The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-05-28
E. 0. DIFFENpAL. Manager.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 2S, 1920
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baltlmOTe-S pOpuIdLlOn Is l00,ozo.
Congress is planning for recess
from June to August 3.
Keefer's Orchestra played for the
May dance at Emmitsburg May IA.
Miss Mary Reayer, East Main street
is spending this week in Philadelphia,
Court House and banks will be
closed Monday, being Decoration Day.
The Dunkard lovefeast was held at
Meadow Branch church Saturday and
was largely attended.
DIR. Robert L. Swain, Sykesvi!le,
has been appointed member Of the
State Board of Pharmacy.
Stone Chapel Sunday school will
hold an ice cream and strawberry
festival on Thursday, June 10.
Mr.. Victor Lynch, of Jacksonville,
Fla, is being entertained by Mr.. Will
lam Shaeffer, East Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sharp, of Bal
timore, were guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sharp, Liberty
street.
Mrs. John Whitmore, Pennsylvania
avenue has returned from a Balti-
more Hospital where she had her ton
siIs removed.
William r. Jenkins died in Balti-
more Saturday and was buried at
Berret after funeral services in Ber-
ret Lutheran church.
A musical entertainment, miss Ann
Teek," will be given in the Opera
House Tuesday evening, June 1st, by
Dorcas Glass of Grace Lutheran Sun
day school.
VIM. H. McCollum's property in
Uniontown was sold to Mr.. M. E..
Campbell, this city by the Westmin-
ster Realty & Insurance Co.. Mitchell
& Crawford.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of st. Benjamin's Lutheran church
will meet Thursday afternoon, June
8 at the home of Mrs. Charles Hos
field at 100 p. m.
Charles A. tanner, aged rs years,
died at his home in Lisbon, Md,
Thursday His remains were brought
to Stone Chapel Saturday and inferred
in the cemetery.
The Shenango Valley Grocery Co., of
Sharon, Pa. were fined $4,000 in U.
selling sugar at unjust and unreason-
8. District Court on Is charges for
able prices. Keep it up.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Weybright and
children, of Kensington, Nd, were
guests for the weeks end with Mrs.
Weybright's mother, Mrs. Ella Rob-
erts West Main street
st. Johns Lutheran Missionary
Society will hold its regular monthly
meeting at the home of Mrs. Elias
Leister, Saturday, June II, at 1.30 p. m.
Every member is invited to be present.
Elias Schaeffer, aged S3 years, died
at his home in Baltimore May 20. The
funeral services were held at his
daughters, Mrs. Daisy g. Reynolds,
Sunday. The remains were taken to
Manchester for interment.
Seven men were killed in a pistol
battle Wednesday between private
detectives and coal miners at the Nor
folk and Western Railroad Station at
Matewan, Mingo county, W. Va, &C.
cording to a report received at the
office of Gov. John J. Cornwell
Charleston, w, Va.
One of the rargest of recent real
estate transactions in Montgomery
county has just been consummated in
the sale of the farm of Allen D.
Schaeffer, near Germantown, to Will
liam B. Selby, of the Germantown
vicinity, for price said to be around
$4,000. The farm contains SIT acres
The stand of the Democratic State
Convention on the wet and dry issue
will have no effect on the Antisaloon
League in its determination to aid in
bringing about the defeat of, o. E
Weller, Republican candidate for
United States Senator, according to
DR.. George W. Crabbe, head of the
league in Maryland.
Fire destroyed small frame build
ing in the rear of the Hess Carriage
Works, Hagerstown, and spread to the
paint shop in the main building. The
loss is partly covered by insurance
The valuable racing mare, Oromoke
Of Col w. w. Cockrane Martins
burg, was in the structure when The
fire started 1t was saved. The Hess
Carriage Works was located on Liber-
ty street this city, years ago.
Blushing brides and bashful bride
grooms must appear in person at the
office of Clerk of Court Cash, after
June to secure licenses for their mar
riages. The law statue is that either
the prospective bride or bridegroom
must take out the license and not the
best man or friend, as has been the
custom. The age limit for the bride
without her parents consent has been
raised to 1 Syears instead of 16 and
the price of the license will be 81 in,
stead of 81.