The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-06-20

Mrs Jesse =. Myers and daughters
East Main street are visiting Az wv.
iantic City.
\ The l7-year locust pests that have
kept our country alive with their sing
ING are disappearing.
Misses Hattie Chrest and Elizabeth
Polsel, this city are spending some
time at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Mary Diffendal, Danville, va.
sFent few days with Mrs. A. Mary
Diffendal, Liberty street.
Wesley Matthias, this city, has pur-
chased the Charles Essom property,
0n Pennsylvania avenue.
Mi. and Mrs. John Kern, OF Bell
view, Ohio are visiting his father. Mr..
John Kern, Bishop street.
4 Mr. Upton Hayden, of Hagerstuwn,
visited relatives and friends i'm this
county during the weeks end.
Misses Cordelia Myers and Eliza
Deth Otfendal, this city, are vislLors
Of Mr and Mrs. M. O. Myers, Pen Mar.
Howard E. Keller, MT. Airy, fell a
victim to the new parking ordinance
! Of Baltimore city. He was arrested.
The farm army camp of B. r. Shriv-
er Company has been opened with
the usual force of men to start the
season
/ Officer John a. Stem, who was rem
dered unconscious by a sunstroke
| last week, IS very much improved at
this time.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Warner, Ar
lington are visiting their sisters, Mrs.
Josephine Fowler and Miss Alice
Gist, near this city.
Peter J. Nee, a furniture dealer of
Washington, is out $4,000 in a new
swindle, a part Of which ne lost in
Philadelphia Monday night
A year ago there was much pub
liGty concerning the boarding of
sugar. This year complaints have
been made against lumber dealers for
boarding lumber.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wampler and
son, William, Pennsylvania avenue
| left Tuesday for four weeks trip
to Virginia and Kentucky where they
will visit relatives.
MIR. and Mrs. Jerome Dell and Mr..
Preston Dell, of Baltimore, and Mrs.
Minnie Arnold have returned home
after visiting MIR. Vernon c. Deli, of
Washington, D. c.
'Pro-Ally" cat with an ear for
music nearly broke lid a concert at
Boston during the playing of Wag-
ner's music. The cat raised it's voice.
Ushers raised the cat.
| 4 scholarship to the entrance ex-
aminations for the departments of
| engineering and science of Johns
Hopkins University may be awarded
! to Western Maryland College is the
report.
! Mr.. James Pearre Wantz, West
Main street, was elected a.yice presi-
dent Of the Maryland Branch Of the
National Congress of Mothers and
Parent Teacher Association in Balti-
more Monday.
! Col. John Murdoch, Of Tannery,
! left sample OF his early potatoes at
/ this Office this week. The potatoes
were about as fine as one could de-
sire and the yield will be excellent
said Col. Murdoch.
The p o. 8. of A. Lodge of Pleas
ant Valley will hold Home Coming
picnic in Joseph Yingling's woods to
welcome the boys back from the war.
Everybody come and give them d
hearty welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Stoner,
Pennsylvania avenue received word
from their son, James L. Stoner, who
is state officer of the B. & o. Rail
road, at Camden Station that he had
been promoted to sergeant.
Union Bridge was visited by ter
rife wind and thunder storm on Sun
day afternoon Trees were uprooted
and property damaged. The roof Of
The Farmers Supply Company was
blown off and feed that was stored
therein damaged by rain.
! On July DR.. Arthur G. Tracey and
family, of Hampstead, will start on
an automobile trip Of about three
weeks duration. The route they have
mapped out will take them into Can
ada by way of Niagara Falls, into
Michigan, and then to Chicago.
Mrs Minnie Talbot, of Lexington,
Mo-, is the first woman sheriff elected
to Office in Missouri. She is the
widow of Sheriff John Talbot, MUIR
dered May by automobile thieves.
She was elected at a special election
by large majority.
Bachman's Sunday school did not
have their festival as announced be-
cause of rain and will hold it this
Saturday evening, June Fl. Should
it rain it will be held on the follow
ing Tuesday evening. The committee
will arrange for a band Of music.
! The committee Of the Church of
God Christian Endeavor Society wish
es to thank all who helped make the
sock social success; also those who
could not be present but sent their
socks. The net receipts of the even
ing amounted to 5000. Mrs. ]. A.
Myers, chairman.
Earle Bish Snader, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sterling Snader, of Baltimore.
and grandson of Mrs. Silas Bish, near
this city, graduated at the Baltimore
City College Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Bish and Charles Bish, attended the
commencement exercises which were
held in the Lyric.
State Comptroller McMullen an
nounced the second quarterly dis
tribution for 1919 of the school funds
for Baltimore and the several coun-
ties OF the State, amounting to more
pAnn nan Tbo h,,JI~ Tia on