The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-12-22

Mrs Raymond Myers, East Main
l street, spent a few days in the city
: this week.
Mr.. Charles Keefer, student at St
Johns College, Annapolis, is home
for the holidays.
Miss Levantta Buckingham and
Miss Beatrice Shipley. of Hood Col
/ lege, are spending the holidays "a
their homes. in Mt. Airy.
Mr.. G. X. Armentrout and family, o.
Baltimore, have moved to the VIM. F
Hunter property, near this city, tina
he purchased recently.
Miss Julia Walsh, 4 student at St
i4Iary's Seminary, is spending the hOl-
idays with her parents, MIR. and Mrs
Michael L. Walsh, East Main street.
Miss Sallie Lawyer and niece, Mis-
Irma Grace Lawyer, of Silver Run
are spending the weeks end Wit,
Miss Arlene Bowman, of Hanover, Pa
Mr. William F. Bricker, Register OF
Wills, entertained his Deputies, Nj
Ray c. Fogle and Mr.. George Lippy
at the Westminster Hotel to a big din
ner today.
Miss Mabel Weant returned from
Garrison Forest Academy, near Refs
terstown to spend the holidays with
her parents, Col. and Mrs. E. C.
Wcart. Court Place.
According to statistics received
from India, $3.50 persons were killed
by wild animals in British India dur
ing 1921. against 1888 in the previous
year. Tigers were responsible for l.
454 deaths, leOpards for 500, wolves
tor 500. bears for 50, elephants for ~
and hyenas for 10. The loss of human
life from snake bites fell from 20,04..
in 1920 TO 10, 1896 in 1921.
Eddie Plank, of Gettysburg, former
Athletics pitcher, is one Of six men
arrested by Games Warden W. c. Ste
vens. OF York. charged with violating
the state game law. Plank, the gam,
protector alleges, was sitting outsid
the Pine Grove preserve, Adams coun-
ty, after dark, waiting for deer. Hunt
ing at night is forbidden. Four OF the
six men have paid fines, the game pro
tect0r said. Plank and another VII.
be given hearings.
BY cutting a large tree down over
the electric transmission lines near
Otter Dale mills on Thursday and be
sides breaking down pole and wires
tie entire system was put out OF com
mission for a half hour. Persons nav
ing trees to cut or any work of this
character near these lines should al
ways notify the Company who will
always sent a man to open the wires
and turn the current off, il necessary
in order to prevent accidents.
John Hamilton Shipley. widely
known as Judge Shipley," Of IJams-
vile, was found dead Wednesday, De
cember 13, at the home OF his niece
Mrs. Dorsey l.. Oden, Of near ljams
vile. he cause of death was apoplexy.
He was aged 50 years. and II days
He was a son of the late Isaac and
Mary Bower Shiplev and was educated
in the public schools. He taught
school at Evansville for about 20
years, and was magistrate at ljams-
willie for about p years.
Senator Wade H. D. Warfcld has
sold from Carroll Farms a herd OF
pure-bred Holstein Friesians, i've
young bulls, both coming to Howard
county. Fulton II. Slagle, Of Lisbon
purchased Prince Carroll Alcartra, 9
counterpart of his i!lUstriCus sire,
Silve Prince Arts Dekol, dam Eva
Pauline Oar Alcartra. young COW
OF great prominence sired by King
/ Pontiac korndyke Alcartra. Harrison
Z. Mullinix of Daisy purchased Co
lumbia De Kol Segis, by the same
sire and CorClotta Segis korndyka.
One hundred and fifty candidates.
from Is lodges, we're indicted into tn
Order of Odd Fellows at z meeting a
the State ArmOry, Frederick, Satur-
day night, attended by about 1,2Oc
members of the order from all over
the State Eden Lodge degree team.
Us members, Wilmington, conducted
the initiation. The Rev. l.. +. Hafer.
State grand master; II. Dorsey Et-
Gibson, past grand master, and othes
guests were entertained by the
DAUGHTERS OF Rebekah at the loca.
lodge hall The three degree5-Friend
ship, Love and Truth-were conferr-
ed.
Nine hogs, totaling $500 pounds,
were slaughtered by Samuel Moles-
worth en- his farm near Mt. Airy,
Wednesday. The killing OF these nine
porkers is probably one Of the larges,
chickering's held in the county this
fall Four hogs were killed that to-
tailed 81 pounds. These four hogs
were IS months old. Five ether eight
months-o!d hogs were slaughtered
and these five totaled 1,6SS pounds.
The butchering occupied an entire
day. Thirty-five people were present
for the butchering dinner as guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Molesworth.
At the annual election held by the
members OF the Union Bridge Fire
Company last Friday night the fol
lowing were elected: Trustees, w. d.
Ogle, c. Z. Gray, G. Fogle, w. c. Long,
ii. }. Stone and r. f. Stonesifer;
President. II. Gray; V. President, F.
Ocle; Treasurer, c. ". Mackley;
Cor. Secy, W. {. BrandenburG; Fin,
Secy., G. C. Eichelberger; Chaplain