The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-08-27
BRIEFS

have returned to their home here for
short time.
Mrs Calvin Long and two children,
Of Baltimore, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Long, Tannery
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Jamison,
Bond street, spent several days last
week with relatives in York, Pa.
J. Frederick Essig, aged IS years,
died IN Baltimore Tuesday. Mr.. Ess-
Is was well known in this county
William o. Keller, Of Frederick
died August %. MIR. Keller was stu
dent at Western Maryland College.
pr. Geo. E. Baughman, East Main
street, left today for Ocean City, where
ne will spend a three weeks vacation
A new siding is being placed in the
yards Of the w. NJ R. in this city to
take care of the increased business in
freight.
Miss Lydia Ward, Of New York. is
home spending the summer with her
pareIfss, Mr.. and Mrs C.. B. Ward, of
( Pine Knob.
Mr.. Charles Myers and son, of West
Lincoln, Nebraska. visited relatives
and friends in this city, and through
out the country.
Robert McCeney was awarded a
scholarship by the Prince George
County School Board to the Western
Maryland College.
Prof Schoyer. ,of Westminster
Theological Seminary, will make an
address at the Deer Park picnic Sat
urday at 2 p. m.
Tie Reese property. East Main
street, which was offered for sale was
Withdrawnyat a sale August IA and is
being sold privately.
Mary Ida Porter, of Mount Pleasant
Frederick county. died August co.
Martha Fisher, of Union Bridge, is
sister of the deceased
Motorists who think their 30 miles
an hour car can beat out a sc miles
an hour train at railroad crossing,
needt worry about dying of old age.
MIR. Francis Neal Parke, trustee,
sold Saturday the Reese farm, contain
ing 781z acres, located on Sullivan
road to Mr.. Maurice Martin, for $4,000.
A divorce has been fled in the Cir
cult Court for Carroll County by Alice
F. Payne against her hus bannd, Will
lard e. Payne. both were residents of
Philadelphia.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany, In; pursuance OF profit sharing
policy announced more than month
ago, began paying to employees all
over the world nearly $2,000.000.
Geo Griffin. millionaire Chicago
a
ffornia, left an estate valued at$1 800,
600, including $4,000 worth of liquor,
1t was learned, when an inventory was
filed.
Mr.. and Mrs Ross Heltibridle, near
Uniontown, entertained from Tues
day until Saturday Of last week the
latter's mother and aunt, Mrs. William
Wolf and Mrs Harry Coffman, o.
Westminster.
The Western Maryland Railroad sus
tanned loss Of 100000 Friday night
when freight train consisting of
Us loads OF coal runaway and jumped
the track near Cumberland. Sixty
loads of coal was piled in heap
The Harris properties, located at
ParsyiHe, near MT. Airy. was sold by
Messrs. Guy w. Steele and Theo F.
Brown, trustees. to Mrs. Hattie NJ
Cue for $3.50. The two properties con-
tanned two. acres Of land, with dwell
ings
Commissioner Kramer on Thurs
day, September 2, at 7.S0 p. m. in the
Lutheran church, Manchester. Mr.
Kramer Federal Prohibition Commits
sioner. will deliver an address to the
VIC. T.. u. convention. Come and hear
Mr.. Kramer. All are welcome.
Because of her stepfather's objec-
ton to her marriage Mrs. Edna Val
NATHAN; is years old, is detained by
the New York Society for the Proven
ton OF Cruelty to Children as ma
teEial witness against her husband.
who is held in $1,000 bail for grand
jury action on charge OF abducting
her.
A Baltimore steeple jack repaired
the cross on st. Johns Catholic church
this week which was damaged by high
winds. The man went at his work the
same as If it was only ordinary Job.
He worked his way to the cross by
the means of ladder. From looking
on it seems to one that it is a danger
Gus business.
Messrs. Cyrus F. Leppo and Calvin
e. Bankert, executors. sold the two
Leppo farms near Silver Run. The
one containing 1919 acres was pur-
chased by John P. and VIM H Wantz
for s10.971.47 and the other 17S acres
was purchased by Edward H. Flick
niger for SIC, 485.78. e. o. Weant was
the attorney.
John Conway, a merchant of East
view, was injured by an electrical
shock Saturday A pole bearing
wires of the town arc-lights stands in
front of the court house. A cable for
raising and lowering the arc light
extends from the top of the pole to
winch about six feet from the
ground Mr.. Conway put his hand
on the pole to tie his horse. An cleo
trio wire touching the top of the pole
sent the charge down the wood and
cable, wet with rain, and Mr.. Coma
way was thrown to the ground. He is
rapidly recovering.