The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1922-06-16

Moving picture theatres of Balti-
more to close July list.
Mr. O. R. Emigh, of York, Pa, spent
Sunday in this city visiting friends.
Miss Carrie Shriver, of Hagerstown,
was a guest at her home on East
! Green street.
The Littlestown Bus line has chang
ed its afternoon run to Littlestown to
Ais instead of o'clock.
Mr.. ]. Wesley Biggs, East Main
street, had his right arm fractured
cranking a Ford automobile.
Miss Margaret Smith, of near New
Windsor. spent the week with friends
in this city.
Mrs. F.. O. Diffendal. Bond street,
has returned from five weeks visit
to her son, Charles, in Detroit, Mich.
Miss Gertrude Plowman, of Han
over, snent this week with Misses
Mary and Nellie billiard, East Green
street.
Miss Adelaide Bond of Hollywood,
st. Marv's county, was a guest of Miss
Julia Walsh, East Main street, this
week.
Miss Grace Burgoon, Union Mills, is
spending the week at Eagles Mere, at
tending the Epworth League Conven
ton.
Civil service examinations have
been called for the postoffices at
Sykesville and Taneytown by the
Postoffice Department.
Mrs. Imogene Smith and Miss Helen
Smith and Mrs. Charles P. Schaeffer, !
all of Washington, and Mrs. NJ. Hayes
Wilson and son, of Dover, Del, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Denton Gehr, |
Bond street, this week.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Man
chester c. G. Leatherman, pastor.
June 18th. Bible School at 8. Confirm |
alton service at 10. Subject of SER
mon, THE Redeemed Who sing a New
Song" Children's Day service at 7.30.
Prof. John c. BOIL, Prof A. X Riehl |
and Prof. 'Etzel were guests at the |
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. p. Gunther,
this CITY. Tuesday evening, June 1S.
Prof. BOIL is a cousin of the former
and is Counsellor in Music for the
Government.
Milton A. Sullivan, real estate agent |
reports the following sales: David H.
Hahn farm of 116 acres, located near
Baust Church, to James McCune, OF
Brunswick, Md; also the Mrs. Martha
Anders property, located on West |
Main street, to Fisher Motor Company
this city.
Westminster Realty & Insurance Co.
report the following sales. Amos |
Wampler's property, on Center street,
extended. to j. F. Morrow and the |
Misses Gorsuch and Pole, double dwell
ing on John street, to the Westmins-
ter Mill & Body Co. Inc.
Bodies of three girl students of Mar
athon County Normal School and a
man who attempted to rescue them,
had been recovered from the
Wisconsin River, at Wausau, Wis, in
the presence of scores of classmates
Of the girls.
The executors of the estate of the
late Geo. F. Bollinger, sold the prop
erty, in Hanover, Pa, at public sale
Saturday to Mrs. Charles Stambaugh,
Bond street, this city, for $1,000. The
property consists of a 80 foot lot i'm
proved with a two-story frame dwell
ing and all necessary outbuildings.
hn lnf iHrnC Of Er0Tn mi
Scott Key of this county who were
honored by invitations from the Sec
rotary of War, to witness the unveil-
ing ceremonies were DR.. John Brooke
Boyle, N. Bruce Boyle and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph B. Boyle, of this city, |
who attended the unwilling ceremon-
les.
The Woman's Home and Foreign |
Missionary Society of st. Matthew's !
Lutheran Church, Pleasant Valley, |
will hold it's June meeting at the
church. Thursday, June %, at 7.30
p. m, at which time the delegates, |
Mrs. jeremiah Koontz and Mrs. Up
ton E. Myers, who attended the con-
ference at Lovettsville, Va, will give
their reports.
John H. Stratton, 80 years old, a
printer. of Atlantic City, his wife,
Caroline. 80 years old. and their two
children. Francis 8, and Carrie, 8 yrs.
old, are dead, while two other chill
dren, Joseph, 2, and Dorothy 6 years
old, are in the City Hospital in serious
condition. the result of a Pennsylvan
ia express train crashing into a five
passenger car driven by Stratton at
the road crossing at Absecon, Satur
day afternoon soon after 8 o'clock.
Stratton. his wife and the oldest child
were killed instantly and the fourth
died in the arms of Chief of Police of
Absecon. on the way to the hospital
1t is said Stratton tried to beat the