The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-01-27

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Miss ;Nannig aiassicot, of Baltimore
iwas a weeks end guest at her home
Pennsylvania avenue.
, Mr., Wilson Warehime; of Baltimore
was a guest of his father, Mr.. Howard
| Warehime, Fountain Valley.
Mr.. Binns spent the weeks end with
friends in this city. He was formerly
with the Congoleum Company.
The thermometer registered II de-
grees above zero here Tuesday morn
ing, possibly the coolest morning this
winter.
7 Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Smith, Upper
Marlboro. were visitors to his mother,
Mrs Joseph w. Smith, East Main
street.
Mr.. Harry Whitmore, of the Eastern
Shore, spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. David Whitmore, Col
lege avenue:
MIR. C. Edward Bish, who is employ
ed at the carpenter business in Los
Angeles. has been taken i'll and is in
a hospital for treatment.
Old Father Hubbard went to the
cupboard to get himself drink, and
when he got there the cupboard was
bare, so he took one from the sink.
1t is estimated that between 10000
and $4,000 persons were killed out
right in automobile accidents in the
United States during the year 1921.
March 1st to Sth is to be known as
Canned Foods Week" During that
week every household will be asked to
use as much canned foods as possible
| Mrs. Catherine Currens, of Waynes-
| boro. Pa, died Sunday at her home,
aged 5S years Among the survivors
is a brother, David Smith. of Sykes
vile.
Mr.. RAYMOND Cursler, of Baltimore,
spent the weeks end with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs William Oursler, Wash
ington avenue. Mr.. Oursler is a guard
at the Maryland Penitentiary.
Dan Ingram. aged rs, negro truck
man, employed by the New York Cen
tral Railroad, at Elkhart. Ind. con-
fessed to stealing the mail pouch, said
to have contained 100000.
Thieves made a big haul at the An
thony Morris farm near Coatesyille,
Pa, Sunday night. The family missed
three sheep, nearly hundred chick p
ems and half dozen ducks. Tracks OF
an automobile told the story of how
the thieves made quick getaway.
! OF SO COWS in the barn of the West
Branch Cow Testing Association, a
grade Jersey, owned by Frederick
| Datesman. of near AllenwOod, Pa,
produced 1890 pounds of milk. practi-
/ cally three pounds of butter day for
| Il straight month, according to the
record.
Thirty-two horses were burned to
death in fire that destroyed stable
of Battery d. Sixth Field Artillery,
Camp Dix When the blaze was dis
covered. shortly before midnight 1T
had spread rapidly through the long,
tone-story frame building. Smoke and
flames blocked the exists.
! Mr.. George L. Stocksdale, attorney
and agent for Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l..
Vogt, sold at public sale Saturday the
Vogt farm, known as the Miller farm,
near Sandyville. on the Baltimore
State road to Charles c. Rickle, OF
/ Warfieldsburg. for $10.2S9.59. The
farm contains 10 acres and improve
ments.
John Paul Smith. real estate expert
employed by the American Security
and Trust Company, Washington. for
merIy of this city, who died January
I'll, left an estate valued at more thar
$23,3S2. according to the petition fol
letters testamentary on behalf of the
widow. Mrs. Bessie H. Smith, and the
children.
An indelible lead pencil which hac
4 fallen into his coffee kettle would nave
caused the death of Frank BresHp
Summit Hill, Pa. had it not been tol
! the prompt response of physician
/ After drinking the coffee he was taker
critically i'll, and upon examination
the pencil. with the lead dissolved, was
/ found in the kettle.
Monday night about 10 o'clock the
green grocery store of Carrs, Easi
Main street. caught fire from an over
heated stove. The fire was extingulsh-
| ed by a few buckets of water before
the fire company arrived Cltlzens
passing the store noticed the fire and
gave the alarm. Mr.. Carr had only
left about 20 minutes before.
The annual election of directors OF
the Union Mills Saving Bank, resulted
as follows: George w. Yeiser, DR.. J. J,
Stewart. John F. Maus, John d
Schaeffer, f. 0. Dodrer. George r
Schaeffer. John T. Dutterer, William
Frock, Jerome KoontZ. w. L. D. Frock
Geo. NJ. SNEAK, and Herbert Blxler:
George w. Yeiser was elected presl-
dent. DR.. J. j. Stewart, vice-presldent'
Calvin +. Bankert, treasurer; MISS
Virginia r. Yingling, asst. treasurer
and F. Neale Parke, counsel. 'The
board directors were entertained al
luncheon by treasurer Calvin Z. Bank
ert.