The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-08-18


turned upon by the beast and gored
He fell to the ground unconscious an
the bull paved his body and head, Sc
verely decorating and bruising him.
The Royal Arcanum, has delivered
to Mrs. Ida E. Hood, of Mt. Airy, wild
ow of William A. Hood, of S., draf
for $4,000, being the amount of hi
benefit certificate held in the ordel
by her husband.
An examination was held Tuesday
and Wednesday in Westminster Higl
! School for teachers in the elementary
schools of the county. A similar exam
ination was held in every county o
the State.
Because automobile drivers persist
in driving over the streets of George
town with cutouts open late at night
keeping people awake, officers have
been instructed to arrest all without
mufflers. Lets put it in effect in this
city.
In the death of Martin Fuller, ne
gro, 80 wears old, there looms a pos
sibility of another murder trial in the
York county Courts. Fuller was as
aulted July 5 by William Gardner
another negro after a poker game.
Gardner is missing.
Westminster ball team with a
patched up aggregation went to Nc
SherrystOwn Sunday afternoon for a
game. The game was called off on
account of rain in the fifth inning
with the score to 0 in favor of the
home club.
The Democratic State Convention
will be held at Ford's Grand Opera
House. Baltimore, on Thursday, Sep
TENDER 21st, at ~ m. STANDARD time).
Miss Mary Yeiser, Pennsylvania
avenue. is spending the week at Allan
tic City. stopping at Hotel Princess.
Edward Schilo, widely known auto
mobile race driver, and Roy J. Keller,
former service and automobile man,
swere killed Friday night when an
aeroplane piloted by Keller, plunged
into a street in Naperville, about 80
miles from Chicago.
Howard Wetzell, of Mt Airy, died
about 3 O'Clock Sunday morning, af-
ter a weeks illness. He is survived
by his wife and four children. The
funeral services were held at the NJ.
P. church of Ridgeville. Interment
was made at Pine Grove cemetery.
Inez Irene. 1O-year-old daughter of
James w. Waltz, an Anthony (Pa)
township farmer, died in the hospital
at Williamsport, Pa, from internal in
iurieS received when a COW stumbled
and fell on her as she was driving it
to pasture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lowell and fam
lily, of Dennings, entertained Sunday,
August 13, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Eyler,
of near New Windsor; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Stem and daughter, Lillian, OF
Bachman's Valley.
An engagement of interest just an
nounced is that of Miss Helen Mon
roe Norris, daughter of Mr. Nicholas
f. Norris. of Union Bridge, and Mr..
Joseph D. Flagg, of Putnam, Conn.
The wedding will take place in the
fall.
The Rainbow League" of the
Church of God will hold festival
next Tuesday evening from to IL
o'clock on the lawn adjoining the
Church. on Center street. Ice cream
and cake will be sold. A special pro
gram will be rendered at s o'clock.
William r. and Frank o. Wilhide
trading as The Electric Shop al
Frederick Friday filed a voluntary pc
tition in bankruptcy in United States
Court, listing their assets at $1649.35
chiefly stock in trade, and debts al
$495656.
Those who visited on July 80 at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dull
and family were Mrs. Henry Dieh
and son. Dora, of Maple Grove, were
Mr. II. Warehime, Mr.. Edward Gum
MEL Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Bollinger, o.
Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles Adams, East Mali
street, slipped and fell down the stone
steps at ST. Johns Catholic Churcl
| Tuesday morning and injured hersel
badly. She is resting comfortably a
this time. Her head and body are bad
! ly bruised.
Miss Edyth E. Little, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Little, o
! SmallwoOd, is spending two weeks
vacation with her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs j. G. Hoffman, Detroit, Mich
! She will also visit friends in Sauia
Canada. while there.
Fire of undetermined origin part
ally destroyed a two-story franz
dwelling house belonging to Misse
Sadie and Theresa Spurrier, o
Woodsboro, August 9, between ant
s o'clock. The damage was partl,
covered by insurance.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand rail shop
crafts workers sent telegram to
NJ. Jewell at Washington putting
themselves on record as refusing t
accept President Harding's propose
for submitting the seniority question
10 the Railroad Labor Board.
Four Baltimore brokerage firm