The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-30
LOCUST HILL.

LOCUST HILL
Chester Reichart has purchased the
farm of Ezra Leppo, along the Beck
Mill road, and will move there in the
near future.
Communion services will b. held al
St Bartholomew church as follows
Reformed church, Rev. ]. H. Hartman
pastor, Easter Sunday, April 8th. at
$50 al nl. Preparatory service On
Good Friday at 1O "a m- Lutheran
church, Rev George K. Shelter, pas
tor. Sunday, April 18th, at $50 a. m
Preparatory services Saturday preyi-
Gus att IN p- m. Sunday, April first, AT
St. Bartholomew church. Sunday
School will be held at 8 ~ m- md
preaching at 10 a. m. by the Rev. Geo
E. Shelter. Easter practice at 81 p.
m- at Bart's vi. B. Church--Sunday
school next Sunday at a a. m- Preach
ding at ITO al m. and y. m-, by the
Rev E. L. Hughes.
St Bartholomew Union Sunday
school was organized Sunday after
noon by electing the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year: $uperin-
tendents, John M. Leppo and MI. X
Halter; secretaries, Monroe Feeser
and Miss Minnie Lawyer; assistants,
Paul Null and Miss Emma Utz, III
brarians, Albert Leppo, Jr-, Allen
Houser and Misses Carrie Baum and
Bertha Leppo; treasurer, Israel
Baum; organists, Misses ZELDA Stone
sifer and ZELDA Leppo; chorister, Levi
J- GObrecht; managers, William Zum-
Drum, Lawrence Vent, William Ster-
Thnndnrn ~ G0nrOn Mf1Inr
Mrs. Henry Bechtel, Mrs Causie Bech-
tel, Mrs John Leppo and Mrs. George
Miller; ushers, Paul Null, Edward
Zumbrum, Earl Bechtel and Paul
Shorb.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. Warner and
daughter, Beatrice, spent Sunday at
the home or Charles Nv Barnhart &c
NIT. View Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elder Sheely and son
Guy, Miss Clara Sterner, Levi Kindig
and Wilmer Bish visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Kindig Sunday.
HAIGHT.
In the death or VIM. Hush, which oc-
CURED on Monday morning last, this
community has lost one OF its best
citizens. The deceased suffered a
stroke or paralysis several months
ago, causing him to be confined to the
house, followed recently by another
stroke, which resulted in his death. 1t
can To- truly said OF INIT. Hush, which
can Tx said of very few people, mo one
has been known to speak other than
in the kindest terms Of him. As a
devoted parent he had few equals The
deceased leaves seven children, five re-
side here. The, two eldest, William,
who resides i'm Philadelphia, and Ida
in Baltimore. Funeral services were
held at Oakland Methodist Episcopal
Church, on Wednesday last, conducted
by Rev. ri iR Pardew. Interment in
the adjoining cemetery. The pallbear-
ers were Amos Arlington, Seth
L. e. Lauterbach, Charles
Melville and John Williams Harry r.
Weer, OF Sykesville, funreal director
Several children in this community
have been very iii with pneumonia the
past week or two, but at this writing
are recovering, and if no other compli-
cations set in, will soon be well again
Out off respect to Mr. Hush, whose
funeral took place on Wednesday,
Haight school was closed at noon. The
Miss Ware, and most of the
attended the services. The
school pr scented a floral tribute Tie
was trustee or Haight school
1t is Marching on to April, and yet
very little has been done towards
spring crops, as the rain has hindered
We think, however, the
weather will soon settle and then
farmers can buckle down to business.
VIM. H. Phillips has purchased
new Ford from George & DeVries.
Sykesville, and we understand sew
eral others here are going I'd buy this
spring. Who says hard times?