The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-12-09
aaafaT IfEaDEMOCRAIIC ADVOCATE. DECEMBER 1921 1

4 1.-THE tax rate for Baltimore City foF
1922 win be s2.97 on the 500.
Miss Barbara Baily, aged % years,
Long Island City, received 100000 for
two broken legs. She was struck by
an automobile.
1 Joseph l.. Wilson, of Baltimore, was
! fined $12790 and sentenced TO 80 days
+ in Jail for running down and serious
! ly injuring Round Sergeant Reifner,
of that city, Monday.
Roy Grove and Yves Hale, negroes,
were taken from their homes, near
Snow Mill. Ga, late Sunday night and
lynehed and Aaron Birdsong, who is
alleged to have shot and wounded two
white men, was shot and killed Icy a
posse.
Mr.. Lee NJ Ray, secretary and treas
urer OF the Brilliant Manufacturing
Company. sign II Anufacturers, of Phil
edelphia. was fodnd dying from bull
let wound at his home In Pocomoke
City shortly after 1 o'clock last
Thursday. lie committed suicide.
Cne of both eyes Of 600 industrial
workers In Pennsylvania have been
blinded this year and 3,4iS eyes have
been lost by accidents during the past
Ave years. according to reports Of the
Bureau Of Workmens Compensation
OF the State Department OF Labor and
Industry.
Mr. Harry Dull, near this city, killed
two hogs last Thursday that weighed
$50 and i7j pounds Those who helped
to butcher them were Mr.. and Mrs.
Emanuel Dull and family Arthur
Mumford and Lewis Zentgraf, OF War
heldsburR. 4 fine dinner was served,
consisting of all the good eats Of the
season.
A subscription dance for the benefit
OF shell-shocked soldiers at the Foster
Clinic. sykesvile, will be held by the
Baltimore Chapter X. G. Cantcen Aux
Hilary Friday night AZ Lehman Hall.
Baltimore The proceeds from the
dance will be used To help erect a
memorial building on the grounds Of
the clinic.
a blackhand fcud that eliminated in
mn attack by four men on the tobacco
store and shoe shining stand Of An
thur AemmacCrn. Familiarity known as
italian Joe" In luhngOnburR, Pa,
late Monday night. resulted IN a reign
OF terror for more than half an hour,
during which residents of the town
armed and took part In the battle
Two persona were killed and four
we're wounded. !
with ducks and geese not going
south until late in the season, cater
pillars crawling over twigE in the
woods. angle worms siill near the
surface NJ the ground. mosquitoes
dancing Ia the gladcs AZ shutdown and
FIRE flies diCkering at night hornet
weather prophets claim they have
every right TO prcdic, that this viii
be an omen winter, irrespective Of
what the temperature right uow is,
or Is not.
with the rendering o. q verdict IN
favor II the County Commissioners of
Hartford County for 81 500 90 the suit
brought against William : shauahan,
treasurer Of Hartford county Tor the
eight years cndtd May ], 1915. Us thr
County Commissioners, was brought
60 q close Saturday Tho ease had been
on trial before Judge Duncan and o
jury at Towxon for two weeks Il was
one of series of seven brought 90 re-
cover certain unsolicited taxes allcE
ed 90 DO due Hartford county
Slect this week, o blizzard next
week that will tie up the whole CUun.
try, q white Christmas and regular.
rough, olustimo winter are promised
by Gus Luckcubill. the weather prnph-
Il Of the Philadelphia a Reading Rail-
way, az Philadelphia Gus gets this
stun FIRST. hand from the moon. the
stars and the planets, and is willing
90 stake his reputation on r. tie has
been predicting the weather for Is
years and the times he has missed &
he can count on the hngcra Of bis
right hand.
Among the charges circulated In
pamphlet form. in Montgomery coun-
~. during the recent political cam
paign was one that the ONCE Of
states Attorney for that county had,
Tor q period OF one year. cost the
county 2i2.3s3g3 states Attorney
Thomas l.. Dawson. In charge OF the
Office during the period referred 20
has issued statement denying this
and explaining that the sum did not
exceed s3i0e. and that Il included
money expended In the investigation
of the Sandy Spring bank robber and
murder cases and number Of other
important cases.