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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-16
Birthday Dance,

A most enjoyable birthday dance
was given at the hospitable home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Freyman, on
Tuesday evening, February 6, in hon
or of their only daughter, Helen, the
occasion being her eighteenth birth
day. The guests began to arrive at
an early hour and soon the house was
filled with merry voices. The guests
were received by Miss Helen, who
was neatly dressed in white silk crepe
de chine. Soon all were gliding over
the smooth surface to the music fur
nished by Mr.. Charles Wagner and
son, Walter. About II o'clock the
guests were invited by her mother to
the dining room where cake, candies,
nuts, oranges, lemonade and root beer
was served in abundance. A beauti-
full birthday cake graced the center of
the table with IS candles, each set in
a rose bud. The candles were lighted
by cousin, Miss Sarah Diehl, of
Westminster, and were blown out by
Miss Helen. She also cut the birth
day cake. Dancing was then contin-
ued until the early hours of the
morning, when all departed for their
homes, thanking the host and hostess
for the pleasant evening they all had,
and wishing Miss Helen many more
happy birthdays. Many beautiful and
useful presents were received consist
ing Of silver, china, linen and glass
ware.
Those present were MesSrs. and
Mesdames John L. Freyman, Frank
Freyman. Columbus A. Shipley, John
Lowell, Augustus Haines, Mesdames
Messrs. Charley Wagner, William
Bowers, Leo Davis, Misses Helen
Freyman, Sarah Diehl, Ethel McQuay,
Lillian FoutZ, Lillian Wolf, Amelia
McQuay, Marie Lindsay, Mary Ship.
ley, Lillian Barnes, Rhoda Wagner,
Maggie Murphy, BERTHE Brown, Melvia !
Penn, Larue Gum, Flossie Hood, Eva
Barber, Hollis Wagner, Margie Barnes,
Hilda Bowers, Lottie Knauff, Gertie
Green, Esther Wilson, Ethel Pickett,
Lottie Barnes, Cledie Williams,
Messrs. Harry Yingling, Donald Ship
levy, Granville Carr, Robert Ship1ey,
Howard Coppersmith, Elbert Shipley,
Frank Lindsay, Tivis Buckingham,
Ernie Haines, Arch Keefer, Arthur
Green, Verley Phillips, Arthur Duvall,
John Rosenburg, Prescus Lambert,
Vernon Beard, Dewey Pickett, George
Beard, Walter Wagner, Albert Magin,
Clarence Caples, Carvel Horton, Clin-
,on Caples, Paul Freter, William Frey,
Walter Linton, Fritz Wills, Paul
Franklin, Olen Wilson, Monroe Lam
bert, Dewey Lowell, Rolla Stambaugh, ,
Chester Williams, Paul Green, Harry
Dull, Edward Mengel, James Frank
in, Edward Heagy and Milton Frey
man, j
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DAY IN THE SUN
DAY SCHOOL
Forty Scholars Receive Rewards For
FaithfulneSS.

The Fifth Annual Recognition Day
was observed Wednesday evening,
February 14th, in the Sunday school of
Centenary M. E. Church, with an ap-
propriate program rendered by the
scholars, which was supplemented by
the new Sunday School Orchestra
under the leadership of Mrs. J. Cor
don Crawford. The attractiveness OF
the occasion was the decorations, the
gates of faithfulness which was erect
ed in front of the altar, and through
which the scholars receiving hOnors
marched in twos from the vestibule of
the church to the front of the altar,
where they received the rewards,
which were a selection of books.
An address by the pastor, Rev E. T,
Mowbray, was appropriate for the
time. A very pretty scene to see the
children of four years to men IS years
of age, receiving honors for faithful
ness at the same time, side by side.
Mr.. Harry Mancha and family are
entitled to special mention, as father,
mother, son and daughter, all receiv-
ed rewards. 1t is an annual event in
the school of not only rewarding
scholars and teachers for faithfulness
the year just ended, but also a time
when the parents of the scholars are
especially invited guests, to spend an
evening together socially, becoming
better acquainted with each other and
learning more of the plans and meth
DDS of the children in the Sunday
school. For five years a plan has
been in operation in the school that
demands of the scholars a great deal
of sacrifice to fulfill the requirements
that make them eligible to receive a
reward. The requirements are-1st,
Punctuality; End, reciting before the
school audibly a scripture verse, the
first Sunday of each month; 3rd, pres
ent at the study of the lesson. The
plans for computing percentage are,
Punctuality so per cent; Scripture
Verse 25 per cent: Attendance 25 per
cent. To be eligible for the rewards,
an average for the year of 80 per cent.
must be made.
The scholars and teachers receiving
rewards with percentage of 100. are:
Albertus Myers, Lester Mancha, Lii
lian Townshend, Leila Grimes, Gather
inc Jones, Clyde Taylor, Catherine
Fringer, May Flohr, Mary Weagly,
Madeline Arbaugh, Anna Mobley, Mil
dred Mancha, Janice Livingstone,
Charles Byers, Charles Hesson, Geo.
R. Gehr; with an average of SO per
cent, Ella Little, Maud Little, Lydia
Arbaugh, Joseph E. Shreeve and
Fanny Fringer; with an average of 90
per cent, Margaret Little, Rodna
Myers, Albert Schaeffer, Donnie
Grimes; with an average Of 81 per
cent, Lulu Martin and George Firing
er; with 95 per cent, Elizabeth Gehr,
Robert Dinst, Charles Croft; with SO
per cent, Mary Reese, Emma Reese,
John Fringer and Ruthanna Currens;
with 92 per cent, Ethel Mitten, Henry
KINNEY, Mrs. Harry Mancha, Emma
House; with 80 per cent, Martha Man
ahan, Harry Mancha and Elsie Schaef-
fer.
The school and guests were then in
vited into the Social Hall where re-
freshments were served, consisting of
ice cream and cake, arranged by the
committe, Guy Fringer, Norris Mitten
and Thomas o. Lindsay. Home Sweet
Home was then sung as the closing
for the evening
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W. W. & C.. RAILWAY.
The ROAD SEEMS ASSURED FACT
Committees HAVE been NAMED.

