The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-05-13
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 10, 1921
BRIEFS

The Tome annual track and field
meet will be held on May 2lst.
The Talbot County Commissioners
have cut the wages for work on the
public roads from $500 to $3.50 day.
The War Department will issue a
Stacker list from time to time in the
Congressional Record.
Two automobiles were damaged at
the railroad Saturday at the usual
wrecking corner Both were sent TO
the auto doctor for repairs.
Charles Myerly, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Claude Myerly, this city, broke his
right arm at the wrist cranking an
automobile Saturday.
Mrs Claude Rifle. Cranberry who
was operated upon at the University
Hospital, Baltimore, has returned
home very much improved.
Twelve men, armed with sawed-oif
shotguns early Monday afternoon
held up q Detroit United Railway
collector and escaped with 100000 In
cash.
MIR. and Mrs. Albert Creswel, Of
Baltimore, spent from Saturday until
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Cres-
wells sister, Mrs Geo. Phillips War
iieldsburg.
We are again experiencing another
drenching. Westminster needs no
sewerage system If We are going to
have our city washed two days a week
by the weather regulator
The Hooper's Delight School will
hold a spring festival and box social
Saturday. May q. Refreshments Of all
kinds. The Taylorsville Band will
furnish music for the night.
A child OF McCelland Keefer. Of TN
ion Bridge, died Wednesday from the
effects OF poison. The child went to
cupboard whore medicine Is stored
and took out a bottle and drank II
before It was discovered.
By tossing a lighted cigarette into
a box OF dynamite caps, caused an e2-
plosion and death Of Carl Newman,
aged Is years at Portsmouth, The lad
was blown 20 bits.
East Friday afternoon horse
bitched 20 wagon started out on o
rampant without o driver The animal
safely piloted Itself around automo-
bites and other obstructors on Main
street. without striking a single thing
il was caught al the railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Fred Boisyert and
daughter Miss Reta Of near carroll
ton, have returned from pleasant
trim TO their homes In New York state.
Mr.. William Hyna, OF willard, \. y"
brother OF Mrs. Boisyert aecompani-
ed her home for a visit.
Mr.. +. Neal Parke, OF the law firm
OF Bond and Parke, defended the y.
a 0. Railroad IN a case in the SUPERB
or Court OF Baltimore. this week.
against Lester s. Patterson. who was
represented by Mr. Guy ". Steele The
suit Is over fire which occurred on
Mr.. Pattersons property.
The State officers OF the Veterans
OF Foreign Wars, State Commander
Richard &. O'Connell and Department
Inspector General VIM, s. Graefe
visited Mollevllle Farm Post No. l60
Voterns Of Foreign Wars, and gave
tho comrades very interesting talA
The meeting was conducted in the
County Agents room Of the Times
Building.
Long sufferer from insomnia,
DR.. Frank w. Thomas, as, editor OF
the Quarterly Review OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South and one
OF the most prominent men IN me
conference of the church, committed
suicide by hanging at Bowling Green
XIV, Monday His body was found In
thlcket near his homo. lie had been
dead for several hours.
Congressman William II. Frank
hauser. of the Third Michigan Dis
trict. Battle Creek, Mich. Monday
committed suicide by cutting his
throat with razor. He vas found
in a bath tub by his attendant some
time after slashing HIS throat Des-
pondency over III health is believed
TO have prompted the act
Charged with being one Of four men
who held up the Republican club IN
Baltimore several weeks ago, Ernest
Myers, Of Baltimore. was arrested a
few days ago at the home Of his aunt.
Mrs. 7 l.. Whisner, OF st. Anthonys
near Thurmont. The officers kept the
arrest of Myers under cover, think
ing that other members of the gang
might be apprehended
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Mr.. Sterling Calf of Emmitsburg,
who is a patient in a Baltimore Hos
pital. is reported improved. On Thurs
day his condition took a change when
he suffered from another hemOrrhage.
He had expected TO return home Fri
day. The slight relapse will probably
keep him at the hospital for some
time yet.
The last Eve years have witnessed
the coming scarcity of wood II the
demand on the forests Of our coun-
try continues. A tree planting ma
chine has been invented by which
three men and two horses can plant
$4,000 tree seedlings day. The ma
chine makes q furrow in which the