The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-09-17


/ Jack Hardy, former sailor of New
York, offers himself for sale, $4,000.
Mr.. William D. Reese, East Main
street, is improving from a case of
sickness.
Mr.. bernard Nusbaum. of Balti-
more, is the guest of his parents, at
Union Mills.
Mr. Joseph L. Matthias. East Main
street. made business trip to Phila
deIphja, this week.
The Civic League will meet Thurs
day. September %, At 7:30 p. m, at
the home of Mrs. Howard Koontz.
I Charles Keefer and Jesse Smith,
this city, left Wednesday morning, to
enter st. Johns College, Annapolis.
{ Stone Chapel Mite Society will hold
its next meeting at the church on
Saturday afternoon, September %.
Z Earle Wells Co., real estate deal
ers, r. We sold the Mrs Matte Harris.
property in Statewood, to Vernon
Beard, for $500.
Mrs. ]. Webster Ebaugh, East
Main street, who was operated on
for gallstones, at the Maryland Uni
versity, is improving.
Mr. and Mrs James NJ Shellman.
aUniontown, have returned after a 10
days visit to his sister, Miss Mary B.
Shellman, East Main street.
The body of Emanuel Forney, who
died in Baltimore, Friday, was
brought here Monday evening, and
taken 20 Silver Run, for burial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Kenny and
family, of Blue Plains, D. c., spent
few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. i
Alvin Dell and friends, of Glover Hill
farm.
DR.. Robert w. Brown, of Harris
burg, Pa, was weeks end guest of
his brother and sister, Mr.. Charles
E. Brown and Mrs. Harry Berwager,
this city.
Mrs. Andrew Bittle and daughter
Helen, of Humps; and Mrs. Charles
Geiman and son, Forest, of Pleasant
Valley, spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives in York, and Manehest-
er.
The wOman's suffrage amendment
to the Federal Constitution was rati-
fed by both branches of the Connect
icut Legislature, Tuesday afternoon.
The vote in the House was 216 to II,
and in the Senate SO to 0.
Jack Johnson, former worlds
heavyweight champion, was sentenced
to one year and day in Leavenworth |
and fined $1,000 Tuesday,
by Federal Judge George A. Carpent-
er, Chicago, for violation of the Mann
act.
Mr. Eugene Wright, Tannery, has
sold his farm containing 139 acres,
known as the Sharp farm, situated
near Tannery Station, to John Long, |
CT the same place. The farm is one
Of the best in the community. The
consideration is private.
Mr. Charles e. Bowers, painter, of
this city, is advertising this week for
two girls to learn the painting art. I
All inside work This is an unique
scheme and good judgment. Girls
should make good artists.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dull and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ying1ing and I
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. George Mill
er and family, Mrs. Jane Corrosan and /
Mary Schaeffer, all spent Sunday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel I
5chaeffer, of Snydersburg.
w. M. r. freight made up of about |
10 loads was wrecked near Thurmont
Monday morning. ALI through pas
senger trains were sent over the B.
e H. Wrecking crews cleaned up the
debris by evening and the trains were
run again on scheduled time.
A Ford with three drummers
aboard was pretty well battered up
Tuesday noon, when it stuck its nose
INTO the front of guard of an Over
and, at the corner of Washington
avenue. The drummers walked and
he Ford went to the hospital.
Westminster Realty & Insurance
Co., James D. Mitchell and Carroll L.
Crawford, have sold the John Wag
ner farm, near Shipley.. nf II acres. ro
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond B. Dennis, and
the George Sailor farm, near East.
view, of 20 acres, to Mr.. John Rosen-
berger.
The Rev. Roland Taylor, formerly
rector of the st. James Episcopal
Church, Westernport, Md, has been
appointed by the provincial Board OF
religious education for Washington to
take charge of st. Andrews Chapel
College Park. Rev. Mr. Taylor, a
graduate of Western Maryland Col
Iege, is a~former Methodist clergymen,
having changed to the Episcopal faith
some years ago.
Maine gave an overwhelming plur
atty to the Republican ticket in the
State election Monday With total
vote larger than $4,000 than the big
rest ever previously cast in the State,
Frederic H. Parkhurst, of Bangor, was
elected Governor by margin of 65.-
300 over his Democratic opponent,
Bertrand G.. McIntire, of Norway. The
was 1900 more than the
largest obtained by any other Guber-
candidate in the history of
The State