The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-01-20

Jacob U. Brown, near Mexico, has
sold his farm, containing about 40
acres.
Every hill in this city is filled with
merry coasting parties, something I'M
usual for many years.
Mr.. ]. c. Doyle, Green street, this
city, will leave next week for Boston,
Mass, on a business engagement.
Alice Brady, a stage and screen
star, has been granted divorce from
her husband, James Crane, actor.
Miss Grace Hosfeld, of Mt. Pleasant,
spent the weeks end with her cousin,
Miss Rhoda Yeiser, Pennsylvania
avenue.
Mr.. Michael Richter, of Ogg's Sum-
nit, has returned home, after spend
ing several weeks visiting relatives
in Baltimore.
Peter Pope shot and killed his wife,
seriously wounded his daughter, Mary,
and then. committed suicide at his
home in Little Ferry, n. J.
There was one good thing about old
Dobbin. You didn't have to haul corn
to town to swap for something to run
him with.-Buffalo Evening News.
The first quarterly distribution of
State school funds has been announced
by Comptroller Lee. Carroll county
will receive $13,7S0.11 as it's share.
During 1921 tourists and climbers
to the number of 107 were killed in
the central and eastern Alps, mostly
from falls, according to official sta
tistics just published.
Maude Adams, Protestant actress,
has given her $4,000 country estate
at Lake Ronkonkoma, l.. l., to the
Roman Catholic Sisterhood of Our
Lady of the Cenacle. "a
The Texas Ranger" play in three
acts is to be given at Mechanicsville
February 4, for the benefit of the Me-
Base Ball team Special
music and singing during intermis-
sion.
Miss Anna Kennedy. aged "A, ste
nographer, of HokendauQua, Pa, died
Sunday from the effects of injuries
sustained when she fell on an icy side
walk. Her skull was fractured. She
did not regain consciousness.
William C. Travers, 81 years old, an
expert orchardist who had for over q
years been field Gemonstrator for the
Maryland University and the institu-
tons preceding it, died of appended
It's at o'clock Monday morning at
Hospital.
More than $1,000 was found hidden
about the shack in which Thomas
Mineola, n. Y, an apparent
ly penniless 94-year-old recluse died
last Saturday. Some of the bills were
so old that they fell apart when lifted
from their hiding places.
Aubrey II. Bull, teller of the Harri-
man National Bank, New York, re-
porter to the police that his wife, their
7-year-old daughter, Eleanor Louise,
and the family chauffeur had been
from his home in Ridgewood,
\. j., since December 81.
The army truck train which left
this CITY Saturday for Harrisburg was
again snowbound at Gettysburg. They
were ordered to camp there until the
roads are opened for traffic. The con-
WOW is hound for New Cumberland,
where they will load corrugated roof
ing and return to Holabird.
Miss Lillian Helwig, of Liberty
street. while coasting in a field in the
rear of her home Monday evening.
was badly cut about the face when
she struck into a wire fence. Five
stitches were required to close the
wound She is confined to her home.
Harry L. Dull, near this city, is
ready to give all dogs a hot reception,
that come upon his place. A white
rat terrier owned by him has been
missing from his place and he is of
the opinion that it has been taken
from his premises with the intention
of keeping it.
The Westminster. Fertilizer Co., of
this city, have elected the following
directors and officers: John ID. Schaef-
fer, president; George H. Hunt, vice
president: w. L. Marker, secretary
and treasurer; w. T. Wilson, John T.
Spangler. Theo. F. Englar, John Ste
venson. H. S. Roop and Harvey L.
Frizzell. directors.
1t isn't every man who can break his
leg one night and return to work the
next. but John Karchner, employed a.
the rolling mill at Berwick, Pa, die
that verv thing. He was taken home
following the accident, but returned
to work as usual the next night. The
leg was a wooden one, and KarchneI
keeps an extra leg on hand for use il
Just such emergencies.
Sophie Killian. "a years old, wa
held without bail in connection Will
the death of George John, a frui
merchant, of Wilkesbarre, Pa, VIII
was slain, it is charged, while driving
with her in an enclosed automobil
on Pocono Mountain a week ago. TIL
lrrest came as complete surprise t
the girl and her friends, for she wa
being detained only as a material wit