The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-03-05

Bill was introduced in Senate to
raise the marriage license fee from
$1.O0 to $500.
Mr.. Charles v. Wantz, one of our
leading citizens, is seriously i'll at his
home on East Main street.
Mrs. Jesse H Null, near this city.
attended the funeral of Mr.. George D.
.Coker, Baltimore, on Monday.
Mr.. Zouck believes that the hard
winter has damaged the state roads
so that they will resemble the old
country roads after the freeze.
Miss Mary Grafton Steele, the de-
butante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy w Steele, who spent the weeks
end in Baltimore, with friends, has
returned to her home, this city.
Mr.. Eltinge F. Reifsnider, Terrace,
Hill, has recovered from an attack
Of influenza. He recently has been
elected member of the Maryland
Society Of the Sons of the American
I Revolution.
The first candidate to file his mona
ination for Congress for the primary
election in the Second Congressional
district is Arthur L. Hart, Republi-
can. Mr.. Hart is a resident of Bal
timore City
In publishing an account of the
death of Margaret Kern last week we
were misinformed in the name of her
parents. She was the daughter OF
Frank x and Emma Grace Kern and
was aged years.
Miss Edith Crumrine, teacher Of
Mt. Ventus school, who is sick at the
home of her uncle, Edward Crum-
rine, near Melrose, for the past sew
eral weeks, is slightly improved. Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs VIM. Crumrine,
Grangeville, are at her bedside
"Ohl OH Cindy'', musical come1y
will be presented at the Opera House,
March 18th and 19th,' by a number
of our young folks. This promises
to be very bright and breezy en-
tertainment. The proceeds will he
for the benefit of the Civic League.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Jenneson, Miss
Ethel Henderson, Miss Elizabeth Hem
derson and Mr.. Kenneth Peticor6,
Baltimore; Miss Ruth McNele and
Miss Stella Watts, of New York,
were guests last Sunday February %,
OF Mrs. A. M. Zile, this city.
/ Mt. Pleasant public school will hold
Spider Web Social in the school
house, March II, beginning at 1880
p, m Should the weather be in
clement the social will be held the
following night There will be pIen-
ty Of ice cream, cakes and candies for
sale. Music will also be furnished.
Proceeds for the benefit of the school
Everybody come and spend a pleasant
evening.
w. Hobart Beistel, of Fowblesburg,
returned his infant child to his wife,
Mrs. Susie Beistel, in the Circuit Court
at Towson. He was convicted last
week Of not supporting his wife, and
Judge Duncan stated that Beistel's
sentence would depend on whether or
not he returned the child to it's moth
er. After the child had been returR-
ed Judge McLane told Beistel that he
would be required to pay $3.50 a
week for its support.
The dwelling of Mr.. Charles Reed,
situated on the Manchester and West
minister State Road, near Mexico, ten
anted by Mr.. James L. Clary, caught
fire Tuesday about o'clock, burning
the kitchen and contents, the dam
age being about $780, The fire
caught through the chimney The
loss on the building was covered by
insurance in the Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company Of Carroll county, and
the furniture was insured in the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Com-
pany of Dug Hill. Timely attention
by the neighboring bucket brigade
saved the dwelling from total de-
struction.