The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-02-14


Miss Bessie Bennett, of this city, is visiting
friends in Baltimore.
Mrs. Sue Harrison, of New Brighton, Pa.
spent several days with the family of Mr.. f.
A. Sharrer this week.
, Joseph d. Zepp, son of Mr.. VIM. Zepp, is
home OIL visit, and is making preparations
for examination in pharmacy.
Isaac Fowler, wife and family, of Chambers
burg, Pa, are visiting Mrs. Fowler's mother,
Mrs George Leas, on Church street.
George L. Yingling and daughter, Miss
) Nellie l.. Yingling, of Westminster, attended
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah T. Hilton's tenth ami
versary, or tin wedding, on Tuesday, the
10Th, at No. 1872 East Eager ST., Baltimore.
Mr.. VIM. Thornwel Smith, brother of
Rev. j. Stewart Smith, formerly rector of
Ascension Church, this city, was married ON
Saturday last, at Elgin, Illinois, to Miss Ella
May Plummer. They will reside at Rockford,
Illinois.
Tilden, son of Mr.. John Shaiier, near this
city, while playing in his fathers barn on
Sunday fell from the hay NOV, distance of
IA feet, to the threshing floor He fell on his
| head and face, which were cut and bruised,
and for some time the little fellow was I'M
conscious.
A dispatch from Gettysburg Pa, dated
| February l2th says: "The barn burners are
abroad in this county. Two barns have been
destroyed lately by presumably incendiary
! fires, and this morning notice was found on
n house south of town stating that ten barns,
giving owners names, had been condemned
and would be destroyed
Daring the Lenten season Rev. Jas. Reese
will lecture at the Wednesday evening services
at Ascension Church. His subject is the Pc
Rod of four hundred years between the Old
and New Testaments. These lectures will be
interesting and instructive, and no doubt will
draw many persons to hear them who are not
members Of the church.
Meg's Diversion is the title of a very pretty
little comedy drama, in two acts, that is pro
posed to be put upon the boards at Odd Eel
lows Hall in Easter week by Westminster tai
ent. The aides have the affair in hand, and
they have selected the best male talent obtain
able The entertainment will be given for the
benefit of the Fire Department.
Emily Elder, a well known colored woman
of this city, died suddenly on Monday night
last of paralysis of the brain She had done
the washing at Mr.. II. NJ. Clabaugh's that
day and felt as well as usual. She went
home aud put her house in order to receive
some company and sat down to rest. In
few moments she was taken sick and died in
ABOUT an nOuE. lltI slSt WIS IL lts1io anu "
days.
While freight train on the Harrisburg
Division of the Western Maryland Railroad,
was shifting cars at Alesa on Monday, two
box cars ran down the switch and struck a
train on the main track. One ofthe box cars
was overturned and the trucks were knocked
from under the other. A wrecking crew from
Hanover cleared the track in time for the
first passenger train to pass. No one was
injured
Mrs. Eleanora Haines, widow of the late
John Haines, died at Riverton, New Jersey,
on February Sd, aged SO years. She was a
daughter of the late Capt. VIM. p. Farquhar,
and was born at Union Bridge January 25th,
1908. After her marriage she went West with
her husband and settled at Richmond, Ind,
where she resided until % years ago, when
she went TO reside in New Jersey with her
daughter, Mrs. Edward Lippincott.
A concensus public opinion pronounces
the Teachers Institute held in this city last
weeS, one of the most important, entertaining
and successful ever held in the county. The
foremost institutions of learning in the State
we're laid under contribution to give interest
to the occasion. We congratulate the School
Board, Prof. Diflenbaugh and the teachers
generally, upon the public approval which
crowned their convOcation. Every teacher is
better prepared lOf SCHOOL uulltS ny lne Val
liable lectures and addresses delivered, has
better appreciation of the responsibilities of
the calling, and left the institute inspired to
bet,tr efforts.
The Benevolent and Aid Society of St.
| Paul's Reformed Church met at the residence
of Mrs. Mary Jane Bowers on Monday evening
last. Notwithstanding the Indictment weather
| the meeting was attended by large number
/ of persons. After the religious services,
which were conducted by the pastor, and the
/ transaction of the routine business, the com
pany adjourned to the large room over Mr..
John Bowers store, which was necessary for
the proper rendering of the elaborate program
/ arranged by the committee. The program
consisted of a vocal solo by Miss Maria Mike
/ SELL reading by the pastor, the representation
of an sold Plantation Night, with plantation
songs; the tableaux-Tha Guardian Angel,
\ Cleopatra Receiving the Asp, Grandma's
| Advice, and The Aid Society Of the Future.
The meeting seemed to be much enjoyed by
all present. The Society adjourned to hold
the next meeting in the lecture room of the
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