The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-04
e. o. DIFFENDAL, Manager.
Friday AFTERNOON, AUGUST 4, 1922
BRIEFS


Two big attractions this week
1.-The Dutch Picnic" and St. John
fete.
Frank Hoffman and family, of Den
nings, will move to this city in Octo-
Der.
Baltimore annual fashion show will
he held in the Fifth Regiment Armory
baltimore, from August Z to 10.
The Forest & Stream Club went in
to camp today on the Monocacy River,
at its site, near Detour.
Mrs. Florine Pearce and Mrs. Bes-
sic Bankard, this city, are spending
the week at Betterton, Md.
4 marriage license was issued at
Ellicott City last week to Stephen R
Gartrell and Helen E. Cheney, both
of Wcodbine.
Plans have been made to CONSOLE
date the Salisbury Advertiser and the
Wicornico Countian, two weekly pa
ners published at Salisbury.
Thomas. Bennett & Hunter, con-
tractors have completed with con-
crete A great deal of state road from
New Windsor to Union Bridge.
CONGRESSMAN A. A. Blakeney has
filed his certificate of nomination
with the Supervisors of Election for
Car4ell county. Mr.. .Blakeney is the
first candidate.
Fragments of collins and other OBJ
Hects are being dug up in Winning
ton, Del, by men at work on the
road The ground at one time was
negro cemetery.
The garage of Mrs. Ruth Ritter,
Union Bridge, was entered one night
last week and new Ford coupe was
stolen. The thieves are rambling at
this time.
Joseph r. Leskins, of Woodblne'
had Is days of his motoring cut out
when his license was suspended for
exceeding 35 miles an hour by Com
missioner Baughman.
The congregation of the Elkton
PRESBYTERIAN Church held meetlne
TO elect elders, ending the factional
fight that has been in progress IN the
church for three or four years
Frank and viii Brown, aged IA ana
16 years. are in jail at ,Blueneld, W.
Va, charged with having killed thelr
father. Elias Brown, as he was sleep
Ing in his cabin near Bradshaw.
steam roller mashed up 900 cap
tured copper stills in Phlladelphla
last Thursday. 1t required 10 trucks
To haul the stills. Federal prohibition
officers superintendent the work.
Josenh Scheurman, 60, Lexington,
Ontario, farmer, quarreled with ms
wife Later he set fire first to his
house and then to the barn, he walk
ed into the blazing barn and PERISH
ed.
Repairing of the State roads nave
been abandoned by the State hoaus
Commission on account of the lack
Of funds. The men who were employed
in this county to do the work have
been laid off indefinitely.
Mrs. z. E. Thompson, New Wind
sor. left Friday morning for GUNNER
land to join her husband VINO mas
been there in the employ OF the heiiy-
Springheld Tire Works, where they
will make their future home.
BENJAMIN F. Range, SO years old
Haddam. Conn, has bought an automo-
bile and has taken out driver IL
cense. The license was obtained III
Bath, ,Steuben county. When he went
To he examined he was told that he
was the Oldest man who had ever ap-
piled for a license.
.Sixry-five wears of age and pleading
guilty. of setting fire to and causing
the destruction of her home at Chats-
worth. Pa, Mrs Mary Kochman, wlfe
of Gottleib Kochman, was commltted
to the Reformatory for women. Inc
aged woman said that her act was
revenge for maltreatment she received
from her husband.
MIR. John t. Sinnott, water superln-
tendent for the B. & o. r. K. at Bruins
wick, was up against proposition
last week when some one stopped up
the supply pipe in the Potomac River
with .burlap bags. He had to- receive
water from the city until the clogged
pipe could be opened. Mr.. Sinnott Is
formerly of this city.
The State of Pennsylvania does no.
pay for damages done by bears. II
pays for sheep killed by dogs, but no.
by bears. Farmers in Tioga, Lycom
ing and other upstate counties wrote
to the Department of Agriculture
which administers the dog license
fund, asking about getting paid 10,
sheep that had been killed by pears
which are so numerous as to De
nuisance in some northern countles
They were informed there is no stat
fund for the purpose.
The Sunday School Association o
Freedom district will have conVen
ton of workers at st. PauPs Metho
dist Episcopal Church on Sunda
evening, August 20, beginning al
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