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

'sHurlock, Md. I! 4 a. s;Fa
The rehearsals for "All Aboard" tie
play to be given by the Civic League,
VIII begin Monday afternoon and even
/ ing.
Mr.. Kenneth Mills, of New York.
was guest of his aunt, Mrs G. w.
Frizzell. East Green street, several
days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs John Magin, East
Main street, are receiving congratu-
lations over the arrival of a little
daughter.
William S. Gordy, Jr., who was
elected State Comptroller at our last
election was sworn into office Monday
by Governor Richie.
In publishing the list of directors
of the Farmers & Mechanics National
Bank. this city, we failed to include
Mr.. Andrew p. Frizzell.
The Elkton Town Council, under
authority of the State Board of Health
will issue $4,000 bonds for sewers
constructed the past year.
Mrs. Mile AFTER Earhart, of Union
Mills, who has been ill at the Union
Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, is i'm
proving rapidly and expects to return
in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Lukens and two
children, Miss Ruth and Jack, of
York, Pa. were weeks end guests of
their daughter, Mrs. John Whitmore,
Pennsylvania avenue.
Jas. D. Mitchell, of the Westminster
Realty and Insurance Company, left
SATURDAY.. for an extended trip to the
oil fields of Boiling Green, KY, in the
interest of the company.
Hillen and Port Covington repair
shops of Western Maryland Railroad
have been leased to the foreman of the
shops for the purpose of repairing the
rolling stock of the railroad.
James +. Johnson, conductor on the
Western Maryland Railroad, was kill
ed at Ridgely, w. Va, when he was
struck in the head by a coal chute.
He was riding on top of car.
More than $4,000 young trees were
given away by the Pennsylvania State
Forestry Department at county fairs,
teachers institutes and similar gath
erings in 1921, according to State For
estry authorities.
A conference was held at Cumber-
land Tuesday between the Western
MARYLAND Railroad officials and re-
representatives. of employees of the
company in consideration of the wage
reduction proposed.
At the annual convention for direc-
tors of the First National Bank of I'm
ion Bridge the following were eleCeed:
Jacob S. Gladhill, L. 0. Cash, John II.
Repp, l.. e. Stauffer, E. NJ. Nusbaum,
f. +. Olmstead and Frank Harbaugh.
Prof. Granville Bullock, of New
Windsor, has gone to Lauderdale, Fla,
where he will teach History and
Spanish in the City High School. Prof
Bullock was a member of the Western
Maryland College faculty at one time.
l.. NJ. Birefy of Union Bridge has
appIied at Washington for patent
en- a nut-lock to be used at the joints
of railroad rails and persons who
have examined his model pronounce
it all right and certain to do the work
intended.
Col Willard f. Tydings, of Havre de
Grace. who in November last was
elected State Senator from Hartford
county. is being prominently mention
ed for the Democratic nomination for
! Congress from the Second Congress-
ional district of Maryland.
Thirteen homicide cases were dis
posed of in Philadelphia Friday in the
various murder Courts" and OF that
number seven were of children, estaD-
! fishing a unique record as a chill
dren's day." In several cases sentences
were imposed when the defendants
had been convicted earlier in the week.
Those that sleighed to the home of
Charles f. Geiman on Tuesday even
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Myers
and children, Therlo, Harviene, Pre-
denta and Margaret, Mr.. and Mrs. ia
cob Frock and two children, Ruth and
Sterling. and Miss Anna Myers. They
spent the evening very happy in games
and music.
The stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank, of Hampstead elected the
following directors: DR.. E. NJ. Bush
William A. Abbott, Thomas NJ. Sham
berger. Joseph NJ. Armacost, Robert
Il. Merryman, Theo. Watson Tracey
William J. Brown, c. Frank Schnell
John U. Lester, Geo. w. Sharrer, J
Frank Switzer, William c. Miller
George j. Fringer.
Miss Mildred Main, the 14-year-ol
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w
> Main. is home after having been miss
ing four weeks. She was located b.
: the authorities in Hagerstown an
, brought to Frederick. Charles Strait
. man is being held in $1,000 bail TO
the February grand jury charged wit
having enticed minor under the ag
S of l6 years from home. 1t is allege
r that he took her to Baltimore.
:. At the annual election of The Sykes
|, vile National Bank the followin
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