The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1890-12-20

The pension of Col. Samuel X. Herr, OF
this city, has been increased.
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dicates the time TO which your subscription is
paid.
Miss Julia McKellip is the guest of Miss
Tura Cuttings, 4th street n. W, Washington,
d. C.
Rev. Father Femme was visited on Thurs
day night by II band of surprisers who filled
his larder to the brim.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. E. Stewart who have
been in Lancaster, Pa, for the past ten days,
visiting relatives there, returned home today.
Persons sending poetry along with death
notices will please remember that the poetry
is charged for at the rate of five conts line.
Tomorrow is the shortest day, or winter
solstice, when the sun enters the first point OF
Capricorn, and then resumes his journey to-
ward the pole.
Mr.. w. Jesse Roberts having presented
Grace Reformed Church, Taneytown, with a
McShane bell, weighing 1913 pounds, the
consistory passed resolutions thanking him
for his generosity and expressive of their
gratitude.
On Thursday of last week DIR. ]. S. Ma
thias, of this city, removed pin from the
bowels of Frank Johnsous child. From last
accounts the child had suffered no inconve-
nience On the following Sunday the same
physician cut n bursac from the hand of Mrs.
Frock, of Cranberry. This was very painful
operation.
The Daily Reflector. Abilene, Kansas, of
December Sth, saws 1.-The new pastor of
the Lutheran Church, Rev. w. l.. Seabrook,
preached his first sermons in his new capacity
yesterday to good congregations. Mr.. ). Is
scholarly and thoughtful speaker and his
addresses bore the marks of careful study and
wide reading. He is a pleasant orator and
has fine appearance on the rostrum. We
predict that he will prove one OF the best pas
tors the city has ever had.
While Frank Dorsey and Brothers, of Por-
ter S, were working steam wheat thresher,
near Bloom, on Tuesday, the boiler exploded,
blowing the machinery into fragments and
throwing the separator through the barn into
the yard on the opposite side. The engine
was not running at the time, and William
Trenwith. the feeder and Robert Dorsey, the
engineer, were beside the thresher, fixing the
fan belt. A colored boy, standing near the
engine, was badly scalded, and Augustus
Cook, who was on the strawstack, was knock
ed off by the flying fragments. Ira Barnes
was buried under the debris, but was only
slightly injured. James Easton and several
others were Shghuy Drulseu' Inc Dolsey
Brothers purchased their engine recently, and
had run ii only few hours. The barn took
fire, but the flames were eXtngulshed before
much Roadway was made. The whole back
part of the barn was torn out by the eXplo-
sion.
A handsome new Methodist church was
dedicated last Sunday at Mount Airy, with
services which continued all day. The new
church is a two-s story Gothic frame structure
on granite foundation. Its main room will
seat $50 persons Its cost was about 1000,
and before services began 81, 100 was needed
to pay off the entire indebtedness AT the
morning service $500 was contributed, and it
is thought that the contributions at the even
ing service will wipe out the debt The
church is on Liberty Circuit of the West Bal
timore district, Rev. IL. II. Savage, pastor.
The dedicatory exercises began with love
feast, conducted by Rev. J. L. Amos, presld
ing elder of the district, and was followed by
preaching service by Rev. DIR. .T.Widerman,
of Baltimore At night Rev. a. j. Gill, Of
Frederick, preached. Those taking part were
Rev. IL. r. Savage, pastor; Rev. j. S. Bar
ton. of West Falls Circuit, and Rev. j. W.
Fleming, of Hampstead Circuit.