The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-12-12
uniontown Items.

Revival services under the pastorate of
Elder Seilhamer, assisted by DR.. Tyler, OF
Frederick, are still in progress in the Bethel
Church of God and viii continue next week.
On Sunday night ordinance meeting will be
held, when communion and feet washing will
be celebrated. One conversion has been the
result up to this writing.
On Sunday morning last, Pastor Kindley,
of the Methodist Protestant Church, baptized
three persons and received into full member
ship six persons. Services of a revival char
acter will be held every Sunday night during
the winter.
On Tuesday morning as Carroll Weaver
was returning from I,inwood. when near the
Misses Merring, Clear Ridge, he met Mr..
Cal. burrows team of horses and wagon. He
drove his horse to one side of the road to
allow the team to pass, but the lead horse
failed to turn ont and the wagon crushed one
of the front wheels of the buggy and broke
the shafts. Carroll held the horse firmly, and
he did not attempt to run or kick. Neither
the boy nor the horse were injured. Morrison
Smith brought him to town and led the horse
for him.
On Monday Mrs. DR.. Shreeve and Miss
Eva Fleagle were driving to Taneytown when
the horse became unmanageable and in
struggling fell down and broke the shafts.
Mrs. Shreeve kept hold of the lines. The
horse got up and started to run and dragged
her some distance until she succeeded in gett-
ing him stopped. AT Trevanion Mills some
persons came to her assistance helping her
out of her difficulties. She made the re-
mainder of the way in safety.
Mrs. Josiah Erb died at her home near
town on Saturday last, about a. m. She
was not confined to her bed week, but hav-
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all the medical skill brought to bear upon her
case failed to restore her to her usual health.
She was member of the Reformed Church
and of very geHtle and retiring manner and
was highly esteemed by those that knew her.
She was very kind and sympathetic wife and
mother, seldom away from home and will be
much missed in her family. She leaves a
husband and four daughters, Alverta, Beryl
and Emma, and Mrs. Charles Smelser, of
Roops Mill, and two sons, Harve and E. Lee
Erb. Her funeral services were conducted
at her late home on Monday afternoon by her
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Spessard, of Union Bridge,
aud Rev. B. W. Kiadley, of the Methodist
Protestant Church. Interment in the NJ. P.
Cemetery.
Rev. B. w. Kindley and family have been
spending the past two weeks with his fathers
family in Frederick county.
The third quarterly conference Of the Nj. z.
church will be held on Saturday afternoon ut
2 o clock, at the Pipe Creek charge,
On Friday afternoon of last week Elder
Seilhamer was presented with his annual
donation by his people of this place and
Frizellbury charge. Quite nice donations
of good things was received. An oyster
supper rendered by the doners was also much
enjoyed. A few hours were very pleasantly
spent together when the company dispersed
leaving the pastor and family the happy
possessors of the many goods left behind.
Mrs. Abram Garner, of Copperville. is
spending the week as guest of Mrs. F. g. Gil
bert's family