The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-07-23
BRIEFS.

this Sunday at 2 o'clock and preach
ing at 3 O'clock w. G. Slime, pastor
Mr. Thomas Lynch, of Baltimore,
was weeks end guest of his broth
er, Mr.. G. GIoyd Lynch, East Main
street.
Miss Iris Gorsuch, of East Warehaan,
Mass, is spending some time with her
grandfather, Mr.. Charles c. Gorsucfl,
East Main street
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, Balti-
more, are spending several weeks
with her brother, Mr.. Frank T. Shaef-
fer, Pennsylvania avenue.
Miss Frances Little, of Sma1lwood,
is spending two weeks with her sister,
Miss Edyth Little, at the home of
their uncle, Vim. j. Horner, Of Balti-
more.
The Church of God Missionary So
ciety will hold a special program
Sunday evening at 730 O'Clock. All
welcome. A silver offering will be
collected
A fire, causing $4,000 loss, took
place Tuesday at East Brooklyn, Md,
About 20 houses were burned, THE
fire started in large oil tank on
Wagner's Point.
The cradle roll of Grace Lutheran
church held its annual celebration on
the Park Tuesday evening. A pro-
gram was given and refreshments
served. 1t was very successful in ey-
cry way.
An Is per cent. Increase in freight
rates will be necessary to meet the
.21 per cent. wage award granted rail
road employees. The actual amount
allowed railroad employees in salaries
is $600,OOO,OO0.
Over $4,000 laborers working in
clothing and shoes factories in New
England have closed down. The cor
porations used the above Scheme to
beat the high cost. but what will the
workmen do to live?
Peter NeWey, a McAdoo, Pa, mer-
chant. was held by Alderman Freiler
under $500 bail on a charge made by
a state policeman Of setting fire to
several of his own houses after
doubling the insurance.
The fourteenth annual convention
of the Sunday schools Of Carroll
county will be held Tuesday, July 27,
at Kriders Reformed church, near
this city. There will be sessions morn
ing, afternoon and evening.
On the evening of July 28 and 20
there will be held a lawn fete on Coli
lege Hill under the auspices of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Methodist Protestant church.-~ Every
body come and have good time.
After an illness of eight weeks,
Lester, the 11-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Shipley, of Reese, has
returned home from the University
Hospital He is getting along very
nicely, but not able to walk yet.
A twenty-months-ol baby is in
Cooper Hospital, Camden, N. j., in a
serious condition because its father,
in order to get it out of the house,
placed it by day, naked, in a filthy
yard and forced it to sleep at night
in an open shed.
There will be a reunion Of the 18th
Machine Gun Battalion at Chesapeake
Beach Tuesday, July q. All ex-serVice
men who were members OF same are
invited to attend. If you are going
call at the Armory Saturday evening,
July "a, at 8 p. N.
& Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Phillips and
Misses Ruth, Lillian and Bessie Ar
baugh, spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. Grammer Phillips and family, of
Bird Hill. An elegant supper was SER
we'd by Mrs. Phillips, also delicious
home made ice cream. All spent a
very pleasant afternoon.
Prof Walter H. Davis, principal of
the Westminster High School, has re-
signed and will take similar posi-
ton at Harve de Grace, at higher
salary. He has been at Westminster
two years and his services have been
satisfactory. He will be succeeded by
Prof E. C. Seitz, of Cambridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bitzel,
Smallwood entertained on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. e. L, Skinner, of Freedom;
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bitzel and son,
Robert, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Bitzel
and daughter, Madeline, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry s. Little and daughter, Evelyn
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gesell and family
and Miss Ethel Bitzel.
Those who visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. wesley Ruby and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reed, near
Westminster, On Sunday last were
Milton and Margaret Benedict, of
Snydersburg; Burgess S. Miller and
wife, Joseph H. Harner and wife and
Verna Warner, Of Taneytown; John
S. Leister, wife and three daughters,
Norma, Larue and Fern, of RoseVille;
Bessie, Robert, Eleanor and Helen
Witte, Thelma Wimert and Ruth Rill,
of near Westminster; Leola Sykes,
Charles Beard, wife and two daugh-
ters, Margaret and Bertha, of West
minister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Stonesifer, Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon Stonesifer and chill
dren, Vernon, Arthur, John and
Louise, Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Stone
sifer and child, Harvey, Mr. and Mrs.
William Arthur and son, Austin, Mr..
Oscar Steroff, of Baltimore; Mr.. and
Mrs. Winifred Bollinger. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Fox and children, Mr.. and
Mrs Milton .Crowl, Mr. and Mrs Ros-
co Crowl and son, Richard Miss Dor
othey Sherman, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Bankert and children, Richard and
Catherine, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bank
ert and Master Robert Bankert and
Joseph Bankert, of Hanover, Pa; MIR.