The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-23
BRIEFS

Mrs. Wyant, of Buffalo. committed
suicide by throwing herself into the
Niagara Falls.
Miss Elizabeth Merrick, of Easton,
was granted a scholarship to West
ern Maryland College by the School
2 Board of Talbot county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence zahn, OF
Washington, were guests for the
weeks end OF his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John T. Zahn, East Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Rickle ami
two children, o. Baltimore, are spend
ing the week with his mother, Mrs.
John Rickle, East Green street.
Miss Virginia Trayer left We'd
nesday for Randolph Macon Col
lege after spending her vacation
months at her home. this city.
Eiano Grant Sprinkle, aged 90
years. OF Baltimore, died suddenly
Monday. Funeral services and inter.
ment Wednesday at Hampden.
Fatty" Arbuckle, the movie actor,
who was convicted for the murder OF
Miss Rape. had 40 quarts Of liquor
at his party in San Francisco.
William Hoblitzell state game
warden of New Jersey, was found
dead in a woods, having been killed
by law offenders.
Cornelius Crumrine OF Hanover,
Pa. sold his farm near MelroBe to
Cyrus Leese, of near that place. The
price paid was Sl0,j0O.
Edward Houston, a small colored
boy of Chestertown, Died from lock-
jaw, resulting from blank cartridge
pistol wound.
Mrs. Dora Vaughn, OF near Cowtn-
town, was arrested, charged with yip-
lating the local option law, and held
for hearing.
The Postofice Department has no
tilted the postmaster Al Denton that
on October free carrier service will
be inaugurated.
Jabez D. Powell and wife. East
Green street. are on a visit 10
friends and relatives at Boston, New
port and Providence They expect
to be gone until Oetsber Is.
Three hundred and twenty-five
names were included In a blanket In
--ilctment, charging murder return
ed by Logan county special grand
Jury at Logan, w. Va.
Misses Grace Lippy and Helen
Reese, this city, left Tuesday for VIII
son College, Chambersbnrg, where
they will take up another year OF
school work
Louis Seth, of Hayre de Grace, has
been notified that he Is one Of i've
heirs to an estate valued AT about
100000, left by an aunt who recently
died in Philadelphia.
The state Road Commission has
awarded contracts thus far this year
for 1860 miles of concrete road at !
cost OF about So 100000. Some Of the
work has been completed.
Robert r. Leppo. Of Hanover, pa
sold his farm in Myers district Sep.
TENDER 8, at public sale. The farm,
which contains l0S acres, brought
S7.375. Frank Steward, Union Mills
was the purchaser.
On the 18th inst Josephus II
Myers, an employee OF the Feesef
canning factory. silver Run, had one
of his hands accidentally caught In
corn cutting machine and badly
lascerated.
eAlr. and Mrs. Geo. Martin, OF Bait
nIt.re. twere held by Frederick cOunfJ
authorities in connection with the
robbery at Horsey's Distillery Only
1900 cases we're moved and none have
been found.
A survey conducted by the Ameri-
can i5egion through 900 posts dis.
closes that between 100000 and
100000 veterans Of the World Waf
are ,out OF employment, 1t was an.
nounced.
Harry Burkenstine, of Hartford
county, is a patient In Havre de Grace
Hospital, with fractured hip and
other injuries, sustained when caught
under a falling tree. which he was
cutting in woods.
Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, con
tractors on the New Windsor an(
Westminster State road having reach
ed within less than two miles of New
Windsor moved their concreting ma.
chinery to that place and viii worl
out from that end now II is said thay
expect to complete the road through
about the middle OF next month.
The Washington County Teachers
Association at meeting Saturday
afternoon at the Haserstown Chamber
of Commerce passed resolutions de
cIining to accept the cut Of 10 pei
cent. in teachers salaries ordered b,
the School Board, eontendlng tina
last years contracts Of the teachers
with the School Board are still il
force at the old salaries