The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-22
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Tomato growers OF Caroline county
have been offered $i2 a ton for their
crops.
Mr.. Weber Lippy and son, Of Baitl-
more, spent Sunday with relatives IN
this city.
Earl shriner, OF Union Bridge. has
been elected member of the Sons OF
the American Revolution.
Passover the Jewish festival Of
liberty known IN Hebrew as
"Pesach' begins this evening.
Donald stull. Of Union Bridge. was
injured OH Sunday, April 10, while on
trip to the city, by being thrown
from his bicycle.
Charles II. Dorsey. calored. who
was mobbed In Frederick court room.
was arrested In York Pa, Tuesday
His home is in Baltimore
Corporal Cline, OF the state Motor
cycle Policeman, was Injured Monday
chasing a speeder near Cooksyilte His
machine skidded on the wet road
Mrs. Laura Fowble and daughter.
Miss Eiile, Of Baltimore, who spent
some time with her son, Mr. Harry ID.
Fowble, West Main street, returned
home Monday.
Miss n. G. Lease. OF Western Mary
land College, acted as a Judge az the
society contest between Adelphian
and Lesbian Literary Societies n
Hood College, Frederick
Prylng a hole Though the roof OF
the Mongolia Cou.ty JAN tWtVal,
and sliding down : rope made Of hlan-
kets, ming prisoners. all convicted o,
felonle3, escaped Monday morning
Sam Cardnella. leader Of a band
OF thieves and murdercrs and Jose
phine Costanzo and Salvatore Ferarra.
convicted Of numbering a fellow-cgBH-
trylnan, were hanged AZ Chcago Fri.
day The triple hanging was last.
minute arrangement
Weauninster High school has sni-
fered two defeats IN the last two
games OF base bau The scores wer-
Hampstead ~; Westminster 3, At
Hampstead Az Sykegyille Ncbmns-
ter $; an,Isykeswle 9.
The colored inhabitants OF Bercn
Bottom. w Va were warned By the
, whites 10 leave The town before Mon,
day, Two hundred took refuge IN 9th.
er places fearing harm Only two re.
groes dehed the notice The trouble
started over white woman being
waylaid Friday night
There will be a chcaen supper hello
nj Baehmans Church by the Bach
mans Jerusalem Union Sunday School
Tmrs1a evening, Aprl IS. Ice cream
cake and candy will also be sold al
the confectionery table Should tho
weather be unfayorable that evening
1t will be held the first favorable even
ing Everybody cordially invited to at.
tend
Squeezed between two cars white
making coupling Monday In the
Western Maryland yards. at IIupers.
town, Yard Conductor James W Burk
So, was fatally injured lie was taken
TO Washington County Hospital for e
blood TRANSMISSION. but Burk died be.
fore the TRANSMISSION could be made, II,
leaves a wife and one child
After full application OF so callee
Jump steady" Saturday night Walter
Simmg, cOlored Union street, started
to do monkey-antics. and performed
IN such clever way that Walter was
taken 10 Sheriff Blooms granite home
TO finish the program. On Sunday he
was released on the premise 70 square
up with Justice Walsh.
Mr. Caltrider OF Reisterstown. who
was in this city, Friday night. rteeis.
led badly mashed foot by a vince
of truck passing over H. lie was
pushed from a truck he was riding On
at Smallwood, il is lsaid. which caua.
ed his foot to slip under the wheel
die was brought to Or Woodward
for treatment and later sent ito bis
home.
Fruit growers in Western Mary.
land are discharging employees il
large numbers. believing that since
most of their fruit Is ruined Il is nee
essary to retain only. enough men L
keep the trees in condition to beai
next year A report issued by the ex
tension service OF the University o
Maryland says that at least Is pei
cent OF the Maryland fruit crop is de
stroyed and the damage will run al
high as % per cent in some orchards
Key-Mar lays claim to the honor o
having the Oldest Easter egg in thi,
state Many persons from this part o
the state have been claiming this hon
or, but word comes from Mrs John "
Forrest. Key-Mar. who states that sh,
has in her possession an egg datet
1923, whichymakes II 9S years old. 1
was given her by her grandmother
Mrs Julian Haugh Dern and is deco
rated with bowers and a number o
the letters of the alphabet Mr. Georg,
Hughes.i Carrollton, has Mrs For
rests egg beaten by Z years Mr.
Hughes egg u 1o5 years old.