The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-01-30

. Samuel s. Clabaugh, Of Keymar
has purchased of Elder T. s. Fike, OF
eLadiesburg, the latter's home proper
ty.
Mexico is having another shake up
with earth quakes, probably to wake
I'D the Slick President Of that coun-
try.
In the Light of Christmas fatalities
it is somewhat dangerous now to IN
vite your friend to "step up and name
his poison"
According to the reports there were
$50 deaths in Frederick county dur
ing 1919 as compared with 1882 in
1918 and 944 during 1917.
/ A man in New York claims he can
send a rocket to the moon, that man
must have gotten the last glass of
lhard cider on tap In that city.
DR.. Jesse S. Myers and DR.. F. Trump
Herr, this city, have returned from a
meeting held by Frederick County
Dental Association at Frederick
Telephone use-the record shows
that as an average every man, woman
and child in the country used the
telephones I'll times last year.
MdIYEduQ law u1dhcIS .
at the art of killing time. The first
thing they did alter organizing, was to
adjourn for one week, at So a day
while at home.
Rev.cD NJ Dibble, pastor Of st.
Johns Methodist Episcopal Church,
at Hampstead, has been taken to the
Church Home and Infirmary, Balti-
more; for; treatment.
Delegate Leatherwood has been
placed on the Joint committee Of the
constitution and Delegate Gorsuch
was assigned to the committee on
amendments to the constitution at the
Maryland Legislature.
Rudy & Burdette, of. Mt Airy, pur-
chased the entire stock of hardware,
&C., from George w. Manly, receiver
in bankruptcy for the creditors of
William o; Banks and Mary Banks,
his wife, trading as w o. Banks & Co.,
of Mt. Airy.
We are experiencing one of the
sleetist mornings of the winter to-
day Automobiles slide around like
tops. The chains on the wheels APP
pear to be OF little use for safety. The
citizens are doing stunts on the icy
streets that the shimmey dancer never
thought of.
In an open letter to Justice James
F. Klecka, President of the Anti-Pro-
hibition League, the Rev. DR.. ]. F.
Heisse, President of the Anti-Saloon
League, demands that Justice Klecka
turn over to the proper authorities
letters which the latter had received
threatening bodily harm to DR.. Heisse.
The open letter was read Sunday
night at Union Square Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
Miss Ruth Jefferson, Is years old,
of Eastport, a village just across Spa
Creek from Annapolis, yesterday told
the conditions under which She was
forced, on Tuesday night, to shoot her
father, who is now in a dangerous
condition in the Emergency Hospital,
Annapolis, with a bullet wound direct
ly above his heart.
The stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank, Hampstead, elected The
following directors at their an
nual meeting: Joseph M. Arma
cost, William Abbott, DIR. E. M. Bush,
William j. Brown, John U. Lester, J.
Frank Switzer, Geo. w. Sharrer, ..
Frank Schnell, Thomas M. Shamberg
er, Robert M. Merryman and T. Wat
son Tracey.
James f.. Wantz, of near Rocky
Ridge, has filed a suit for an absolute
divorce against his wife, Dora I.Wantz.
The petition of the plaintiff alleges
that they were married in 1880 and
that without just cause the defendant
deserted him and declared her inten-
ton not to live with him any longer,
and that the abandonment has been
continuous and interruptedly for at
least 3 years and the separation is be-
yond any reasonable expectation of
reconciliation. The petition further
says the the couple have four daugh-
tiers and three SONS, all adults.
The Hampstead Volunteer Fire En-
CINE and Hose Co., elected the follow
First Vice President, C. H. Sapp; Sec
ond Vice President, J. H. Blocher;
Recording Secretary, Edward c. Tip
ton; assistant Recording Secretary,
w. E. Keefer; Financial Secretary, E.
w. Turner; Treasurer, r. B. Murray;
assistant Treasurer, George Cramer;
Chief, G. H. Sapp; assistant, J. w.
William; board of managers, DR.. E.
NJ Bush, James Rhoten, J. B. Bentz,
John u. Lester, H. r. Garrett, B. B.
Buchanan and /. s. Lester.
The Carnegie Medal for acts Of con-
spicuous bravery for heroism during
the past year, to one who made the
supreme sacrifice in attempting to
rescue a drowning man, Edwin E. Muir
ray, Il years cid, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas A. Murray, Baltimore, former
ly of this city The official citation
states that Mr.. Murray, on the beach
at Ocean City, Md, on September q,
1919, when Edward Gibson, who had
been caught in the undertow, cried
for help. In going to his assistance
Mr.. Murray lost his life 1t is thought
that Mr.. Murray was struck by pow
erfuI wave, which broke his neck. His
body was never found