The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-04-21


in this city few days this week.
Howard Feeser, of Lineboro, has
moved to Hanover, Pa.
Joseph D. Wimert and Howard Mar
tin have purchased the cider mill and
equipment to do the work from w. F
Myers & Sons, Liberty street and
will move the same to the property OF
Howard Martin, at Red Hill, on Man
chester Road.
A delegation headed by Rev. George
Anderson and Henry NJ Mccullough,
Elkton. visited Annapolis this week,
and urged Governor Richie to APP
prove the bill to require non-resi-
dent couples to wait As hours between
the time of application and issuance
of marriage licenses.
Last Thursday evening. Mrs. Sandy
Mullinix and her son, Roby, Long
Corner. had narrow escape from SER
ious injury when their machine collid-
ed with taxicab in Washington. The
machine was wrecked and Mrs. Null
link cut about the head. Her son was
luninjured.
Four persons are known to have
been killed and about 100 injured
when house in Arroyo Arenas, vii
lage near Havana, collapsed Monday
night under the weight of spectators
while a religious procession was pass
ing through the streets. Some of the
injured will die, it is feared.
Raphael Baldwin, of Lansford, Pa,
was found dead in police cell early
Monday. having committed suicide by
hanging during the night. the police
said He had been arrested for intoxi-
cation. One hour after the news was
broken TO his son, Michael, who was
suffering from pneumonia, he, too.
died.
Between 600 and 700 baby chicks
were burned to death early Sunday
night when a brooder house in which
they were being housed caught fire
from a stove used to heat the building.
The chicks were the property of c..
" Morris. who lives about 10 miles
east of Harrisonburg, Va.
The Essick All Star Agriculture
team of Westminster High School
played the Uniontown Veterans Thurs
day, April Is, on the latter grounds
and lost by the score of 20 to 5. The
features of the game was the fielding
of O. Essick, Warehime and Ireland,
! for the losers.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Manager and
sons, Mr.. Harry and Chalmers and
daughters, Misses Helen, Anna Mary
and Frances, of this city, and Miss f.
V. Bowen, of Henryton, gave Mr.,
hangers brother, Adam, and family,
1 of Abbottstown, Pa, a surprise by
spending Easter with them. All en-
joyed the day very much.
A tale of abduction and assault, i'm
plicating a man, his wife and four male
companions, was told to the police
Monday, by Mrs. Josephine Perno, of
Chicago. 17-year-old wife of an Amer
lean sailor, when she broke from two
men who were escorting her along a
street in Brooklyn and rushed, scream
ing, into the arms of a patrolman.
While returning home from West
minister one day last week. Mrs. Lew
! is Sipes. of Medford. had the misfor-
tune to lose her pocket-book contain
/ ing nearly $50. In the pocketbook was
! her name printed on some papers.
! The pOcket-book was found by Pro-
! lessor Guyton, of Blue Ridge College,
who returned it to Mrs. Sipes.
William J. Lester, Seattle theatre
manager. is suing George T. Williams,
/ Wall street steamship operator, for
/ 100000. and Williams is suing Lester
/ FOR $150.OO0, all over the affections of
Mrs. Amanda Lester, who has been
the wife of both men. And now, ac-
cOrding to the two men, she is living
with neither of them.
/ w. T. Turner, aged 60 years, recent
ly returned from Sykesville, where he
had been sent because of mental de-
rangement, committed suicide Tuesday,
/ by hanging himself at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Edna Rodger, Hagers-
town. Domestic troubles and his do
mestic condition are believed to have
/ caused him to take his life.
/ Mrs. Rosa Jane Stewart AMMAN, aged
/ 81 years. widow of James Cochran An
nan. died at her home at Emmitsburg
on Thursday after a brief illness Up
to the time she was taken i'll, ten days
/ ago, Mrs. Amman had never known
what a day of sickness meant. She
caught slight cold last Thursday and
gave it very little attention, but pneu-
monia quickly developed
The ladies of Bachman's Lutheran
Church will serve a ham and chicken
supper at the church at Baehman' s
Mills, on Thursday evening, April 81,
or on Saturday, April 30, in case of
very inclement weather. Ice cream,
home made candies, cakes, etc, on
sale. Come out and enjoy a good
country supper. Suppers served from
> to 10 D. m.
Easter services at the Church of the
Ascension, Ononagon. Mich, were con-
fined to short prayer service con-
Quoted bv deacon. who then depart
ed with the men of the church, 20 in
number. to renew the diligent search
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