The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-09-15

Work on the new Lutheran church is pro
crossing slowly. on account OF the stone not
being shipped on time. The carpenters put
up the rafters on the Sunday school part Of
the building last week. We are not in the
habit of Boosting, but think we are safe in
saying after this church is completed that this
village will have the two finest country
churches in the State.
The Reformed congregation are making
arrangements to have their church painted,
walls pointed and new fence put up in the
rear of the church. ~ ga .Irf =
Some of our sportsmen where out squirrel
hunting on Monday morning; Henry Yohe,
shot one with three legs, it having but one
leg in front.
Jonas, our truck farmer, was aroused from
his slumber on Monday night by a noise at
his spring house. Thinking some sneak thief
had entered, he called one of his neighbors
to assist in capturing the thief The house
was surrounded and guarded with loaded shot
guns, expecting the thief would make an out
ward appearance. When daylight came he
approached the house and to his surprise
found the thief to be dog, which had helped
himself TO milk, meat and other things usually
kept in place of that kind. Then he was at
loss to know who the owner of the dog was
until one of his neighbors informed him the
owner lived about two miles from the York
county line. The owner was at once notified to
come forward, get his dog and pay damages.
The owner complied with the trucker re-
quest, with the exception of damages. which
he promised to pay later.
Farmers are getting their ground ready for
their fall seeding, and it is in nice condition
after the refreshing showers.
VIM. A. Leppo, who bought the Koontz
farm, has put up several draw klns at his
quarry and finds ready sale for the lime. We
notice our farmers are hauling more lime
this fall than usual and not so much phos-
phate. 1t is rumored that John I. Dutterer is
urged by some Of the farmers to put.up sew
eraf kilns at his quarry near this place. This
is farming community and both will find
read sale for their lime.
George Mihm, the tailor, is lover of bees
and has been successful in handling, them up
to Sunday last. Mr.. Mihm took dinner with
Harvey Study, one of our hotel men, and
after dinner he proposed examining MIR.
Study's bees for the purpose Of seeing if they
had gathered anything in the tops duringthe dry
season. Whole in the act of raising one of the
caps the bees swarmed on Mihm. He took to
his heels at lively gate and after hard fight
he freed himself of the little pests, after which
it took Mr.. Study some time to extricate the
sharppointed weapons from Mr.. Mihm's face.
VIM. A. Furry, of louisville, Nd, was
visiting at this place, on Tuesday last.
Apples and cider are scarce in this section
the present season.
A number of our people visited the Han
over fair this week.
Our public school opened with % pupils on
Monday last.
Some of our farmers expect to commence
cutting off corn next week. There will be n
better crOn then was exDected
Upton l.. Hahn, executor of Joseph Il.
Hahn, deceased, sold the home farm, 257
acres, last Thursday at public sale to Wesley
j. Hahn, for $29.95 per acre, amounting to
$7,727.l0.
Harvey ]. Hull, who has been running the
machinery with his traction engine at b. +.
Shriver's X Co.'S. canning factory the last
two corn seasons, completed his Job on Wed
nesday and is now hulling clover seed.
Theodore H. Bemiler has the foundation
ready for the masons to go to work on his
new house in this place.
We noticed letter published in last week S
Sentinel to the Lutheran congregation of this
place from Frank T. Cover and wife, of
Browntown, Virginia, in which they say
"We will present bell and mountings to st.
Mary's Lutheran Church at Silver Run, Nd,
as soon as the church is completed. The
motive that prompts us to do this is the in
alienabe and Interchangeable love We have for
the place of our nativity, the circumference
of our happy childhood days, and our respect
for our many relatives and friends who are
now living at or near that place; and also in
memory Of our beloved mother who now lies
beneath the sod near by, etc." The gift will
be appreciated and remembered. We think
both Lutheran and Reformed congregations
at this place where fortunate in having their
bells furnished in this way, Mr.. John /. Dlt.
terer, and wife members of the Reformed
church here presented their congregation with
a fine large bell