The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-03-04
MANCHESTER ITEMS.
Meeting of Maryland classis-sales of Real
Estate-A Wedding Other Items.


A special meeting of Maryland Chassis of
the Reformed Church was held in Trinity Re.
formed Church. Manchester, on Thursday of
last week, to consider petitions from Man
chester charge, and Jerusalem congregation
oe Carroll charge, asking to have Jerusalem
congregation resored to its former relation In
the Manchester charge and several items OF
business from Carroll charge. The matter OF
the petitions above mentioned was called up
and discussed, but owing to the absence OF a
delegation from Jerusalem congregation, on
account of the impossible condition OF the
roads, the matter was not disposed of and
Chassis adjourned to meet at Jerusalem Church
on Tuesday, March It'll, at l p. M, when it
will be decided; and the items affecting Car
roll charge, which depend on the result OF the
pending question, will also be disposed Of
Rev. S. NJ. Roeder, of Elizabethtown, Pa,
has been elected pastor of the Manchester
charge, but no formal call will be made until
after Chassis disposes of the petitions now
pending. :.
J. C. Frankforter has been appointed mail
messenger between Manchester and Green,
mount, at salary of 5000 per year. He en-
tered on his duties Wednesday the 1st inst.
Joseph NJ. Parke has sold the property on
South Main street, adjoining Ganter's drug
store, to Chas. W. Motter for $3.50.
Charles Ridgely has sold his residence on
Main street, to Chas. Masenhimer for 5000,
and Jesse Warner has sold his property to
H. Z. Rohrbaugh for $3.50.
Mr.. Cornelius Miller, wife and little son,
about eighteen months of age, narrowly es-
capped suffocation by gas from a coal stove
last Friday night. They retired at the usual
hour. Mrs Miller and the child had fallen
asleep and the peculiar noise made by the
Il. for r
from a DOING condition, and he Immediately
raised the child and found it unconscious and
timber. He awoke Mrs. Miller and they
removed the child to another room, opened
doors and windows to admit fresh air and
after working with him for some time he re
covered. II Mr.. Miller had not been aroused
BY the child, no doubt all would have sufo=
Gated.
The Manchester Band opened fair and
festival in Odd Fellows Hall on Washing
TOMS Birth Day, and reopened on Saturday
afternoon and continued it up to late hour on
Saturday night. Net proceeds about $40.
Mr.. B. F. Forester, of Baltimore, and
Miss Mary Reage, of Manchester, were mar
ried last Wednesday, at the residence OF the
brides father on south Main street, by Rev
S. Derr, of Hampstead, assisted by Rev. j..
p. Anthony, in the presence of a large num-
Der of invited guests. The bride was the re-
cipient Of many handsome and valuable pres
ents. The bridal party left on the evening
train on visit to Philadelphia, Pa.
The Manchester Fire Engine, and Hook
and Ladder Company Melted $lS9 at their re-
cent fair and festival and are now clear of
debt. They are making arrangements to
procure charter of incorporation.
The roads were blockaded by snow the
greater part of last week, rendering travel al
most impossible. Some teachers and pupils
could not get to school in the country and
some hnck sters who started to the country
on Monday morning did not return until FRI
day.
Mrs. Schaeffer, living about two miles
south of Manchester, widow of the late Jacob
Schaeffer, broke the large bone of her right
forearm near the wrist last Monday. Dr.
Jacob Ii. Sherman reduced the fracture.