The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-02-25
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Hog cholera has been found on the
farm OF John S. Tester, Taneytown.
Mrs. Joseph s. stoner, Belle Grove
Square, spent Monday I'm baltimore.
Smith & Reifsnider, lumber and
coal dealers. arc erecting cement
warehouse on their yard
Mr.. Carroll skunk. Willis street,
spent Sunday with his wife. who is
visiting in Baltimore.
Mr.. John Shaw. Of Baltimore. spent
Sunday with his father, DR.. Frank I.
Shaw, Court Place.
Mr. and Mrs Robert RaumRardner
Cranberry, have returned from Wis
Il TO Hanover.
Rural mail carriers made their de-
liyeries Monday in sleighs. They We're
late in making their trips on account
OF the hugh drifts they had to buck.
Mr. Paul Smith. of Upper Marlboro,
was a guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, Joseph w. smith, East Main
street
Mr. william Marker, Pennsylvania
avenue. moved Tuesday 20 the farm
Of Charles Maus, near Tyrone. that
he recently purchased.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Masenhimer.
OF Washington, were weeks end 2iB-
itors OF his parents. Mr. aud Mrs
William Masenhimer Pennsylvania
avenue.
Senator Capper OF Kansas, an
uounced that Kansas has the Tcputa-
ton OF being able 20 raise more hell
ON short notice than any other set OF
people ever born.
The colored population of Kent
county held meeting az Georgetown
and set wage scale Of $3.50 day
with board for 10 hour day for lab
or on farms. There were l2l Colofed
people OF the meeting
In announcing last week the re-
fusal OF a new trial to Charles Adams
against Burton Wilson. we mentioned
that Mr.. steele represented Mr. vii.
son. which should have been Bond a
Parke
Mr.. James D. Mitchell has been ap-
pointed general insurance agent tor
Carroll county by the Continental
l.ire Insurance Company Mr. Mitchell
has been connected with this COM
pany for maay years as an agent
Mr. Robert Myers. West Main street
Is under the doctors care with 4
case OF Illness which has not been
diagnosed by the physician liig rons
ditinn has remained the same since
taking his bed
a marriage license was issued ~
Baltimore February rs to Earl r.
Senseney. Union Bridge, and Louise
l.. Beacham, Avondaie Miss Boachgm
is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs
James Beacham.
Mr.. Robert Lowe. Pennsylvania
avenue. sold his property consisting
oil a two story frame dwelling and ] I
acres OF land. with improvements.
situated near Marston, % John Rob,
ertson, Of the same community Sat
urday
I Sheriff William Bloom sold the An
drew James Franklin farm IL Sher-
( iffs sale Saturday 20 Edgar $ Jen-
/ kina, near Winfield The farm con-
ssts Of ~ acres with good dwelling,
bank barn and other outbuildings IT
D ..ganntal raaW nagTluuu
John j. Brown. aged 81 years. died
at his residence On Mount Vernon
avenue. Baltimore. Sunday, Ills funer-
I al services were held Tuesday In
terment was made in Druid Ridge
Cemetery. He was well-kuown In this
county.
For trying Ponzi scheme IN at
! tempting 10 turn 20 cents or borrow
ed" capital into ti5. John Wright,
young negro OF stanton. Va. waa
shot by a policeman, had 70 submit
to an operation and viii face charge
OF forgery.
II. l.. Brown, State prohibition In
spector, and Harry r. Sweet, Srp for
mer member OF the State Prohibition
Department. Richmond, Va. We're in
dicted by the Grand Jury on charges
Of having stolen liquor and trans
porting e. One Indictment charged
the theft OF I5i quarts.
Westminster Realty & Insurance
| Co, report the following sales: j. D.
| Mitchell tract to Michael McCaffrey;
/ Mrs s. G. Kreglo's properly. on Fair
Ground hin 10 Edward l.. Crawford:
and Carroll l.. Crawford's one acre
property In Tyrone, TO Mrs. Margaret
s. Utermahlen.
In China 10 persons are dying every
minute from starvation. This means
that 600 people pass away each hour
and that $1,000 perish between sun
rise and sunset Forty-fye millions
are directly Affected, and one-third OF
this number are actually starving and
will succumb before spring. Such Ii
the appalling situation in the land OF
the yellow man in what Is fast becom.
ing the most stnpendous calamity Of
history.
The body of an extensively dressed
three-weeks-ol girl, smothered "a
death in a travelling bag, was found
by two boys on the banks of Fallkil