The Democratic advocate., 1922-01-13

The Victory Sparkiier Compa,in;yl' ,i;l'-cd ot
q stston' has cut its employees wages
congress has appropriated S9,25O,-
COZ Tor enforcement of prohibition
during the fiscal year beginning July
l. '"-'
Mr.. Adam Slorp and son. have 20
turned to their home in Dayton. Ohio.
a1tef visiting his parents in. Westmin-
ster
The floor mill Of D. P. Sentz near
hdrney' that was destroyed by fire has
been rebuilt and will soon be ready
for business.
A marriage license was issued at
Elllcott City, Saturday, to George
Boerner. Baltimore, and Hilda Reed.
Carroll county.
A total of As murders. and Il sui-
cldes is Fayette county's record for
lSzl' according to the report of Cor
oner S. H. Baum.
II, J. Wolf, Harvey, received a bad
ly! fractured arm while crauking his
automobile. The accident happeoed in
harrisburg where he was on visit.
There were 43 automobile wrecks
IN Hazleton in 1921, costing five lives
and sending six other persons to the
state Hospita! for more than two
weeks.
Western Maryland College basket
ball team was defeated by Gettysbhrg
college. at Gettysburg, Saturday by a
score OF 81 to- IS Bowls, of Western
Maryland, featuring.
Mrs. Henry Schultz, New York.
nearly checked to death from swal-
lowing the metal top of pepper
shaker. She is certainly not careful of
what her diet consists.
Miss Helen Matthews. East Main
street. who was operated on at the
Woman's Hospital, Baltimore. for ap- !
pendicitis, returned home Saturday. |
She is much improved |
Establishment of the free mail de- /
livery in Elkton is being delayed he
cause no carriers have been appointed.
The Civil service examination was
held several weeks ago with 16 appli-
ANTS.
While William Charles, colored,
lged IS wears. employed on the farm
If Jacob PoOre. near Earleville, was
Irving a team he was thrown from
he wagon and becoming entangled in
he Swingle tree. his neck was broken.
DR.. T. H. Legg, Union Bridge, has
'een reappointed surgeon to the West
rn Maryland Railroad at that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ralph Bonsack, New
Windsor. were on visit to his pa
ntS. Elder and Mrs. Charles Bonsack
Ilgin, Ill.
The rumor OF a robbery at the resi-
ence of Harry Geiman, near this
ity. Saturday night. is false. But /
lere were some suspicious looking
haracters lettering around the old
eiman quarry. They left in the even
lg without molesting anyone.
Mr.. Andrew Fresch, of Union Bridge [
ho has been with the Tidewater
Qrtland Cement Company, since it ;
arted operations. is off on a SIX
eek's vacation. He will visit his
aughter. Mrs. Laura Fresch Harr, at F
ig Pool. and friends.
Mrs Elsie Trepte. wife of Adolph
repte, 81 years old, and former presi-
of the Globe Wire and
on Works. Milwaukee, confessed
lat she shot and instantly killed her |
usband because Of her fear that he
as about to send her TO sanitarium ;
A light snow fell in this city Sun 'S
" evening. 1t only showed a short : q
lille but it came down heavy. The |
ate roads snow plows worked on t
g roads to Reisterstown and Elders f
lrg from this city. The snow was t
uch heavier at Eldersburg than in
is city.
Giovanni Valardi stabbed two fell d
at the Charlestown \
ate CMass.) prison, fatally wound \
g John r. AREN'T and cutting cash c
the shoulder of Dominic Toscano. 4
e was Immediately seized by guards {
I'd locked up. All three are serving y
,e sentences for murder.
One thousand pounds of smoke I
eat was DESTROYED when the meat 9
,use of Charles PeltZ, near Avondale, r
as burned last Friday afternoon. The h
igin of the fire is not known. Thee I
Hiding was erected from heavy logs 7
hich were torn down by our fire COM .
INV before the fire could be eXtin- !
lished.
Alfred dAndrea, Philadelphia, Pa,
! inveterate smoker Monday after e
,on was blown to atoms and caused +
nsiderable property damage at Nor a
n when he walked into a building e
ntaining hundreds of pounds of full n
mate of mercury while contently |;
lffing on a cigarette. The building T
as on the property of the Universal S
reworks and Speciality Company. "
le detonation was heard in Media, b
lcster and other points within an t
radius. and caused a panic h
Morton. Windows were shattered e
various homes near the fireworks h
ant j