The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-07
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Gambler Items.
We have fine weather now, the roads have
dried out very fast and will soon be fit for
travel again. The weather. | think, has f.
naly settled and the farmers have commenced
blowing for spring crops, cleaning up gardens,
repairing fences, &c. The wheat in this sec
ton looks WELL
On Sunday last Mount Pleasant NJ. T.
Church elected their Sunday school officers
for the ensuing year, as follows :-Superin-
tendent. L. Everett Harding; assistant, supt.,
sGs B. Knox; secretary. Grant Harding; assis-
tant secretary, Keyson Knox; librarian, Cal
vim Jordan; assistant librarian, Clarence
Knox; treasurer, VIM. Griffee; organist, Miss
Alverta Lamotte; assistant, Samuel Monroe.
A, n. Xents has bough; the haokster route
of Kinsey Il, Taylor. Mr.. Ients had been
driving for Mr.. Taylor for some time owing
to Mr. Taylor's i'll health. The route lies in
the vicinity of WarGeldsburg.
On the 3lst ultimo, Byron Williams paid
us hving visit before starting for the sunny
South, He informed US that he oontemplatas
locating in the northern part of Alabama.
Mr.. Williams is aine young m IN, of excellent
character, good education, and We are conf.
dent will make his mark in the South should
his health permit. We have known him from
n child and wish him success in his new home
and undertaking.
The exhibition given by the school at Pool $
Chapel on Easter Monday night was decided
success and well patrohiZed. Every thing
nassed off very pleasantly; the parts were all
admirably performed; the reading the dia,
logues, &c, were good, and the audi ence
were very much pleased with the admirable
manner in which each performed their parts.
After the exercises were over the teacher,
W. S. Gambler, had previously prepared II
treat for each scholar on his register, consist
ing of candies and nuts put up in packages.
AS their names were called off the school reg
lister each scholar came forward and the
teacher handed them package. The follow
ing day the scholars through the head scholar
of the school unanimously passed vote of
thanks and drew up a memorial to their
teacher, and requested the teacher to have
the same published.
SANS CREEK ITEMS
Election of oficers-Improvements--Fire, Etc.
The following officers were elected last
Sunday by the Sabbath school of Bethel NJ.
E. Church for the ensuing year: Isaiah Devil
bliss, superintendent; Joseph /. Stem, assis-
tant; j. Ezra Stem, secretary; John Norris
and Miss Carrie Smith, librarians; David +.
Stem, treasurer Miss Ida Coier oFganlsti
Miss Barbara Ensor, assistant; Jos. /. Stem,
chorister. They also formed n Missionary
Sunday School organization with Mrs Martha
+. Norris as president; Miss Alice Nusbaum,
seoretary, and Mrs. Joshua Smith, treasurer,
These officers with eight or ten more efficient
teachers will make the school u success.
d. E. Stem is having the house, barn and
the other out. buildings on the ''Naill' farm
rooted A new porch will be built also.
Joseph Killer who rents the farm moved last
Wednesday.
The balmy weather of the past few days
has made great improvement In the wheat
and grass Farmers are busily engaged
in sowing oats aud the early gardening is
being completed The roads are drying up
bringing old rubber shoes to the surface.
Verify we believe spring is at hand. We saw
a straw hat the other day. evidently of last
wears crop. Another evidence is the presence
Of the veritable, inevitable and ubiquitous
fruit-tree agents,
On last Monday George Bair and Taylor
Moredock, a coored employee, were cleaning
and burning the brush off a piece of new
ground along the Franklinville, road and
while at dinner the fire began to burn to an
alarming extent on account of the strong
wind blowing. As soon as it was discovered
they went to work to extinguish the flames,
aided BY thirty or forty men and women. and
it was not until after four hours of hard work
that they succeeded in conquering the fire:
Ii burned over three or four acres, consumed
about thirty-fYe panels of fence and about
four cords Of wood. If the fire had continued
much longer several buildings would have
been in danger.
Proceedings of the County Commissioners.
The County Commissioners at their SEES
sion ON Mono day, Tuesday and Wednesday