The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-06-06
UN1ONrOwN ITEMS.
Sudden Death-PersonalS- Narrow Escape
from Death.

Mrs. Harry Cover returned home from Bal
timore on Sunday, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Miss Belle. The winters course of in
structions in vocal music has ended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Rodkey returned on
Wednesday from a visit to friends in Harris
burg.
Mrs. Harry Weaver and two children spent
two days in Westminster with her mother,
Mrs. DR.. Martin, who has an attack of ner-
vous prostration.
Rev. b. W. Kindley is visiting an uncle,
brother of his father, who is very sick, with
no hopes of recovery.
Rev. Mr.. Kindley and granddaughter, of
near Monrovia, Frederick county, were guests
of Rev. B. W. Kindley's family from Friday
to Monday. He assisted at the annual all
day meeting last Sunday at Pipe Creek charge
of the NJ p Church.
Miss May Routson is visiting friends in
Wakefield Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs; Thomas F. Myers spent last
Sunday in Littlestown, the occasion being a
special gathering of home folks.
Miss Florence Weaver is visiting Miss Louisa
Hay, in York, Pa She also spent few days
recently with Miss Anna Motter, at fancy
town.
Roy H. Singer and Harry Routson are Wis
iting at Mr.. Ezra Smiths, in Chambersburg,
Pa. The former expects to attend the reun-
ion of the G. A. R. of Pennsylvania.
Messrs. Jerry Yingling and William Ying-
ling, of Westminster, brother and nephew of
Mr.. Hezekiah Yingling, visited him on Mon
day, also Mr.. William Bankard's family, near
town.
Mrs. Susan Manherz and sons, Walter and
Frank, of Waynesboro, Pa, were guests of
Mr.. Wright Harbaugh's family and other
friends during the past week.
Tho axarcisaS nOn1urfad nv WvamIno Tribe
|. o. R. NJ. and decorating of their brothers
graves was largely attended. The Linwood
Band enliyened the occasion by several selec
tons of music, as they passed from one Gem
etery to the other. As it was the 30th of May
and the day selected for the decoration of the
Federal Soldiers graves, the Sunday school
children and Others placed many floral trib-
utes on their graves. In honor of the occa-
sion few residences were decorated with the
Stars and Stripes.
On Monday Mr.. David Bowers, farming the
old Jordan home place, died suddenly, about
six O'Clock, p. III. He was apparently well;
worked all day, ate hearty supper and then
went to blowing corn. At the end of the Sec
ond row he felt badly and was leaning on the
fence when Mr.. Samuel Roop, who was driv-
ing by, saw him, went to him and found that
he was sick He called his son Joseph, who
was in the same field. They assisted him
into the wagon and Mr.. Roop took him home.
He drew his hand across his face, saying, at
is all here" After showing signs of being
very sick he rallied little, but in about
twenty minutes died. DR.. Brown, of New
Windsor was hastily summoned, but he was
beyond any medical aid His death was
caused by the bursting of a blood vessel in his
head. Services were held in Pipe Creek
Dunkard Church, on Thursday, interment
i,a,., Hal
and three sons, Joseph, Samuel, and Que re-
siding in Starr county, Illinois, who came
home to attend the burial of his father.
Mrs. Hamilton SpOnsler and Mrs. Laura
Fowble, of Union Bridge. and Mr.. John
Sponsler, of Baltimore, were guests of Mr..
Harrison Weavers family, on Sunday.
On Wednesday Master George Kindley met
with severe scald by plunging his hand in
tub of hot water. A physician was called in
and relieved the little fellow by dressing his
hand.
Mrs Charles Haines on Thursday night of
last week got up in her sleep and walked down
an open stairway. Her husband and son
heard her fall, went to her help and found
her unconscious. When she rallied they
found no bones broken, but she was very
severely bruised.
Miss Rose Senseney, of Linwood, will teach
in our public school, with Norman Eckard, of
this place, as principal, the coming winter.
Miss Jessie Matthews, of Reese, who had been
principal for the past two or three years, has
received the princpalship of the Fnksburg
school, We wish her success in her new
field of labor; also our newly appointed teach
ers.
Miss Anna, daughter of Marshall G. Shaw,
expects to go to Washington, D. c., to spend
month She also expects to attend the Inter
national c. E. Convention, which will con-
vene at Washington in July.
Rev. A. ID. Melvin, ex-pastor of the West
minister NJ. P. Church, will preach a mission
airy sermon in the NJ. P. Church here on Sun
day morning, June 7. Children's Day SER
vices will be held in the evening, at o'clock
A cordial invitation is extended to everybody.
For the benefit of all persons who may be
interested we are glad to say to the friends
of Mrs Sallie Nixon, nee Sponsler, formerly
of this town but now residing in St. Louis,
Missouri, that their section of the city escaped
any of the destruction visited upon parts of
the city during the late tornado or cyclone.
A letter from them says 1--WE may read the
accounts in the papers, but words cannot be
found to express it; the story can never be
Iold.''