The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-06-13

The canning factory of Smith, Yingling &
Co., this city, opened on Tuesday, starting OIL
cherries. Thirty bushels were received tn,
first day.
Hon. Frank I. Shaw received Telegram
on Thursday stating that his brother, Johr
Shaw, prominent business man of Washing
ton, D. c., was dying.
There will be communion services at thu
Lutheran Church, TaneytowD, on June 21st
at 10 O'Clock a. m; preparatory services the
Saturday before at Up. m.
Rain on Sunday last caused postpone
ment of children's day exercises at st. James
Church, at Denning's, until tomorrow (Sun-
day. afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
The large barn on the farm of Mrs. Allen
in Goochland county, Va, was destroyed by
fire on Wednesday night. Mrs. Allen spent
some time in this city last year, occupying
the Episcopal rectory.
Chairman B. f. Grouse in another column
| publishes call for meeting of the Demo.
cratic County Central Committee al the Court
House, on Monday morning, June ed, at 1C
O'Clock. Every member should be present,
as matters of great Importance will be before
the committee.
Mr.. Jere. Shaifer, near Mexico, brought us
n sample of his wheat on Thursday. 1t was
of the Fulcaster variety and the stalks meas
ured six feet. The average for the field, how
ever, is five feet, and the heads are good.
Mr.. Shaifer expects to get about twenty eight
bushels to the acre.
Beverly W. Mister and D. N Henning,
attorneys for George W. Turnbull, of Texas,
and George w. Owings, Richard Owings,
Mary NJ. Cook and Washington Cook, her
husband, and Rachel Yohn, of this county,
on Thursday filed a caYeat to the will of the
late Judge George W. Manro.
A young son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Frick,
near Smalwood, was very seriously and pain
fully injured on Wednesday by pillow falling
on him. He was playing with some older
brothers and sisters when the accident hap
pened. The little fellow is only about four
years old, and was badly cut. Several stitches
were required to be taken in the wound by
Dr. Herring, who attended him.
Personal.
Mrs. Jane Selman left this week for Noko-
mis-, Illinois.
Miss Belle Brady, of Harrisburg, is guest
of Mrs. Charles E. Stewart.
Mrs. A. c. Strasburger and children are
visiting friends in Baltimore.
Miss Ida Lockard left on Thursday for
Cumberland, Nd, to visit friends.
Miss Eloise Bond has returned from board
ing school for the summer vacation.
Mrs. NJ. Fitzgerald Smith, of Baltimo re,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Louisa Smith.
Mrs. DR.. Lee, of Green Spring Valley, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. b. Roberts.
Col. and Mrs. VIM. A. McKellip went to
New York on Monday. They will return this
evening.
Mr.. Joseph Stewart, of Lancaster, Pa, is
spending few days with his brother, Mr..
Charles E. Stewart.
Miss Routzahn, of Walkersville, Frederick
county, is spending few days with her sister,
Mrs Fred. D. Miller.
Mr.. John W. Babylon, of Baltimore, was in
Westminster this week. He will probably
remove his family here.
Miss Lucretia Van Bbber, of Washington,
d. c., was in Westminster this week, the
guest of Mrs. II. C. Nelson.
Mrs. F. T. Manahan, of Fairfield, Adams
county, Pa, spent a few days with her sister,
Mrs. S. j. Zepp, near this city.
Mr.. James NJ. Shellman, who was confined
to the house by sickness for few days, is
out again, though not fully recovered.
Mr.. w. Frank Ford, of st. Mary's county,
raid short visit to Westminster on Tuesday.
He was much pleased with our little city and
the section of Carroll through which he trav-
eled in coming here.
Col. James Berret, who is at his home near
Freedom, was in Westminster on Tuesday.
He was looking well, and apparently as active
as when in 1897 he was elected as one Of
Carroll's first representatives in the House
of Delegates.
Messrs. Chas. d. Woods and John F.
Morton, bicyclists of Philadelphia, stopped
here on Tuesday night. They are completing
circuit from Philadelphia south as far as
Westminster, thence to Harrisburg and home,
taking in the Delaware Water Gap.
Mr.. J. H. Beckwith, of Middletown, Fred
erick county, is a guest of his brother-in-law
Rev. G. W. Cooper, and will spend several
weeks in Westminster Rev. c. I. House,
of Walkersvlle, same county, spent Wednes-
day with Mr.. Cooper, and assisted at the
evening services at Centenary M. E. Church.
Prof E. H. Norman, who was for five
years n member of the faculty of Sadler,
Bryant and Stratton Business College, Balti-
more, and for the past two years principal of
the Windsor Business College, New Windsor,
has been re-engaged by the former school
and will enter upon his duties September list.
Prof Norman will spend the summer in North
Carolina, his native state.