The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-11-12
BRIEFS

NAs1tiHs relatives IN DAYTON OHIO.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Crowl. this city.
viii spend the winter in the South.
Miss Coda owings, OF Avondale
spent Friday with Miss Naomi Roger,
of this city
Mrs Clarence Murray, of Mt. Airy.
has returned from the Frederick City
hospital very much improved.
There are $40 colleges and univer-
sites in the United States, meant for.
those who want higher education"
Jacob nj. Ecker. aged So years, who
died at his home in Unionville was a
brother Of Mrs. Hunter at Mt. Airy.
Misses Helen Sier and Mildred Lee.
of Baltimore spent the weeks end
with Miss Violet M. Turtle, this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beaver have
returned after spending two weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Gail, Of PhiIa-
delphia.
Fl. Feldman, who has conducted a
merchandise business in this city for
several years, moved to Baltimore,
Tuesday.
Mr.. Geo. H. Caple, Eastview, who
purchased Dollinger property on
East Main street, win move into same
this month.
Mr.. Granville Bachman, of Pittsburg
Pa. visited his sister, Mrs. John
Murphy, West Main street two days
last week.
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Mr.. Abner Parke, Court Place, who
was at hospital in Baltimore for
treatment. has returned home in an
improved condition.
It may seem wonderful that the u.
s. Government is getting $4OO, 200, 900
revenue every month from what the
amusement people spend
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Barnes and
family of near this city, spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oien Barnes, Of New Windsor.
Vernon L. Price, a Baltimore and
Ohio engineer, was shot in the left
eye by an unknown youngster playing
with an air gun near Hancock.
One Thousand men employed on 80
jobs for the State Roads Commission
will be laid off November Is, when
work is suspended for the season.
The. election expenses for Carroll
county did not reach $4,000. Although
Z it was predicted 1t would be $4,000.
The ballots used weighed 2200 pounds.
In a few days Baltimore will begin
oil M 4r,r, ~
the shipping point, with about $1.50
post.
A collection OF rare birds eggs was
recently sold for $4,000, an enor-
NOUS sum to invest in that which does
not help the body or mind, in these
days Of strenuous living
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo. 4. Boisvert and
son, Paul, Of Waterloo, N. Y, after
spending a week with his brother,
Mr.. T. Fred BoisEert and family near
Carrollton, have returned home.
Thomas R. Carr, aged "A years,
died November 5, at his home near
Asbestos. His funeral services and
i1terment took place at Emory
Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church.
Misses Lottie and Madeleine Geiman
of Spring Rock farm; Goldia Owings,
of Avondale, and Ethel Marker, of
bhis city, spent the weeks end of Oct.
8 with Miss Helen Roop, of Meadow
Branch
Miss Myrtle Biddle, of Richmond,
Ind tried on her Halloween cos
tune to show it to her two little
brothers. Sparks from burnt cork she
was using to blacken her face set
fire to it, and she was burned to death.
It has been remarked that the sure
way to prevent grade crossing acct
dents is to stimulate the grade cross
ings. 1t would be next to impossible
for train to hit an automobile if
100 per cent. of the auto drivers were
100 per cent, careful.
Misses Lottie and Madeleine Geiman
of Spring Rock farm, Helen Roop, of
this city, spent last weeks end with.
Miss Coda owings, of Avondale.
Their chief pastime was nuting.
Mrs John Davis, widow Of the late
John Davis, a former conductor on the
Metropolitan branch of the B. & o. r.
r., who resided in Brunswick, for
some time, died at Sykesville last
Friday and the body was brought to
the home of her son-in-law Saturday
evening.
c. NJ. Lowe, died at the home of his.
nephew, R. Ward Lowe, of heart fail
ure in Dallas, Texas, Mr.. Lowe had
been in the West for the past 50.
years, and for the past ten years had
been residing in Dallas, Texas He was
born and raised in Mt. Airy. He is
survived by one brother. Rev. M. F..
Lowe, Washington, d. c., and one
sister, Mrs. Charles Smith, Mt. Airy.
The body will be brought to Mt. Airy
tor burial.