The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-04-28

John Lee Ball, a well-known resi-
dent of Buckeystown, died suddenly
Monday morning at his home about s
o'clock. Mr. Ball arose Monday APP
parentlv in the best of health and
went to the barn near his home to
look after the horse. When he did not
return Immediately his wife went to
! investigate She found her husband
! lying on the floor of the barn dead.
Those visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
! Eyler. of Logs Station, were Mr.. Har-
| ~ Dull. Mrs Annie Staub, of West
minister: Mrs. Catherine Eyler and
| two children, William and Pauline, all
! Of York. Pa, and Mr.. William Mort,
of Lows; Mrs. John Eyler, who had
her arm broken, is home from the hos
pital and is doing as well as can be
] expected.
The Rev. Dr. John McElmoyle, once
known as the marrying parson of
Elkton." was disciplined Friday at
the closing session OF the PreSbytery
of Baltimore in the Roland Park
Church Action was taken because DR..
McElmoyle had been preaching re-
Gently in the ElktOn church with
which his pastoral relations were dis
solved bv the New Castle Presbytery
in January, 1919.
The fast mail was one hour late
Monday morning on account of dis
abled engine. We are told by pas
senger that pin dropped out of some
part of the machinery. near Asbestos,
and the engine could not be run with
out it. Engineer Brown with his torch
and Captain CoOkus with his lantern.
in a hump back position, started a
search and were awarded for their
efforts by finding the lost part and
replaced it after an hours delay.
4 man registered at the Hotel
Pennsylvania, New York, as Robert
Gardiner. of Pittsburgh" but believed
by the police to be Randall p. Gra
ham. of Chicago, wanted for wife
abandonment, Monday committed sui
eide by leaping from the window of
his room on the third floor. just as
detectives raped on his door. He
landed on the roof of one-story ex-
tension. fractured his skull and died
instantly.
A threat to destroy his family
which. the police said, Martin Ehlers,
of Woodbridge, often had made be-
cause he could not earn enough mon
ey for their support. was partly car
ried out Saturday night when he shot
and killed his wife, Elizabeth. and
| their seven vear-old son. Walter. The
lives of three-year-old twins, boy
and a girl were saved when the shot
gun damned after the mother and the
| older boy had been mortally wounded.
| Those who called on c. Edward Lit
! tie, father and brother, Sunday even
! ing, April %, were Mr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid F. Myers and two sons, Carroll
/ and Stewart Mr.. and Mrs. ROmanus
! ]. Wantz, Westminster; Misses Hilda
and Nettie Frock and Mr.. John H..
Frock of Bachman's Valley. Mrs. My
ers at piano. accompanied by her son,
! Carroll J. Myers. with violin, gave
some very fine selections, which were
most heartily enjoyed.
! Among those who visited Mr.. and
Mrs. James Clary on Sunday were
Miss Alice Clary, Messrs. Bernard
Hull, Francis Hunter and Theodore
Clary, all of Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs.
! VIM. Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
Harris. Mrs. John Harris and son.
Francis. Mrs. George A. Wisner, and
son, James, Mrs. Monroe Stormes and
Miss Louise Stormes. of near West
minister: and Miss Edna Stormes, of
York, Pa.
The significant victory won by the
Republicans in Maine is nothing to the
significant victory the Democrats will
win the first time they have an cleo
ton in GeoEgia.-Nashville Southern
Lumberman.