The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-15
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Mrs. linton. of Hampstead. visited friends and
relatives here Miss TINA Weaver. of near TINS
place, has been visiting Miss Gertie Foutz' near
Jesse Sheets cider mill is now running both day
The farm belonging to Jacob Myers. deceased, was
sold at private sale 10 VIM Harver, of Baltimore.
Israel Derr is confined TO his bed by sickness osr
ear Brown is also sick with maGrial fever. One OF
Harry Covers children is i'll.
The youngest child of Chas. Stevenson was buried
last Saturday in the cemetery at Westullusler ine
funeral sermon was preached at the house by Kew
{. A. Reid, of Westminster,
A large number of persons attended the Hanover
fair
Another correspondent sends the following Mrs
Elizabeth Weaver of Gettysburg and Miss Belle
Piggot. OF Philadelphia. were guests of Dr. ana
Mrs. ]. Rinehart during the week. On Friday last
accompanied by Mrs. Joseph 5: Clarke and Dr. j.
Rnehart they visited the birthplace of Mrs Weaver
and the Doctors father, which is located some fve
miles northeast of Shriver's Mills, and near the
erected in 1897 is still in good state o. preservation
The estate is of the oldest in this part of Mary
land Although Mrs. Weaver had not seen this place
for nearly 20 years. she recognized certain OF its ea
lures and landmarks. She also visited the scene oil
her marriage in 1886, well as other points OF great
interest to herself and family, being the fulhllment
of ong-chershed desire. The trip was in many
ways most enjoyable one to all concerned IN spite
of the furious rain storm which prevailed.
This venerable lady had a strange and somewhat
severe experience during the battle OF Gettysburg
From the roof of her residence she witnessed the
fighting each day and for q time the Rebel line oil
battle formed Immediately in front OF her mouse,
as well us through her garden, while batteries
Stationed on the MllleTsIDWn TOuu, only Nv ldiuS
distant menaced her from the afternoon OF Wednes-
day till the close of the battle Friday evening.
She was devoted Union woman, and never sWervr
ed from her loyalty, even though beset by hordes OF
the enemy, whom she kindly fed and nursed during
those days of awful war When released from her
batte-surrounded prison she at once turned her at
tenton to the wounded of both armies thousands OF
whom filled every house and barn and church in
and around Gettysburg giving them Freely OIL me
work her hands could do and her hands supply,
never ceasing until the hospitals were finally re-
moved. The writer has many times listened to her
recital of DprsOnal pXDerieQce in those times oil
dreadful carnage, and her story is one Of unusual
interest. TO her husband (the late Samuel weaver
and her son (Dr r. b. Weaver is due the credit OF
having carefully exhumed and shipped 10 their sew
eral homes the bodies of all Coniederates buried
there. This exceedingly unpleasant work was done
to the entire satisfaction of the Confederate Memo
rial Association of Richmond Va. by which it was
authorized and from which there is still due pay
ment for the services rendered II the Association
cannot meet its Indebtedness the Legislatures OF the
several Southern states represented should maze
appropriations for that purpose and thus cancel the
Miss Charlotte c. Jones (familiarly called Miss
Kate, who, by the way, is relative of President
Grover Cleveland and ex-Prestdent Martin Van
Buren,. and also descendant OF the founder OF the
city of Cleveland, Ohio, has just completed very
handsome crazy patchwork silk quilt, two yards
SQUARE with a border of purple and gold embossed
silk three inches WIDE the whole containing l,30g
pieces and worked in the various stitches peculiar
TO this branch of feminine industry, elaborately ar
ranged i'll harmony of color and design. Among
these is one from the wedding dress of Mrs. Catha
rine Jones who was married in 1915 at Petersburg,
Pa, and who died here in 1888 at the age of ninety
years; several eXquisitely hand-painted pieces by
Mr.. VIM Stair, of Hanover, Pa, and quite number
representing insects birds and flowers, beautifully
embossed and worked by members OF Miss Jones
family. In all its features the quilt is of the
most beautiful ever seen here, showing remarkable
skill and patience. Miss Jones has also in her pos
session many heirlooms of the family, among which
her mothers hand-embroidered bridal dress
wedding slippers fan, gloves, &c. as well as pretty
PATCHWORK SIX quilt containing lo2l pieces made
at the age of d.