The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-08-26

spehuihg some time in this city.
Mr.. ODER Herr, West Main street is
spending some time in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob II. Handley.
west Main street, are spending their
vacation at Braddock Heights.
A force of workmen are relocating
the switches in the w. NJ. r. yards
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ezra Stem and two
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan l.. Hofr.
East Main street, have returned home.
A new concrete pavement is being
laid in front Of the Pleasant Valley
Bank by Mr. Jonas Heltibridle.
Misses Louise and Helen Matthews
are visiting their grandfather, Mr..
David f, Stem, Sans Creek.
Mrs. Noah Schaeffer, East Green
street, will give instructions in piano
starting September j.
Mrs. II. +. Keefer, OF Baltimore,
is guest of her son, Mr.. VIM. n.
Keefer, East Main street.
Seven cars on a train of 100 on the
Western Maryland Railway jumped
the track at Big Pool. interrupting
freight traffic for several hours.
Mrs. Harry Mill and Kate Gosnell.
of Baltimore. are spending a few
weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Charles F.
Miller, East Green street,
Miss Marguerite !. stem. East Main
street, Is visiting at the home Of Mrs.
Ralph Whitman. United States Naval
Reservation, South Charleston. ". Va.
A mansion Is being built az Roland
Park, Baltimore. by Paul Case. con
tractor, this city, for a party in that
city.
There will be preaching every Sun
day evening at the Church Of God. this
city, by Rev. Masemore. until elder,
ship
Mr. J T. Miles and family, Of Sea
ford. Del. spent the weeks end with
Mr.. and Mrs VIM \. Keefer. East
Main street.
Amanda r. Zcpp. aged ~ years.
wife of the late william S Zepp died
~ the residence Of her son, TIldcn
Zepp. In Baltimore. Saturday. The
body was brought TO Manchester
Tuesday for intermeut
The Westminster Fire Company
viii enjoy the hospitality Of the good
people OF Manchester on September
9Th, Our company know the gen
crosby Of those people and u looks
as II the fun company will be present
that day.
Another forest lookout tower has
been established In the timber see
lions Of northern Frederick county
The new tower, the property Of the
Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany. Is nj Pen-Mar and stands on
the highest point Of the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Mrs Matte Kirby, prominent state
temperance worker. Of Adrian, Men,
charged with the murder ~ q child
born July 4 10 her unmarried daugh.
ter. was bound over Tuesday FOR trial
al the October term OF Circuit Cour'.
following examination in Justice
Court Her bail WIS fixed az $1,000
John r. Gehr g. despondent and In
III health for some time, committed
suicide early Sunday morning al hh
home in Indian Springs by shooting
a load from shotgun through his
heart His wife hearing the report ot
the gun downstairs, lcaped out Of the
bed and hurrylng below found her
husband dying
Sheriff Seth learned that Alfred
Vaughn, n negro prisoner In the Elk
ton Jail, took part In robbinR Charles
d. Snead, q civil war veteran, OF Phil
adelphia. Of $1,000 while the latter
was temporarily detained because ~
his mental condition. After Etoully
denying knowledge Of the crime,
Vaughn finally confessed and turned
over about $500 of the loot
Secret Service officials are bending
fNti y flthlI w lh'ht' "AhA llNNt ifhh'
to be the most efficient band OF coun-
terfciters that has ever operated IN
the United States. h was learned,
when "A counterfeit $50 Federal Re,
serve note, said by bankers TO be the
best piece OF workmanship Of this
kind ever seen was shown 10 Wash
ington tellers by a representative oi
the Treasury department.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel F. RichardH,
of Cranberry Valley had as their
guests Sunday last Mr.. and Mrs. Geo,
Heltibridle and sons. Thurman, Luz
Their and Howard Myers, OF Northern
Carroll Mr.. and Mrs Donald Rich
ards. daughter and sons. Mon2a, Ell
wood and Ryle, Reese Mr. and Mrs
Sterling Leppo and daughter, Virgin
Ia, OF BaChman's Valley.
Moonshiners and bootleRgers, dart
ing from bushes. and handing pints
and half pints to the thirsty. are re-
ported at Pen-Mar and in other plac-
es on the mountains near, principally
at Chairman and Fountaindale, ac-
cording to report. At these two
places one man says there are 10
stills making the forbidden liquids.
One man, he said, had / barrels OF
a.. a