The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-03-19


Mr. and Mrs. H. d. Fowble, Yves
Main street, spent Monday in Hagers
town.
| The 10th anniversary Of Mr.. AMI
Mrs. John Roop, New Windsor, wa
celebrated last week.
4 Mrs. John A. Stem sold her home OF
Ia Green street to Mr.. and Mrs
Luther zahn, near this city.
Mr.. Joseph Myers, of Baltimore
spent the weeks end with his mother
Mrs. W. Riley Myers, Center street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Blizzard, Of
Baltimore, spent the weeks end with
the latter's aunt, on Webster street.
Mary Pickford says she will never
marry again, but viii devote the
remainder of her life to motion
pictures.
Frank S. Stewart & Co. have sold
their store stock and fixtures, corner
Main and John streets, to Charles w.
Baker.
Mrs. Charles N. Graybill, New
windsor, was operated upon at
Church Home Infirmary, Baltimore,
last week.
There were So, 1852 motor vehicle
licenses issued in New York, in 1913,
leading all states in the country for
number of cars.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gunther, Penn
sylvania avenue, are receiving con-
CALCULATIONS over the arrival of a.
daughter at their home.
Three are dead near Lexington
KY, over the ownership Of some
moonshine whiskey 1t was family
affair. All were related.
Miss Alice Joyce, a motion picture
star, makes her second attempt in
matrimony She married James B.
Regan, Jr., New York.
Whiskey, beer and cordials, am
mounting $4,000 was found in an
underground passage, in Cleveland,
Mrs. Julia Yurick was arrested.
Approximately $4,000 900 worth
of securities, including Liberty bonds,
were stolen from 500 brokerage houses
in New York and other cities last year.
K. R Taylor & Co., Gamers, at
Reese, have leased the Pen Mar
Cannerys at Thurmont, and are, max
ing preparations to operate the plant
the counting summer.
Saturday, March 81, the Aid Society
of st. Matthew's Union church of
Pleasant Valley will hold, in the P.
O. s. OF A. Hall. play entitled Ruth
in Rush. Everybody come.
r. D. Holloway, Newport News,
arrested Friday night, charged with
the larceny Of $4,000 in currency
from the Colonial State Bank, killed
himself at his home Saturday morn
ing.
The pupils of East End Primary
school will give an entertainment in
Westminster High School on Thurs
day evening, March 18th. Proceeds
will be used for the benefits of the
school.
Mr. and Mrs. John w Myers, New
Windsor, celebrated their 50th an
niversary at their home last week.
Klee & Hoff received two carloads Of
Samson tractors. Samson was the
strong man, so is the tractor it is said.
Francisco Villa commanded the ban
dts who held up and robbed the
northbound Mexico City passenger
train near Corralites last Thursday,
when 80 persons were killed, and
several held for ransom, including one
American. according to passengers
who reached Chihuahua City.
Senator France has forwarded John
H. Cunningham, of this city a guam
tity of garden seed for distribution
To those calling at the Farmers G
National Bank a package
will be given, as long as the supply
holds out
Julian Morris, young colored lad
living in this city, was caught with
d full supply of candy, ETC., in his
pockets that he stole from the Nick
Wall in the Opera House We'd
nesday afternoon. Harvey Shipley
detected the ,colored boy in the act.
Miss Eliza Brass, of Lumberton, N.
c., has had her coffin and burial robe
several years. The coffin was made to
order in Lumberton Miss Brass, who
keeps the coffin under her bed, has
made her own burial clothes, and
bought her tombstone. Despite these
preparations, she is active and healthy
at the age of IS.
The Westminster Hardware Com
pany and the Western Maryland
freight station this city, were entered
and robbed on the evening of March
H. Automobile blankets, gloves, etc.,
were taken from the hardware store.
Nothing was missing from the freight
depot No arrests have been made.
The entrance were made by forcing
windows and locks.
Examiners have been appointed by
the County Commissioners to inspect
the road from Cranberry to Tannery
that was petitioned for by the citizens
living along the road. The road fol-
lows the railroad and starts at point
at the State road below the electric
light plant, at Cranberry. 1t was an
cid road bed that was used years ago.
Are we going to have market
this spring? Why not? We, women
wish all the truckers would be in
terested and meet together at one
time and place. A good beginning was
made last year If all would work
together it could be much bigger this
year. 1t is a worthy project. Don't
knock. Boost it along.
A banquet and reunion of the
Alumni Association OF the Western
Maryland College was held Friday
night at the Hotel Emerson, Baltimore.
This was the first meeting of the