The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-09-29
York Fair next week.

Mr.. Oscar Humbert, of Altoona,
Pa. is spending a short vacation with
relatives in this county.
Port Deposit Council has sold $685.
900 bonds for town improvements at
| $1O1.3477.
Walter f. Yaniger has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Boring to sue
coed Leon r. Upperco, resigned.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Knight, Mr.. and
| Mrs Edmond Frock and son, all of
Hanover. spent Sunday with Charles
| Geiman and family.
Miss Ada Geiman, who has been
sick for so many years, has spent al
most two weeks with her brother,
Charles E. Geiman.
Mr. Melvin King, this city, will take
course in pharmacy at John Hop
kins, Baltimore. He will start his
course of studies next week.
Isabella V. Schultz, wife of William
H. Schultz, died yesterday at her
home in Baltimore. Funeral services
| tomorrow. Interment at Hampstead.
Ladies' Aid Society of Zion will
| hold on oyster supper Saturday, Sep
TENDER 80, at Mrs. Harry Robertson's
near Zion church.
Daniel Leakins. Bark Hill, had the
misfortune to cut long cash in his
leg with a corn cutter, while cutting
corn.
odd Fellows Lodge is doing Won
derful work with the degree team OF
Westminster Lodge. This Lodge will
take in a class of new members on
! October %.
! Harry j. Turtle. Baltimore, former
! ly a resident of this city, was
drawn on the jury in the Norris mur.
der trial which is in progress at this
time.
! Mr.. and Mrs Carl Mohre, of Balti-
more; Mrs. Annie Caple, of Louis
Vile, and Mr.. Urner Shipley, of Bird
! Hill, spent Sunday at the home Of
Mrs Samuel Miller, of near this city
Misses Louise Brown and Helen
| Townsend returned home Wednesday
after a two weeks visit to relatives
/ in Boston. Montreal, New York, and
Plaintiff, n. j.
| The Red Cross rest room, which
has been closed for some time, VIII
be open every Tuesday for the con-
venience of the farmers wives who
visit Easton with their children.
The United States Department of
! Agriculture, Washington, have sent
out warning of hog cholera among
/ the swine of Ernest Ridgely, Elders
burg, and Charles Carbaugh, Union
! town.
Mr.. G. Grumbine, of Pennsylvania,
visited at the home OF Mrs. Samuel
Miller OF near this city. on Wednes-
day. Mr. Grumbine had not seen any
/ of the Miller family for thirty-five
years.
The body of a girl apparently about
| 16 wears old, almost nude and badly
burned was found Thursday after
noon on the charred remains OF a
brush pile about two and hall
miles east OF NOIlH Ndh9"o wy
/ Because her sweetheart told her he
was tired Of her." according to a
farewell note which she left, Miss Sa-
die Roedema. aged II, swallowed
poison from which she died at the
/ Passaic, y. j., General Hospital, Fri
day.
Benton Arbaugh, near this city.
who was electrocuted last week while
repairing the public school building
at Linwood, was an employee of the
! County Board of Education, and his
life had been insured by his employ
ers. The risk was carried by the Mary
land Casualty Company, Jas. Pearre
Wantz. representative, and the policy
amounts to between $4,000 to $1,000.
Tripping over a board in the yard
at his home at Big Springs, Md,
James MCGEE was seriously injured
by falling upon corn knife which
he was carrying, the blade entering
his stomach. After receiving first ald
treatment at home, MCGEE was taken
to the Washington County Hospital.
ing to c. p Snurr, farmer OF near
Graceham, died September, and four
are not expected to recover, as re-
suit of poisoning from eating old en-
silage. The ensilage was the last TAX
en- from a silo, some of which was
fed to the cows. The animals are val
ued at about $500.
The Woman's Missionary Society oil
ST. Beniamin's Lutheran Church VIII
meet Thursday evening, October D, al
the home of Mrs. Jacob Starner al
7.30 p. M. If the weather be untavor-
able it will be held the following even
ing All members are requested to be
present as it is the time for the cleo
tion of officers.
Two unidentified bank bandits were
killed. another fatally wounded anC
two others shot Wednesday noon in
running battle with citizens after the
five men had robbed the First Nation
al Bank at Eureka Springs, Ark, O
. $25 900 in money and 100000 in bonds
The money and bonds were recover
ed.