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


William Bennett, Woodbine.
Mrs Frank Beggs, of Tiffin, Ohio,
liz guest OF her mother, Mrs. VIM.
=. Shriver, this city.
MIR. and Mrs. Carroll Krichton, of
Wlalbrook visited Mrs. Sarah Sheeler,
Of Pennsylvania avenue, this week
The August term Of the Circuit
Court for Carroll county will convene
On Monday. The session will be
very short.
MIR. and Mrs. Renshaw, of Balti-
more have returned after visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Gloyd Lynch, East Main
street.
Mrs. William Orendorff and daugh-
ter, of Chambersburg, Pa, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs Gloyd Lynch, East
Main street.
4 farmer near Cleveland, Ohio said
his cows have been eating so many
blackberries that they are giving pur-
pie milk.
Mr., Harry Whitmore, Of Hyatts-
vile spent Sunday with his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. David Whitmore, Col
lege avenue,
Mr.. r. IL. Dieffenbach and family,
Pittsburgh, Pa, are visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F'erd A. Dieffen-
bach, Liberty street.
The happy bunch of bean pickers
who spent two weeks or more on the
farms of e, p. Shriver Co., left Tues
day evening for their homes.
Mrs. Laura Fowble, OF Baltimore,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Leonard, of
st. Michae4s, are visitors OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry ID. Fowble West Main
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Mccarthy, OF
Willard, N. Y, are being entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boisvert, of
Garrollton. Mrs. Mccarthy is 4 sis
ter of Mrs. Boisvert.
st. Benjamin's Reformed Sunday
school will hold a festival on the
church lawn on August IS. #
weather is inc1ement 1t will \be held
the following night. ,.-
County Tax Collector Keefer be-
lieves in patronizing home business
amount of 1922 to send out tax bills
Mrs. Leroy Sellman, of Warfelds-
burg has returned home from the
Woman's Hospital, Baltimore, after
being there over seven weeks for
treatment. She is somewhat improv-
ed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gummel and
family entertained on Saturday and
Sunday Last Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Bucker and son, Lewis, Of Hanover;
Mrs. Mervin Parr and daughter.
Blizab beth, Of Hagerstown.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry y. Starr and
Miss Cora l.. Butler, Of this city;
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll P Albert and
daug hter, Frances, of WayneSbOrO,
Pa, with perty Of friends will
leave on Sunda- for ITO weeks
trip to Atlantic City.
Mrs Michael Ham and daughter,
Miss Bernadette Ham, of HagerstOwn,
formerly Of this city, are on de-
lightful vacation trip to friends i'm
Detroit and Canada. Mrs. Ham
describes the country as must at
tractive. She also sent photograph
of the largest Hudson Motor plant in
Detroit, Mich.
The woes of adherents of John
Barleycorn were multiplied because
fire insurance companies doing bust
ness in Philadelphia refused to write
fire risks upon saloon property after
July l, it was reported in Atlantic
City in the quarterly meeting OF the
Underwriters Association of the
Middle Department.
Nelson Barton, So years old, Thur
mont, was struck and instantly killed
by a passenger train on the Western
Maryland railroad within Is yards of
his home Wednesday. He was walk
ing ON the track and in an attempt
to get out of the way of an approach
ing freight train stepped in front Of
the passenger train.
We were pleased to have call upon
us Wednesday Mr.. Irwin @. Kelley, of
Hanover, Pa, who fills the responsible
position ais advertiser writer for j.
w Gitt Co., large department store of
his city. Mr.. Kelley is we'll known
i'm this county, having lived here.
He will gladly welcome all friends
when they visit his home town.
Those who visited Geo. Therit and
family on Sunday afternoon were
Mrs Mervin Parr and daughter,
Elizabeth, of Hagerstown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant Bucker and son, Lewis,
of Hanover; Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Gummel and daughter, Ray, Miss
Amanda Yingling, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Wise and daughter, Miss Esta.
The barn Of John r. Amos, far
mer residing ait White Hall, was
struck by lightning during the storm
on Tuesday night and was destroyed
by fire. A large quantity Of wheat
and other crops and farming nipple
ments were stored in the barn. MIR.
Amos rescued four horses from the
barn. The loss is about $4,000 and il
partially covered by insurance.
"A pretty wedding took place Tues
day at ID. m, when Miss Sallye T..
Dorsey, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen ID. Dorsey, Of Roxbury Mills,
became the bride Of John T. Ridgely,
,Jr., son OF Mr.. and Mrs. John II.
Ridgely, ST., near Sykesville- The
marriage ceremony, which took place
at the home of the bride, was per-
formed by her uncle, Rev. DIR. Tyler,
of Virginia. After a reception the
couple left for a trip North
The sixth annual carnival OF the
Hampstead Fire Company, Carroll
countyis big social event, opened Wed
nesday night with concert by the
Hampstead Band Of 80 pieces, and
N~T- 1890