The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-16
e. o. DIFFENDAL. Manager.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEP. lS. 1921
BRIEFS

The big Hanover fair is next week
1t is better than ever.
Sparks Circus will be with us next
Wednesday. The show Is well recon-.
mended.
Miss Bessie Rosenstock spent this
weeks end with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Rosenstock. this city.
Lightning struck large stock barn
OF Il. G. Stephen at Munice, Ill, and
burned II with l40O head OF sheep
A stork left Mr.. and Mrs John Case,
Liberty street, Gh pound son, sun
day morning.
About 80 citizens took advantage OF
the Luray excursion Sunday. The
train consisted OF II coaches.
Charged with threatening to burn
the town OF Crumpton. Edward Wise,
colored, has been lodged in the county
Jail at Centreville.
Threats TO destroy the new school
building al WillOwddle, Pa, was
made ana an lUNthtiNdAibH - hNth's
made 10 find the perpetrator,
Mrs. Joseph Brooks and son, OF
New York, are guests OF his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph ID, Brooks, Willis
street.
"A marriage license was issued in
Ellicott City on September 10 to Har~
ry Alvin Phillips. OF Sykesyille, and
Ruth May Long, Of sykesville.
MIR. Harry Young. near this city.
purchased the Mrs. Nelson Gilbert
residence, on West Main street. At
public sale Monday.
ON Monday several members, with
the fire truck, OF Westminster Fire
Company took part in the frcmen's
parade at Pikesville.
Pacific salmon which were liberated
in the Susquehann8 River last year
are said TO be making good growth.
some weighing as high as 10 pounds,
Another garage TO be opened on
East Main street. Arthur Blizzard f.
Temodeling the frst floor OF his resi-
denee for a garage.
jealousy caused Richard Crawford
to shoot and probably fatally wound
ing Miss NJ. l.. Johnson, Baltimore,
Monday Crawford tried suicide but
made a bad Job OF It.
Harrison w. yickers. Of Kent coun.
ty, chairman of the State Conserya.
tion Commission. Is advocating the
shortening OF the oyster season by one
month. eliminating September,
Joseph NJ. Street, for many years
editor and owner OF the Hartford DEM
ocrat. Is In serious condition at his
home from broken hip and other
injuries sustained in a fall,
The Kent county Board OF Eduoa-
ton will award by competitive exam
nation on September "a scholarships
at ST. Mary's Seminary, Charlotte Hall
School and Blue Ridge College.
II. Clarke Fontaine, OF Pocomohe
City, has been appointed by the State
Board OF Education as district super,
visor OF high schools on the Eastern
Shore and Southern Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Dull and fam
lily, OF Patapsco. James Elton and
Louise Zentgraf. of Snydersburg
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ny Dull.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Mitchell, and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, East Main
street, left today for two weeks Wis.
II to relatives and friends in Indiana
and Illinois.
Frederick, Blue Ridge League pen.
ant winners, became champions OF
Maryland, when they defeated Prin-
cess Anne, the champions OF the East,
ern Shore League. Frederick won
four out OF five games
George w. Crum, Ga, former County
Treasurer and one OF the wealthiest
and best known citizens OF Frederick
county, died suddenly Sunday after.
noon at Frederick while in an auto.
mobile with party of friends.
George Bossinger, IA, Lewlstown
Pa, was playing with rope used for
carrying hay to the NOW for swing
slipped and entwined around his neck
hanging him. His body was found by
his father.
There will be woman's meetinl
held at Fairview, Saturday. septem-
Der II, at D. m. The subject will ht
short cuts in sewing or fall millinery
Every woman In the vicinity is invit,
ed.
Messrs. Leland Jordan, Melvin King
and Ezra Harbaugh came rolling in on
high gear Sunday afternoon from
their trip to Canada. Their car was
comflaged with penants OF nearly
every city they passed through, which
covered II completely They were
gone two weeks and were. well pleas
ed with their little vacation.
After a raid by Federal prohibition
and narcotic agents on the Greet
steamship King Alexander at New
York, Friday, in which seven mem
bers of the crew were wounded b,
pistol shots, Frank J.. Fitzpatrick
chief narcotic officer, who had taker
part In the raid, committed suicide al
. nearby pier.