The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-25

spent a few days with Mr.. and Mrs
Jesse Chrest. Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr.. Merriwether Shellman. Of Bal
timore. was a visitor to his aunt. Miss
Mary Shellman. East Main street.
Mr.. Bernard Shaeffer, Baltimore. is
a guest of his sister, Mrs. Walter
Hook. Pennsylvania avenue.
Miss Julia Walsh. of East Main
street is guest of her sister, Mrs.
VIM. b. Hull. of Baltimore.
Miss Margaret Currens. this city. is
snending two weeks with her sister,
Miss Lottie Currens, Baltimore.
Mr.. Edward Sheeler. of Harrisburg.
is spending short vacation with his
mother. Mrs. Sarah Sheeler, Pennsyl-
Vania avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. c. Spangler and
daughter. of Harrisburg. were guests
street, several days this week.
street. several days this week.
William Erisman. 81 years old. of
Hanover. woke up yesterday morning
in the lookup with pains about his
body. Upon investigation, it was dis
covered that he had been struck by a
freight train on the tracks of the
Western Maryland Railway. and had
several ribs fractured.
Mr. Ellis Bowers. Court street,
spent several days last week in Wash
ingtOn on business. Mr.. Bowers just
heard of the striking railroaders and
miners. and that President Harding
could not straighten out the tangle
and went over to the capitol to dope
out a plan to settle il Immediately.
Mr.. Bowers is back and the strike Is
still on but we hope il will soon come
to an end after the President uses his
theory.
Miss Eta McClay. aged y, tried to
commit suicide Saturday by lying in
front of an express train on the Penn
sylvania Railroad at Chester, Pa. The
engineer thought there was body
on the rails and stopped his train
within d few feet of her. Il wanted
to die" she told him. She told the
police that she had quarreled with her
husband and that she intended to do
away with herself. She has been mar
ried hut a few months.
Bill Cox, colored, who served six
months in Jail on the charge of haV-
ing a bucket of fish in his possession
was released August 10. Bill is a
pretty good citizen if he could Guilt
waite his taste to coffee instead OF
Jump study" Bill espied bucket of
fish about a year ago near dark IN
front of a store and believing some
one would steal it. gently picked it
up to keep some one else from hand
ling the fishy stun.
The whistle on engine 209 on the
Pen Mar Express Sunday evening got
the habit of ''keep-it-up-whistle' and
it did, and still had a little whistle
to it when it pulled out after receiv-
ing an application from a poker and
waste bv Fireman Clary. There Were
1000 on the express, who seemed TO
enjoy the continuous hum. Engineer
Coopland did not smile. but we be-
lieve he had something under his
skin that was worth hearing.
An engineer and fireman were kill
ed and two express messengers IN
jured when express train NO. ~ on
the Michigan Central Railroad. en-
route from New York to Chicago by
way of Detroit, was wrecked near
Gary. Ind, at 210 O'Clock Sunday
morning. The wreck resulted from the
deliberate removal of q spikes from
enc of the rails, Michigan Central
Railroad officials announced. A SlOOo
reward was offered for the arrest OF
those responsible.
The editor of a Kansas paper thus
bids farewell to his readers: This Is
the last issue of our paper twenty
five wears ago the editor hit town with
one dollar in his pocket; tomorrow he
ouits work with $50,00O.00 in the
bank. His success is the result OF
strict sobriety. unimpeachable nteg'
rity, the ability to work 20 hours out
of the "a. and live upon practically
nothing-and the further fact that a
wealthy aunt has just died up in Bos-
ton and left him $40 $4,000
A tale of the sea. becalmed ship
a starving crew and mother with
newborn babe. to preserve whose
life everyone else sacrificed rations
thrilled the waterfront, at San Fran
cisco. Monday. upon the arrival of the
motorship Annie Johnson with news
of the San Francisco schooner, Viii
liam H. Smith. The schooner was be
Gained in the Pacific for 40 days and
was discovered on August IA when
Captain Murray of the Johnson, re-
sponded to her signals of distress and
provided her with supplies.
Main street is treacherous fol-
horses. it seems. Saturday evening {
horse fell in front of this office and
every time it tried to regain its feel
it fell. The horse loOsing confidence
in itself refused to try any more. with
a number of men it was dragged
across the street to Center. where a
fresh coat of tar and Clipped stone
was applied the same day. Another
try was made by the help of the men
hut the horse made no EFFORT until
after hall nour's rest and then rails
ed on AL four.