The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-05-06

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fused to have Maryland State police
sworn In as deputy sheriffs of his
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cover, of Bal
timore, were weeks end guests of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Harry f. Cover,
West Main street.
Mrs. Mary e. .RIaker, wife of Daniel
Baker, died Sunday at her home in
Baltimore. She was graduate OF
Western Maryland College.
Harry shaffer and Jesse Myers
this city, have purchased the Cheno-
with's and 10 cent store, corner
Main and Longwell streets.
The third game Of base ball be-
tween w. NJ. G. and Westminster that
was to be played Wednesday was
postponed on account OF rain.
Mr.. Joseph Shreeve, has sold his
store and residence on East AlaIn
street to a Baltimore man. 1ae store
is being occupied by Lehrfeld's Bar
gain Store.
Mrs. NJ G. Smith and two sons, OF
Baltimore, were guests OF Mr. and
Mrs Charles Brown. East Main street
and Mr. anarMrs Geo. Smith, Of New
Windsor this week.
State Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Baughman has since January l. col
lected over $l7O0,000 in license fees
by far the largest amount ever col
lected in the same period,
Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb Miller, OF
Finksburg, wish to announce the en-
gagement of their son. Jacob Miller
of the y. s. Navy. TO Miss Mary Jen-
kins, Of FAC lakewood avenue, Balu-
more, Md
The subscription fund for the new
FIRE truck for The Westminster Fire
Department. viii no doubt get b0oel
from the sale now being conducted
by Lehrield's Bargain Store. See
their advertisement in this issue.
The funeral Of State Purchasing
Agent. Albert H. Weir who died OF
heart trouble Tuesday after being
stricken In his Office. took ulaCe FRI
day morning M / o'clock from hia
residence, Mount Washington Burial
viii be in Druid Ridge Cemetery
Among the successful applicants
for positions with the State Police
force were Eugene z. Wright Ir.
Pennsylvania avenue; Harry H.
! Reese, Liberty street. this city: VII
bur Baker, Union Bridge, and Charles
f n. Thompson. MarriOttsville. There
were is passed out Of ieS applicants
Thomas. Bennett a. Hunter. con.
tractors, this city. were the lowest
bidders on three mile concrete
highway from GaitherRburg. connect.
ing with the TaylOrWiilc road The
bid will be acted upon by the stat,
Roads Commission al their ncxl
meeting
I Lucius J Holland. a. Years old. at.
torncy. ChurchmBn and bank director
of Blueleld. w Va. Monday morning
at the Hotel Carroll, LynchburR. Va.
murdered his bride ~ three days and
then cut his own throat from car ~
ear, producing almost instant deagh
He cut her throat with the same raa-
or.
Conviction OF Timed States sena.
tor Truman IT Newborry In Fedora
Court in Michigan for conspiracy &
violate the Federal Corrupt Practice,
I Act was set aside by The Supreme
Court The conviction Of ~ other de-
PENDANTS also Was set aside. Tn.
court held that Congress WAS with
/ out power 10 regulate primaries
Thirteen OF the men convicted III
Federal Court Macon, Ga. FOR par
ticipulion In the conspiracy 10 roll
the American Railway Express Com
pany OF goods valued al moro thar
$1,000 900. we're sentenced to peniteu
tiary terms by Judge Evans In th,
cuses OF the other 20 men fines rang
ing from $500 to $4,000 were assessed
Col william r. Sanders, DcmGcra
tic National Committeeman from Ala
hama and one OF the most known at
tornCys OF the State. ended his life al
bis home Athens, Ala, Monday, b,
firing a bullet into his brains n
health Is believed TO have been 10
cause Of tho suicide lie was 80 year,
old.
Mr. Raymond Brown. who 10
sometime has been In Portsmouth
Va, studying rofrigerntlng engineer
ing, has been transferred to Wash
inEton, d. c., by the Federal Board
where he Is now going 10 the Colum
bia School Of Drafting, taking
course OF mechanical drafting, ais
a course OF lip reading lie spent IN
weeks end with his parents.
/ Declaring he had reliable inforna
ton that the testimonial banque
rendered former Attorney Genera
Charles d. Newton In the lroquoi
Hotel, Buffalo, last Thursday eveninl
was decidedly wet the Rev. Georg
A. Fowler, District superintendent o
the Ani-Sal0on League, from tn
pulpit OF the Spruce Street Baptis
Church challenged BuifaIo politician
jurist8 and others who attended tn
dinner TO deny the allegation.
An appeal from the order Of th
Orphans Court OF Carroll County il
distributing a moriety Of the persona
estate Of James S. Harris, deceased
IN Marpuraf II Hnrrta hia XVidow