The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-06-04

Mr.. and Mrs. clarence Ii; n,
Washington, were guests of L IS pa
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John 7. Zahn,. EaS
Main street
Miss Mariana Alhaugh is visi Z n
friends in New York and Philadelp1 4
Mr.. David E. Walsh, of Baltimol Z
visited his family on East Main street
for few days this week.
The Government is offering to the
farmers its supply of nitrate of soda
at $3.50 per ton. Not less than one
ton or more. than 100 tons Will
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-J Jersey pigs can get them at
/ the Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank at p. m. Saturday, June 9TH
There will also be an exhibit, a hog
house, a hog oiler and a self-feeder
| for hogs.
Saturday night, June 9Th, at 8 p. m.
a big meeting of the farmers and
threshers of the county will be hell in
the Davis Hall, Westminster. This IS
very important meeting and both
farmers and threshermen should be
present.
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
that city to his residence on East Main
street, and has opened an office to
carry on his profession. DIR. Billings
lea is the son of the late DR.. James
H. yBillingslea 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
$40 ton July LIST and to $3.50 a ton
October LIST. During the war we.
bought the same paper at $50 a ton
and before the war $50 a ton. The
only remedy for a 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 Baily of York,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio Kneller,
of Lineboro, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin,
sCorbin and son, James, OF Westmin-
.ster.
Two damage suits aggregating
$500 900, were yesterday filed in the
United states Court, as the outcome
Of the collision between a passenger
and D freight train on May 22 last
on the Maryland and Pennsylvania
RAILROAD at Noodbrook Station in
which khe engineer of the passenger
train and the fireman of the freight
lost their lives.
! A birthday dinner was given to Wm-
H. Blizzard in honor of his 76yh
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. WIN. Weise, Mr., and Mrs !
Virgie Blizzard and three children,
tloward and David Blizzard, Of Bali
tinnore, Mrs. Ada Blizzard and three
sons, Mrs. Eta Chew, Florence Biz
card, Melvin Bersand VIM. H.. Biz
Yard.
The whiskey thatis now being with
drawn does not pay% the full tax of
$40 a gallon, as May suppose, but.
the tax for medicine purposes, which
is only 1920 a gallon and this fact
perhaps has something 80 do with the
rapidity with which the socks are be-
ina dapleted. for the truth is that the.
druggist can now sell whisky at a
prof. at a lower price thaIA could the
saloonkeeper prior to the shut down
on July /, last. We hear also that
four distilleries in Maryland will be
put in operation in the fall for making
whisky for medicinal purposes.