The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-12-30

There have been three white crows seen in
the neighborhood of Avondale, at The crow
roost.
John Basler, near Lauver, fell from a corn
CRIB on Thursday and broke his right leg near
the ankle.
A two year-old child of John Leffert, West
minister. fell on goblet, on Wednesday, and
cut ITS face severely.
The clerks in the store of Mr.. E. O. Grimes.
presented him with handsome cane seat
Office chair on Christmas Day.
A child of Riley Myers, of Westminster.
was thrown down while at play, on Tuesday.
ana had a colar.b bone broken.
A grandchild of William Robertson, living
on Green street, Westminster, fell and frac.
tured its right arm on Tuesday
Mrs. Bolster, wife of John Bolster. living
on the Bloom road, about FIVE miles from
Westminster, died on Thursday, ofpneumonia,
aged about sixty-eight years.
| The dry goods, shoe and clothing stores of
Westminster will be closed on Monday next.
New Years Day. The public offices and
banks will also be closed.
Mrs. Mary Rinehari, wife of Mr.. Henry
Rinehart, living on Liberty street, was found
dead IN her bed on Thursday morning. She
hdu uSth ouhCllHS from du ulldGh Oh Ine grip.
Her age was 60 years.
Lumber has been hauled for the new bridge
over Sans Creek, near Sans Creek p. o.,
this county. The bridge will be built by
Carroll and Frederick counties, as Sam s
Creek is the dividing line.
Mr.. E. o. Grimes was presented with a
handsome cane on Christmas day. The cane
is of iron wood and very rare. 1t was pre-.
eantol hr ~. G 1.
brought it from Navassa Island, where he had
been visiting.
On the 23d instant. Mr.. Charles T. Ref
snider, as administrator of Manassah Ware
hime sold 10 shares of the First National
Bank, of this city, at public sale, to Levi
Yinging, of Biggs, for $3.50 per share, par
value 500.
The protracted meeting of the Church of
God, at Carrollton, still continues, and there
will be services by the pastor, Rev. S. B.
Craft, Sunday morning at 10 o'clock and in
the evening at I. Six persons protested con-
version and others are at the altar.
Mrs. Harriet Greenwood, of near New
| Windsor, died on December n, after a brief
illness. Her SON and daughter, the only
other members of the family, were sick, and
Tuesday found them too i'll to attend the fun
era services, which were conducted by Rev.
P. II. Miller, of Westminster, at Greenwood $
Church, near their home.
The Benevolent and Aid Society of St.
Paul's Reformed Church met at the parson-
age on Wednesday evening. After receiving
the reports of the committees the following
officers were elected for the coming year
President, Rev. c. S. Slagle; secretary, Miss
jamie Thomas; treasurer, Scott Zepp. The
evening was spent pleasantly in the enjoy
ment of music. reading and social intercourse.
Mr.. D. Snider Stephan, who is pursuing his
studies in the Theological Seminary of the
Reformed Church at Lancaster, Pa, preach
ed in the Reformed Church of this city on
Sunday morning The usual Christmas day
services were held in ST. Pauls Reformed
| Church. The congregation assembled for a
service of thanksgiving and praise at SIX
O'Clock in the morning. The Church was
tasteiully decorated with plants and ever
greens. The service OF the Sunday School
was held at six clock in the evening. 1t
was purely service of worship and praise in
which the Scripture lessons for the day were
1 read and Christmas hymns and carols and
were sung by the school The pastor deliv-
| cred a short address and the offerings Of the
4 congregation for the support of the orphans
( of the church were received.
| For January Hicks predicts the month will
| open with storms disappearing in the east,
and cold, fair weather following in most
parts, changing to warmer in the west about
the 3rd, resulting in rain and snow. During
the 4th, 9Th and 9Th, warmer weather and
| storms will advance to the east, followed by
rising barometer and cold wave from the west
BY the Sth, storms will end toward the Allan
| tic, leaving it cold and fair behind them.
| Rising temperature, with rain and snow, will
| return on and about the 10Th and 11th being
in transit from west to east for three or four
days, followed progressively by cold. About
/ the 10th, warmer, with gathering rain and
snow storms in the west. By the 18th, storms
will travel to the Atlantic, leaving cold and
snow in their track Watch for the date OF
arrival in your part. Change to warmer,
with reactionary storms in their progressive
order about 2lst, 22d, after which cold viii
return, until renewed storms of rain and snow
appear, from 9th to Both. Cold wave ends
4 the month. -