The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-31
rocAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

,,tr, despite the RAIN
nunber of the members of Ascension
oh This city, filed the Rector's larder
+ al GOOD things last Saturday.
Persons desiring their papers changed TO
.,aber address, should give the name of the
Al postolfee as well as the new.
Tbroupb reliable information we learn that
,ls,s viil be Lutheran Reunion at Pen Mar,
'.Jtbat Il will take place on June 18th.
The children of Ascension Church made
n Aoi, Ienten offering for missions on Easter
Dy The amount was over thirty one dol
hrs.
Prof S. Simpson, of Western Maryland
rollege. has accepted an invitation to deliver
,naddress before the State Teachers Asso-
raiion in July next.
Mr.. John Bosley, who lives near Finks-
l7rg. charges that SIS. IS was stolen from his
to9sers pocket Sunday night. He suspects
an employee who left his place suddenly.
Apair of seven-light candelabra of polished
bnss we're placed upon the Altar of Ascen-
ion Church on Easter Day. They were the
Easter gift of two children of the parish.
lawrence Richardson, the colored man
iOm Motter's Station. Frederick county,
Who was struck by train here on Thursday
NIGHT of last week, died at the Aims House on
tuesday.
Mr.. Upton Warner, living near Wakefield,
bad finger amputated recently by Drs. Jos.
T. Herring and John S. Matthias. The finger
became sore and later gangrene set in. hence
the amputation.
Two cases have been removed from the
Circuit Court for Montgomery County TO the
Circuit Court for Carroll County-Frick Com.
rany vs. James s. Benson. Charles Benson
and Thomas L. Benson, and Frick Company
Us James S. Benson.
Mr. James Z. Smith, agent for the Penn
yyania Fire Insurance Company, on Satur
iay last paid Mr.. Joseph |. Gist $3.50, the
amGgn Of the loss incurred by the fire at Mr..
Gist's the Sunday previous. This was COM
nendable promptness.
Martin L. Fitze, near Mayberry, had u
hearing before Justice Moore on Friday of
lat week, on the charge of stealing bacon
from Levi II. Myers in the same neighbour
hood and was sent to Jail in default of $500
bail to await the action of the grand jury.
Twenty persons we're received as members
Sf Grace Lutheran Church, this city, Good
Friday night and Easter Sunday thirteen
by confirmation, one by baptism, one by pro-
iesson of faith aud five by letter, The Passion
Week and Easter services were largely at
tended and abundantly blessed.
The Road Commissioners of Woolery' S
district will reduce the levy for this year
rom is to IS cents. They spent 1916 on
roads and bridges. $3.50 for road machine,
and $50 were CONSUMED as their salaries.
Their total levy was about $1,000 and they
will have a surplus of about $500.
Mr. Scott Jordan, formerly with Theodore
Der Son, this city, has accepted a posi-
ton with Miller Bros, who will engage in
the dry goods business as successors to S.
Kann, Sons 4 Co. Mr.. Jordan and Mr..
Fred. D. Miller will leave on Monday for
Philadelphia, New York and Boston to pur-
chase goods
Four members of the Vestry of Ascension
Church, Westminster, were voted out on
Easter Monday and reelected. The Vestry
is composed as follows: Chas. t. Reifsnider,
Senior Warden; II. NJ. Clabaugh, Junior
Warden; George E. Sharrer, Jas "A. c. Bond,
Philip NJ. Hunter, Hugo 4. Fiddis, VIM. FL.
Thomas, j. Milton Reifsnider.
A few flakes of snow fell last Sunday, and
on Monday there were several snow hurries.
There was a considerable fall in the mercury
Sunday night, and in low places the fruit buds
were injured The cold weather continued
most of the week, and there is no doubt that
much of the fruit is injured. On Thursday
there was considerable snow fall. The
ground was wet and the snow melted rapidly.
The remains of Dr. John p. Sheahan and
his wife were brought here last Sunday after
nOOn and inferred in Westminster Cemetery.
Alter the intermeRt short service was held
at the NJ. =. Church. DR.. Sheahan, as stated
last week, died in Boston after his return from
in Cuba, where he had gone to recuperate
hls health. His wife, a daughter Of Mr..
Francis Shriver of Westminster, died about a
year ago. and was buried at Dennysville.
Maine, where she and the Doctor resided.
A cOlored boy named Benjamin Cephas,
who is in Jail charged with larceny, took ad :
vantage on Monday of the liberty allowed
hlm by the sheriff and stole the key to the
iron door of the prison yard. Cephas un-
locked the door and liberated Henry Will
Hams, Robert Lewis and Charles Hamilton,
The three colored men who were arrested
February for an alleged attempt to wreck a
Baltimore and Ohio train, near Watersville.
he ioar men were all captured and jailed
before night
Mr.. Alfred Thompson of New Windsor,
Nd, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Granville Yingling, Waynesboro, Pa, on
The Eth instant, aged y years. His death
resulted from pneumonia. He went to his
daughters home about ten weeks ago and
up to the time of his last illness was in
The enjoyment of good health. He is sur
MYed by his daughter, Mrs. Yingling and
one son Mr.. James Thompson, of New
ork, the latter having reached his fathers
Ded'slde few days before his death. Inter
inent was made in Burns Hill cemetery.
Sheriff Arnold and his wife had narrow
escape, last Friday night, from suffocation by
coal gas, from the stove in the room below.
Mr.. Arnold was aroused by his wife, and he
went to the door of Deputy Blizzard. v..str
ne tainted and fell. Mr.. Blizzard assisted
nm back to his room, where Mrs. Arnold
was found suffering from the effects of the
gas. The windows were thrown open and
medical aid summoned. Mr.. Arnold recov-
cred sufficiently to be out Saturday evening
out Mrs. Arnold did not fully recover until
sunday. Both were quite sick for some
hours.
, st, Barnabas, Sykesvilie, was beautifully
decorated on Easter, many Of the potted
plants and flowers being from Governor
browns. Four memorials were dedicated /:
a hne hymn board and two prayer books,
also brass rest for the altar service, dedi.
;ated by the Parish guild to the memory of
ne late Rector, Rev. S. d. Hall, whose mem
Dry Is precious. On Easter Monday the fol-
!, owing vestrymen we're elected: Jas. Jones,
I. u. Merceron i RI Jenkins John Ware.
'ohn K. Richardson, c. l.. Hughes, p. Ben
nett and DR.. C. W. Heflinger, who, with the
hector, j. B. Purcell, constitute the vestry
or the ensuing year.
r, Hicks said March would be ''eventful. =
ne hrst three weeks the weather was mild
ana spring-like, then a cold snap, and lastly
!, hard freeze, and a wind up with snow.
tam, thunder, sleet and snow, said MIR.
nleks, might be expected from the 18th to
. the 10Th, and we had it. March was lamb
IKE at one end and like lion with two tails
u the other April, says Mr. Hicks, will
pen warmer, with local storms, to be fol-
owed by cool days on the Sd and 4th, with
,rosty nights to the north. From the 9Th to
he 9Th heavy April rains. with hail and than.
YER, may be expected. From the sth TO the
lih, cool to cold weather; 18th and 18th,
YARN and stormy, with reactionary cool
Weather; 18th to Dist, stormy again, followed
y frosty weather north; 24th and 18th, warm
md showery; from 2sth TO the end OF the
Month, stormy.