The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-01-16

! MISS Elsie A0FAo OOhS4J 0CO.
Brilliant and Arthur Dull.
From Doan's Directory, published
by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
we find that Westminster has popu-
lation of 1866. That Cumberland is
the second city of Maryland with 3d.
$780, closely followed by Hagerstown,
! 10000.
The Honorable John C. Rose, Judge
! of the United States District Court
/ for the State of Maryland, has ap-
! pointed William L. Seabrook, Esq,
referee in bankruptcy for Carroll
county. Mr.. .Seabrook has accepted
his appointment and lied his bond to
the United States.
/ "Old Crouch" has been down to
ANNAPOLIS interviewing things, and in
answer to a question by a reporter,
How about the new Speaker? said,
Done purity good to begin with. Had
sense enough not to make no long
speech and not to get no swelled head.
| got great hopes of that boy"
Members of the Maryland chapter
of the International Federation Of
Catholic Alumnae at the Belvedere
Hotel, Baltimore, request both the
Democratic and Republican parties
to insert in their national platforms
next summer planks calling for a
fight against the divorce evil in this
country.
Capt. G.. D. Iverson, Jr., author Of
the series of joint resolutions intro
duced last week for the recall of
Marylands vote of two years ago in
favor of ratification of the prohibition
amendment and for a state and ma
ton wide referendum on prohibition,
SAID that he will press the resolution
for early action.
DR.. Eugene Elgin, of East Berlin,
Pa, and Miss Loretta Currens, of Tan
eytown, were married on January Z,
by Rev. Albert Getty, D. D., at the
parsonage of Zion Lutheran Church,
York, Ia. The bride was a nurse at
the West Side Sanitarium and made
her home for some time WITH her
brother, Edward Currens, that city.
! The Westminster Fertilizer Company
elected directors rs follows: W. U.
Marker, Geo. H Hunt, Geo. e. Marker,
H. S. koop, William T. Wilson, John
D. Schaffer, Theo. F. lEnglar, Alfred
Stevenson and John e. Stevenson.
The board then elected John d. Scnar-
fer. president; Geo. H. Hunt, vice
president; w. U. Marker, secretary,
treasurer and manager of the board.
Rumblings In Democratic circles Of
opposition to the reappointment. Of
Roads Chairman Frank H. Zouck have
become pronounced in the last day or
two Ever since Governor Harring-
ton appointed him four years ago Mr..
Zouck has had some enemies among
Democratic leaders, and threats have
been made against him from time to
time. Now that GOVernor-elect Ritz
lie is about to take office the opposi-
ton seems to be coming to head.
Westminster Council No. 1887 Royal
Arcanum elected the following offic-
ers for the ensuing year: r., Charles
F. Manahan; V. R., Jackson Myerly;
0, JOS. B. Boyle; Sec, J. G. Diffendal;
Treas, F. R. CaSsell; Col, Joseph D.
Brooks, who will be found at the
American Sentinel; Chap, Jesse S.
Grumbine; Sentry, P. Florence Little
trustee, F. Thomas Babylon; Repre-
sentative to Grand Council, Charles
F. Manahan; alternate, Jackson Myer-
ly.
George Myers, driver of the CARRIER
bread truck from Frederick, which
makes daily trips to Sykesville had
narrow escape from death when his
truck was struck by the Springfield
Hospital locomotive Wednesday. The
r accident happened at the crossing,
near Sykesville High School. The en-
CINE hit the truck almost head on and
carried it to the side of the road. The
locomotive was quickly stopped and
Myers was taken from the wreck I'M
conscious. He was only bruised and
recovered. He went to his home in the
evening. ..-.
The evening OF January 10 was one
OF pleasure at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. H. Flckinger, Silver Run,
} when they entertained the following:
, Mar. ana Mrs. Edgar Yingling, Mr.. and
Mrs. Austin Croft, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
|. ert Craun, Mrs. Theodore Bemiller,
, Mrs. A. ]. Bemiller. Misses Mable
, 4ingling, Catherine Cratin, Messrs.
. Ralph Yingling, Harry Yingling, Elace
Cover, Carl Bemiller, Willard Cratin
and George Spangler, from Pennsyl-
Vanla. The evening was spent playing
games till a late hour when all retir-
ed to their homes well pleased with
the social time.
The Smallwood Grange elected the
following officers for the year 1920 :,
! Master, Fenby Herring; overseer;
John NJ. Hook; lecturer, William H.
Buckingham; steward, D. Grant Hook:
assistant steward, B. F. Gist, Jr.;
5 chaplain, Miss Elsie Hook; treasurer;
4 George A. Shipley; secretary, John 3,
! Nelson; gatekeeper, Joseph Miner; :
! ceres, Mrs. Columbus A Shipley: po-
}. mona, Mrs. George A. Shipley: fora.
f Mrs. D. Grant Hook; lady assistant
r steward, Miss Ina Shipley. The next
t regular meeting will be on JANUARY
) 20 at 1.3O p. m. at which time the new
D elected ohcers will be installed,
For the first time in their history
all three OF the big Methodist confer.
!. enees will meet this year In Wash
' lngton, and all will be in session the
3 same week, April z to Il. On one or
: Two previous occasions two OF these
large bodies Of Methodism have met
IN the same city at the same time
:. put not in the memory of the Oldest
ministers Of the three denominatioms
nave they all met in the same city at
the same time. 1t Is also a note
worthy fact that all will be in session
within radius of one mile, the Meth.
odist Professionals in southeast and tha
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