The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-12-28

New Year will be a legal holiday
banks, many stores and the Court
House will be closed
The C & P Telephone Company are
distributing the new directories to
their customers this week.
Harry Wagner, of Myers District,
Whlle repairing his barn on Monday,
Tell from the roof fracturing three
ribs and receiving severe bruises.
Charles A. Steiner, superintendent
or the western Division of the Wes-
tern Maryland Railway, who has been
~ years In the railroad service, was
granted Saturday an indefinite leave
of absence
The Ladies Aid Society of Trinity
Lutheran Church will hold it's meeting
at the home Of Mrs. Albert Arnold,
t1astv1ew, on Wednesday, January 2.
All members are requested to be pres
emit to elect new officers for the COM
ing year.
Mrs. Geo. N. Hunter, East Green
street received a card of Christmas
Greetings last evening from her neph-
eW, Sergeant Carlton L. Wordsworth,
who is somewhere in France The card
was dated December s, taking two
weeks and days to arrive here
The Sunday School of Centenary
M. e. Church held their Christmas en-
tertainment last night in the basement
OF the church, with large attendance
OF members and friends of the church.
! The room was appropriately decorat-
ed.
DR.. r. F. Wells has sold his attrac-
! tive home situated in Gambler to Mr.
and Mrs. Warner Shauck, who have
moved into their new home, DR.. Wells
having moved to Westminster and OPP
ened an office here. This sale was
handled through the Real Estate Of
flee of Edward w. Case, this city.
Mrs. Josephus Sheeler, Pennsylvania
Avenue, received a message on Christ
mas Day containing the sad news of
, the death of Mrs. Roe, wife of Mr.. J.
K. Roe, of Bittmore Street, Washing
ton, ID. G.. Mrs. Roe was the grand
mother of Robert Barth. formerly of
this city, now of Washington and was
well known here where she had many
friends.
James VI. Shriver writes from Camp
Meade that he is well provided for by
Uncle Sam and that he likes soldier
drafted men from Carroll county, of
which he was one, on their trip to the
camp and he has since been made an
acting Corporal of Company NJ 313th
Regiment.
! The Reformed congregation at Silver
! Run sent a Christmas box containing
many things that will tickle the pal
+ ates of the boys to everyone of its
H0~ EHo
service Of the United States. The
young men are: Bernard Nusbaum
! Dennis Dell, Walter Frock, Grover
sell Earhart.
The public school at Pleasant Val
ley gave a Christmas entertainment
last Thursday evening. That there
was full house may be evidenced by
the fact that the receipts amounted to
SAL SIS, of which sum $1,000 is net pro
fit and will be used for school benefits
Judging from the cOntented, happy
faces and manners, as we'll as from
many congratulatory remarks, those
who took part did great credit to them
! selves and reflect the merit of their
preceptress Miss Lillian l.. Zahn
whose untiring affOrts made the sue
cess d possibility Inc L. " d vi n
Band and aid of young ladies and gen
tlemen whose school days are now a
remembrance, were no small features
of the program.
Emmanuel Lutheran Sunday School
Christmas service was held on Dec
enrber 23th, and an audience that tax
ed the church was present, many I'M
able to find seats. The fine program Of
carols and recitations and pantomine
deserve mention as Well as the liberal
offering for christian education Gifts
! were given to membets of the be-
g',A:s old prtmar. departments for
faithful attendance, John and Mar
garet Thieret, Clarence Leatherman
Margaret and Mary KeCk, Sexton
James B. Houck and Organi3t. Miss
Minnie Burgoon were given envelop-
es with Christmas cash. A generously
filled candy box was passed to pastor
I.eatherman. contents being not candy
but coin.