The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-03-25
BRIEFS

Mr.. Granville Skunk, East Main
street, is confined to his bed IL a help
less condition.
A report was made to the County
Commissioners as to the condition OF
q bridge az Lineboro.
Arthur Blizzard has rented Chests
Garage, East Main street, and will
open an automobile repair shop
The Reading Railway locomotive
shops have closed, the FIRST time for
many years About 2G00 men are idle
Mr.. Carroll Hook, near this city, H.
having sale and will move to Baltl-
more where he has secured employ
ment as a carpenter.
Mr.. c. Edward Stem, Of Winfield,
has been appointed an assessor IN
Franklin district for 1921 by the
County Commissioners.
Dr. T. J. Coonan. who has returned
from the hospital after receiving
treatment to an affection on his RICH;
check, is slowly on the mend,
Miss Elizabeth. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Carroll Skunk. Willis street
who has been at a hospital for treat
ment, has been brought home.
Mr.. William r. Stem, Bond street.
is suffering from a severe case Of
rheumatism at the home OF his faith
er-in-law, Mr.. Levi Brown, near tll8
city
A delegate in West Virginia Legis-
iature has introduced a bin to inn
pose a special annual tax OF S25 on
every bachelor. The delegate must BE-
a henpeck
Eaura V. Town8end, aged 72 years,
wife OF Frederick Townsend died
Monday at her home, Raspehurg. In
terment was In London Park Gene
terry Wednesday.
S. f. Beckett and Arch Woods
federal prohibition agents, were shat
to death NJ III Paso. Tex, while they
were In search for % cases OF liquor
bn ranch.
The County Commissioners has
consented TO pay half OF the costs or
joint bridges between Carroll and
Baltimore counties after joint meet
ing here Monday with Baltimore
county officials.
The State police have opened head
quarters in Frederick armory. II viii
he the base OF operations Of Sergeant
Charles W. Smiths squad. which VIII
patrol the highways of Frederick.
Carroll, Howard and Montgomery
counties.
Tuesday morning an airplane was
seen passing over this city IN the d.
rectioh OF Washington The noise
from the motor was plainly heard lur
the machine WAS above the aloids
Whe3 a cloud was encountered the
machine would disappear.
DR.. George Il. Baughman, East
Main street, left yesterday for Ocean
City, Md, for a two weeks rest Or
is suffering from a nervous break
town and is taking a vacation so as
to recover.
The United States engineer in
charge of the Chesapeake e Della
ware Canal denies report that the
Waterway will again be clio ed to Jraf-
fic on account of leak In the locks
ht Delaware City. The leak will be re-
taii'1 by DIVER witlo,; interrupt
ing traffic.
w. V. Meadows. rs years old, "
I4auett. Ala, veteran OF the civil war,
and shot in the eye At the battle OF
Vicksburg, July j, 1863, coughed out
the bullet, and is in his usual good
health. desbite the fact that he had
carried the slug, weighing appr0Xi
mately one ounce, in his head for SO
years.
The Hood River Glacier. weekly
published at Hood River Oregon, has
been received at this office from Mr..
y. Howell Billingslea. a resident Of
that place. Mr. Billingsiea Is BROTH
er OF Messrs. Robert and Leeds Bill
inglsea and DR. G. l.. Billingslea,
this CITY.
The body Of Edward II. Seibel
Sayre, Pa, was found Monday sns,
pended by three ropes in the upper
part Oh u UdIH hcai his Hpltt. AueIN
WAS O rope around each foot and the
third rope was twice wound around
his neck Friends say he had beer
testing physical training device anf
that death was accidental rather
than suicidal.
According to the official report re-
Gently completed by Dr. r. J. Coon
an, postmaster, the sales Of govern.
tnent savings securities amounted tc
Sl3.2G here last month. The report
which has been sent to Washington
2 a transcript being furnished the Gov
ernment Saving Organization Of This
district, seems to indicate, as does
that for the state at large, i1creas.
Ing interest in savings and safe In.
lestment.