The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-05-23
BRIEFS.

LIZ drnerS are DUSTY ptdnung corn.
Private William Smoot, Carruilron,
has arrived home from France.
Mrs. Nicholas Milligikis, this city
is visiting her home in Hanover, Pa.
Miss Esther Snyder, Washington, is
"a guest of Miss Erma Shaw, Park
|avenue.
Members of the Reformed church
held dance in Davis Hall, John
street, last night.
Corporal Earl B. Owings, Ship1ey,
port Powhatan Tuesday.
Miss Beryl Summers, of Warffelds-
burg was a guest over Sunday of
Miss Mary Yeiser, Pennsylvania
avenue
The excursion season on the West
ern Maryland has started out strong.
Sunday train of IL coaches went
through this city.
Hog cholera is reported to exist on
the property Of John Redding, Alesia,
from a notice received from Inspector
Atherton, College Park.
| Preparations have been made by
| the Western Maryland Railroad to
run an excursion to Pen Mar on
j Decoration Day.
/ Mr. Charles Hineker has returned
| from visit to California and Wash
ington. Mr.. Hineker spends quite a
lot of time in the West.
! DIR. and Mrs H. c. Schaner and
children, of Harrisburg, Pa, spent
Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
E. Brown, East Main street.
! A number of convicts from the
penitentiary are working on the State
roads i'm this county. They are con-
fined in the Jail while not working
! Sol. E. Bair, for several years rail-
road agent at Perryville, is now at
Woodsboro in the same capacity. He
! formerly worked i'm the Taneytown
Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Beck, Mt
Airy, will leave next week On an ex-
tended visit to relatives i'm Iowa and
Kansas. Mr. Beck has sister living
in Kansas.
With all the automobiles in this
city Saturday there were no bad
accidents. a few took a bump al
each other which resulted only in q
few dents.
The knights of Columbus gave &
ball last night in their lodge room
81. Johns Hall, last night, which was
well attended and enjoyed by the
members and guests. Refreshments
n we're served.
NJ MIR. and Mrs Arthur Rainey anC
Surveyor of the Port Guy w. Steele
are at Newport News to be present a
the arrival of the 112th Machine Cur
Battalion Mr. and Mrs. Rainey'i
son, Percy, is among the men.
\ There will be rally OF the Sunday
schools Of Myers district, in the Lu
theran church, Silver Run, Sunday
afternoon, May 25, beginning at 2.3C
o'clock. Rev. III. G. Bergstresser, O
Littlestown and others, will make ad
dresses.
The Westminster Fire Company ac
cepted the invitation. from the Sails
bury Fire Company to attend the
Maryland State Firemen's Association
meet there in June. The company
will go in body but will not ente1
any of the contests.
The third year class Of Westminster
High School very creditably presented
last evening in the Opera House the
play Joan of Arc" The house wa!
packed. The High School orchestra
furnished the selections. The play
will be repeated tonight.
Tho Manohuria docked at New YorI
yesterday on it's arrival from Francs
with the following men from Carol
county: Corporal James A. Nu:!, New
Windsor, of the 1o4th Supply Train
Private Bernard Nusbaum, Unlor
Mills, of the 18th Ambulance Com
pany: Private Bernard Bankard
Taneytown, of the 114th Ambule nc:
Unit; Sergt Roy C. Gambler, this city
of the 1O4th Mobile Ordnance Repair
Shop; Private Leslie Taylor, Wood
ensburg. Of the 104th Ordnance Re
pair Shc".