The long hoped for railway from
Washington to Gettysburg, by way OF
Westminster, seems now to be an as
sured fact, provided the people of
the section through which it is pro-
jected want such a road sufficiently
to give its projectors their full moral
support and sympathy.
A meeting of the citizens of West
minister, called by the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, was held
in F'iremen's Hall, on Tuesday even
ing and many representative citizens
were present. Messrs. w. S. Taylor,
w. H. LeWellynn and A. Johnson, the
latter the chief engineer, looking af-
ter the physical end of the proposed
road, representing the promoters,
were present and explained the pres
ent movement of its construction.
Terminal facilities have already been
secured in the District of Columbia
and at Gettysburg. The money for
the building of the road is ready, and
it only remains for the people of the
counties and towns through which
the survey passes to give the project
their earnest cooperation to make
the road a certainty.
Mr.. T. w. Mather, Jr., president of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, was chairman of the
meeting on Tuesday night, and was
instructed to appoint two committees
one to cooperate with the promo
tors of the road in securing from the
Mayor and Common Council of West
minister an ordinance granting the
right of way through the city, and
from the County Commissioners the
right to cross county roads, and the
other a press committee to keep the
people of the county advised as to
the progress of the movement and
enlist their support and sympathy.
1t is hoped that every property
owner and citizen of the county will
actively support the movement, and
that no distractions or hindrances
will be interpOsed to delay a project
which has been dreamed of and hoped
for SO many years and which will be
of so great advantage in the future
development of our county and its
wonderful resources
Such a project has been so fire.
quently talked of that our people are
inclined to be scepticaI whenever
IOdu IIOIu w dSuluS lOu W NSIIySUuIS
is spoken of, but it can be safely said
that only one thing can prevent its
naturalization now, and that one
thing will be the lack of sympathy,
cooperation and moral support of
our own people. With that support
and cooperation and the securing of
rights of way, the road is assured,
and just SO soon as our people
make it possible for them to do so,
the promoters of the road will begin
work at as many points as are feast
bic along the projected line, and push
the road to rapid completion.
Chairman Mather appointed as the
press committee Messrs. William l..
Seabrook and H. Peyton Gorsuch,
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Valentine Shower.

On Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Miss Lillian Shipley, East
Main street, a crowd of Westminster
girls celebrated the sacred festival of
Dan Cupid. When the guests arrived
at the hour of four, each girl was
asked to contribute her ideas on
How to Manage a Husband" The
hostess then announced a game Of
Chase the Hearts," and Miss Gather
inc Lynch soon found that the chase
was going entirely in her direction,
and that the hearts" consisted of
valuable presents for the hope chest.
Lured on by bits of verse bidding her
look where Old Mother Hubbard look
ed, or seek in the place where fires are
kindled, on to the spot where the girls
hid their money from burglars, she
raced all through ir4 house hunt
ing in unsuspected corners. At the
end of the chase Miss Lynch found
that the ideas on How to Manage a
Husband" had been neatly bound for
her in little volume tastafIIly decor
ated with appropriate fiat irons and
rolling pins. The refreshments con-
sisted of fancy valentine ices, cakes
and candy. While they were being
served each guest entered a candle
burning contest in order to determine
who the next favored of Dan Cupid
would be and thus ended the after
noon of showers
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-02-16
Movable Farm School

