The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-03-03

James BoyIan, of the coon hunting
fame, announced that he lost MS
prize coon dog and after two week S
found it in the woods dead. 1t had
freed a coon and kept watch over II
until both died from hunger. 1t sounds
like the CD truth too.
While temporarily deranged, VIII
liam Lewis, 81 years old, residing at
Leemont. Va, committed suicide Mon
day afternoon by jumping down ~
foot we'll head first and drowned. His
body was discovered two hours later
by a member of his family VINO went
to the well for water.
MAGISTRATE David Williams, colored,
Philadelphia, has a swollen Jaw. he
called Jones, a white man, as wit
ness in a case, and was standing up
when the witness without word, gave
the MAGISTRATE a Dempsey walloD on
the law that floored him. Jones went
to Jail.
The two trials of Roscoe C. Arbuck-
lie on a manslaughter charge arising
from the death of Virginia Rape, film
actress, have cost San Francisco near
Iv $4,000, it was disclosed with the
filing of expense sheet. Both trials
resulted in a jury disagreement. The
first trial cost $5953.25 and the second
trial $67SS.71.
Five trainmen were killed and five
injured and scores of passengers sha-
ken up when train No. 10, through
flyer on the Great Northern Railway,
and a snow plough collided head on
between Delano and Montrose. Mimi,
Friday The dead were buried under
the wreckage of three engines. No. 10
was bound for Minneapolis, carrying
heavy load and pulled by two engines.
On Sunday night Ford automobile
banged into the buggy of George Mar
tin. of Brummel, in front of the OPP
era House, demolishing the vehicle,
causing the horse to run away, but
was stopped at John d. Bowers store.
The top was stripped from the body
and nothing remained but the running
gear. The automobile received bent
tenders.
We have not heard of any contracts
vet this year for State roads. We un-
derstand that Thomas, Bennett & Hun
ter, contractors, who build our good
roads, have not signed any contracts
up to this time. 1t is reported that
over mile of concrete
road is to be built toward Union
II has hpan LET
yet.
Three vessels booked to carry a
total of more than 100000 bushels of
grain to foreign countries began load
ing Wednesday at the Port Covington
elevator of the Western Maryland
Railway. One of the vessels, the In
dian, is the largest ever berthed at
the elevator, and will leave port with
about 100000 bushels of wheat and
corn. the largest grain cargo ever
loaded there.
Western Maryland Railway Com
pany may become involved in litiga-
ton through the erection Of it's new
water tank near Union Bridge. The
water is taken from a pool which has
been constructed within a few feet
of the stream and the effect OF supply
ing the engines with water from this
source is said to be quite noticeable
to power users down stream some of
whom are now preparing to enter suit.
Miss ~ o. Englar, who has been
acting as postmistreSs at Rocky Ridge,
since May /, 1918, has received word
that her appointment to the position
has been confirmed by the United
States Senate She is a lifelong Re-
publican but was so popular with the
patrons of the Office that she was al
lowed to act as postmistress under a
Democratic administration. Rocky
Ridge is a fourth class postoffice.
Because of the refusal of the COun-
ty Commissioners of Howard county
to appropriate $500 for his travelling
expenses County Agent r. l.. Post sent
in his resignation to the Extension
Service of the University of Mary
land Mr.. Post came to Howard coun-
ty as county Agent I'm March, 1920. His
resignation is to take effect on March
/. Whether a successor will be appoint
ed Immediately has not been said.
The State Roads Commission has
issued table showing the distribu-
ton of Road Funds in the counties
for the past two years. Carroll county
had available from all sources, $780,
$40. 40, of this amount $685. ,414.36 has
been expended or obligated, leaving a
balance of $235.04, there is available
from Federal and other funds a. 7
September 80, 1921, the sum of $780,
10000. making total available by jan
uary 1, 1922, of $90,725.04.
John F. Todd farmer, who shot and
killed A II. Wilson, wealthy landow-
ner, at Somerset, Ky, after Wilson had
denounced as a "black lie Todd's
charges that he had been intimate
with Mrs. Todd, remained silent con-
corning the case. The shooting occur
red during the taking of dispositions
in divorce proceedings. Wilson had
been named correspondent in Todd's
counter-claim to Mrs. Todd's suit,
charging cruelty.