The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-12-10

street, has been taken to a hospital
in Baltimore for treatment.
Harry Rickle, of Fenby. purchased
the Stoner farm, near Warfields burg
at public sale Saturday
Crooks are working fast in Balti-
more. 1t is hardly a-5day that hold-ups
are not staged in the old town
A total of 28,220,910. gallons of Ii.
quor was withdrawn from bond DUR
ing the first year of prohibition.
w. C. Stick and wife, of Manchester,
will leave tomorrow for South Pasa-
dena, Cal, to make their, future home
Congress now goes down to Wash
ington to work two weeks, and then
takes three-weeks' holiday recess to
rest up.
Two young men of Myers district
were arrested in Hanover last week
for driving an automobile, while being
intoxicated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Matthias, Mad
ison street, are receiving congratula-
lions over the arrival Of a sweet lit
tie daughter. 81.
Ex-Sheriff Edwin, NJ. Mellor, Jr., III
Skkesville, has announced his candi-
daey for the Republican nomination
for Register of Wills.
2 A number of members from our
local 1: o. o. F. lodge attended the ini-
tiation of 1000 members into the order
in Baltimore last week.
Mr.. w. J.. Myers, of Union Bridge,
lost control of his car at townsville
and bumped a telephone pole. His car
is in the hospital for repairs.
The cigar makers in Hanover re-
ceived orders of reduction in work
ing, hours per day. Some of the fac
tories have closed indefinitely.
Samuel Gilbert, of~Bark Hill, had
the misfortune a couple of weeks ago
to fall down. the stair steps. He was
compelled to remain in bed for nearly
a week.
The government petitioned the dis
trict supreme court 70 appoint trus-
tee to. take possessiOni OF and sell the
.stockyard properties Of the Big FIVE
kpackers. 2 ! : N 3
William Davis, of Iowa, is spending
some time with his sister, Mrs. WIN.
Keefer, Bark Hill. It will be 30-years
in the coming spring since he visited
this community
We. beg to correct the an1onacc-
nent that MI. E. A. Campbell. cost
accountant ~at-B.,F. Shrixef- Co.'S, mas
not accepted position in Baltimore
ass published last week. =
William F. Foust. Of Glen Rock, sou
of the late William Foust, was declared
to be weak-minded and unable &c
4 manage his property. His son, AIRY
Foust, wass appointed his guardlan%
Mrs. J. Norman Folk, of Williston
S. CHS receiving congratulations
| over the BIRTH of a. fine son. Mrs
Folk is. at the home of her mother
/ Mrs. Thomas Rowe, East Main street
Friday evening Eup and a Fore
took a whack at each other at the
Railroad. 1t resulted in a draw Fen
ders were damaged. The Ford owner
was somewhat peeved over his denis
We are the recipient of a most at
+ tractive and handsome calender IRON
Stoner & Hobby, insurance agents
this city. The calender has Deautl
full picture entitled when Tracks
SHELL Meat" 1t shows deer that was
slain by cowboy.
With the laborers striking agalns
the capitalists, and the capitaIlstS
striking against the iaborers, ana the
producers striking against the con
suners, and the consumers str1klne
against the producers, 1T IS hlgnl!
probable that every one Will strlK'
j out!
Seventeen diamonds, valued a
! $500. were stolen from chal1ce, ant
three of the five poor boxes in st. lg
Mathis Catholic Church, Baltimore
] were rifIed of their contents %.
thieves. who broke into the church
early Sunday morning. Diamonds OF
other chalices valued ct over $3O'0o'
were not touched.
Fake magazines and civilians
wearing army uniforms tleec
ed thousands of dollars from
persons led;to believe the contrl
buttons were forythe benefit OF crippl
ed soldiers and sailors. 1t was alleged
in a federal indictment returned to
day against William S. Brewer. TIL
indictment charged him with using tn
mails to defraud.
The Volunteer Mission Band,
Blue Ridge College. gave seven pro
grams in churches of Western Mary
1 land as follows: Pine Grove, Accident
Maple Grove, Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Cherry Grove and Georges Creek con
gregation, Mt. Union church. Tn
members who gave, The programs con
sisted of the following persons: Mis-
! Ada Cassell, Miss Ruth Beahm, MI
1 Ollie Jones and Mr.. Norman Wilson.
4 The Athletic Association OF Bin
Ridge College, New Windsor, launch
ed a campaign last week to raise $500
to be used in equipping the gymna
SUM. The students have been divide
into squads with a captain for eac,
one. A captain was also appointed TO
the facuIty and another for the Alum