IaneytOWn had sample this week
OF the movable farm school, and those
who attended it's sessions expressed
themselves as very much in favor of
the movement.
Through the effort of our county
agent, Grover Kinzy, the service OF
Professors c. E. Temple and w. E.
Kemp was secured from the Maryland
Agricultural College, and for three
days, with two sessions each dav.
these men and the county agent
brought to the farmers in attendance
the latest results of state and federal
experimentation in several lines OF
agriculture. Prof Temple is an ex-
pert in diseases, and demonstrated
very clearly the cause of much of the
crop failure, treating of various kinds
OF fruit, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes
etc. he showed how, at a very small
cost, many of the commonest trouhIps
may be remedied, with immense prof
its to the farmer. Prof. Kemp is an
expert in soils and crops, and devoted
MS time chiefly to fertilization, dis
cusslng general soil conditions. lime.
manure, commercial fertilizer, crop
rotation, etc. 1t is perfectly plain
that If the farmers will follow the
practical instruction, it will yield a
large return in cash. These men
brought to the farmers in plain lang
uage some of the training that can
generally be secured only in the ag-
r1cultural college, and at a high cost.
1t was very evident from the work OF
the county agent himself that he is a
scientifically trained farmer, and that
he means to be of service wherever
his services are desired.
1t is the intention to give the ben
eft of these schools to other Darts or
county. where they may be desired
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SUNNY SIDE.

Mrs. VIM. Leese, Mrs. Franklin
Snyder and daughter, Grace, Mrs.
James StreVig and daughter, Attic, at
tended the quilting at Mrs. George
Strevig's on Wednesday last.
Miss Margaret Wantz, who has been
suffering from bronchial pneumonia,
is no better at this writing.
Mrs. Jacob WantZ spent few days
visiting her son, Elmer, and family
last week.
Miss Ruth F1eagle, teacher of
Stonesifer's School, left Monday for
Baltimore, where she has taken up
position to teach the Deaf and Dumb
Her former place has been filled by
Miss Loretta Weaver, Of Uniontown.
Miss Joanna Eckard, of near West
minister, is spending a few weeks with
her sister, Mrs. Clarence Shriver
Miss Marian Kolb, who has been
quite ill with pneumonia, is rapidly
improving under the care of DIR. J. J.
Stewart.
Mrs. James Strevig has returned
home after visiting her sons, OF Hum
bert's school house.
Mrs. VIM. Leese spent Tuesday with
her sister, Mrs. John Byers, Of near
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COURT HOUSE NEWS
FFBRIARY Term OF CIRCUIT COURT
IN SESSION.
Transfers OF Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.
Circuit Court.

Tho February term of the Circuit
...,,rt for Carroll County convened on
Enn6av morning with Chief Judge
wfIIiam n. Thomas on the bench.
s,,nnnI 4. Brown and Nicholas G..
,r',r,,maugh are bailiffs at the gates
.,nH Gporge Berry bailiff to the petit
jury. u Edu-ord T.
p.:maoIIar. J. Lewis Reifsnider, John
g., Fnrmwalt, Jacob M. Rodkey, Nelson
~ I4pD. Harvey F. Boose, John H.
l,..aIi Jacob A. Edmondson, John
urnnks Mellor, Samuel J. Warner,
-rarycv E. Yingling, Horace A. Leppo,
Frank r. Herr, Morris Mltten, Joseph
" Smith, Kcener w. Wagner, Thomas
miller. Harry E. Reed, George W.:
rrshing, John H. Bowman, }. Mlnneld
~nader, c. Edgar Nusbaum, Vernon
: Uottprer. Corwin c. Penn, Columbus
4 Conaway.
cases tried and disposed of are as
follows:
Ioseph ID. Brooks, appellant, vs..
frank T. Shaeffer, appellee; tried
larnrc a Jury; suit on open account;
verdict for appellant. Weant for ap-
-alIant: Reifsnider & Brown Tor ap-
uetlte. ~
Horatio IT. and Delphy Wentz, ap-
unIlants, VS.. Lewis Theriet, appellee;
tried before a jury; verdict for appel
liant. Steele for appellant; Weant
for appellee.
state vs.. Joseph Hill; shooting
yrans: plea of guilty confessed by
uu: fine s. and costs.
I.ottie v Ross VS.. Annie M. Brown
SANDER. tried before a jury. The
above parties are colored, and from
Union street, this city, and the case
has been on trial since yesterday
morning. The colored people present
fIyd one side of the court room.
Weant represented Ross, and Steele
was for Brown.
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Orphans Court.

