The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-01-30
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lO days III JdIhhOA'AAA"'
Preston Bixler visited his mother
and brother, Mr. Paul Bixler, Penn
sylvania avenue
Ground hog day, Monday. Six weeks
of good or bad weather Will follo" Is
the prophecy.
r Lee Hutchins, Pleasant Valley,
has sold his farm to Mr.. Shipley, of
Virginia. MI HutchfBs will move to
this city.
Rev VIM. H Hetrick, pastor of
Grace Lutheran Church, has rendered
his resignation to the Council of the
church, having accepted call to Con-
nellsVille, Pa,
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Man.
chester, Md, C. G. Leatherman, pas
tor. $50 Bible school; 1890 a. m.
and 7.30 p. N. pastor breaches; $50
D. IN. missionary service. You are
welcome.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of ST Beniamin's Lutheran church
will hold it's regular monthly meet
ing Thursday afternoon, February 5,
at the home of Mrs. David Petry at
100 p IN.
Mr.. Edward Becker, of near Brum-
mel, fell on the ice at his home Sat-
urday, featuring the hip bone. Mr..
Becker formerly lived on George
street 1t is doubtful if he will ever
walk again.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company expects to harvest 1000 box
cars Of ice of SO tons each from Noun
tain Lake. The ice will go into stor-
age at Baltimore and other points and
Will be used for refrigeration and
parlOr car service.
Westminster was practically desert
ed Saturday night. The miserable
condition of travelling kept the rural
folks at home and the citizens did not
venture out for fear of injury to their
bodies on our side walks and streets.
Mr.. Joseph L. Matthias, this city,
left Tuesday for Pittsburgh, Pa,
where he will spend a week attend
ing convention to be held by the
Retail Monumental Dealers Associa-
ton.
The service on Sunday night in
Grace Lutheran church will be under
the auspices Of the Mems Bible Class.
MIR. w. w. Doub, of Middletown, Md,
will deliver the address. All are in
vited.
The anniversary quartette will give
a numerous concert in the Finksburg
Church on Tuesday, February Bird, at
T.30 p. m. Miss Falls, an elocutionist
Of ability will accompany the quar-
tette. Come aud spend an enjoyable
evening.
Messrs. Joseph N. Shriver, Robert
S. ShriVer, Robert Billingslea, Smith
Billingslea, Harry KINNEY, this city,
A. W. Feeser, Irving c. Kroh, Silver
Run, and Mr.. Humbert, Union Mills,
are attending the Gamers Convention
which is in session at Cleveland, this
week
Robert Edward Leutbecher is the
new arrival at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter E. Leutbecker, Baltimore.
Mrs. Leutbecher was Miss Julia Myers
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Melanchton
Myers, formerly of Pleasant Valley.
Delegate Harry P. Gorsuch was the
only member Of the House to vote
against to supply each with stamps
to the amount Of $25. The vote stood
sc to L. Delegate Gorsuch is for
economy and possibly had in mind
that postal would be sufficient
New York comes to the front with
a comedy young woman who frankly
acknowledged she had four living
husbands by explanation she said
after the separation she never ex-
pected to see the husbands again and
that she did not think it against the
law to marry so many men,
Henry s. Carberry, Cumberland, has
been retired by the Western Maryland
Railway Company. He is SO years old
and went on the road 40 years ago
For the last 80 years he has been
a locomotive engineer. Previous tC
working for the Western Maryland he
was with the Georges Greek and Cum
berland Railroad, which was absorb
ed by the Western Maryland. He was
in several small wrecks, but he was
never hurt.
Charging her husband with driving
her from home in April 1915, Agnes H.
Kane, 224 North Stricken street, Balti-
more, was granted an absolute divorce
from Herman c.. Kane in the Circuit
Court, Baltimore City, Friday, with the
custody OF their two children, daugh-
ter of and a son of 5 years. Mrs,
Kane said her husband never support
ed her, was constantly drunk and had
beaten her and tried to choke her to
death. He was sent to Jail for 50 days
for beating and choking her, she also
said. They were married November
"a, 1909, at Taneytown, Md.
He treated me all right until he got
in with another woman. Then he beat
me, cau5edSnle all sorts of trouble and
called me all sorts of bad names. He
left me on November 3, 1916. He just
said he was going to leave me, and he
did. We never have lived together
since" That was the testimony Of
Mrs. Ida L. Cooper, of Baltimore, who
was granted an absolute divorce from
Clarence e. Cooper, Saturday in the
Circuit Court, Baltimore They were
married Mag 12, 1908, at Hampstead
Cooper was in the army and the
last heard Of him by his wife he was in