The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-09-10

Miss Gertrude Endicott, of this city.
is spending few days with her
friend, Miss Geraldine HUFF, Mount
Pleasant
State VS.. Roy Myers, of Taneytown,
charged with assault on a girl under
is years was mol pressed on motion
of the District Attorney in Adams
County Circuit Court at Gettysburg.
Miss Madeline Weller, this city, who
has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. James
f. Bowersox, of Baltimore, for the
past few weeks, has accepted a po-
sition with the Maryland Casualty
Company, Baltimore.
Babe Ruth is the champion home
run king of the world. The world
record was As homers, but on Satur-
day Ruth made his 46th circuit drive
1t is no telling how many more he
may add to his wonderful record
One OF the State Roads Commission
stone trucks struck the touring car of
Mr.. Milton Rooms, Taneytown, as it.
came out Center street to Main We'd
nesday evening. The touring car re-
ceiyed badly bent front axle and
fender
William Hahn, Thurmont, sustained
a fractured collarbone by being
thrown from motorcycle, which col
Hded with another motorcycle, on the
Hagerstown Interstate Fair Grounds
racetrack Saturday. He was practic-
ing for race.
u. s. Submarine SIS sank in the At
lantic Ocean September in $50 feet
Of water with her crew of 81 men. A
passing boat noticed the sea serpent
with one end protruding out of the
water and quickly gave assistance and
saved the American sailors from a
watery grave.
officer James Stoner of the B. & o.
Railroad, arrested Joseph Cavick, a
Russian, at Locust Point. officer
Stoner arrested Cavick for trespass-
ing on the B. & o. property and be-
ing suspicious character. He is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ Stoner,
Pennsylvania avenue.
The C. & P. Telephone operators
of Baltimore will have to look for
other employment, as the company is
preparing to install automatic switch
boards and will not need operators.
They may possibly be installed in this
city later. Who will the subscriber
blame then for service?
By no gas, due to shortage of gas
coal and our electric light plant be-
ing diabled by engine trouble, the ADJ
vocate was compelled to leave for its
next issue a number of local CORES
pondents and other matter Our liz
notype has practically stood still since
Monday on account of the above un-
avoidable trouble.
5 Albert A. Brashears and Miss Edna
S. McCleland, both of near Mt. Airy,
were married September l at $50 a.
m. at the Lutheran parsonage by the
pastor, Rev. DIR. U. S. G.. Rupp. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
Erwin Brashears, parents of the
groom, and Mrs. Margaret H. Brash7
ears, all of near Mt. Airy.
Toward Lantz plead guilty before
the Adams County Court to stealing
auto of Earl Singley at Pen Mar Park
and was apprehended when he had the
car at Fairfield garage. He had moth
ing to say when asked by the Court
before sentencing. He was given not
less than one year or more than 10
months at hard labor and solitary
confinement in the Eastern Peniten-
tiary at Philadelphia.
Five persons were killed and about
25 injured in wreck which occur
red on Fairview line of the Monon-
gahela Valley Traction Company Sun
day. when a passenger car collided
with a freight car drawing two heav-
.ily loaded railroad cars. The ca
tastrophe, the worst in the history OF
electrical railroading in this part OF
the state, occurred shortly before noon
at Baxter. w. Va, a mining town about
Is, miles from Fairmont.