The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-16

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? town. Pa. is spending some TIM ;
= this city. stiHe
Mr. Claude t. Smith, of oklabom
y is on a business triu to McGaffa
New Mexico eAle
John GAIL, Avondale, killed six hog
; weighing 1881, averaging over IS
pounds each. -
, Miss Bernetta Utermahlen has a
her weeks end guest, Miss Doroth
"efhing, of Baltimore
The tax rate fer Baltimore count
Tor 1922 is $191 on the 500. an in
crease of 13 cents over 1921.
3 Mrs. Ellen ogle is spending som
time with her daughter, Mrs lame
e. Smith. Jr., East Main street.
The College Serenaders of Gettys
burg, Pa. will give dance in the Ar
mory, Tuesday evening at $50 n. M
William Rolph killed gray eagle
measuring seven feet four inches
with spread wings, on Eastern Neck
Island.
Mrs. Nettie Johnson and son. oi
( Cambridge, are guests of her sister
Mrs. James Bowers, Manchester ave
nue. extended.
The Paptist Temple, of New York,
is in the hands of bankruptcy. Credi-
tors have asked for receiver to be
! appointed.
[ Mr.. John Sharp and son, of Balti-
more, spent a few days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sharp,
George street
Mrs. Howard ShiDleY, near this city
was operated on at hospital in Bal
tmore yesterday. We have not heard
of her condition up to going to press.
For killing a fox running before
hounds. Minos White, of near Sails
bury, was fined $40 and costs and SIS
and costs for cunning without a Ii
cense by Magistrate Hearn.
Seven hundred and efghty-sfx cars
were stolen in the past five years in
Maryland. Only II were stolen in 1921
so far. The reason, many of the
thieves are in Penitentiary, enc serv-
ing p years.
The best pen of hogs to come to our
notice so far this . fall was four
slaughtered by Joseph D. Wimert
near Iannery Their weights were
AS, ATS. 4SS and 400 pounds, averag-
ing 476 each.
The Republican Women's Commit
tee of Philadelphia is not getting any,
where. So said Miss Julia Lewis when
she followed the example of Mrs
John Wanamaker, Sd, and resigned
from the organization.
Edward O. Weant and William E.
Little. trustees, sold Saturday the
farm of Walter NJ. Little, near Avon
Thomas. near Meadow Branch, for
$40, 653.59
Fanny Huntington Davis, aged 60 |
years. wife of the late George Davis, |
died Sunday at the home of her daugh
ter. Mrs. John E. Raine, ,Towson. Her |
were taken to Mount Airy
Tuesday and inferred in Pine Grove |
cemetery.
Oil paintings have been placed on /
in the window of Miss Lii |
lian ShiDley's Hat Shop. Most prom |
inent among them are a nature study, |
"The Orioles Nest and Saint Yer /
onicas Veil" These paintings are the |
work of Miss NJ. Edith Spelman.
A cantata, Santa Claus Defen- |
der" on Monday night, December -26 /
at p. m, will be rendered in Silver
Run Hall by the Christian Endeavor |
Society of st. Mary's Lutheran Church.
A silver offering will be taken at the |
door. Everybody come.
Auditors sent to Meadville, Pa, by
Auditor General Lewis to Investigate |
the accounts of Harry F. Miller. Craw- /
ford county Register and Recorder, |
said that they had found shortage o.
$13,256.15 in his accounts. They added |
that he had failed to turn oVe- sums |
collected as inheritance taxes. Mil |
Ter is under arrest at Memphis, Tenn. !
Edwin Howell, 20 years old, Bing-
hampton. n. Y, was sentenced at
the Adams County Court to not less
imam one year nor more bndH III !
teen months in the Eastern Peniten-
tiary at Philadelphia. He was arrested |
in Littlestown several weeks ago af-
ter an exciting chase for stealing a
touring car belonging to Elmer Sny-
der on the streets Of Gettysburg.
The Baltimore Police Department
has passed an order that all applicants
for the force must be feet inches /
tall to qualify. The American showed |
a photograph of Patrolman Thomas
Lynch. former resident, and two !
others of the force that were over 6 |
feet They should worry about the
new order Patrolman Lynch is q
brother of c. Gioyd Lynch, East Main
street.
Detailed records of the War De-
partment, relating to the legal execu-
ton OF II members of the American
Expeditionary Forces, were presented
to a Senate investigating committee
by wav of denial of charges that
scores of soldiers had been hanged