The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-06-11

Harry NJ. Claba ugh, Esq, left on Thurs.
day for Omaha, Nebraska, and his family left
the same day for Spring Lake, New Jersey.
Mrs. Fundenberg, of Pittsburg, Pa, is WIS.,
lting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William A..
Cunningham.
Rev. Charles N. Morris. the new rector of
Ascension Church, will arrive here on Mon
day or Tuesday next
Mrs. L. s. Dallas is a guest at Hon. Chas.
b. Roberts.
Mrs. George Webb, of Baltimore, nee Miss
Mamie Wilmer, is visiting Miss Ada Smith,
at the West End.
Mr.. John Brundige, of New Orleans, form
erly of this city, paid his brother, Mr.. E. P.
Brundige, u visit this week.
Mr. Harry Gernand, of Baltimore, former
resident of Westminster, was here few days
this week.
Ex.Judge Bond was in Baltimore several
days this week, engaged in the trial of the
Denton cases from Howard county.
Miss Ida S. Shaffer, of Cranberry, is visit.
ing Mrs. Charles X. Sill, Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Kingry, of Canton, Illinois, is
guest of Mrs. Mary Shaffer, near this city.
Misses Mary B. Shellman, Georgia Frank
lin, Carrie Elliot, Lizzie Nusbaum, Carrie
Mourer, Lillian Erb, Pauline Trumbo and
Jennie Martin attended the Commencement
exercies at New Windsor College on Thurs
day.
Daisy Babylon, of Baltimore, daughter of
Mr.. John Babylon, formerly of Westminster,
won the first prize, gold medal, at the Misses
Polk School, Baltimore, whose commence
ment exercises were held on Wednesday.
Mr.. John R. Davis, of Annapolis, is the
guest of Prof. Jas. A. Diffenbaugh.
Mr.. William Geiman, living near this city,
is visiting friends at Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs. Robert Walsh, of Keyser, W. Va;
Miss Edith Jones, of Gainesville, and Miss
Mabel Ham, of Paradise Park, Baltimore
county, are guests at Rev. j. L. Walsh's.
Miss Lillian PIowman, of Hanover, Pa, is
visiting the Misses Warehime, Manchester.
Marie Grouse, of St. Michaers Nd, is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Theo. Derr.
Mr.. j. C. Devilbiss, of Chicago, ILL.,, is Wis,
iting relatives in this city and county.
Master Willard Melvin, of this city, is visit
ing relatives in Talbot county.
Organization of Lodge. I. o. M, at Patapsco.
new lodge of the Independent Order of
Mechanics was organized and instituted at
Patapsco, this county, last Saturday evening.
The following officers were present from the
Grand Lodge Grand Secretary Schley, G.
A. Minert, P. G. A. Killam; also the officers
of Trenton Lodge, together with about twenty
of their members, and Benz. F. Grouse, Geo.
A. Miller and Winfield Davis, of Westminster
Lodge.
Thirty-two applicants were received into
full membership, after which the following
officers were appointed and installed John
C.. Rooms, D. D. G. A.; William L. Richards,
S. NJ; John A. Chew, W. NJ; John W. Ours
Ter, j. NJ; Randolph Taylor, Chaplain; Ben
iamin Croft, Con-; Alfred Weaver, o. s.;
Scott Abbott, l. s.; Jacob NJ. Long, Treas.
Azariah F. Oursler, F. S.; John W. Abbott,
r. s. The W. NJ. appointed Joseph David
son and VIM. Taylor for his guards, and the
j. NJ. appointed Calvin r. Chew and Ed. F..
Taylor for his guards.
After the installation Of the officers adj
dresses were made by the grand officers and
Benz. F. Grouse and Geo. A. Miller, of West
minister No. Al, and Geo. Prechtel, of Tren-
ton No. SO, which were responded to by
Jacob NJ. Long, of the new lodge.
This is the first order of the kind ever insti-
tuted at that place and the prospects for a
large memberhip are fair. The new order
will meet every Friday evening.