The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-05-19

on the Route will take Mr.. Bond!
place as clerk.
Those who visited Mrs. George w
Owings. Saturday evening were Miss
Nellie Peeling, Mr.. Russell Peelins
and Clarence Blizzard, all of Finks
burg.
! Hagerstown is to have new engine
! terminal. The Pennsylvania and Nor
| folk and Western Railroads have de.
cided to build a terminal for the &C.
commodation of both roads.
John Mcfarland. aged about 70
years, farmer of near Fair Hill, was
taken to Elkton Hospital Sunday and
died few hours after being admitted
having cut his throat.
Rev. Samuel A. Diehl, of New Ok
ford, died May 10 at the Annie NJ. War
ner Hospital, Gettysburg, Pa. Rev
Diehl filled the charge at Krider's
Lutheran Church for several years
and is we'll known in this vicinity.
A chicken and ham supper will be
held by Centenary Methodist Episco-
pal church in their social hall on the
evenings of Friday and Saturday, May
&c and 81. Proceeds for the i'm
provement fund. Everybody invited
AS Bundle Day. May 18th. wasn't
properly advertised the Young Wo-
mems Christian Association of Blue
Ridge College will continue week
longer to receive clothing and shoes
for the suffering Armenians.
The Women's Lodge of P. o. of A.
of Smallwood, will hold its annual
members treat in the hall May "a.
If weather is unfavorable it will be
held the first fair night.
The box social and festival which
was postponed from Wednesday even
ing because of the weather, will be
held MAY 10. Ice cream, cake and
candy will be sold. Popular music
will also be rendered.
The Union Bridge Milling Co. has
sold its mill to J. W. Jordan who has
already taken possession. Mr.. Warner,
the manager, will go to Harrisonburg,
Va, about harvest where he will also
engage in milling.
Undertaken James R. Weer, of Sy-
kesville. is carrying his left hand in a
sling. Last Saturday while operating
a circular saw, three of his fingers
were severely cut, and since that time,
Mr.. Weer has suffered considerably.
Thirty-one thoroughbred racers be-
longing to former United States Sena-
tor Johnson n. Camden and J. C. Mil
am were burned to death when a fire
destroyed the Camden & Milan stab
les Louisville, KY, May 5. Only three
horses escaped. Loss 100000.
Senator France has appealed to
Secretary Weeks to turn over some or
the government surplus 5-tOn trac-
tors to Maryland for road building
purposes. The lotion tractors already
are too heavy for many of the
states bridges.
The sewing society Of Grace Luth-
eran church will hold an ice cream
and strawberry festival on the even
ings of June End and 3rd, on the
lawn of Miss Ida Yingling, on Carroll
street Home made cake, pies and
candy will be on sale.
Members of the Westminster Chris
tian Temperance Union, who will at
tend the county institute to be held
at Finksburg Thursday, May 25, will
send their names to Mrs. d. F. Shipley
by Tuesday, May %, so that lunch and
may be provided.
Molleville Farm Post No. $50. Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars have displayed
a beautiful hand engraved sign, de-
signed by the Westminster Mill &
Body Co.. Inc, in front of their head
quarters in this city. which is attract
ing considerable attention.
D. P. Hayes. of Jefferson City, Mo-.
convict of negro and Indian blood,
has received two offers, one purport-
ing to he two million dollars and the
other $1.S00,O00 for his oil interests,
prison officials said. He is serving
three years for forgery.
The funeral of Miss Juanital Twigg,
high school graduate, Cumberland,
who was killed in an accident there
Thursday when a street car was ram
med by backing train. was held Mon
day afternoon. The Girls Friendly So
ciety attended in a body.
Miss Esther Hoffman, of Albany, y
Y; Miss ANTONIO Salcedo. of Tampico
Mexico. and Miss Annie Starner SENT
all students of Lankenau School
philadelphia, were weeks end guests
of Miss Senfts parents, Mr.. and Mrs
John SENT, Shady Side, near this city
While blowing, Calvin Cook, of War
fieIdsburg, found land tortoise
which had been marked in 1885 by hi:
brother Steward Cook and in 1906 wa:
marked by Calvin Cook and again May
). 1922. was found by Mr.. Cook on the
same farm where it had been marked
in 1885. still living and as fat as coult
be, for we know the tortoise is ovel
81 years of age as it is the same size
now as it was the first time 1t was
marked.
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