The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-11-24

in this city.
David Witter, of Doyle avenue, is
having his house painted. J. Burton
Cross. John street. is the contractor.
Miss Margaret Rankin, Of High
Point. Y. c., is visiting Miss Elizabeth
Mitten, East Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Myers, West
Main street, who have been quite sick
are improving.
Mr.. Theodore Smith was the guest
OF his sister, Mrs. Caleb Miller, Of
Finksburs, on Sunday.
A basketry demonstration will be
giyen in the County Agents office.
Monday, November 81, at o'clock.
Mrs. Violet Miller, near this city
spent from Monday until Wednesday
in Baltimore visiting relatives.
Miss Stella Miller, of Baltimore,
spent the. week with Miss Violet Mil
Ter, near this city.
Mrs. Fanny Zepp spent Tuesday
and Wednesday with Miss Violet Mil
ler,<near this city.
Mrs. Violet Miller, near this city
spent Sunday with her son, Mr.. Brad
lev Miller and family.
Miss Lillian Bankert, of Baltimoro
and Miss Goldie Miller, Finksbur9
have returned from visit to New
York.
The end of the world will come be-
fore the year 1000, according to Bar
on de Boussac-Coreze, of Paris, pre-
dction.
Mrs. Lucinda Blizzard. OF Bethel
Heights. spent from Thursday unit
Saturday. with her sister, Mrs. Viole1
Miller. near this city.
The suspension of so prohibition
agents in New York State was on
nounced by Acting State Director E.
C. ,Yellowley.
More than 60 persons were drown
ed when a boat capsized while at
tempting a landing. at La Bomba, gu
miles south of Mexicali on the Gulf OF
California.
Mr.. Claude Tilden Smith, of New
Mexico. arrived home last week to see
his mother, Mrs. James f. Smith,
last Main street, who is improving
from serious illness.
Willis Upton, &c, of Bremen, Ohio,
who killed his four-months-old babe
in its mothers arms when he threw
a butcher knife intended for the moth
er, was sentenced to II years in the
State penitentiary.
Miss Elizabeth Mitten had as her
guests over the weeks end Mr.. and
Mrs. Bvran Leitch, of Annapolis, Nd
Miss MAY Mason, of Newark, Md, ana
Miss Margaret Rankin, of High Point
y. G..
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Mobley, this city, on Sunday were MI
and Mrs. Jos. Rumples and son, Al
bert, Miss Susie Rumples, and Mrs.
Robert Rumples, of Frederick, Md,
and Mrs. Lee iMobley, of York, Pa.
rSybil McCrone, wife Of the late
Richard McCrone, died Saturday at
the home of her son, George McCrone
Baltimore. Funeral services were held
Tuesday. Interment was in Spring
field cemetery, Sykesville.
In an effort to avoid the annual
last minute rush for license tags. Au-
tomobile Commissioner Baughman is
working on plans whereby he hopes
to have 1928 licenses in the posses
sion of automobile owners not later
than December Is.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry C. Morningstar.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. c. Morningstar and
grandson, Kenneth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse r. Morningstar and two daugh-
ters, Edith and Katherine, spent Sun
day in Baltimore with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ward.
The residence of Mrs. Adams, col
ured, Union street, caught fire Sun
day afternoon causing damage to
some furniture and clothing. The fire
was confined to one room and was eX-
tinguished with chemicals by the
firerhen.
-GudIlGS OcH, ~, q AAAOANN-'
wife, Georgia Och, 80, was found deac
at her home, Cincinnati, early Sunday
morning with a silk stocking waddec
and imbedded in her throat. put the
stocking in his wife's mouth to stoT
her screams. Och is held for murder
Mrs. Charles Stonesifer and son
Wilbur, of near Taneytown, spen
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Annie
Staub. near this city. Mrs. Staub fel
down the steps from the porch ant
hurt herself badly. She is just able t
get around.
Those who visited at the home o
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Dull and family wer'
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stegnar and tw'
children. William, Ruth and Eta, MI
and Mrs. Vernon Yingling and Made
line. Roy, Raymond and Mary Dull
All had a good time.
Steps to organize the wet force
in every State of the country to oh
tain modification of the Volstead ac
were discussed at two-day meetln
CT the National Association Oppose
to the Prohibition Amendment at s.
lLOuiS this UoaR