The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-06-30

Mr.. Edward Diffendal, of Baltimore
spent Sunday with his parents.
Queen Anne's tax rate will be $1.42,
an increase OF cent over last year.
Farmers are busy cutting grain this
week. Some are through.
Mr.. Wiley Jenkins, of Frostburg, is
spending a short vacation with friends
in this city.
Mr.. George Arnold, of Lynchburg,
Va. is guest of his mother, Mrs At
fred Arnold. Pennsylvania avenue.
Talbot County Commissioners have
fixed the tax rate at $1.52, when Is Ia
cents more than last year
William Wood, of Union Bridge, is
confined to his home with a badly in
fected heel.
Misses Elsie, Edna and Emma Bril-
hart and Flo and Anna Lester visited
Miss Ray Gummel on Sunday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Smelser are re-
ceiving congratulations on the arrival
of ten pound farmer.
Mr.. James H. Cassell, East Main
street, is confined to his bed in a very
sick condition.
Sarah D. Hooper died at her home in
Baltimore Friday. She was the widow
of the late c. Frank Hooper.
A movement has been started by the
Easton Volunteer Fire Department to
organize an Eastern Shore Volunteer
Firemen's Association.
Reports have been circulated that
Cashier Olmstead, of the defunct First
National Bank, of Union Bridge, has
moved to Baltimore.
Miss Elizabeth Sinnott, West Main
street. acted as a bridesmaid at the
ClineRine wedding in Baltimore last
week.
Company H arrived home Saturday
evening from target practice. About 30
men were at the range, under the
command of Captain John Magin.
Misses Nanny Massicot and Bertha
Harmon, both of Baltimore, spent the
weeks end at their homes, Pennsyl-
vania avenue.
The Kent County Commissioners
have fixed the tax rate at $154, an in
crease of six cents over the present
year.
Mrs. N. H. Farver and daughter,
Mrs. Bessie Bankard, this city, are
guests of the formers sister, Mrs. To-
bias Grouse, of Mt. Airy.
Union Bridge ball aggregation re-
ceived its first defeat from New Wind
sor on the formers grounds by the
score of to 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Warner, Bal
timore, returned home on Friday last
after spending a week with the latter
sister, Mrs. J. Gist Fowler, and other
relatives. near this city.
DR.. and Mrs. H. C. Shaner, son and
daughter. of Harrisburg, will arrive
tomorrow to spend the Fourth holi-
laws with MrsA Shaner's brother. Mr.
CnarleS r.. Brown, East MAIN street.
William E. Lockard died at his
home in Woodlawn, Md, Saturday. He
was resident Of this county at one
time. Funeral services and interment
took place Tuesday afternoon.
DR.. d. F. Shipley will move his Of
fee from it's present location. Main
and\ Center streets, to his home on
Lincoln Way, in the rear of Grace
land School.
Joseph Taub, Of Atlantic City, pro-
nounced dead aboard a train from
New York to Philadelphia early last
year, and who later revived after al
undertaken had been wired to meet
the remains, died Saturday from q
fractured skull sustained in a fall
down the stairway of his home.
Roland A. Farver and Levi Zahn
this citv who left here about two
weeks ago by motorcycle, have arriv'
ed at Dickerson, Lee county, Ill.
where both have secured employment
Mr. Farver has secured a position with
Adam Foreman, former resident oil
Sans Creek.