The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-09-22
Lisbon Items.

Wilbur T. Peddcord, whose parents live
one and half miles from this place, died Of
| typhoid fever on the l4th instant, in the 23rd
year of his age. His funeral took place from
Harmony NJ. Z. Church South, on Sunday
morning at II o'clock and was the largest in
this community for long time. Rev. t. j.
hewitt officiated
The S. S. convention (Union) was held in
the same church on Saturdays services
and on. Sunday afternoon Revs. W. Baker
and Whitmer addressed teachers and schol-
ars on the best methods Of preparing, study
ing and teaching the lessons, and the best
methods of securing prompt attendance and
of building up and increasing the schools gen
orally. Rain interfered with the service an
nounced for Sabbath evening at s o'clock.
Quite storm with high wind prevailed here
at 8 oclock, followed by showers at intervals
through the night.
Maggie, aged II years, the third daughter
of Joseph 81. and Naomi C. Peddicord, is i'll
with typhoid. This is the fourth case in that
family at the same house. Much sympathy
is expressed on all sides for the stricken and
bereaved ones. Two gallon bottles of water,
one from each spring in use on the farm,
were sent to Baltimore for analysis. Upon
the advice of the physician attending the
family Miss Maggie has been removed TO the
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and better nursing. The journey was made
in an ambulance. The mother, true to her
post, though nearly broken down, and stricken
with grief, accompanied her and will remain
during her daughters illness. The eldest
daughter is with friends in Baltimore, and
the youngest, aged l6, is at the home of your
correspondent The two brothers, who have
just recovered, are with friends in the imme
date neighborhood, and superintend the
necessary duties of the farm.
Miss Ida Hama, formerly Of near Harmony,
but for the past year resident of Montgom-
cry county, paid recent visit to her friends
here, and finally went to the home of her un.
Gle, B. +. Nichols, near Clarksville, in the
best Of health and spirits, apparently, where
she died on the night Of the 18th instant, of
typhoid, after an illness of eleven days. She
was in her 23rd year.
Rev. John X. White, formerly junior pas.
tor of this circuit for two years, but more re-
Gently editor and proprietor of "The Light,
paper published at Frederick City in the in-
terest OF the churches there, paid brief visit
on his wheel accompanied by his friend,
Mr.. Trunnell, to your correspondent on Sat
nrday last. In the afternoon we drove to
historic Gleaelg House, near GAINESVILLE, and
afterward to "Carrollton Hall" large and
commodous house built of solid white granite
some sixty years ago by Chas. Carroll Mae
lavish. at cost of a quarter of a million dol
lars. We found the place untenanted and
fast going to decay. The marble fountains
where erst the water flowed in jets and spray
were dry The shrubbery run wild-howers
and beds choked with weeds; the large lawn
rooted up by hogs; the once polished and in
laid floors warped and decayed by leaks from
the roof, with mould on the walls the carved
mantlepieces Clipped and disfgured by relic
hunters; with here and there a shutter hang
ing and easement loose, an air of neglect
and desolation hung over everything around.
As the full-orbed moon came up in all its
splendor o err the scene the ghosts of vanished
glories and of other years seemed to Turk in
every niche and shadow. Huge bats startled
from their resting places beneath the caves,
fitted to and fro like spectres of the night.
As We left the place we were reminded Of the
Alambra by moonlight. AS we journeyed
homeward we thought of the instability OF
riches, realizing that 'contentmentis wealth. "
Philemon Hammond of Hoods Mill, has
bought out the store of S. D. Waters at Wood
bine, in the Belts building, and will take pos
session in the near future.
The rains of the past three days have de.
layed wheat seeding temporarily.