The Democratic advocate., 1920-06-04


Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Zahn, OF
Washington, were guests of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Zahn, East
Main street.
Miss Mariana Albaugh is visiting
friends in New York and Philadelphia.
Mr.. David E. Walsh, of Baltimore,
visited his family on East Main street
for few days this week.
The Government is offering to the
farmers its supply of nitrate of { oda
at $500 per ton. Not less than one,
ton or more than 100 tons VIII
be sold to any purchaser. If you want
some get in touch with County Agent
Fuller.
All boys who are to get Pure Bred
Duroc-Jersey pigs can get them at
the Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank at 4 p. m. Saturday, June .5th.
There will also be an exhibit, hog
house, a hog oiler and self-feeder
for hogs.
Saturday night, June 5th, at p. m.
a big meeting of the farmers and
! threshers of the county will be hell in
the Davis Hall, Westminster. This IS
la very important meeting and both
farmers and threshermen should be
present.
h By a freight car up setting under
Green street bridge Tuesday all trains
were delayed 6 hours. A Wrecking
crew from Baltimore cleared the track.
There were seven trains in this city
waiting for the track to be opened
The car was being shifted and from
some unknown cause jumped the
track and upset.
DR.. Levene Billingslea who gradu
ated from Maryland University, Bal
/ timore, this week, has moved from
1 that city to his residence on East Main
| street, and has opened an office to
carry on his profession. DR.. Billings
lea is the son of the late DR.. James
/ H. Billingslea one of the best known
physicians in this county.
Mr.. and Mrs George 'Devries had
arranged to give dinner party Sun
day at their handsome home at Free
/ dom, but their anticipated pleasure
was turned to grief early in the morn
! ing by fire, which destroyed the house
/ They had considerable difficulty in
/ saving their little children. The loss
is estimated at $4,000 or more.
News, such as our paper is printed
on to-day will advance in price to
! $110 a ton July 1st and to $130 ton
October 1st. During the war We
| bought the same paper at $50 a ton
and before the war $50 a ton. The
only remedy for lower rate, it seems
is for the newspapers of the county to
organize and buy several mills and
make news to supply their demand.
Those who spent Sunday last with
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel COrbin, near
this city, were Mr.. and Mrs. G. K.
Armentrout, Mrs. Margaret Kneller,
Miss Inez Corbin, all of, Baltimore;
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bai1y Of York,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs Horatio Kneller,
of Lineboro, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin
Corbin and son, James, of Westmin-
Ster
Two damage suits aggregating
100000, were yesterday filed in the
United States Court, as the outcome
of the collision between passenger
and freight train on May p last.
on the Maryland and Pennsylvania
Railroad at -Woodbrook Station, in
which the engineer of the passenger
train and the fireman of the freight
lost their lives.
A,tirthday dinner was given to VIM.
I H. &Blizzard in honor of his 76Sl
birthday by his children on Sunday.
All enjoyed the splendid dinner which
was served. Those present were Mrs.
Annie Six and son, of Union Bridge,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Weise, Mr.. and Mrs.
}Virgie Blizzard and three children,
f4oWard and David Blizzard, of Bal
timore, Mrs. Ada Blizzard and three
sons, Mrs Eta Chew, Florence Biz
zard, Melvin Bell and VIM. H. Biz
Zard
The whiskey that is now being with
drawn does not pay the full tax of
$6.4O a gallon, as many suppose, but
the tax for medicine purposes, which
is only 1920 a gallon and this fact
perhaps has something to do with the
rapidity with which the stocks are be-
| ~ dan!ated for the truth is that the
druggist can now sell whisky at
prom, at lower price than could the
saloonkeeper prior to the shut down
/ on July 1, last. We hear also that
| four distilleries in Maryland will Ee
put in operation in the fall for making
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