The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-08-24
Lisbon Items.

A few hurried lines to inform your readers
we are still upon this mundane sphere. The
town is increasingl Geo. r. Leach has erect
ed and is occupying new building for post
office. G. A. Owings is erecting large store
and dwelling, nearly under roof. Grimm
Bros, of Carroll county, contractors. Wheat
threshing is in order; the yield is of inferior
quality.
Many of our residents attended the Mt.
Airy camp. A large crowd was there on
Sunday last There is but little satisfaction
at camp on Sunday, amid the crowd and din
and dust 1t is difficult to single out friend
from the throng or to hear a sermon. The
closing sermon was delivered by Rev. DIR.
Kilgore, pastor in charge, at midnight on
Wednesday. Rev. Mr.. Glover preached in
the afternoon.
Politics are raging. A strong effort is being
made to turn down the present board of
commissioners and to defeat John H. Owings
for clerk. We would say to would be boss
es'' beware harmonic, or the Republican
ticket will win Yet, we are no politician
nor yet prophet-simply watcher of the
signs of the times.
We congratulate the patrons of school No.
4, two miles from this place, in having secur-
ed the services of Miss A. NJ. Dawley as
teacher there.
Effie. eldest daughter of Robert Coursey, a
prominent farmer near this place, died at an
early hour on the morning of the l4th instant,
aged seventeen years and seven days. just
as she was budding into womanhood we are
called upon to chronicle her demise. Nearly
two wears ago she was subjected to a spell of
typhoid fever. from which she never entirely
recovered. but which developed into consump-
ton. Her funeral took place from Mchen-
dree NJ. L. Church on Thursday afternoon,
Revs. 4. Buhrman and Shlpley officiating.
A large concourse of friends and scEoolmates
were present. The interment was in the
cemetery adjoining the church. During the
services Nearer NV God to Thee was sung,
in which many of her schoolmates joined with
misty eyes and swelling hearts: while outside
the church the gentle zephyrS crooned low
requiem among the trees. The sympathy Of
ourselves and of the community is extended
to the bereaved ones. While we have missed,
aud will miss, her presence from the Sunday
school, we will remember she has joined that
larger school where seraph choir sing New
Song on the "shorc of a bright crystal sea.
The floral offerings were beautiful. 'She Is
not dead only passed on a little way, be
yond our ken.
At this writing no clue to the recovery OF
the horse and buggy stolen from Poplar
Springs. belonging to Rev. Mr.. Mccullough
no, kjnlyi has developed. The parties sup
posed to be guilty have been traced to Har
ford county with horse answering the de
scription OF the one taken. This information
was obtained from Rev. Mr.. Ewing late We'd
neSday evening.
The unknown geHtl,maa to whom We kind
" loaned our lantern about 10 o clock Tues
day night at camp TO light some ladies out the
woods, Is informed that 1t he viii call at the
writer home near this town, he can have the
nail upon which IL hung. Shoald this meet
his eye. he maY learn We got home safely.
Also, while on this line. viii say that the
party Who helped themselves to III" contents
Of our basket on "Wednesday night at the
same place. borrowing oar lap spread sad not
returning 1t, without Saying ''by your leave
that we think they belong To the unwashed;
and while the spread may aSsisi them IN ~
moving the dust Of earth something better j.
needed to cleanse them spiritually. ere they
pat on the robe of rigbteaasness-