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

Lney are distributing through Cne1r
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. AIbaugh, spent some time in Ha-
vana, Cuba.
Jacob H. Markley, aged Sc years,
died February at his home in Balti-
more. His body was brought to Mt
Airy Sunday and inferred in Pros
pect cemetery.
Mrs. Kate Uhl, who killed Edgar
B. PownaIl, in her apartment, in
Cumberland, was found not guilty by
a jury, Saturday. Mrs. Uhl 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-
scented by the Little Playhouse Com
pany as the fourth Lyceum number
of the Westminster High school, in
the Armory, Monday evening, before
a 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 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 $1O0 at pres
ent
An interesting meeting was held by
the l. o. 0. F. 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 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 q
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 EIlicott City. The we'd
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 tiu Wednesday and
has caused delay in the shows ex-
hIDitlon Tor 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 it's
ILr0C dance last night and was we'll
attended. A dance will be held eve.y
Thursday evening in the Firemen's
Building. An invitation is extended
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dance. The dance is under the di-
rection of the Westminster Orchestra
winch is composed OF our excellent
young men.
On Monday of this week, Mr.. and
Mrs. 1. j. Van Fossen, OF Asbestos,
Md, took their youngest daugnter,
Marguerite, to the University of Mary
land Hospital, Baltimore, to be op-
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 staff
OF GiIead 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 a
day to Washington, one more to Hag-
erstown, one to Westminster, two 70
Gettysburg, one to Waynesboro, one to
Baltimore, two to Rockville, one to
Martinsburg, one to Harpers' Ferry,
one to CharlestoWn, w. Va, and one
to Leesburg, Va. q,
Former Associate Judge Thomas A.
Poffenberger, SO 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
1913 he was appointed by Governor
Harrington, serving until November
% last. ~ a.
Charles r. Kelley, Baltimore, an
Ohio conductor, Cumberland, died at
Allegany Hospital following injuries
received when he fell from bridge
at Keystone. MI. Kelley's train was
being .detoured over the Western
Maryland, and he was not familiar
with the bridge, from which he
stepped, landing S5 feet in the creek