The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-01

The fast mail was delayed one hour
yesterday morning by a derailed 10
comotive.
Miss Anna May DietZ, of Hanover,
Pa, is the guest of Mrs. H. d. Fowble,
; West Main street.
Mr. and Mrs William J. Coane,
Philadelphia, spent the weeks end
with relatives in this city.
: Miss Corrinne Troy, Centerville, is
a guest of Miss Marguerite Skunk,
East Main street.
| Mrs. Fannie Collier and family, of
I Hagerstown, were guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Levi III. Myers, John street.
/ Big day tomorrpw-Dutch picnic
st. Johns fete and Robinson's cir
Gus. Some attractions for one day!
! Mr. w. Frank Thomas, Washington
avenue, il having his residence
painted by w. >. Arbaugh K Son
painters.
I Miss Mary J.. Lynch, Of Baltimore
is visiting at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Emily E. Lockard, Fair
ground Hill.
Miss Ida +. Lockard has returned
from Boston, where she was taking a
postgraduate course in modern
methods OF teaching school music.
Miss Helen Fowble, West Main
+ street, has gone to Chicago to be the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Frank Eppley
at the Palmer House.
desire to visit Mrs. Lockard's home
again in the near future and the
/! Lockards will gladly receive them at
any time. Come soon again.
| The Carroll County Sunday School
Union held it's 18th annual conven-
tion in the Methodist Episcopal
Church, Mt. Airy this week.
| The Reformed Sunday school held
it's annual picnic in Snowden's woods,
near this city, yesterday. Good
lunches and games were the features
of the outing.
Smiths Greater Shows passed
through here Sunday for Baltimore,
where they are holding exhibitions
this week for the benefit of st. Mary's
Industrial School.
MIR. and Mrs. John Sharp and MIR.
and Mrs. Bolster and daughter, of
Baltimore, are guests of Mr.. Henry
Sharp, Liberty street. Mr.. Bolster
returned home Monday.
Miss Emma e. Radcliff, daughter of
Daniel s. and the late Margaret Rad
cliffe, died at Springfield Hospital #
spinal trouble July 23 aged Al years,
4 months and six days.
Mrs. Pittenger and Arthur Wilson,
held for the murder of William H.
Tn1 tru VI Or
to secure their release under a habeas
corpus i'm the Frederick court.
We arel the recipients of card
from Mr.. Arthur Gruber, of Windsor,
Ontario, Canada, formerly of this
city. Mr. Gruber was employed in
the bakery of John B. Saylor, West
Main street, while here.
A travelling salesman picked up a
vamp in Baltimore this week and at
this time is wiser but sadder. He
dined and wined the lady, but when
he left, he went without his diamond
ring and $50 that her pals lifted from
his clothes.
John Case and George a. Shriner,
two hustling young men of this city,
have purchased the stock and fixtures
OF the store conducted by Joshua N.
Corbin, East Main street. They have
put i'm an excellent line of fancy
staple and green groceries that will
satisfy all patrons and ask trial to
convince the people that they have
what you need.
Mr.. William Stoner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James M. Stoner, Pennsylvania
avenue, who is catching for the
Brunswick baseball team IL making u
hit with the rooters of his town. In
game last week by his batting and
all around work Sherpherdstown
hung up nine goose eggs. The fea-
ture OF the game was Mr.. Stoner's
batting, he made a home run and
"a single i'm three times up.
The Finksburg. All Star baseball
team would like to hear from such
teams as Monroe Athletic Associa-
tion, Westminster, Statewood Athletic
Club, Hampden Athletic Association,
Hampstead Athletic Association, BOr-
ing Athletic Club, Maryland Swim
ming Club and Reisterstown; all
games to be played at Finksburg, Nd,
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