Tuesday. February 13th.-The sale
.r -aaI estate of Samuel Weybright,
leased, was finally ratified and con-
.Imcd
Tue sale OF real estate of William
g. T.. Smith, deceased, was finally
r.. led and confirmed.
Nargaret NJ. Stauffer, administra-
.r.z Of Claude S. Stauffer, returned
an inventory OF personal property
and money and received an order to
sell personal property.
The last will and testament of
i3;liu A. NJ Roop, deceased, was ad-
lifted TO probate and letters testa-
~eutarv were granted to William A.
and John Fl. Roop, who received
Warrant to appraiSe and an order TO
notify creditors.
Letters of administration on the
estate Of James w. buckingham, de-
ceased, were granted to James A. and
DJyIiah Buckingham, who received
warrant to appraise and order to no.
cify creditors.
Letters of administration on the
estate Of William f. Reaver, deceased,
were granted to Annie f. Reaver and
Rufus W. Reaver, who received war
rant to appraise and order to notify
creditors.
The last will and testament of
James H. Billingslea, deceased, was
admitted to probate and letters tes-
tamentary were granted to Charlotte
l.. Bnlingslea, who received warrant
To appraise, and order to notify
creditors.
Wednesday. February 14th.-Bar-
DarA j. Bechtel, administrators of
William e. Bechtel. deceased, settled
her first and final account.
Mandilla G.. Brilliant, eXecutriX OF
Michael S. Brilliant, deceased, settled
her first account.
Rose r. Hook and VIM. III. Shaef-
fer, administrators of Harry K.
Shaeffer. deceased, settled their first
and final account.
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WinkIer.

Louis Winkler, aged 76 years, 9
months and 5 days, died yesterday at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. John
Poisel, East Main street, from cancer
of the stomach. Mr.. Winkler is a ma
tive of Austria, and came to this
country in 1900, locating on the Hook
road near this city.
He is survived by his widow and two
daughters, Mrs. John Poisel, East
Main street, and Mrs. Joseph Seifort,
Austria. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 9 a. m, in St John S
Catholic Church. Interment in the
adjoining cemetery. Pallbearers will
be Eugene Reese, George A. Miller,
Daniel Seipp, James ID. Mitchell, Sam
uel Yingling and Levi Zahn. F. G..
Sharrer, funeral director
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DEATHS.
Bond.

Mrs. Ida Jane Bond, nee Barrick,
daughter of the late John and Eliza
beth Barrick, and beloved wife OF
Wesley T. Bond, died very suddenly
at her home, near Asbestos, at p. m,
on Tuesday morning, February IL, OF
heart failure, stricken only one hour
prior to her death, aged 61 years, II
months and 10 days. She is survived
by her husband, one son, Roy w.
Bond, of Finksburg, and two daugh-
terS, Mrs. Charles Graf, of Baltimore,
and Mrs. John Laufer, at home; six
grandchildren, Catherine, Donald and
Wesley Bond, John and Carl Laufer,
and Charles Graf; four sisters, Mrs.
Kate Algire, of Wesley; Mrs. Laura
Wall, of Baltimore; Mrs. Carrie
Ebaugh, of Pittsburgh, and Mrs.
Agnes Conner, of Chambersburg, Pa,
and one brother, Mr.. Harry Barrick,
of Trenton, n. j. Funeral took place
at Emory on Thursday, February Is,
with services at the house at l p. m,
thence to the church at 2 p. M, con-
the deceased. The pallbearers were
Messrs. Nicholas Mummaugh, Frank
Bitter, Frank Fenby, Benjamin Tay-
lor, Carroll and Frank Raver. In
terment in the adjoining cemetery.
Eline was funeral director. The
floral designs from neighbors and
friends were numerous and beautiful.
Mrs Bonds death was quite a shock
to all who knew her, as she was in
the best of health, had been to Finks-
burg on Monday afternoon, helping
to put the hall in order after the
Finksburg Club holding an oyster
supper on Saturday night, returning
early in the evening in the best of
spirits to see her sister, Mrs. Wall,
before her return to Baltimore on the
evening train. She will be greatly
missed in this vicinity as there is
none capable of taking her place.
She was a great friend of the poor
and needy, always ready and willing
to help whenever and wherever need
ed. She was an ardent member of
Emory Methodist Episcopal church
since childhood, being superintendent
and Sunday school teacher for many
years, a charter member of the Ladies'
Aid Society, being president since it
was started about IS years ago, a
member of the Epworth League, vice
president of the Finksburg w. c. T. u.
and Superintendent of Peace and
Arbitration of the State Union.
Cut off in life, no warning given,
Death struck the fatal blow;
Her soul released and gone to heaven
And left this world of woe.
NObly at her post she fell,
A mother kind and true;
Beloved by all her friends SO we'll,
And kind tO all she knew
Dear aunt and sister how can we
give you up?
1t seems to us unjust,
To lay you in the cold damp ground,
To moulder into dust.
BY B. F. Bond and family.
Emory Correspondent.
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FRIZELLBURG,

