The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-04-14

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New York.
Rev. Edwards, pastor of Gentleman
. Methodist Episcopal Church is sui
fering from quinsy.
Two Ford automobiles tested thei
durability at Main and Center street
last evening. Both stood the knocI
well.
Mrs. Geo. L. Stocksdale, East Mail
street, is sick at the home of he
daughter, Mrs. Grace BeVard, at Ell
dersburg.
Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, con
tractors were low bidders on the con
crete road to be built from New
Windsor to Union Bridge when The
bids were opened by the State Roads
Commission last Tuesday. The roads
were not let.
Don't forget the play, "a Southern
Cinderella" to be given at the Opera
House. April 18th, by the Dorcas
Glass of Grace Lutheran Church, at
s p. m. A full dress rehearsal will be
given April 18th, at s p. m. at which
time children will be admitted for a
small fee.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
st. Johns Neister's) church will hold
a country chicken supper at the Fire
mans Hall, Westminster, Thursday
5 to 10 D. m. Everyone invited to at
tend and help the good cause along.
If weather is Indictment will be held
Friday evening. Ice cream, cake and
candy for sale.
John H. Topper, So, proprietor of
three Toledo restaurants and one in
INDIANAPOLIS, was shot and fatally
wounded by his wife in Toledo, Sun
day night. The woman walked into
one of Tepper's eating places, which
was filled with diners, fired one shot,
and walked cut She was arrested
shortly afterward.
John Helms, farmer 40 years old,
of Charlotte, \. c., murdered three OF
his five children with an axe and then
suicide by shooting him
self with shotgun. The tragedy was
described to the police by his 13-year-
old daughter, Ruby Lee, the only mem
Der pf the family on the scene to es-
cape.
Herbert Wilson, formerly a minis
ter of the gospel in Oregon and Can
ada. held in the county Jail pending
trial for the robbery of the mails at
Los Angeles, Cal, of nearly $1,000
300 on the night of March 3, 1921,
shot and killed his alleged accomplice,
Herbert r. Cox, just after officers had
frustrated an attempted Jail break.
Mr.. Samuel l.. Little, of this city,
has Plymouth Rock hen that is sure
some chicken" On Monday she made
ler Easter offering by laying an egg,
With perfect shell, weighing ounces
and measuring 9A inches round end
wise and IA inches round the middle
The. egg is on exhibition in the win
low of the Red Front"
Stanley r. Damuth, of Thurmont,
who it was recently announced had
AIKEN position with r. l.. Dollings
To-, states that he has recalled his
as Assistant Treasurer of
he Citizens Savings Bank Thurmont
station of the Central sTrust Company
u Maryland and has also definitely
lecided to decline the offer of employ
nent made by The R. L. Dollings
Company.
Those who visited at the home of
Erwin B. Winand and family, of Mil
ers, Md, on Sunday were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Moses Laughman and children,
Nary. Anna and Lille, of Black Rock
Mr. and Mrs. Amphrey Walker and
children Lizzie, Minnie, Mary, Ray
nond and Leroy, of Alesia; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Geiman and daughter,
ethel, Raymond Geiman, Pauline and
2omaine Lessner, of Millers Station.
William Prince, &c years old, Egg
tarbor. n. j., was instantly killed,
when. in trying to cross the Reading
Railway in his jitney, he was struck
~ an express. Almost every bone in
he young mans body was broken.
rhe machine, impaled on the locomo-
i've pilot, was carried about 400 feet
md had to be rolled from the tracks
before the body could be removed
rom the wreckage.
approximately $4,000 in stocks,
ponds and checks was found Friday
hight under rock in a stream at Riv-
srdale. Md, where it had been hidden
~ robbers who blew open the safe
If the Riverdale Park Company. The
DOT, which included everything the
'obbers had taken except 500 in cash,
vas recovered after several checks
we're seen floating down the stream
~ boy delivering milk to customers.
Divisions of the Bureau of Engrav-
ng and Printing, Washington, engag-
I'd in the production of bank notes,
ponds and postage stamps, has been
.losed for an indefinite period for the
purpose of taking an inventory of the
plant from which James L. Wilmetn
md % chiefs, superintendent and
bremen were removed by Presiden-
ial order two weeks ago. About 1000
employees are affected by the clos
ng order.
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