The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-10-22

building church at Middletown.
The Westminster Band went to Baltimore
yesterday to take part in the parade at night.
A stable boy at R. W. Walden's at Middle
burg was thrown from horse on Monday
and had IA leg broken.
There was partial eclipse of the sun on
Thursday, and smoked glass was in demand.
More people turned their eyes on things
above than usual.
Michael Farrell and Frederick Kramer
were arrested Thursday night by detective
Gault, in Baltimore, charged with obtaining
$40 from T. G.. Wood, at Mt. Airy, by fraud.
Burt Marsh was arrested yesterday at
MyeTsviIle, near Silver Run, by Constable
Wisner, on the charge of stealing gun from
John T. Forney, and was brought here and
lodged in Jail.
This afternoon Saturday at Silver Run
Cyrus Leese will have hearing before Justice
Lippy on the charge of carrying a concealed
weapon and threatening to cut Dallas Crabbs.
Crabbs and Teese had difficulty on October
Sth.
Frederick Vontagan died in Washington,
ID. c., on Saturday last, aged about so years.
He was son-in-law of Mrs. Mary Wilson, of
this city, and his remains were brought here
for burial on Monday, in Westminster GEM
etery.
Bishop Huntington, of Central New York,
preached at the 10. 80 O'Clock service at As
cension Church last Sunday morning. His
sermon was able. impressive and instructive.
Father Huntington, of the Order of the Holy
Cross, and son of the Bishop, assisted Rev.
C.. N. Morris, the rector, in the service.
The real estate of the late Elhanan Englar,
in New Windsor district, was offered at public
sale last Saturday by Joseph L. Englar and
George p. B. Englar, trustees. The farm
was bought by George P. B. Englar, for
SIS, 000-about $G6 per acre. The mill was
withdrawn at bid Of 81 900, and the property
in New Windsor, at 81 700.
The third senii-annual convention Of the
Carroll County Christian Endeavor Union
began its sessions on Friday evening, Octo-
Der 81, at Grace Lutheran Church. The
convention will close on Sunday. The pro-
gram for the first session included a welcome
address by B. f. Grouse and response by
Thomas Reindollar, of Taneytown.
The Westminster Flower Mission will close
its abors for this year next Thursday, Octo-
Der 9th. The contributors this week were
Mrs. Emily Rippard, Miss Ellie Logue, Mrs.
Crout, Mrs. Bale, Mrs. Carr, Mrs John
Bowers, Mrs. G. W. Matthews, Mrs. Samuel
Skunk, Misses Grace Diehl, Betty Shriver,
Lizzie Nusbaum, Mae Nelson, Carrie S.
Gehr.
The Forty Hours Devotion began at st.
Johns Catholic Church on Sunday last. AT
the 10 o'clock service the Rev. DIR. Henry
McSwiney, of Mt. st. Mary College, preach
ed, and in his sermon alluced to Christopher
Columbus and his work Mrs. George D.
Fouke was organist, and solos were rendered
by Mrs. Orlando Reese, Mrs. John /. Matthias,
Miss Josephine Grass Mr. Dan. Snider and
Mr.. Charles E. Fink.
On Sunday evening Missionary Society
was organized at St. Johns Church, near
this city, with the following officers: Presi-
dent Mrs S. A. Diehl; vice-president, Mrs.
Emma Hutchns; recording secretary, Mrs.
Cora Brown; corresponding secretary, Miss
Minnie Giggard; treasurer, Mrs. Augustus
Berwager; collector, Augustus Berwager.
After Bible reading by the members OF the
society, the pastor made an address on the
Greek Church. 1t was the topic for the
month.
The Centaur Cycle Club, of Baltimore,
completed its annual century run on Monday,
which began on Sunday. The route was
from the club house, near Patterson Park. to
Ridgeville. Nd. by way of Reisterstown and
Westminster, and return by the same route,
a distance Of log miles Miss Sadie Brooks
accompanied her father, Mr.. John 7. Brooks,
the entire distance on a cycle. Mr.. Louis
Greene continued the ride after completing
the run until he had broken the twenty-tour
hours record for Maryland. He covered lSl
miles within that time, the record having
been previously held by Mr.. |. W. Curley, of
Frostburg, who rode l75 miles in "A hours.
Judge Oliver Miller, for nearly twenty five
years Chief Judge of this circuit, and who
recently resigned on account of i'll health,
died at Elicott City on Tuesday afternoon in
his Goth year Judge Miller was native of
Connecticut, but came to Maryland when a
youth, and resided for time with his sister,
Mrs Converse, at Frederick. He graduated
at Dartmouth College in 1913, and the same
year went to Annapolis and studied law with
Alexander Randall. He had been reporter
of the Court of Appeals, member of the
House of Delegates from Anne Arundel, and
was speaker in 1867. and was n member of
the Constitutional Convention of 1864. lie
was elected Chief Judge of the Fifth Judicial
Circuit in 1867 and reelected in 1882.
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church was
reopened on Sunday morning after having
been closed for two months for repairs and
improvements, costing S., 800. The opening
sermon was preached by Rev. A. S. futile,
of Mt. Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church.
Baltimore. Others present in the chancel
were Rev. John V. Van Meter, dean of the
Woman's College, Baltimore; Rev. George
W. Cooper, of Mt. Vernon Mills; Rev. j. l..
Walsh, the pastor; Rev. George W. Cecil, of
Taylorsvlle;. Rev. j. J.. Kilgore, of the
Methodist Protestant Church, and Professor
Simpson, of Western Maryland College.
The music was under the leadership of Miss
George Franklin and Prof. Harry Sanders,
of Baltimore, presided at the organ. Services
were continued during the week.