The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-08-06

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Miss Myrtle Oursler has returned
to Los Angeles, Cal, after visit with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. E.. w. Our
Isler.
Misses Agnes Boylan and Bessie
Talhelm, OF Baltimore, are guests Of
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Bcylan, East Main street.
Mrs. Daisy Belts and husband of
Park Heights, Baltimore, have been
spending several days with Mrs.
Belts mother. Mrs. Tabitha Summers.
Mrs. VIM. Lorenzo Bell and chill
dren wish to thank the many friends,
both white and coIored, for their kind
ness and floral tributes; also auto
service during the death of the faith
er.
Westminster Realty & Insurance
Co, Mitchell & Crawford have sold the
| W. H. Davis building on John street.
known as the old shirt factory build
ing to Schaeffer & Mowen, Caloric and
tractor agents. Also the Geo. Steward
farm of SO acres, near Union Mills, to
Mr.. John Study, near Silver Run, for
$500.
Those that spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Flick
niger were Mrs. Mary Killer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Flickinger, Mr.. Clarence
F'lickinger and two sons, Clarence
and HoIac of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Dunlap, Mrs. Ernest Bal
lard and daughter, Grace and Master
I William Cuba, all of Baltimore: Mr..
4 Sewell Easton and son, Wilbur, of
Westminster; Harry Shelter, Rich
ard Ecker, Ira Smith and others.
!, Levi N. Krebs, one of the most wide
| ~ known and well-to-do retired farm
ers Of York county, committed sui
eide in the barn on his farm at Sticks,
Saturday morning. He was seen by
several persons to go into the barn
with rope in his hand, but apparent-
| " they thought it, was nothing out of
the ordinary. Shortly after dinner
his daughter, Louise Krebs, went to
1.-THE granary of the barn to get some
chicken feed, and saw the body of her
father hanging from a rope which
was stretched from a ladder.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the apron and handkerchief So
cial on Wednesday evening, August
IL, 100 p. m. at the home of Mr.. Will
liam Devilbiss, the store keeper on
the Reisterstown road, midway be-
tween Westminster and Reese. The
Ladies' Aid Society of the Westmin-
ster Church of God are conducting
this social, and the proceeds will go
towards paying off the debt of their
new church. Those who might feel
disposed to make small contributions
towards this social in the way of
aprons or handkerchiefs, or any other
article for the fancy table will be
very gratefully received, cakes, ice
cream and candies will be for sale.
August 4 Mr.. and Mrs Henry
KOontz celebrated their 5Oth wedding
FanniversaFy " Quite number sof
Stone GhABelA Mite Society members
were present as Mrs. Koontz is a
member of the sbciety There also
were number of other friends pres
ent. numbering about hundred and
fifty All their children were there.
Mrs. Annie Roger, OF WestminsteT;a
Mrs Sally Dearborn. Mrs. Carrie King;
of Westminster and Mrs Elsie Brett
weiser- An excellent program was
rendered by the society Mr. and
Mrs. Koontz received a nice lot &c
presentsss also. about $50 in gold. Ten
of amount being donated by the Mite
Society," Refreshments were served
in abundance, consisting of ice cream,
cakes potato chips. bananas, lemon
ade and minis. All spent pleasant
time, as one is sure to do when vis-
itfng these people We wish them to
spend many more years together.