The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-12-15

clarence BolllnSer, or NillerS, will
hold shooting match at his place
New Years day.
William Brown, Esq, of Baltimore,
rnnnt Sunday afternoon with Mr.. ia,
cob Long, Tannery.
John Wanamaker, the world-famOus
merchant, of Philadelphia, died Tues
duy at his home at the age of "a years.
Roy S. Watson, conductor on the w.
Al Il. was killed at Harding, w. Va,
sunday. when he fell under his train.
The l. O.. o. F. order is holding a
rally at Frederick tonight. A class
of $50 candidates will be initiated in
10 the order.
Misses Fannie, Lorraine, Minnie and
Thelma Hooker, of Union Bridge,
we're entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry 4. Thleeger, of Frederick.
Mrs. ]. w. Armstrong, of Baltimore,
wiz speak on foreign missions at the
Methodist Protestant Church on Sun
day morning. The public is cordially
invited.
Huber, died December II at her home
at Brooklyn, Nd. Funeral services
we're held Wednesday. Interment was
in Springfield cemetery. Sykesville.
lydia f. AIbaugh, aged CT years,
widow of the late Dallas Albaugh,
died December Is, at her home at
Hampstead. Funeral service took
place at her home today. Interment
in Hampstead cemetery.
An automobile said to be owned by
man living at Govans was wrecked
Sunday morning 4 short distance
West of Sandyyille. The occupants
were bruised and cut but were able
10 20 Ia their homes.
IN alarm of fire was sounded for
4 small blaze in the residence of Will
liam f. Arbaugh, East Main street
Wednesday morning about 7.30
o'clock The fire was extinguished be-
tore the arrival of the fire company.
Grant Bucher, an employee of the
Treasury Department, Washington.
D. C.. spent few days last week gun
ming at his old home place near Ar
cada Mir. Butcher was formerly Dor
der News" correspondent of this pap
er.
Miss Mary Clemson, little daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Clemson,
Court street., had a painful operation
performed when a button became lodg-
ed in her nostriI. 1t required the SER
vice OF two physicians to recover the
button.
Deaths from the boiler explosion
which wrecked the Estrella Sugar
Central at Cespedes, Camaguey prov
ince, Tuesday, may exceed 30, accord
ing to -press reports from .Camaguey
and Cespedes and official reports to
the Department of Government.
The Thanksgiving dinner held by
the Ladies Aid Society, OF Pleasant
Valley Union Church was Il decided
success, having a gross sales for dim
lers to the amount of $17S.34 and
net Of $123.6$. Everyone having con-
trIhuted to the success of this dinner.
At recent meeting of the board of
directors OF the Farmers State Bank,
EmmitSburg, the resignation of a. A.
HOrner, cashier, was accepted and j.
Albert Safer, well known young
banker of that town, was appointed
as his successor. The new cashier took
office when the bank opened for bust
ness this morning.
y. C. Lavoie, a we'll known contrac-
tor, wife and son, of Baltimore; John
II. Weller, Jr., better known as the
black diamond coal dealer, and wife,
m Nv
and wife, Of Baltimore, and George
Vogel and friends, the Misses Barnes,
Virginia, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John kastner, of Spring Mills, this
week.
While two men. each claiming to be
her husband, were disputing as to
which had the right to her as wife,
Mrs. A. NJ johnson, Is, of Duluth,
Mimi, Monday afternoon left her
home and made her way to a boat pier
and shot herself. The bullet passed
through her body, and physicians At
the hospital hold little hope for her
recovery.
Thomas, Bennett e Hunter, con-
tractors, entertained the State Roads
Commission, County Commissioners
and other guests at dinner at
"Ford's Inn," last Tuesday. Roast
pig, oysters and everything that goes
with an up-to-the-minute menu was
served. A pig weighing 65 pounds
was roasted to the Queens taste by
Morris Mitten in his bake over for
the diners.
States Attorney Aaron r. Anders,
of Frederick county, was reprimanded
by the court Monday morning for tar
diness. The court said that fine of
500 should have been imposed. This
is one of the most unusual incidents
in court. 1t is doubtful if the court
has ever publicly reprimanded the
states attorney before the other mem
bers of the bar.
JamSs-W. Fleming. the Mt. Olive
merchant, was seriously cut with a
circular wood saw Monday evening
Nj. Fleming was helping feed the saw
when he slipped and fell on it. But for
the prompt action of his nephew who