January 7

Wedded Unknown To Their Parents

Unknown to their parents and their most intimate friends, Miss Martha Bowling Fairfield and John Leroy Kane of Fairfield, where married in Shamokin on Christmas Day. News of the wedding was kept a secret until yesterday.

The day before Christmas Miss Bowling left the home of her parents, obstinately for the purpose of visiting friends in Hanover. Instead, she boarded the train at Gettysburg for Harrisburg, being joined in Biglerville by her fiancé. The pair was wed Christmas morning in Saint Joseph’s Church during a high mass. Upon returning to Adams County the couple separated and reach their respective homes virtually unobserved.

Miss Bowling, a member of St. Mary’s Church in Fairfield, graduated from the nursing course at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Lancaster in June 1919. Recently she has been doing private nursing in Adams County. Mr. Kane who met his future bride four years ago, is the present vice commander of the Ira Lady American Legion Post at Arendtaville. During the war he served two years in the army. He went to France as a member of the 79th Infantry Division and while there took part in the battles of St. Miheil and the Argonne Forest. In December 1918 he qualified for a commission. After February 1 they will live at the Kane residence where Mr. Kane is engaged as a farmer and fruit grower.

Boys Held for Court

Three boys from the Cashtown District recently arrested for the theft of three blankets in Fairfield have given bail for their appearance at a future term of the criminal court. The boys are charged with pilfering blankets from Dr. Henderson, Carol Polly and Salomon Allison, all of Fairfield. All the boys are in their late teens.

New Saving Certificates

Official announcement has been received by the Postmaster of Taneytown, that the interest rates on the Treasury Saving Certificates has been increased to 4 1/2%. The higher rate goes into effect on the 1922 issue of the certificates, placed on sale January 1. The Increase of the interest rates on this class of government securities means that Uncle Sam will really sell $25 certificates for $20, $100 certificates for $80 and $1,000 certificates for $800, provided the purchaser or recipient holds the security to its five-year maturity date. The treasury has concentrated on the new securities, eliminating the twenty-five cent thrift stamp and the five-dollar war saving stamps. Sale of the one-dollar treasury saving stamp will be continued to provide an easy method of regular savings for conversions into Treasury Saving Certificates.

January 14

41 Hunters Killed

Approximately 3,300 deer were killed in Pennsylvania during the season recently ended, according to estimates made by the Secretary of the State Game Commission. His report also showed there were 41 persons killed and 75 wounded - a 2% fatality rate for hunters. A significant portion of those killed or wounded where inebriated at the time of their injuries. The number of hunters killed is an increase from prior years and is pointed too by local boozers as a direct outcome of prohibition. "Prior to prohibition," a boozer said, "a man could enjoy a bottle or two of booze in the local saloon, but now he has to enjoy the fruits of his hard work while in the woods, and once loaded, just about anything looks like a deer, including fellow boozers."

Drunk Driver Fined $100

Milton Null, of Taneytown, was sentenced to pay a $100 fine and the cost of prosecution for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor. This case was brought to the attention of the authorities when Null was arrested near Fairfield by the state police while returning from a hunting outing.

A Year of Prohibition

Notwithstanding the large number of bold lawbreakers, the knocking of the city press, the opposition of habitual drinkers, and other interest that say it can’t be done, Prohibition is succeeding gradually. As well as to be expected, the past year was a bad one to cope with, and perhaps the present year will be equally as bad, but after this, it is constantly predicted by the women folk that the backbone of opposition to prohibition will be effectively broken, though for years there will be minor violations of the law.

Could all moral support be taken away from violators, the course of prohibition would be smooth. But old ‘Father Time" is a good helper, and in the course of a few years those with long fixed appetite will have ‘gone west’ and their places will have no recruits. Until then, we must have more pathetic complaints of the terrible slaughter a ‘personal liberty’ – in fact, largely a complaint that appetite for liquor is difficult and expensive to satisfy – and the law must contend against both private sideboards and common bar room appetites.

January 21

The Tramp Is Coming Back

The tramp, who almost disappeared during the war, is returning to the highways of the country and the cheap Lodgings of the towns. The new tramp, although as shiftless and as homeless as ever, is better dressed than the old tramp was, and since he cannot get whiskey has generally a more respectable air.

The increase in the number of those who wander in search of work - or to avoid it - raises the all questions of how to prevent vagrancy. Some authorities advocate farm labor colonies or forced marriage to homely women hoping to scare tramps away. Others however state that many Tramps are created by nagging wives forcing them to remarry would be considered cruel and unusual punishment. At any rate, there should be some place where men with neither means, nor inclination to support themselves could be put to productive work.

Local Injuries

Elmer Carbaugh of Fairfield, had the misfortune last week while cutting wood to cut a gash in one of his legs. Dr. Henderson rendered the necessary treatment.

Last Saturday evening, when Harold Wolf of Harney was trying to crank his automobile he had the misfortune of breaking his arm. We are told that it was a very ugly break. Wolf was immediately rushed to the hospital where he has remained ever since. We are told he is getting along as well as can be expected. It is wise to be very careful about the ‘Lizzie.’

On Wednesday of this week, while waiting on a customer in Mackiey’s Confectionary store in Thurmont, Miss Laura Mackley walked into the open cellar way, back of the counter. She feel forward down the steps and then hit her head on the stores boiler and was knocked unconscious. When she revived, she babbled incoherently. Dr. Stoner could not determine if her babbling was because of the injury or because she was just a woman, since women seem to do that naturally.

Entitled to Third Place

Floyd Brown, a member of the Fairfield Pig Club, recently was awarded a prize by the Duroc-Jersey Association for the Durie pig he raised to enter in the state contest. This prize entitled Brown to third place among the pig raisers of Pennsylvania and incidentally to first Place in Adams County.

January 28

Revival Attracts Boozers

16 ‘conversions’ have been made at the revival service at the Mount Tabor United Brethren Church, conducted by the Reverend T. D. Ritter. Ritter created much interest in the meetings when he announced that he would, due to the lack of ‘Sacramental Wine’, he would be using ‘Sacramental Whiskey’ during the services held Wednesday evenings. All converts are offered to drink freely between readings. Services have been in progress for several weeks and will be continued at least two weeks longer. Rumor has it that many of the new ‘converts’ are returning each week claiming they have ‘fallen’ and need to be ‘converted’ again.

New Plant in Emmitsburg

Emmitsburg’s new industry, a factory operated by Charles Schriner and Sons of Taneytown, open Tuesday with 30 girls employed. The capacity of the plant will be increased as soon as additional machinery is installed and Schriner can figure out how to keep the girls focused on doing their work, something they are not naturally inclined to do.

Harney Mill Ready to Operate Again

Daniel Senfz will soon have his mill ready to operate again. He has had the rolls about completed and in place. We are glad that he is getting in shape for business, and know that it will be a great benefit to the community, as Mr. Senfz is generally known as one of the best miller’s in the county.

Women Not eligible To Serve as Jurors in Maryland

Women will not sit in the jury box of the Circuit Court of Frederick County for the present at least, according to Judge Glenn Worthington. A state law limits jury service to men only and as long as that law is enforced, women will not be allowed to serve as jurors.

This announcement will in all likelihood cause consternation in the ranks of the new voters, many of who would like to take an active part in the courts of justice. Much interest was manifested by women in several court cases recently. A number of women attended trials to get acquainted with the procedures of court so that when they would have a chance to sit as jurors they would go about it like all timers. However, as expected, the feeble mind of the women was unable to understand the complexities of the law and quickly lost interest and began to gossip so loudly that they were evicted from the courtroom.

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