The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-04-10
MANCHESTER,


that tree; reading minutes, roll call,
recitation, Anna Ridgely; essay,
Julia @. Masenhimer; History OF
Arbor Day, Helen Burgoon; recita-
ton, Mary Crumrine; reading,
Maurice Ament; exercise, why We
keep Arbor Day; recitation. John
Denner; address III the birds, BY five
boys, recitation, Vesta Fridinger !;
Legend of Pussy Willow, Gertrude
Abken; child's book, John Riley !;
let, Hazel Barnhart; address, DR.. r.
>. Land; singing, The Glass Tree
Autobiography, My life as a Wood
pecker, Fannie Shower; Critics
Report, Mae Musselman; reading of
Journal, Mary Crumrine. The mem
bers Of the society planted a tree.
Mrs. Walter ID. Hanson gave So
cial to the members OF the sewing
circle including their husbands or
escorts on Thursday evening. End
inst, at her home on North Main
street. The invitations were well
responded to, SO that the hostess had
30 or more friends at the home to
enjoy the evening. The home was
brilliantly lighted and in full readi-
ness for the guests who received a
warm welcome. The ladies occupy
ing the parlor and library, busted
with fancy work, enjoyed the social
conversation as it was passed around !;
the gentlemen were shown to an
upper room where the host had
some Of his best brands of cigars for
them to enjoy while passing the
time with games, 50 that the time
fitted away until later hour when
they were invited to seats with the
ladies to enjoy a two course set out
The first course consisted of sand
witches, potato salad and chips, with
buttoniere OF sweet peas and
asparagus fern that decorated each
sandwich. When each had tastefully
arranged the same they were in
unison with the hostess and daughter
who each wore large boqueC Of
sweet peas. The second course was
Harlequin ice cream, pound and
Anglefood cake, chocolates and
coffee. The large dining room had a
Teddy bear covered with numbers
from | to 100 and the guests we're
blindfolded, then put in line to
touch a number with their index
finger. Master David Hoffacker
touched 100" and received the prize.
Taking it as whole it was a social
the hostess can be proud Of.
The election for Mayor and Council
of our town on Saturday last was
quite a spirited contest. 1t had in it
something Of this ring: the ms want
ed to stay and the outs wanted to get
in, but the latter were left; the ms
several weeks ago were rather dis
couraged and decided to step down
and out, but it appears the progress
sive element in the town said mo,
we want you to be in the race, and
we are going to win" which they did.
They are young men, property mold
ers and are interested in improving
the town; but the great drawback Is
there is not money enough to do
much improving, after paying the
bailiff and lighting the streets The
town had never been surveyed and
no grade either for the pavements or
street established, until last year; they
made a beginning in putting down
concrete crossings, built lookup, put
the Academy in repair and under
rent and called the attention of the
citizens to the matter of watel for
the town. At a meeting they were
instructed to get an estimate from
an engineer which they did, and re
ported the same to meeting that de-
cided that the town could not afford
to be bonded for water. They are
interested in improving the condition
of the streets but the citizens say
they are not able to 60 into
plan for the same. We
have always been impressed that the
expense of putting field stone on the
streets is money thrown away. It Is
said there is stone north Of town
that wears well and IL it could be
arranged to make such stone avail
able and then adopt the plan, the
work could be done and no one would
feel the burden. We are told that
in Pennsylvania they divide up their
streets in sections and then each
year they macadamize section with
good material The election called
out 1872 votes which is like it ought
to be. Why we have had town cleo
lions when scarcely one-fourth OF
the voters went to the polls. But
they were aroused to their duty and
showed by their ballots that they are
satisfied with J. r. l.. Wink as Mayor
William A. Burgoon, r. w. Gregory,
C. c. Kneller, G. William Miller and
Elmer Lippy the latter Of whom
takes the place OF w. O. Sharer.
The preparatory and Communion
service in Emanuel Lutheran church
was largely attended on Saturday and
Sunday. Hitching places were At
premium both days and the Com
munion was continued on Sunday
evening. They will hold an Easter
service on the 18th, the last service,
and begin the tearing down of the
church the week following.
MIR. Charles Ganter Miller was
called to Harrisburg on Monday by
phone at the death OF his, mother-in-
law, who suffered stroke OF paraly-
sis several months ago. Mrs. Miller
has been at the home for several
weeks.
On Sunday evening while Alex
ander Shaffer was attending to the
feeding at the Kuhn hotel stable.
where he was employed, he fell in
descending the stairway, leading to
the hay loft and broke bone ia his
leg. DR.. Denner reduced the frac-
ture and on Monday he was taken to
Hanover, where he had moved his
family and effects on Thursday of
last week.
DIR. III. M. Keller had steam heat
ing plant installed in his home with
capacity enough to feed a register In
his, hospital for use in winter. Doc
il a progressive and enjoying a sue
cnssfuI veterinary practice