Several good speakers will deliver
addresses. A large crowd, as usual,
Is expected to be present
Messrs. James A. G. Bond and Ell
4er Z. Beaver, trustees, sold Satur-
I'd! the Beaver farm situated on the
NOOK road and containing At acres
anu improved with house and out
buildings, to Grant Beaver, near this
city, for $4560.
GrOund-hog hunting will be a fav-
0rlle sport for some time. Antonio
belllni, New Castle, Pa, got a big
10 oh ~ II
DGt ne brought home six quarts Of
WHISKY Antonio spied one of the
ANIMALS, which Immediately ducked
INTO its hole. The hunter then pro-
ceeded to dig it out, when he came
upon the whisky cache. Antonio
uOesn't know what became Of the
grounding.
4, Inc Finksburg All Stars defeated
.le Asbestos Home Town Sluggers on
august 3 by a score Of 26 to 8, when
TtnksDurg took possession with Frank
Aeeneyls home run, and folly Spen-
NJ nv followed with two in succession.
we we would like to hear from those
t5dnls who say we could not make
tuen good practice. We also expect
- cross bats with the strong Ham
Ge team August 10. Come and en-
10y the game with us. Any team
Mtsnlng game notify Manager r. III.
ways F1ngsburg, Md.
doubtless the sWiftest passage over
long distance ever made by man
S as mat OF the daring aviators who
T from Newfoundland to Ireland
- oyo CraVersed a space of 1882 miles
- ~ minutes. That was at the rate
he nearly two miles minute. To
precise 1t was y mile III 3O.1s
FAD onas' or a fraction less than rs
49, ~ a second. For a much less dis
MS ne q slightly higher speed was
po"ue Dy an army airplane between
70 s 511 and New York. The distance
ThaI'o miles was made in So minutes.
n 49, was a mile In 28.45 seconds, Oh
80 than 185 feet second.
an me Forest & Stream Clubs annual
Vt II npment which opens August LA
IN inclusive promises to be one of
most successful ever held. Quite
haar uIDer of their members who had
tuo III military service for the past
dnrh years are home and will no
cs~H take advantage of this year !
a. 70 capture some sof the elusive
ann,, fhe club will have their
~ ~. contest this year and have
5play in the window Of J. ThOs.
gar;or store. the prizes for the
Dast contests. The club for the
tha leW years has been Restocking
resnl. treams or the county and the