The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-04-29

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a. re elected on Monday last. :.
correspondents and contributors will greatly
srhten the work of the editors of the ADyo-
All. if they will not use authorizations.
.'ndging from the numerous lime wagons
|assing through our streets. more lime will be
ss1 on lands in this vicinity this year than
" some years past.
Tic real estate of the late David Copper
6.iLu. of Hampstead, was sold at public sale
.alnrday. the purchasers being Richard b.
I1rray and A. j. Houck. The price paid
sas $9Ol.
This Saturday. afternoon, at , O'Clock at
4estern MARYLAND College, there will be
ahae of base ball between the Western Mary
:nd College club and the club of the Mary
and Agricultural College.
b. f. Shriver Il Co. have about 1000 acres
ader cultivation, raising corn, tomatoes,
ems, &c, for their three canneries. Israel
.aiber will have charge of the hands at the
Festmnster establishment the coming sea-
Westminster municipal election takes place
N Monday between the hours of y m. and 6
/. b.. There seems to be general satisfac-
Oh with the present management, and Mayor
hooks will probably be reelected without
pposition.
March weather has prevailed all through
lpril High winds have been the rule, and
|,e weather has been wet and cool. There
ere frost and ice on Monday morning.
hit has not been injured, but farming
are backward.
The public school at Berret, Miss Elsie
}orsey teacher, gave Il most enjoyable enter
of Loot xuaal-
he audience was larger and the children
eouitted themselves with credit The well
6ine address was made by Dan. Dorsey, and
~ balance of the program consisted OF reel
lions, dialogues and tableaux.
The barn on the farm of Daniel Il. Sayler.
Iear Double Pipe Greek. tenanted by John
q. Stransburg, was destroyed by fire Monday
fiernoon with its contents of hay, straw and
4rming implements. Loss about 81, 700
he barn was insured for 5000, and Mr..
also had some insurance on con-
mis-. Origin of fire is unknown.
! Virginia Green, colored, died on Tuesday
ban Sykesville. in Howard county. She was
most a giantess in size, and probably the
argest woman III this section of Maryland,
hing over feet in height and weighing 366
ounds. The coffin in which she was buried
rs & feet 4 inches long, % inches wide and
q inches deep. In her younger days she
;as slave in the Sykes family.
Pine Creek NJ. P. Church at Wakefield
I'm be dedicated on Sunday, May It'll. The
edcatory sermon will be preached by Rev.
. T. Ward at the 10 O'Clock service in the
and there will be service at $50 in
Ne afternoon and sermon by Rev. A. ID.
Ielvin. Rev. T. II. Lewis, d. D., President
i Western Maryland College, and other
,inisters are expected to be present.
Mrs. Lou Hudgins died in Norfolk, Va,
b the 10Th instant, aged about 30 years, also
Ii infant, aged four months. She was the
|iie of Mr.. J. V. Hudgns and was daughter
fthe late George +. Wampler. Mrs. Hudgins
bis very popular in this city and was pos
sssed Of considerable stage talent and was
b avs ready TO give her services to the many
nkiEitions either for charity or otherwise.
Miss Lizzie Irene Wampler, daughter of
n. Whliam A. Wampler, of Westminster,
I'D suddenly at the Woman's Hospital,
aItimore, on Wednesday afternoon, in her
sd year. She had been sick for some time,
Id her death foil owed surgical operation
lad became nee essary. Her funeral took
lace yesterday friday afternoon, and her
emaing were Inferred in Westminster Gene
Dry.
Samuel S. Wareheim was killed by the
ollapse of frame stable which he was
hiding for the steel company at Sparrow
'oint on Friday of last wsek. Mr.. Ware
elm was working in the stable when the
lind blew the building down, and died about
10 hours after the accident. He was 3
at,ye of Carroll county, but for some time
asst he lived at 1926 Clifton street, Baltl-
lore. He was lifty-nine years Of age. The
ody was taken to Manchester, this county,
,r inierment.
On Friday morning of last week, says the
iettysbu re- Compiler, Oliver Shoemaker, OF
[arney, was slow responding TO the break
.st call, having been summoned several
mes. His wife, in playful maner remark
d in the kitchen that she would scare him
ITO getting up. picked up rifle standing in
be kitchen, thinking it was not loaded. and
rent up stairs. She pulled the trigger and
her horror the gun was discharged, the
all cutting the ends of two fingers Of his
ight hand and just grazing the skin on bis
ght side.
Following the stormy days of the close of
| pril cool days and frosty nights will sue
eed. and there will be warmer stormy
leather about the ID and Sd Of May. Cool
feather may again be expected, but on the
tn and sth the weather will turn very warm,
nth active storms to the 10th. The temper
ture will sthen fall close to the frost line, and
adden and extreme warmth will follow on
he 18th and 10Th, with tendency to cyclonic
lorms The month win generally be change
BILE from warm to cool, and will end growing
So says Irl Hicks
The centennial of the Reformed Church of
his country will be celebrated in all the
hurches of this denomination on Sunday,
1morrow At st. Paufs Church, this city.
here will be appropriate services. child
ems service will be held i'll the evening, aud
his also will be in keeping with the event
Il ich the day celebrates. Ia the morning
(Krider's) congregation will unite
nth 81, Penl's congregation in a union SER
ice, on wisiRh occasion Rev. S. NJ. Callender.
nf the Board of ForeigG
iissions of the Reformed Church, will
reach the sermon.
Henry NJ. Zepp, well known and popular
uckster of Myers district, near Beggs' post
flee, died on Thursday afternoon last from
neumonia. Everything that loving hands,
hree physicians and kind neighbors could do
o prolong his life was done, but the disease
las foo deep.seated to yield. Mr.. Zepp was
son of Mr.. Lawrence Iepp of this city, was
G years odd, and leaves wife, a daughter of
lr. Jacob Myerly, and four children.
lis funeral will take place from his late resi-
enee on Sunday at | o'clock, p. m, inter
lent at Krider's cemetery.
The Baltimore Herald says: An addition
ill soon be made to the curiesities in the
laryland Building, Druid Hill Park. 1t is
pig with two heads, four ears, four eyes,
light feet and legs, and, though it did not
i've to be over day old, has wonderful
.rowth of hair Originally this queer speci.
men of swine came from Denning's, Carroll
ounty. 1t was born ON the farm Of MIR.
daniel Killer, and It's mother still lives. 1t
anne into the world last summer. Dying
he day after, Mr.. Killer placed it in a jar of
lcohol and in September gave it TO Mr.
august Tegeler, baker at lll4 North FIRE.
mont street, in whose possession it still re
Mains The curiosity was offered to Captain
,assell, of the park, and will be transferred;
q few days.
The Potomac Synod of the Reformed
,hurch met in special session at st. Paal's
,hurch, this city, on Thursday night and
ontiDued in session yesterday. Rev. John
J. Moss, of Silver Run, presided The
'rincipal item Of business before the Synod
rac tba salact;o, f,f =. cita fnr a female semi