The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-02-13

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dent Of the Thayer State Bank, Thay-
er, Kan, for the excellent calendar,
they are distributing through their
patrons.
Mrs. Leigh M. Stewart, San Fran
cisco, asks for a divorce from her
husband, on the grounds that he
loved her too much. She says her
love has died.
Mr.. Carroll Albaugh, this city, who
is spending some time in the South
with his wife, and mother, Mrs. Geo.
w. Albaugh, spent some time in Ha-
vana, Cuba.
Jacob H. Markley, aged SIS years,
died February 5 at his home in Balti-
more. His body was brought to Mt.
Airy Sunday and inferred in Pros
pect cemetery.
Mrs. Kate UhI, who killed Edgar
B. Pownall, in her apartment, in
Cumberland, was found not guilty by
q jury, Saturday. Mrs. UhI stabbed
Pownall to death.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Blizzard, Of
Baltimore, spent Saturday and Sun
day in this city and at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Biz
zard, near Smallwood.
"A Creature of the Sea" was pre-
sented by the Little Playhouse Com
pany as the fourth Lyceum number
of the Westminster High school, in
the Armory, Monday evening, before
large audience.
Governor Edwards of New Jersey,
the "wet" Democratic candidate for
the Presidency, is getting away to a
flying start in Chicago. Eight Demo-
cratic ward organizations have in
dcrsed him for the Presidency.
Two gallons of "Old Bust Head"
was hidden away in a tree in a woods
near this city some time ago, and the
parties are on scouting for the hid
den treasurer. Two gallons of the
precious fluid is worth 500 at pres
emit.
An interesting meeting was held by
the I. o. o. r. lodge Monday even
ing. Several new members were in
lated into the order. The comforting
of the degrees by the team was ex-
cellent. All members are requested to
be present Monday evening.
Mr.. Peter N. SANTOS, this city, who
is on his way to his native home in
! Greece for a visit, writes US from
Paris, stating as follows. Living
is very expensive here, but the people
seem to have plenty of money"
Two cars of the Emory Grove line
crashed at the cross-over south of
Reisterstown. One car was waiting
for another car to leave the terminus
of the line at Emory Grove when a
/ third car from Baltimore smashed in
to the waiting one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos M. Arlington,
announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Carolyn Thelma, to Mr.. Thomas
Brown, on January 81, 1920. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Harrison, of Ellicott City. The wed
ding was a quiet one, owing to the ill
ness in both families.
The Palace OF Mysteries which
was to be shown at the Opera House
the last three nights this week did
not arrive. One OF it's leading mem
bers died with the flu Wednesday and
has caused a delay in the shows ex-
+ hlDitlon for a short time.
Due partly to an increased demand
on account of the unusual number of
deaths from influenza and pneumonia
ad partly to- the continuous absence
and partly to the continuous absence
advanced at least fifty per cent. in
New York city since the holidays.
/ The Westminster Orchestra held its
/ first dance last night and was well
attended. A dance will be held every
Thursday evening in the Firemen's
Building. An invitation is extended
to the public to attend and learn 70
dance. The dance is under the di-
rection of the Westminster Orchestra
which is composed of our excellent
young men.
On Monday of this week, Mr.. and
Mrs. /. j. Van Fossen, OF Asbestos
Nd, took their youngest daughter
Marguerite, to the University of Mary
land Hospital, Baltimore, to be op-
Grated on. At this writing the young
child is doing fine. Dr. Charles r.
Foutz is the attending physician.
Plans are being made for an en-
campment meeting of the Independ-
ent Order of Odd Fellows of Fred
erick, Carroll, Washington and Allie
gany counties to be held in Frederick
February 20, at which the degree stat
of Gilead Encampment, Hagerstown
will confer the patriarchial degree
upon a large class.
Additional motor truck mail service
went into effect Monday and as a re-
suit Frederick has two more mails q
day to Washington, one more to Hag-
erstoWn, one to Westminster, two &c
Gettysburg, one to Waynesboro, one to
Baltimore, two to Rockville, one tC
Martinsburg, one to Harpers' Ferry
one to Charlestown, w. Va, and one
to Leesburg, Va.
Former Associate Judge Thomas A.
Poffenberger, 50 years old, died Sun
day at his country home, near Funks-
town, of a complication of diseases
after long illness. At the expiration
of Judge Martin l.. Keedy's term in
1918 he was appointed by Governor
Harrington, serving until November
p last.
Charles R. Kelley, Baltimore, an
Ohio conductor, Cumberland, died al
Allegany Hospital following injuries
received when he fell from a bridge
at Keystone. Mr.. Kelley's train was
being detoured over the Western
Maryland, and he was not familiar
with the bridge, from which he
stepped, landing 95 feet in the creek
below.
! Many unsophisticated gentry are
never so happy as when picking flaws
in the contents of newspaper pub
lication. They sit back and criticize