The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-09-29
Personal.

! DR.. G. BRINE, of Taneytown, left on Mon.
day last on u trip to Omaha, Nebraska, and
was accompanied as far as Ohio by Miss
Fannie Brine.
Messrs. F. Eugene Wathen and John c.
Bannon, of Annapolis, were guests Of Deputy
Collector Diffenbaugh from Saturday until
| Monday.
Mrs. Thomas, widow of Elk. Governor
Thomas, was guest of Mrs. James A. C..
Bond last week and part of this.
Miss Colston, Of Baltimore, was a guest of
Mrs. p. c. Kennedy last week.
Miss Bessie Bennett, who had been tour
ing in Europe for two months, returned home
last week. Last Sundays American had n
/ picture of Miss Bennett, but it cannot be said
to have been hattering.
Mrs Farris Pitt and Miss Salie Wood of
Baltimore, are spending two weeks at Mr..
| William Moores.
| During the season about 1856 persons were
at Winchester Place, from two weeks to four
months each, and quite a number of transient
boarders. There are still few boarderS at
the house. Four arrived this week.-Mrs..
Pinkney and daughter and two nieces, all of
Annapolis, Nd.
Miss Madge Shaw, daughter of Hon. Frank
T. Shaw, will leave next Monday for St.
Mary's School, New York city.
There was another progressive euchre party
mt Winchester Place on Friday evening of
last week The players were Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian Wood, Mrs. W. S. Gephart, Mr.. and
Mrs John Wood, Miss Martin, Miss Mills,
Mrs. w. II. Vanderford. Mrs. P. c. Kennedy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wood, Miss Colston,
Miss Eva Blanchard Mr.. Edward Smart and
Mr. Arthur f. Smith. The evening ended
with a spirited Virginia reel.
Ms. John II. Mitten has returned from a
visit to friends in Harrisburg, York, Altoona,
and Johnstown, Pa
Mr.. Fl. c. Dern, of the Altoona Tribune,
one of Pennsylvania's best papers, was in
Westminster on Wednesday.
Mrs. Mex. Talhelm and children have gone
to Waynesboro, Pa, to visit his parents.
Miss Eft Pearson, of Chestertown, Nd,
who spent most of the summer at Winchester
Place, is to be married on October 10, to Mr..
Charles Cox Hopper, graduate of Western
Maryland College and now one OF the pro-
prieiors OF the Chestertown Transcript
At the marriage of j. Ross Myers, of Bal
timore, and Miss Emma W. Barnitz at Han.
/ over. Pa, on Wednesday, Helen Clabaugh,
daughter of Mr.. Harry NJ. Clabaugh, OF this
city, was one of the ribbon girls.
Miss Maggie Mckellip, of Washington, ID.
| c., is visiting Miss Lucretia Van Bibher, who
has been sick for some days.
Miss Rebecca A. McGirr, of this city, has
gone to the State Normal School, Baltimore,
which opened last Tuesday.
Mr.. Charles N. Hargett, President of the
| Frederick Fair Association, was in Westmin
ster yesterday.
One of the most enjoyable straw rides of
the season was given on Friday event ng OF
last week. The party started from the home
of Miss Molle c. Reese, this city, and after
going through the principal streets of West
minister, returned to the City Hotel, where a
dancing and water melon party was given by
Mrs. Geo S. Hollister. Dancing was CON
tinued until II p. m, when delicious water
melons, in unique styles, were served in
abundance. Those present were, DR.. and
Mrs. Geo. S. Hollster, Misses Mollie G.
Reese, Mary Roop, Mary B. Shellman, Grace
Irwin, Enc Donnelly, Anna E. Shriver, Mary
Louise Shriver, Maude Shriver, Lottie Moore
and Alice C. Huber; Messrs. Frederick Hol-
lister, Jno. 4. Stonesifer, N. H. Baumgartner,
Chas. ". Moore, Frank X. Cassell, Frank u.
Miller, Charles E. Herring, A. S. Crockett,
VIM. r. Anders, W. Fl. Davis, j. E. i.
Hanna and Paul Reese.