The Democratic advocate., 1880-07-10


The 10th anniversary of our national Inde
pendcuee was celebrated at Ibis pIaoe, an Sal.
urday, the 3d instant, in DIR. 4. A. Shower's =
grove. The exercises Of the morning ,verc as
follows Music by Manchester Band. singing
oi star Spangled Banner, prayer by Rev q
SUI music, Declaration Of Independence read
~ Mr. Geo. NJ. Stein, music, Grafton by Geo.
r. Crameri Esq, OF Baltimore, music. The
sun hnd by that time reached the meriliaf.
anu lhe assemblage was dismissed 10 relieve
the many well filled baskets of part of their
delicious contents.
~, ihe afternoon was devoted TO amusements.
Inc irst and apparantly most exciting feature
oil which was a foot race of BOYS under 70
years of age, for which three prizes we're given
OF the value Of SI.50, Sl.O0, and so cents
Distance run was tkree.tenths of a mile. and
niue contestants entered. The prizes we're
won by Masters George EYerhart, Kpeller and
William u. Stansbury in the order of their
names. Next, wheeling match, three yalua
Die prizes; twenty-five contestants. This
caused considerable merriment for while.
but consumed so much tune that much inter
est was lost before concluded. Next. sack
hitting. A sack Of candy was suspended from
the branch OF tree, the contestant blind.
folded, turned round three times, and then
allowed three strokes, all whohitgot the sacks
Which they hit, and the one hitting the great.
est number got a large tureen There were
TWO prizes Tor the potato picking, and three
contestants Archie Buehman took the first
prike, George Everhari second. Three prizes
OF 5000, 500 and Sl.00 we're offered for
i've mile go-as.youspease walking match, bat
there were no contestants, and us for the 225
pound race, the assemblage was not graced
If
could shake the beam at those figures.
Rey. VIM. Rupp receyeda letter on Friday,
the "a instant, which was mailed April lst
is1a, at Elk Lick, Somerset county, Pa, ad.
dressed in legible hand to him at Berlin in
the same county, where he resided then and
four years afterward. The letter was OF the
dead letter Office twice, and from the number
OF postmarks on it, must have passed through
quite a number of hands. II arrived at Ber.
lin on the 30th ultimo, and at this place on
the ID instant, being years aud 3 months in
transit.
George Warehime died at his residence in
Valley, July "a, 1880, at the ad
yanccd age Of 30 years, months aud 20 days,
His remains were inferred in Jerusalem
Church burying ground, Bachman's Valley,
on the ith instant. Seyenty,six vehicles fo..
lowed his remains from his late residence,
aud large number of persons were waiting
at the church. Only about half the people
could get into the church.
Nicholas Warner died al his residence, near
Manchester, July 2, 1880, aged s2 years,
months and II days. His remains were in
TERED IN the Lutherau bgrying ground, in this
place, on Sunday.
Daniel and Jacob Lodge, No. %, |. o. 0.
T., elected and installed the following officers
last Saturday evening IN. g., Elias Matthias;
V. G., John Fultzi K. S., G. W. j. Eyerhart.
Ou Tuesday evening, the 9Th instant, d. d.
q, G., Il. Lee Simpers, installed the follow.
lag officers Of Manchester Lodge, No. rs, X.
OF T., Tor the ensuing term &C. c., Adrcon
u. Appold; V. G., Emanuel Sheirick; Prel.,
Iohn W. Burnsi NJ. at A., Aaron Hoffman.