The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-08-13

MI. fbeHJdtlIH dorsey DOuu street
has returned from trip to Canada.
Mrs. Frederick Gore, of Louisville
spent Monday with Mr.. and Mrs Jos
B. Hughes, at PIainaeld.
Mrs. Fred. Eckenrode, of Baltimore
4 is a guest of her son, Mr.. Albert Eek.
enrode, East Main street
Mrs. Lora Murphy and children are
spending some time with her father
Mr.. Jacob Powder, of Honey Hill
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gahl, of Phil
adelphia, were visitors to the | alters
mother. Mrs. John Rickle. East Green
street.
Miss Annie Warner, Of Washington
is spending her vacation at the home
of her sister, Mrs. Walter Ford, al
Ford's Inn. +"
Mr.. Horace Leppo. of Bachman's
Valley, tl1reshed for Maurice Dutterer
on the T. III. Biggs farm, 5 acres OF
oats, which yielded 353 bushels.
Notice given that the speed limit
of IL miles an hour must be observed
and cut outs closed inside city linn
its or the law will be enforced by the
bailiff of the city.
Mrs. Albert Pekary, of Bergenfeld,
N. j., was killed instantly in the kitch-
en- Of her home when revolver be-
ing cleaned by her 12-year-old son,
Albert. was discharged accidentally.
Edward j. Ressler, of New York
city, convicted of desertion from the
cCHrt-martiaI at Camp Dix to Is
years, in Federal prison at hard labor.
Mr.. M. H. Chilean, of the firm of
NJ. H. Chilean & Son, Emmitsburg,
who was taken to the Frederick City
Hospital and operated upon for APP
pendicftis, is reported as resting
nicely.
Mrs. Jacob Powder and son, Will
liam, and Miss Lydia Ward, a trained
nurse from New York, are spending
some time with Mrs. Powders daugh-
ter, Elizabeth and son, Murray, in
Union Olly, 1Au.
An alarm of fire was sounded Mon
day morning for a blaze that started
Star Theatre. No damage of any ex-
tent resulted from the fire for it was
quickly extinguished
Andrew Jackson, alias Andy Fields,
who is held in Jail at Warrentown.
Va. charged with an attempt to as
sault white woman and who es-
capped Monday night from the county
jail was caught near Opal.
The annual reunion of Blue Ridge
College was held at Asbestos, Md.
A basket dinner was served in the
grove and students and members of
the faculty appeared in a program of
songs, readings and addresses.
In five years hence, there will be
no more horses" perdicts a prophet.
A farmer contradicts it, saying it can
never come to pass. Not all kinds of
soil can be cultivated by means of
tractors, including fence corners and
narrow places.
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Stepping aside to allow an auto
mobile to pass, William Roberts, 40
years old, fell from the jug bridge,
River on the Baltimore pike, dis
lance of % feet, early Tuesday morn
ing and was seriously injured.
Miss Sadie Addison, of Ruxton, who
was taken into custody Saturday of
last week at the, request of her moth
er, was adjudged of unsound mind by
a sheriff's jury sitting at Towson and
ordered by the court to be confined in
the State Hospital for the Insane at
Springfield.
Self confessed slayer of her. hus-
band, whom she admitted having kill
ed Is years ago, Madam Huchez walk
ed away from the local Courthouse. at
BayeHx Calyados; France, a free wo-
man, the police commissioner pow
erless, under the law, to arrest and
arraign her.
The recent thunder storm that pass
ed over Carroll county doing damage
in many places, was quite severe at
McGinnis Distillery, near Carrollton
The wind destroyed the three large
smoke stacks on the boiler room and
took the top off of one of the large
water tanks on the mill building.
A yoracious bass, weighing five
pounds. caught in the Potomac, below
Williamsport, was making meal on
an 1S-inch water snake when it was
! hooked by Frank Spigler. When the
bass was hauled in the snake, head
| first, had been half swallowed, but
Spigler pulled 1t out to measure it.
The men in the convict camp on
Pennsylvania avenue took up col
lection between them and procured
an elaborate and appropriate flower
design and sent it to the family OF
! Warden John F. Leonard, who died
last week Warden Leonard was very
popular with the men in the Peniten-
ttiary.
Jacob Staub, aged about 80 years
old, whose mind is deranged went on
/ d rampage at HIS home, near Creag-
erstown, Saturday, and threatened to
/ dc bodily harm to members of his
| family. 1t is said that he also threat
! ened other persons and created gen