The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-09-13


.npicArloN OF THoNAs CnarE1 OF rne II.
r. CsuRcn Quito large congregation vas
gathered IN the vicinity Of Baer's Tannery, on
Sandy last, TO witness the formnf dedication
Of thencw N. +. Church, erected there and
named Thomas Chapel. IN memory Of Da-
vid Il, &homas, deceased, formerly q promi-
nent ana useful layman OF the n. +. Church,
in Baltimore. A special train had been run
from BALTIMORE by the officers Of the w. NJ.
\. r., brRging u large numbey Of the friends
Of the enterprise, so that the Chapel could
not coniuinall the people who had gathered
from every direction, and BY all Of whom
much intereN in the success Of the underta.
king was malflasted.
The inornitf service wascondueted by Rev.
Mr.. Richards\, Of Westminster, who preach
cd from LIST JtAl's Epistle, LIST chapter and
9Th verse, "Cotks LigAt.n After the sermon
collection wa, vaken up which amounted tC
500, and then Ter some remarks had beer
made by the oA'iating minister, referring
especially TO the We and character Of hin
whose nameiit bea and by whose children
and grand-childreg\th the edi6ce had mainl,
been erected, il Informally dedieatedto tn,
worship Of Almight\ God according to tn,
ritual of the Nj. +. Nhurch. the dedicator,
services being periornkd by Rev. Mr.. Rich
ardson.
In the afternoon, at Ao'clock. the congrc
CATION was again assdhbled and was ad
dressed by Rev. Dr. Wiibn, Of Dolphin st
Presbyterian Church, who selected as hi
text, Acts, 1G chapter, 80, Rl verses, "Wha
must do to Be sdpcd, &c, and from thes,
words preached an earnest and faithful Cos
pei message to his hearers. I'm the evening
the services were conducted BY Rev. j. w
Brown, of the Southern Presbyterian Church
Thomas Chapel is beautiful and well
built ediice, located in a neighhorhood il
which there are no churches within some tw,
or three miles Of it, having basement ant
audience chamber, each Of which can com
fortably seat from 100 to 100 hersons. 4
neat little belfry graees the top hom which
the worshipper is reminded Of his \God an,
the service due Him by the tones OF the bel
which float therefrom, and in every respec
the equipment Of the Chapel is complete
Doubtless il will prove a great blessing t.
those for whose benefit il was erected, and al
soto those by whom it was erected. ssItis NOR
blessed TO give than to receive" In the cen
tire Of the rear wall, Just over the pulpit,
marble tablet has been erected with the in
scription,
iS MENoRIAN
DAVID Z. Thomas,
1873.
The Religious Services at the Chapel vii
be under the direction Of Rev. Mr.. Richard
son, until the next meeting of the Baltimor'
Annual Conference, in March, 1874. Preach
ing every alternate Sabbath afternoon at
o'clock. The next regular appointment viii
be September Dist Rev. John Brown is ex
I A.. CT Al
September l4th, at l0l A. M.-Seatiaei.
MIDDLEBuRG ITEas.-The following lettel
was received too late for our last :
On the night of the 3D. instant the tannery
bark houses, stabling, &C., together with all
the contents Of the same, belonging to HenrJ
Baker, Esq. of Libertytown, Frederick county
were entirely consumed by FIRE, and but fol
the effectual operation of two FIRE engines,
lately purchased by said town, in all proba
bility number Of the most valuable resi-.
dences would have been swallowed up by the
angry flames. For time the impression was
that it was the work of an incendiary, but
later the general decision is accidental fire
from the engine used in said establishment
The loss is estimated at from Sl2, 900 to $l5,.
900. The property was insured in the Fred
erick County Fire Insurance Company fol
$4,000. The FIRE was first discovered about
u or o'clock.
Mr.. Order, of BaughmaR' Valley, received
very painful and likely dangerous bruise,
on the o'clock train Of Western Maryland
Railroad, going west, on the 4th inst He
is an iron ore miner, having several men nov
prospecting for ore in this vicinity, at which
point he intended visiting his workmen. As
the train halted at Wakefield Station, he step
ped from the platform Of the car to look n
some ore lying near by, and as the train NOV.
ed off stepped upon the car steps, though
leaning out and looking back, conversing with
an acquaintance, when suddenly he was car,
ried in contact with the milk and market plat
form, which threw him against the side OF the
car, and was dragged and pressed between
the car and milk platform, space Of but Z
few inches intervening. On arriving OF thii
point he was unable to walk, and suffering
with great pain in the region of the loins OF
spine. He left this station on the g. SO trair
for his home in rather weak condition, no
being able TO bear much pressure upon eithel
Of his limbs.
Thirty-one cars were used in Transporting
the Great Eastern Circus over the Western
Maryland and Frederick and Peunsylyani.
Line Railroads; the cost Of transportation
from Hagerstown to Frederick and from ther,
to your place, was $500.
A SINGULAR ColScIDEScE.-Af friend of DR.
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