The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-12-26
BRIEFS.

Miss Mary Baumgardner, or lpaVa,
III spent the this week with relatives
in this city.
Mr., Clip Hammet, Baltimore, spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Ham
met, Cranberry.
Mr., Edward Bish, of Norfolk, Va, is
,,nndinr the Christmas holidays with
his mother, Mrs. Silas Bish, near this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira J. Lamme and son,
New York, are guests Of his brother
ir-lay. Mr.. W. Frank Thomas, this
city.
Wilson Warehime, of Baltimore,
attended the funeral Of his grand
father, Mr.. Uriah Babylon, John
street
Mr., Henry Benner, who spent some
time with Mr.. Robert Young, More
locks school house, has returned to
this city.
Mr.. Guy w. Steele left today for
hunting trip in South Carolina. He
will be the guest Of DIR. Jesse w.
Hamer, at Clio.
mems Building. New Years eve, by the
American Legion. Gauis orcnestra
will furnish music.
Mr.. Jeremiah Babylon, Norfolk, Va,
was weeks end visitor OF his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Babylon,
Pennsylvania avenue.
The store keepers report Saturday
history for business. Everyone that
came to town made purchases.
There is always an element Of sad
ness mingled with the joy of witness
ing the approach of new year. We
may not all be here to see its close.
Miss Dorothy Reifsnider is home
from school and spending the holidays
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Reifsnider, Fair Ground
Hill
Messrs Alfred Myers, Reese Oren-
lortf and Fern Harver, from Lynch
burg College, Lynchburg, Va, are
spending the holidays at their homes
in this city
MIR Russell Benson of the Mary
land Agricultural College, College
Park. Md, is spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Geo.
Il Benson. Fair Ground Hill.
Mr.. Albert Long, Baltimore, spent
part of the week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Long, Tannery.
Mr. John Long, Of Baltimore, spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Long.
The two young boys that were ar
rested last week for the robbery or
freight cars in the w. M. yards, this
city, were given a hearing SATURDAY
and held for the May term OF grand
jury.
Mrs Agnes Fl. Hamilton, OF near
Mt. Airy, has been granted an abso-
lutte divorce from her husband, Louis
Plunkert Hamilton, whose where
abouts are unknown. The Frederick
County Court granted the divorce.
Miss Lizzie Sweadner, who makes
her home with the family OF Albert
F0gle, of Iibertytown, was found para
lyzed Thursday sitting in her chair
IN her room Her condition is SAID tO
Y De very serious.
We apologize to our subscribers in
The delay of our last weeks issue. Our
city electric plant broke down ana
as we use electricity as power, We
were Of course powerless to run. we
started at a. m. Saturday and had
me issue in the mails by 10 a. III.
The Sunday school, OF st. Ben1a-
INNS Lutheran church, near this city
will render a cantata entitled, when
the King Left the Throne, on Satur-
day evening, December 9th, at 7:3O
p. N. If the weather is unfavorable
II will be held on the following Mon
day evening. Everybody welcome.
Ten year, ago the number OF mo-
Tor trucks in use was but 1000 10
Qay there are between 4OO,ooo ano
'OO,OO0. If the number o. m0tcI
trucks aUgments in the next i0 years
IN the same ratio as i'm the past lU
years, there would be over 22,UoO,OOV
motor trucks in use in the Unlteo
States by 1880
InleVes used unique way 20 se'
Tnlskey from barrel at Burkholder
Dlsullery, at Cranberry, one night lasi
week The barrel was near q window
70 the thieves smashed the glass anc
"oK an augur an dmade hole ~
tae mead, took a hose and drained
tne contents Of the barrel. No trace
q % who got the liquor il known
ne loss il about $500.
~ sharp turn on the other side
n, RldgeVille, a Hudson car, with AZ
unlo license, overturned and slid dowr
Sn enbankment about 9 o'clock Sun
~ night No one was seen about
III scene Of the accident and-it coulc
~ De learned whether anybody was
aurt' The machine was not badly
managed and 1t is thought that the
ar was going at such a rate OF speed
.aat the turn could not BE- made, the
Adchlne turning turtle as result.
NJ. John Milton Reifsnfder, chairman
~ ue Public Service Commission, e.
lived word that his son, Lawrence
alrtaH Reifsnider, lieutenant
uhmander in the Navy, had
M NH NH awarded the Navy Cross for val
rape work during the war while com
lander OF the submarines E-2 and
o, Commander Reifsnider gradu-
NJ NM from the Naval Academy i'm the
dSs Of 1910. He was regarded a.