The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-11-26

Our local Junior order will attend
services at st. Paulfs Reformed
Church Sunday.
Snow plows will be used on the
State roads in Garrett county to keep
the highways open
Thirty-two persons in the army
were sentenced to death by court
martial in the last fiscal year
The Woman's Civic League will meet
8 December 8, at Z: 80 p. m. at the home
Of Mrs. Walter Taylor, East Main
street.
Mr. and Mrs Clayton Butler, of
i Columbus, Ohio, are guests of his
brother, Mr.. Frank Butler. Chase
street.
The first 1920 calander to come to
lour Office was from Joseph L. Baust
this city dealer in Farm and Dairy
Supplies.
Mrs. Frank Johns and son, Joseph,
/ of Seaf0rd Del, are visitors of her
father, Mr. George r. Gehr, Bond
street
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Gehr and family,
4of Hagerstown, were Thanksgiving
guests of his father, Mr.. Geo. r.. Gehr,
Bond street
Centenary Methodist Episcopal
Church 9:45 a. m. Sunday School. II
a. m morning worship, 7:39 p. m.
evening worship.
Mrs. David Shorb. of Surrey, N. d.
/ is on an extended visit to her father.
Mr. David J, Roop. West Main street,
| and other relatives
A festival given for the benefit of
the school will be held at Friendship
on December 3. If weather is inclenent
t it will be held the following night
Lieut.. Charles Masenhimef, the
popular and happy patrolman on the
force. is a guest Of his parents, Mr. /
and Mrs. VIM. Masenhimsr, this city
Eggs are selling between so and so
cents a dozen Can you realize that
two dozen will nearly buy bushel
Of wheat. Has this ever come to your
notice before?
The effects of Olive Thomas, the
late movie star. brought $4,000 at a
sale in New York. Five years ago she
worked in Pittsburg department
store for So a week.
The Ladies, Aid Society Of Centen-
ary Methodist Episcopal Church will
hold an oyster supper in the Social
Half of the Church on Friday evenings,
December 3rd and 9Th.
We wish. toA correct the announce
ment that Crawford & Company will
discontinue business. Some of the
firm viii take months vacetion and
business will continue at its present.
location.
For not stopping and rendering as
sistance after an accident, Miss Lulu
M Stitely, Woodsboro, had her oper
ator's license suspended indefinitely
by Motor Vehicle Commissioner E.
Austin Baughman.
Rev ]. B. Barbour, the Western
Evangelist, who has been conducting
a revival meeting at Wakefield Church
of God, and N. K. Belts and wife. of
Uniontown, were guests of Joseph L. /
Baust and family, of this city, Thanks /
giyingA day.
Five persons-four women and one
man-negroes, of Hagerstown. were
badly cut about the face, head and
bruised about the body, when an an
tomobile in which they were riding
skidded and ran into q fence or tree
Monday morning near Ridgeville.
The knee-length skirt for women is
only a fad and will not come into
popular usage. according to the man
ufacturers attending the second an /
nual convention of the Associated
Dress Industries of America at the /
Hotel Breakers. New York.
Z Of
Washington, visited their mother, /
Mrs. David Shorb, of Surrey, N. D., /
who is a guest of her father. Mr.. Dav-
id ]. Roop, West main street. This is
the first time they have seen their
mother in three years. Both men are
in the Army and instead of retiring |
after being discharged they took up
positions in Washington.
Divorces granted in Frederick
county court last week were Howard +
A. Long VS.. Amanda A. Long his
wife. The parties reside at Rocky |
Ridge. and Clara " Cassell from J. I
Howard Cassell her husband. The de-
fendant resides at Thurmont. The
plaintiff is living in Pennsylvania.
one of the largest collections of old
and rare coins in the world is the
property of Henry Miller an Emmits-
burg farmer. It began with two
bright pennies he earned when he
was IL years old; and now is being
exhibited all over the United States
He still has the original two coppers.
warrant was issued in Frederick
for the arrest of w. Fl. Lewis, colored, ]
driver OF the team of horses which T
knocked down and killed DR.. Thomas
S. Davis. Liberty, some days ago. The
warrant charges man-slaughter. Lew
is made his geteway before the war
rant could be served. The sheriff
traced him as far as Union Bridge
and learned there that he had boarded
a Western Maryland train for Balti- /
more. Later the sheriff learned that
he had gone from Baltimore to Phil
adelphia.
Mrs. Frances Wright, wife of the
late William Wright, was found dead
in the yard of her home. on the old
Ifnganore road, near Pearl, Satur-
day evening about 6 o'clock. The body
was discovered beside wood pile by
her son. Eugene Wright, residing in
the same neighborhood and who went
to the home Of his mother, as has