The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-12-31
Additional Briefs.
Happy New Year /!

Messrs. w Harry and Oscar r.
Streaker, of Sykesville, were in this
city on business this week.
Mr. George Arnold, of Lynchburg,
Va, is guest of his mother, Mrs. AL
: fred Arnold, Pennsylvania avenue.
Wm Close, of the U. S. Army is
| spending the holidays with his brother
!; ]. T. Close, of Spring Mills.
Benz. H. Young has sold his prop
erty at Spring Mills, to John Kastner
and wife, of Baltimore
Miss Blanche Stocksdale, Of Balti-
more, spent Xmas with her father, Mr..
Noah Stocksdale, East Main street.
Miss Esther Moore, of New Wind
sor, spent the holidays with Miss Hell
en- Michael, Bond street.
Mrs. Almer Barnes and little son, of
New Windsor, spent several days at
her home, Hersh avenue
Mrs. Si1as M. Bish, of near this
city, is guest of her daughter, Mrs.
!
! Mrs. Alice Bish, Mt. Pleasant, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ID. Crowl
Center street.
Mrs. David Young, West Main street,
has been taken to a Baltimore hos
pital for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Andrews, of
the Eastern Shore, spent the holidays
with the Misses Miller, East Main
street. l.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Clarey en-
joyably entertained a large number
of relatives and friends at their home
Sunset Cottage" on Sunday.
The holding in 100000 bail of
George L. King, believed to be leader
of criminal of nationwide activity,
was feature in New York's crime
situation.
From reports Christmas cheer was
in evidence during the holidays. Two
cheerful souls met. One said ,"Hic,
amt she fine Christmas. His friend
answered 'Hic, not for me, l hadn't
any"
An effort is being made to reorgan
ize the Interstate Church OrganiZa
tion 1t is indeed a sad thought to re-
fleet upon that the churches every
where can not come together as one
universal church.
Spain has adopted a.Scheme compel |
ling all employees to pension workmen
who have reached the age of 60 years.
Eight miners who have been in the
employ of the Spanish Coal Company
were the first to benefit by this act.
Marion Lawrence, the General !
Secretary of the International Sunday |
School Association, of Chicago, says |
there is an enrolment of more than
33,000,000 pupils, and between two !
and three million teachers.
There are wonderful feats of sur
gerry, at the present day with the aid |
of the X-ray, but the latest discovery !
is the greatest yet. 1t has been found |
possible by injecting air into the in
testines to obtain X-ray photographs /
of the liver.
Mrs. Ella S. Simpson, and daughter
Miss Jewell, of Court Place, moved to
an apartment in the Preston street
Apartments Baltimore, Wednesday.
Mrs. Simpson sold her home to Mr.. /
Francis Reese, East Green street, who |
will move into same tomorrow.
Mr.. Bob" Longabarger, our old
friend, claims to have spent the
Christmas holidays very quietly, but
,,O ono CooY,oc ~ hoUn cnnO VprV much !
of Bob" so we are bit in doubt just
what his real condition was. except
ing he was seen late Christmas day
smoking large black cigar which he
claimed was one of the mildest he
ever smoked.
John o. Brown, formerly of Sykes
Vile, son of Joseph Brown, has sold
his farm near Laurel, and accepted a
position as manager of Commander
Ross great farm near that place. This
farm is one of the show places Of
Maryland 1t is largely devoted tc
horse-breeding and training and has
a mile track of modern construction
Mr.. Ross is, a Canadian and largely
/ interested in the race tracks.
From one who knows conditions in
the large cities, we received this let
ter. 'I have often wondered how those
who were in destitute circumstances
and could scarcely get along when
living was cheaper manage to live at
all now. I hope and believe . read
| justment of conditions will soon come
about, and living expenses come back
j to somewhere near normal. Air only
is ''free" If it were possible, some enc
or some corporation would monopolize
even that and make us carry meters
on our noses to register the air we
breathe, and charge so much per 1000.
The huge hall, costing 100000 erect
! ed in Tokeo, Japan, especially for the
Worlds Sunday School Convention
was completely destroyed by fire ONLY
three or four hours before the first
session of the convention. The fire
was due to defective electric wiring,
and started when the lights on the
dome bearing the inscription, Il am
the Light of the World" were turned
on. The building, which was of light
material covered with stucco burned
like kindling, and was leveled in Il