The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-08-20

Nettie E. Babylon, aged So years
wife of Peyton G. Babylon. died at he1
home at Della. Internent was in
Bethesda church cemetery Wednes
day:
4 It is not good policy to prepare foI
another war yet United States has
just completed a long-distance gun
that will shoot shell distance Of
ITO miles.
Mrs. N. H. Baumgardner, Master
George and Miss Catherine Baumgar-
dner are visiting Mrs. Baumgardner's
brother, Mr.. G.. A. Grass and family,
Of Cumberland.
The Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school will hold its picnic
in the grove near the church August
g.. Morgan Chapel band will furnish
music.
The WILLIAM Crumrine farm, near
Melrose, containing 40 acres, was
sold on Saturday last to Geo. M. Schue
for the sum of s11,010 by William H.
CfHmrine. executor. Ivan L. Hoff was
the attorney.
Philip ]. Gormley, contractor and
builder, Chevy Chase, has purchased
from William D. Campbell a farm of
$50 acres near Colesville, for price
said to be around $4,000.
Miss Lena Gesell and Miss Anna
Dresel, of Baltimore, are spending
SONS time at the home of Miss Ges-
ellis brother, Mr. Henry Gesell, Gran
berry. They will also visit Mr.. John
Gesel, near this city.
From Argentina, South America,
comes the message, Wood is scarce,
and sells at $3.50 for 220 pounds. Hem
lock lumber, SOC to Coo per square
foot; cement $500 for so pounds. and
limestone $6S per ton.
Main street was damned with auto
mobiles last Saturday night. Several
were slightly damaged by being
struck. One buggy also was sent up.
for repairs after being bumped by an
automobile.
Miss Helen Fowble, West Main
street, who spent nearly two months
in New York, has returned to the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. d.
Fowble. Mr.. F'owble went to New
York and accompanied his daughter
to this city.
The severe storm OF last Thursday
a week caused more damage around
Ton fIae mi 80
was blown over and the large barrack
on 1the farm of Andrew Long was
wrecked by the high wind. Two bin
ders in the shed we're damaged.
Mrs. Cora ". Wetzel has filed suit
for divorce from her husband, John
Wetzel. The bill of complaint alleges
that she was married in Hagerstown
in February this year and that her
husband deserted her on April 10.
Both parties reside near Oak Orchard.
Freshly baked apples were OBJ
tanned for breakfast frorn a tree
owned by Mrs Annie e. Byrnes of
South Norwalk, Conn Thefree,
heavily laden with early greetings"
was struck by lightning in the night
and some of the fruit appeared ac-
tually cooked.
John A. Deal, of near Hampstead,
whose barn was destroyed by fire
about two weeks ago, is preparing to
rebuild on the old foundation. Tim
Der has been purchased and forty
neighbors cut down the trees. The
frame will be ready for the carpenters
in a week or ten days. Quick work.
Richard j. Foran, Paterson, N. j.,
who survived the world war, with %
wounds, while member of the Three
Hundred and Ninth Machine Gun
Battalion, was. killed by lightning
early Saturday while seeking shelter
beneath tree during a severe thumb
er storm. Two companions had left
F'oran a moment before he was killed.
Mr.. Earl Babylon, Spring Mills, who
left his horse tied to a place on
Liberty street, was surprised when he
come to get his team to go home found
that 1t was used by some one UNI
known. Mr.. Babylon has a. very at
tractive team and no doubt the person
who used it wanted to shine. The
horse was used hard from its con-
ditiOn
Recently. in Germany. two young
men loved fair maiden, She could
not decide which one to marry, so
she decided to have the young men,
who were aviators, to fight duel
in the air. The victorious aviator who
sent the other machine to earth, dis
lance Of 5000 feet, was to be her hus-
band.
Recently there was corn show at
Chicago, when cleyerly constructed
ear of corn was shown 81 inches in
length and 80 inches in circumfer-
ence, containing 50 rows, with 225
kernels to the row, making a total OF
1880 kernels in all. 1t was so near
the real article that it's abnormal size
was the only proof that it was not
of natural growth.
A bucket Of fish disappeared and SO
did William Cox, colored. The fish
was the property Of Lever Dinst, mer-
chant, East Main street. and was left
in front of his store one evening and
William came along and to keep some
one else from stealing the fish he pick
ed them up and couldn't let go of the
handle until he arrived at his home
on Charles street. So William made