Mr.. Amos Fowble was uncomfort-
able from an abscess on his eye the
first part of the week.
Mrs. Sarah Blizzard is on the sick
list.
Mr.. Howard Dern and Mr. Archie
Myers have completed their garage
which was started last Monday
Mr.. Clarence Sullivan, who was
confined to his bed with pneumonia,
is able to be down stairs again.
Mrs. Matte Myers gave a supper
on Saturday evening in honor of her
son, Norman, and bride. There were
about forty guests present. At 8
o'clock the Frizellburg drum corps en-
tertained them for about a half an
hour with some of their finest selec-
tions.
Miss Emma Snader is about the
same at this writing.
Preaching at the Bethel Sunday af-
ternopn at o'clock.
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Harnlan.

Samuel Tawney Harman, aged g.
years, months and 25 days, died
Tuesday at his home, near Uniontown
Besides his wife, Mrs Iva Harman
three children, Bernie B., Mervin and
Mary, all at home, survive.
Funeral services were held yester-
day in Bethel Church Of God. Rev L.
F. Murray, assisted by Rev. w. E.
Saltzgiver, officiating. Interment in
adjoining cemetery.
Mr.. Harman was a member OF the
P. o. S. of A, Washington Camp No.
2, Taneytown, the lodge having charge
OF the services at the grave. The fol-
lowing members of the lodge acted as
pallbearers, B. o. Slonaker, Ellis G.
Ohler, ]. Thomas Wantz, C. G. Boyd
and Milton Ohler. C. o. Fuss & Son,
funeral directors.
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Hanson.

Charles A. Hanson, aged 62 years, 9
months and days, died last Satur-
day at the home of his son, William
A. Hanson, Eastview. He is survived
by his widow, two sons, William A.,
Charles NJ, and two daughters, Mrs.
Frank Blizzard and Mrs. Lillian Biz
zard, all of near Eastview.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon i'm the church at Sandyville,
Rev. Maddox, officiating. Interment
In adjoining cemetery. The pallbear-
ers were John Harman, Theodore
Bltzel, George Caple, George Baker,
thomas Jones and John ConaWay.
James NJ. StoneF G. Son, funeral di-
reCtors.
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SEEKS ROAD COOPERATION
Governor To Ask Pennsylvania To Do
Work Near Gettysburg.

Governor Harrington will write to
Governor Brumbaugh of Pennsyl-
Vania and ask that the Road Com
mission of that State take immediate
steps to build the road between the
State line above Emmitsburg, Md,
and Gettysburg, Pa.
Maryland has built fine road from
Frederick to the State line and is
connecting Baltimore up with this
road through Westminster and Taney-
town. In a few days the contract for
the last link, that between Emmits-
burg and the Monocacy river, will be
let. The road between the State line
and Gettysburg long has been in bad
condition and has discouraged tour
lists from going to Gettysburg by way
of Emmitsburg, which is the shortest
route from Frederick and Washington.
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ZepIs.

Joseph Zepp, we'll known retired
farmer, died at his home at Marston,
Wednesday, February IA, after brief
illness in the list year of his age.
Surviving him are one son, Dorry r.
Zepp, at home; two sisters and one
brother, Mrs. Ellen Demmitt, of Bal
timOre; Mrs. James Blessing, of
toilette, Ill, and George w. Zepp, of
New Windsor. Funeral services will
be held at Bethel Methodist Episcopal
Church, Sans Creek. Interment in
adjoining cemetery, Saturday at l
o'clock, p. m
Rev. James T. Marsh will have
charge Of the services. The pallbear-
ers will be Harry M. Townshend, AL
bert V. Cover, Charles E. Nicodemus,
John d. Snader, Joseph H. Roberts
and Leonard J. Elgin. Harvey Bank
ard & Son funeral directors