The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-04-23

Mrs. Buchanan is a guest of her
laughter, Mrs. B. Heagy, this city.

Mrs. Buchanan is guest of her
daughter, Mrs. B. Heagy, this city.
Reese Orndorff, of Lynchburg Col
lege, was a guest over Sunday at his
home in this city.
John Smelser has opened an office
in the old Montour House, to take
care of his fertilizer business.
The Democratic State Convention
will be held in the Academy of Music,
Baltimore, May goth. at 1900 o'clock
! m.
Upton Morgan, colored aged n
years. died at his home, West Green
street, Wednesday. His funeral will be
held Sunday.
Mrs. Theodore Massfcett, Pennsyl-
vania avenue, is in Baltimore hospit-
al and was successfuIly operated upon
yesterday.
Mrs. Frank Crouch and son, of
Baltimore, are spending some time
with her parents, DE-. and Mrs. Thorn
as K. Shaw, Park avenue.
Mr.. Edward Kaufman, Baltimore, is
having the buildings painted on his
county home near this city. w. S.
Arbaugh and son are the painters.
William S. Leib, Sehuylkill county
politician, was sentenced to from three
to five years in the Eastern Peniten-
tiary and fined $500 and costs He
made fraudulent tax receipts.
Mrs. Mamie Poole Jones, 79 years
old, wife of Albert Jones, died at 8
o'clock Wednesday night Of heart dis
ease. at her home in Baltimore. Mrs.
Albert Maynard, of Mt Airy, is a sis
ter of the deceased.
Miss Catherine Foutz, daughter OF
DR.. and Mrs. Charles R. Foutz, West
Main street, was successfully operat-
ed upon for appendicitis at the Mary
land University this week and is i'm
proving as rapidly as can be expected.
The regular meeting of the Parent
Teacher Association has been post
poned to a date which will be an
nounced later. The meeting will
probably be the last of the present
school year and special effort will be
made to provide a good program.
By the truck of Mr.. Fred Boisvert
Carrollton. turning over on the State
road near Cranberry, yesterday after
noon, Earl Thomson, this city, was
severely injured. Mr.. Thomson turned
to pass large truck and it is sup
posed he turned too far, causing it to
turn over.
ANY person conducting any busi-
ness requiring license, should obtain
or renew the same, on or before the
first day of May, next, otherwise, they
are liable to heavy penalty. Such IL
censes can be obtained at any time
upon application at the office of the
Circuit Court.
Mr.. George Hunter, East Green
street. who is on a trip to California,
wrote Mrs. Hunter from Grand Can
yon,, Ariz., that he expected to arrive
in Los Angeles, CAL, at o'clock sun
day. In New Mexico he was held UP
by the strike for day at a time, at
two different points.
Fifty-five carloads of stock were
shipped last week from this city to
Baltimore, possibly the largest con-
signment in the history OF our town.
All the stock was sent to Baltimore
stock yards. Owing to the railroad
strike the cattle were unloaded at Ar
i Iington and driven through the city
| to their destination.
destination.
| A conference supper in the interest
| of the Greater Gettysburg college,
4 movement to increase the endowment
of that institution by $1,O0O,OOO, was
held at the Hotel Westminster, Tues
day night. DR.. ]. J. Weaver, Jr., OF
the class of '67 presided, and address
es we're made by campaign manager
Carr, of Chicago, and Rev A. R. Wentz
d. D.. of Gettysburg. A number OF
alumni and former students, with
Lutheran pastors and lay representa-
tives of their congregations from the
county were present.
I Those who spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Magin were Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Mitten, Mr.. and MRS.
Theo. Mitten, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ma
gin, Jr., and daughters, Althea ana
Pauline. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Math-
las. Miss Margaret Matthias, John and
Norman Magin, all of Westminster;
VIM. H. Magin, George, John ana
Chas. HolIleyer, of Baltimore; MI
and Mrs. w. H. Shugars and family
of Emmitsburg. Mrs. Catherine Rup-
pert. Miss Josephine Rupert, Chas.
Rupert, Earl Gibson and William
Rupert.
A most enjoyable evening was spent
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stem. April 8. The evening was spent
in dancing and playing games or all
kinds. Refreshments were served con-
sisting of lemonade and cake OF var
ious kinds. At late hour all departed
for their homes, expressing them
selves as having fine time. Among
those present were Messrs and Mes
DANES George Stem, Jos. Bowers.
Leonard Freyman, Archie kee1er'
David Stem, Harry Glover, Kester
Myers, Mrs. Tom Koontz, Mrs. Cleve
Kress, Misses Eva Brown, Hilda
Haines, Helen Barnes, Estella Wag-
ner, Mary Freyman, Grace Stem. Ber-
nice Yohn, Goldia Haines, Eva
Brown, Louise Haines, Bertha
Stem, Rhoda Wagner, Mora Ha1nes,
Mamie Kress, Helen Freyman, Laura
Stem, Charlotte Stem; Messrs Theo.
Young, Charles Stem, Jacob Wantz,
Carval Alexander, John Boyd, Ed
ward Brown, Harry Hooper, Marsnall
Carr, Orville Smith, Theo. Wilson,
Harry Gibson, Ralph Horton, RusseIl