The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-12-29

chant, robbers looted the house anC
escaped with cash and jewelry esti-
mated at $4,000.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF
st. Johns Lutheran Church will meet
at the home of Mrs. Geo. Lester
Westminster. Wednesday afternoon
January g. Every member and friend
welcome.
Every employee of the White House
down to the last messenger and kitch-
en- maid. received on Christmas 81
gold piece, with the personal compli-
ments of the President and Mrs.
Harding.
The Denver Dry Goods Company
one of the largest retail mercantile
houses of Denver announced stock
dividend of 900 per cent, increasing
it's capital stock from 100000 to So
100000.
At Smallwood Saturday evening the
Chevrolet sedan, driven by Charles
Wagner. East Main street, skidded
and upset on the curve at Smallwood
wrecking the car. The occupants
were not injured to any extent.
Wilbur Barnes, Howell Crawford
and Scott Bair, of Princeton, W. Va.
who spent the holidays with their
home folks have returned. The above
men are employed at the shops of the
Virginian Railroad in Princeton.
Those who spent the Christmas hol-
idays with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse F. Stem
and family were their sons, Mr.. and
Mrs Clarence Stem, of this city; Mr.
Edgar Stem, of Baltimore, and Miss
Mary Pittinger, of Linwood.
John Durham, negro, who claimed
to be 121 years old, is dead a his
home, at Paris, Texas. He worked for
his living to the time of his death. He
claimed never to have known sick
day in his life until pneumonia at
tackled him with fatal result.
The Grim Angel, instead of Santa
Claus, stalked into the home of Chas.
Norristown, Pa. Sun
day, and two children are dead ana
one is dying. Poison said to have been
in Christmas candy they ate killed
them.
Charged with failure to warm the
homes of his ~ tenant families, jacob
owner CT four apartment
houses in New York was sentenced
to the Tombs for 60 days when he was
unable to pay a $500 fine imposed.
Julian p. Brown, aged 80. of near
Elkton, met with a painful accident,
Saturday morning while trying to
board a northbound passenger train
while in motion. He slipped and fell
and one leg vas crushed by wheel
running over it.
Mrs. Alice Cheetham, II, Chester,
Pa, on the anniversary OF her we'd
ding, was killed Christmas by an au-
tomobile when about to place a
wreath of laurel upon the grave OF
her husband in Chester Rural ceme-
.ery.
The body of Dr. John E. Owens, a
native CT Cecil county, was brought
from Chicago to Ellton for interment.
-'or many years he was a prominent
,hvsician and founder of one OF the
largest hospitals in Chicago. lie was
81 years old.
The Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church choir honCred Mr.. Bushrod
Ieagv. East Green street, with So
,ial call on Tuesday evening. Each
member of the choir was given a gift,
some were very amusing, with poem
enclosed.
MIR. Everett Stem, East Main street,
entertained a number of his Young
friends en- Wednesday evening. Every
one had delightful time. lie mas one
Of the most beautiful electrical
Christmas trees and gardens OF this
citv. most of the things being OF ms
own making.
Charles d. Binn, dry agent leader
in ONO, was found murdered at
Ohio, Christmas night.
The body had three bullet wounds anu
was found in a dark alley. The police
was called up by some
one unknown, stating where they
could find Binn's body.
Judge George W. McClintic of the
United States District Court, touche"
by the pathetic story of Mrs. Emma
Monk, Of Huntington, w. Va con-
fessed mConshiner, freed her that she
might spend the Christmas holidays
with her two children, aged and l.
wears.
George Osborne and Randolph Web
Ter. of this city, on Wednesday nlsht
attended the Masonic Banquet at the
Altland House, Abbottstown, Pa,
where nearly two hundred masons
from New Oxford, Gettysburg, Harris
burg, York. Hanover and other points
participated in the feast.
When a passenger train struck
wagon of the Sunbury Milk Products
Company, at Sunbury, Pa, Tuesday
the horse was thrown high into the
air and killed. Ben Reichenbach, the
driver. was not even knocked out OF
his chair in the covered wagon ant
not a drop of 600 quarts of milk was
spilled.
Thomas r. Smith, who has been
employed by the w. NJ. Railway Sta
ton at New Windsor for several
years, has resigned his position. Mr..
Smith has purchased the interest q.