The Democratic advocate., 1909-04-09

Burton Townshend is visiting Ho-
mer Carroll in Baltimore.
Miss Mildred Buckingham is spend
ing the week in Baltimore.
Mrs. Libby Wantz, of the Central
Hotel, has returned to Highfeld.
Ernest Crowl, Center street, spent
several days in Baltimore this week.
Miss Carrie Mauser, of New York,
is the guest of the Misses Erb, West
Main street.
Albert l.. Farver, of Cambridge,
Md, is visiting his brother, VIM. Far
yer, near Dennings.
Walter and James Hook, sons OF
James Hook, near Westminster, are
i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Herman Record and children,
of Belair, are visiting her father, Mr..
George r. Gehr, Bond street.
Mrs. Charles Reifsnider and Miss
Bette Reifsnider are spending the
Easter holidays in Baltimore.
Mrs. George Gehr and daughter
Elizabeth have returned from visit
to Mrs. Frank l.. Johns, New York.
Ellery Dewitt Simpson, a student
| in the Johns Hopkins University, is
spending the holidays in Westminster.
Mrs Mary L. Herring will move
from Sandyville to VIM. B. Thomas
residence, lately occupied by DR.. Selby.
Miss Bessie Hull was married on
| TO NoIf
near Uniontown, at the brides home.
Presley HHolmes and Emory Hart
sock; of Cumberland, Md, spent Sun
day at ]. Walter Lockard's, near this
city.
Mrs. C. A. Spencer, of Smallwood,
is visiting her sister-in-law Mrs. Re
becca Spencer, of Sandyville, and
other friends.
Miss Nettie Whitmore Wednesday
evening entertained at 500 the Wis
iting delegates to the Manual Train
ing Convention
Mrs. Jas. S. Baer, Jr., and children,
of Baltimore, have returned home
after spending two weeks at Tannery
with Capt. Jas. S. Baer and family.
Mrs. King, of New York city, and
Dan Hewitt, of Ellicott City, visited
their mother, Mrs. Robert Hewitt,
who is quite sick at her home near
Sykesville.
Ward Warren, who moved to Vir-
rginia about a month ago, writes home
to his parents that he is very much
pleased with the country and expects
to make that his future home.
Mrs Minnie Crawford, accompanied
by her husband, who came to visit her
parents last Sunday to spend a week,
has returned home to Chambersburg,
accompanied by her sister, Miss Lena
Warren.
Mrs. Getchy, who lives with her
son, John Rickle, on the Lynch farm,
near Westminster, was paralyzed on
the left side Wednesday afternoon
about 5 o'clock. Being of advanced
age, her condition is the more serious.
Mrs. George j. Parke and mother,
who spent the winter at the Main
Court Hotel, have gone to visit Mrs.
Parke's sister at Freedom, this coun-
ty. Later they will occupy their new
home, which Mr.. Parke has just COM
pleted at Roland Park.
Henry K. Starner, a student of Get
tysburg College, is spending the form-
er part of his Easter recess with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin /Starner,
ST.. who resides near Frizellburg, and
the latter part he will spend with his
sister, Mrs. John Senft, 400 North
Second street, Harrisburg, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Smith, of Pitts
burg, Pa, formerly of Westminster,
announce the engagement of their
daughter Gene to DR.. Edward Henry
Herbert Old, United States Navy. DR..
Old has just returned from duty in
the Philippines and is now stationed
at the dispensary in the Washington
Navy Yard.
An interesting resident of Westmin-
ster. who was formerly quite well
known to our people, and who is still
in good health, although having pass
ed her 96th birthday, is Mrs. New
son, widow of the former county
school examiner, Professor Newson.
Mrs. Newson is living with her daugh-
ter, Mrs Cushing, widow of the late
Rev. Henry c. Cushing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arie J. Lamme and
son, of New York, arrived in this city
yesterday evening at 6 o'clock in an
automobile to spend Easter with Mrs.
Lamme's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam B. Thomas, East Main street.
The run was made to this city in II
hours, a distance of about 245 miles.
There was a delay of hours for re-
pairs to a spring or the time would
have been made in 10 hours. They
will return on Sunday.
Charles Morton, real estate broker,
Baltimore, on Tuesday sold for Ernest
B. Horn to Steven and Anna Clarke,
of Towson, a tract of about 81 acres
near Mount Airy, this county. The
property is situated about half mile
from the station, on the Ridge road,
and adjoins the estate of Mrs. Henry
Barton Jacobs There is a fine old
dwelling on the land, and it is the
intention of the purchasers to con-