The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-05-14

Mrs. Thos. Roop, of Baltimore, visit
ed relatives in this city.
Mrs. oliver Grouse, West Main
street, is at hospital in Baltimore for
treatment.
VIM. H. Bowers & Son have moved
their garage to building in the rear
of the postoffice.
/ Mr.. Milton o. Myers, Pen Mar,
visited his son, Mr.. Raymond Myers,
East Main street.
Mrs. Sallie Fowble, of Baltimore,
who was guest of relatives at Union
Bridge, has returned.
Mr.. Arthur j. Arbaugh has been
elected as care taker Of the West
minister Firemen's Building.
Mr.. David Cowan, of Baltimore.
was Sunday visitor of DR.. and Mrs.
Thomas Coonan, East Main street.
Mrs. Clarence Orendorff, of Charles
ton, S. c., returned Saturday after
spending two weeks here on business.
Mrs. William Thomson and son
Pierce, of Baltimore was a guest of
Mrs. Geo. F. Eckenrode, West Main
street.
Mrs. Annie I. Flickinger, Hanover,
aged 81 years, died May 8. She was
sister of Francis Bowersox, Union
town.
Misses Helen Sier and Elva Russell,
of Baltimore, were weeks end
guests of Miss Violet M. Turtle, this
city.
A freight car struck the concrete
inclined platform in the railroads in
this city and split it up in Jumps as
if it was built of clay.
Mr.. Lloyd Barnes and fance, Of
Baltimore we're weeks end guests IF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Level
Barnes, Doyle street.
Henry G.. Wehler, a brother OF DR..
Randolph Wehler, East Main street,
died at his home in New Oxford, Pa,
May 5, ragged so years.
Miss Catherine Haines, of Baltimore,
spent the weeks end with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Haines,
Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr. Barnard Shaeffer. of Balti-
more, was visitor of his brother,
Mr.. William Shaeffer, East Main
street, for the weeks end.
Mr.. Albert Eckenrode, superintend-
ent of the A. & P. store, East Main
street, has moved his family from
Baltimore to this city.
Clifton Weller, engineer on the
Elkins express is driving a handsome
Studebaker touring car he purchased
from Klee & Hoff, dealers, this city.
Mrs. Theodore Massicott. Pennsyl-
vania avenue, who has been at hos
pital for several weeks, is improved
and will possibly return home next
week.
Governor Co1lidge, vetoed the So
called 2.75 per cent beer bill, which
would permit the sale of light wines
and beer, on the ground that its
passage would he hypocrisy"
Mr.. Geo. r. Gehr, cashier of the
First National Bank, is on the receipt
ion Committee of the Maryland State
Bankers Association which meets in
Atlantic City, May Is.
A new real estate firm has been
organized in this city, the A. Earle
Wells & Company Mr.. Wells was
lately solicitor for Edward W. Cases
agency, and is hustling young man
We predict a successful career for the
firm.
Murray Bale, who had occupied
rooms in Mrs. C. J. Hibberd's house
New Windsor, since his marriage has
bought the store stand and stock Of
merchandise of M. o. Repp, at Nc
Kinstry and took possession the first
of this month.
The Board of Election Supervisors
for Carroll county met and organized
Monday by electing Alonzo B. Sell
man. president; Edward o. Diffendal,
secretary; Harry Fowble is the other
member. Jacob NJ Long was elected
clerk and Edward o. Weant counsel to
the board
We are extremely sorry to learn
that we are to lose two Of our good
citizens, Mr. o. R. Emigh and Mr..
Binns The former has served his con-
nection with the Congoleum Plant at
Asbestos, while Mr. Binns will be
transferred to Philadelphia in the
near future
When is corn husking time at
Emory Grove? Is it in the spring i'll
stead of fall? A farmer at the above
place is husl1ing his fall crop this
week. 1t is said that the crows would
live on the corn left out through the
winter, but not in this field, as it is
said, a fine crop is being realized.
BY the steering gear breaking in
the large stone truck of Thomas,
Bennett and Hunter, contractors,
caused it to leave the pike at Mount
Pleasant and crash into a tree, Mon
day, damaging the machine to the ex-
tent of several hundred dollars. Rus
sell Earhart, the driver, was slightly
injured.
Mr.. Harvey L. Richter formerly of
this county, but now of Ashland, Ohio,
was recently appointed. assistant tick
ct agent of the Cleveland South West
ern and Columbus Railway Company,
at Ashland, Ohio. Mr. Richter has for