The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-02-03
SILVER RUN

A pretty home wedding took place
Thursday evening, january rs, at 2
O'Clock, when Miss Elva Naomi
Koontz, daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. Je-
rome Koontz, Of Silver Run, was mar
ried TO William IT, Earhart, son OF Dr.
Hanson Earhart and wife, OF Union
Mills The ceremony was performed
at the home OF the bride, In the parlor
beneath an arch of evergreens from
which suspended an evergreen horse
shoe, by the Rev. s. G. Hoover, pastor
Of the Reformed church, at Silver
Run, In the presence OF the immediate
families and the Reformed church
choir, of which both are members.
The bride wore a dress Of silver grey
silk, trimmed with chiffon netting.
Miss Evelyn Earhart, sister Of the
groom was bridesmaid, and Oscar
Dell, cousin Of the bride, was best
man Lohengrin wedding march was
played by MIR. Norman Earhart, broth
er Of the groom. Immediately after
the ceremony the bridal couple and
guests we're invited to the dining
room, where a reception was held
and refreshments served consist
ing Of ice cream, cakes Of all
kinds, candies, oranges, bananas, APP
at the wedding reception we're Rev.
s. c. Hoover, Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome
KoontZ, MIR. and Mrs. DIR. Earhart, Mr.
and Mrs. Irving Kroh, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Earhart, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dell, Mrs. Austin Croft, Mrs. Edna
Feeser, Misses Evelyn Earhart, Mary
Frock, Ruth Dell, Emma Frock, kath-
ryne Feeser, Elizabeth Earhart, Jacob
Frock, Oscar Dell, Orville Earhart,
Dennis Dell, Russell Earhart, Walter
Frock, Harry KoontZ, Lyman Ear
hart and Kenneth Kroh. The presents
consisted of silver, china and glass
ware and linens. The parlor and sit
ting rooms were decorated with pot
ted plants, white carnations and smi-
lax. The happy couple left on Fri
day for Baltimore and Washington,
where they will spend a week or
more. They will go to house keeping
i'm the spring at Union Mills.
On Monday, January %, Mrs. Dor
othy Sittig, widow of the late Angus
tus Sittig, was buried here in the
cemetery. Her age was rs years.
Services were held in the Lutheran
church. Rev. J. 0. Yoder officiating.
Robert Lee Koontz and Frank
Koontz, of the State of Oregon, came
home on q visit to their parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Abraham J. KoontZ, last
week. Both Of them have been work
ing for company on a cattle ranch
in the eastern part Of Oregon for sew
eral years. The company have 10000
head of cattle, 1900 horses and 10000
sheep on the ranch. In summer they
help to make hay and put it on stacks
of from 75 to 100 tons on a stack. In
the winter they help to haul the hay
to their camp to fesd the stock. They
get $40 per month and board. They
are about 100 miles from the the rail-
road. lit took them several days on
stage coaches to get to the railroad,
each of them has taken UP $50 acres
Of government land there and has
put small houses on them. They like
the country all right and will 60
out again in the spring.
Mrs. Abraham ]. Koontz is still CON
fined to her bed with heart trouble,
but is somewhat better but not out of
danger.
Our population increased last week
by little boy coming to each Of the
homes of A. J. Bemiller and Edgar c.
Yingling.
Kenneth and Cathryn, children of
Irving Kroh, are on the sick list Ken
meth with bad cold and Cathryn
with pneumonia.