The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-07-25

Lieut. Ben Bonebrake visited
friends in this city.
MT. and Mrs. Fred W. Bur. NH. and
Mrs Lewis Schrifer and Mrs. Minnie
Yeller, all Of Baltimore visited 4. K.
Schneider and family, Shipley
The County Commissioners are ask
Ing for bids On the mile of concrete
road from Hampstead toward the
Baltimore county line on the Han
over pike.
The chewing gum machine on the
corner of Main and Court streets
was smashed to pieces one night this
week and the contents taken The
metal casing j. a complete wreck.
The two convicts- who w scapad from
their camp on Pennsylvania avenue
on Sunday, July Is, gave themselves
up by returning to the PenI entry
authorities in Baltimore a few days
later.
There will be an important meet
ing Of the w. @. T. IT,, at the home
of Mrs. Luther Bare, Thursday even
ing, July 81, at p. m. Every mem
Der of the organization please be
present.
MIR. and Mrs. s. r.. Dorroh and iva
daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth OF
Laurens, 5. c., after spending several
weeks with the latter's father, Mr.. J
Henry Lester, Doyle avenue, have
returned home.
Last week Middletown, Conn, ex-
perienced snow storm and Rome
Italy, was in the midst Of cold, while
lin this county we were being drown
ed with down pour of rain with
plenty of heat.
Roy Emerson, of Creston. Iowa,
charged with beating his mother to
death with an iron brace and throw
ing her body in an elevator shaft,
was found guilty of murder in the
second degree by a jury.
Vernon and Ezra Harbaugh are
home after seeing service i'm France.
They arrived i'm New York and after
being discharged at Camp Dix, came
to Baltimore where they were met
and brought home. on Saturday
Mrs. Joseph Fridinger, Center
street extended, is suffering from a
fractured shoulder which she re
ceived by accidentally falling against
the stair steps at her home. She is
doing aus well as can be expected.
Mothers send your children to the
playground which is open every clear
morning from to y under the direc-
ton OF capable monitor, and every
clear evening from 6 to 9 under the
care of some member of the Civic
League.
The Pen Mar Presbyterian Reunion
will be held Thursday, July 81. The
address will be made by Rev. Geo. T..
Halves, ID. d., pastor of the Market
Square Presbyterian church, Harris
burg, Pa, subject, THE Church and
the Hour" "-.... IT.
The following attended the Inter-
national Summer School of Missions
June 28th to July 7th held at Wilson
College, Chambersburg, Pa: Mrs. w.
H. Hetrick, Mrs. ID. Belt, Misses
Grace Lippy, Miriam Hull, Helen
Reese and Ethel Marker.
Fire following a head-on collision
on side track close to the Standard
OH Company's warehouse, near the
city limits of Grand Rapids, Mich.
Friday destroyed the warehouse and
entailed loss estimated by company
officials at more than $250000.
William Hildebrand, Cleveland. O.,
saw two men trudgiLg along ahead
of his machine and decided to give
them a lift" A moment later Hide
brand was trudging along, his ma
chine speeding away under the guild
ance OF the two pedestrians"
Official innuiry was started i'm
Chicago Tuesday to fix responsibility
for the explosion and collapse OF the
dirigible which crashed through the
roof of the Illinois Trust and Saw
ings Bank Monday afternoon, killing
IL persons and injuring 26 others.
Mrs. Leanna Marsh, aged 65 years,
wife of Joseph Marsh, died at her
home at Hanover, Pa, July IL. She
was a daughter Il the late Christian
Wisner, of Deep Run. Mrs. George
Myers, Deep Run is a sister, and
and David Wisner, Silver Run and
Eli Wisner, Manchester, are broth RS
Of the deceased Funeral services
were held Monday.
|: Democratic State Chairman J. HUI
bert Wade called a meeting of the
State Central Committee, to be held
at Hotel Rennert, Baltimore, at !
o'clock August 6. The committee will
make preparations for the Statewide
primary to be held on September
and for the State convention, which
will meet a week or two later and
ratify the State nominations and
frame a party platform.