The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-11-28
Personal and Society Notes.

Mr.. Benson Bond, of Calvert county, spent
last Friday night with his brother, Judge Jas.
A. C. Bond.
On Thursday afternoon next Miss Lana S.
Bale, daughter of Mr.. David C. Bale, and
Mr.. Isaac N. Stoner, near Medford, will be
married at Stone Chapel, near Warfeldsburg.
Rev. Father Femme is visiting in New York,
and will return next week.
| On Saturday morning last Mr. Robert Gar.
rett, accompanied by DIR. II. B. Jacobs, Judge
| Hugh l.. Bond, Judge Upshur Dennis and
Judge Pere l.. Wicks, arrived here in Mr.
CARROTS private car They took view of
our little city and about noon lunched with
Judge James A. C. Bond. Judge Maulsby
and States Attorney Henning were at Judge
Bonds also. In the evening the whole party
dined in Mr.. CARROTS car. The visitors, ac
companied by Judge Bond, left Sunday morn.
ing for Hagerstown and on Monday visited
Gettysburg and thence proceeded back to Bal
timore.
Miss Mary B. Shelman, vino had been
visiting friends in Washington, d. c., for
several weeks, has returned home. Her
friend, Miss Francis Trotton Ruskell, of Wal
nut Grove, Baltimore county, is visiting her.
Miss Jennie Reese, of Hagerstown, is n
guest of her sister, Mrs. j. Milton Refsnider.
Mr.. George W. Stansbury and Miss Maggie
r. Hanley, both of this city, were married at
the parsonage of St. Johns Catholic Church
here, on Thursday afternoon at 4.30 clock,
by Father Mead, of Taneytown. Mr. William
Eckert and Miss Blanche Whitmer, of this
city, were groomsman and bridesmaid. The
bride wore gold brown henrietta, trimmed
with velvet, with hat and gloves to match.
The couple left on the Sal train for Hagers-
town. The bride was remembered by her
friends by numerous useful and pretty pres
ents.
Miss Ada O'Donnel, well-known in this
city, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George W.
0'Donnell, of l120 n. Calvert street, has is
sued invitations to an afternoon tea Saturday,
the 2Sth of November, from 4 to 6 p. m.
Among those who will receive are the follow
ing ladies': Misses Nellie Smith, Ida Gary,
Nellie Porter, Marie Reuling, Alleen 0'Don-
mel, Rebecca Gather, Essie jackson, Bette
Reitsnider and Eta George.
Misses Bette and Augusta Shriver enter,
tanned a number of their friends on Wednes-
day evening, at their home near Avondale.
Taffy pulling, dancing, etc., were INDUCED in
until a late hour. Refreshments were served.
Those present were Mrs. Caroline Shriver,
Misses jamie Shriver, Elizabeth and Mary
Irwin, Nancy Roberts, Mamie Gambrill,
Emily jenkins, jamie Thomas; Messrs. Percy
II. Shriver, Arthur f. Smith, E. Edgar
Thompson, Emmett Brown, Chas. V. Dugan,
Thomas J. Coonan, Jos. B. Stewart, J. B.
Irwin and F. Neal Parke.
Prof Jas. A. Diffenbaugh attended the
session of the State School Commissioners
Association, in Baltimore, this week, and
also n meeting of the State Board of Educa-
ton. Prof. Diffenbaugh was made chairman
of the legislative committee, to present to
the legislature the needs of the public schools,
&c.
Col. VIM. A. McKellip went TO Baltimore
on Monday to have surgical operation per-
formed. He is still in Baltimore, and doing
well.
Miss Mamie Gambrill, of Frederick, spent
Thanksgiving Day and Friday with Miss Nan
cy Roberts.
Miss Emily jenkins, of Baltimore, and
Misses Louise and Nance McSherry, of Fred
erick, were the guests of the Misses Irwin on
Thanksgiving Day and Friday.
Messrs. E. Edgar Thompson, Charles B.
Roberts, Jr., Emme. Brown, Jos b. Stewart,
Beaureguard Howard, of Baltimore, and j.
Troxell Knode, Of Frederick, spent Thanks
giving in Westminster.
Mr.. John Mehring and family, who have
been visiting relatives in Kansas for the past
three months, returned home last Saturday.
Mrs. Mary E. Owings will give reception
to Mr.. and Mrs John 7. Shueey on Monday
evening next, from to 10 o'clock, at her
residence at Warfeldsburg.
Miss Bette Reifsnider spent Thanksgiving
Day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
T. Reifsnider.
Rev. Father Kane, who was formerly sta
toned in this city as an assistant to Father
Femme, was the guest of Mr.. Jos. B. Boyle, on
Thanksgiving Day.
Miss Berthe Feeser, of Reisterstown. and
Miss Lille Arnold, of Glyndon, are viIiting
Miss Essie Shipley, this city.
Miss Belle Richards, daughter of Jacob
and the late Elizabeth Richards, of Houcks-
Vile, will be married December I'd, to Jesse
Upperco Jr., of Baltimore county, Nd.