The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-01

to await the action of the Grand Jury
on a charge of causing the death of
his wife June 6. Fourtcen-year-old
Frank Krischer was the principal
witness against his father.
A Ford runabout did a flip flop
on the Reisterstown State road in
front of Warren Bushs residence, at
Reese. Three men were riding in the
machine All were thrown out when
it went over. No one was injured.
The accident happened Sunday night.
An automobile was wrecked near
Emmitsburg Sunday morning. 1t is
said that the accident happened near
the same spot where DR.. FoutZ met
with an accident. 1t is reported the
one man was killed and several injur-
ed.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
st. Benjamin's Lutheran Church will
meet Thursday evening, September l.
at the home of Mrs. James Schweig-
art at 730 o'clock. If the weather be
unfavorabre it will be held the fol-
lowing evening.
The commission appointed by the
Legislature last winter TO fix a valu-
alton on the highway bridge across
the Susquehanna River between
Havre de Grace and Perryville has
completed it's work and will make
its offer to the company this week.
The P. o. S. of A. Band of Pleasant
Valley will hold a festival on the hall
lawn on September 8. The stores OF
the town will close at p. m. on said
date. On the same day there will
he game of base ball at 3 o'clock on
the Pleasant Valley A. A. grounds.
The clock in the tower of Westmin-
ster Fire Department is being over
hauled this week by an expert from
the factory. The clock has not been
gone over since being placed. We un-
derstand it is one of the best Of its
kind made.
Four men are being held by the
Chicago police in connection with the
wrecking of a Michigan Central ex-
press train at Gary, Ind, last week,
causing the death of the engineer and
fireman. according to copyrighted
story printed by the Chicago Herald
and Examiner.
Samuel Louis Trott, of Baltimore,
was killed Saturday night at Garrison
on the Reisterstown road when he
drove his automobile into truck
loaded with a number of pleasure
seekers from Baltimore. The truck
was in this city and was returning to
Baltimore where it started from.
Richard p Johnson, of Woodsboro,
Md, formerly assistant professor OF
mathematics at the Naval Academy,
has been appointed to the faculty OF
Carnegie Institute of Technology,
Pittsburgh. Mr. Johnson will be in
structor of mathematics in the dlVls-
ion of general studies.
Because her husband kicked her
pet kitten around Mrs. Rose Sipos, ~
years old, of Cleveland, is dead. She
died in a hospital from bullet
wound. self-infiicted. S'pos was fond
ling the kitten when it scratched
him. Mrs. Sipos became angry when
he struck the feline and fired bullet
into her abdomen.
Awaking in the morning and en-
deavoCing to rouse her husband, who
lay beside her, Mrs. Charles a. Sharp
of Trenton, was shocked to find that
she had been sleeping with corpse.
The man, who was 60 years old, is be-
lieved to have expired in his sleep,
as his wife was not disturbed during
the night.
An automobile struck a cow at
Chester, Pa, and supposed to have
killed it. Seeing it laying on the
ground without a sign of life, ropes
were sent for to haul the carcass
away. When all was ready for the
removal the COW opened its eyes,
Jumped to its feet and ran away. 1t
has not been seen since.
Mrs. Mary NJ Roger and Mr.. Nevin
Rover, executors of the late Jehu
Rover, sold the Roger properties at
Spring Mills on Saturday to Mr.. Geo.
W. Albaugh, this city. The farm con-
tains 80 acres and improvements and
Mr.. Royer's home property of acres
contains fine residence and
outbuildings. The price was $500.
Mr.. and Mrs Joshua Logue and
family entertained Thursday after
noon Mrs. F. O. Cuffy. Mrs. w. A.
Riley and Mr.. Glenn Robinson, of
Ashland, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. James
Bowers. Mrs. Albert Frick and son,
Charles. Mrs. Elias Davis, Mrs. Harry
Buckingham. Mrs. George Arnold
and Mr.. Lewis Buckingham.
Here's a new one: Several Hazleton,
Pa. sportsmen went cunning for
groundhogs the other day, and after
several hours hunt. located one and
drove him into a hole. Digging en-
ergetically, the hunters finally came
upon no, not the grounding, but six
large handsome gallon jugs all filled
with whisky. The hunt" was de-
declared successful.
DIR. Ira F. Whitehill, New Windsor,
has sold his farm. The farm contains
200 acres and is located about one
mile east of KNOXVILLE. The farm has
been sold to William Fl. Rigler, of