The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-05-29
wOLFSVILLE.

WOLFSVILLE.
May Goth, 1895.
while Leonard Grossnickle was saw
ing for John Warrenfeltz the straw
stack caught fire and burned, together
with the fence around the barn. Had
it not been for the favorable wind and
the earnest work of the hands the barn
would doubtless have been also de-
strOyed.
The weather here is very nice at
present, although, rainiwould be great
benefit to the growing crops.
On Sunday, May 18th, Pleasant
Walk Sunday School celebrated its
forty-fifth anniversary at that place.
Addresses were made by Supern-
tendent G. r. Ridenhour, Rev. Byrd
and Rev. j. r. Ridenhour.
Quite a number of our folks attend
ed the Evangelistic services which
were in progress at Myersviile for ten
| days and closed last Thursday evening
with fifty-two accessions to the church
of that place. Rev. l.. E. Seibert, of
Pa, conducted the services.
Our far ers are busy replanting
and blowing corn and it is said much
damage is being done by the cut
worms.
Mr. Leonard Grossnickle is busy
saving lumber for Clarence Stottle
myers new bank barn.
The funeral of Mrs. Catharine
Smith, of this place, whose illness was
noticed d few weeks ago, took place
here on Friday last. She has been
feeble for many years. She was aged
| Sc years, IL months aud 9 days and
was the oldest person living in
this community. Funeral services
were held in the Lutheran Church and
interment was made in the cemetery
adjoining the church. The pastor of
the church, Rev. A. NJ. Smith, offici
ated. The pall-bearers were Jacob
| Moser, John +. Harshman, John w.
| Hoover H. Harp. James Grove fun
eral director.
Elder f. Stauffer, of Benevola, Md,
preached AN interesting sermon from
the 18th chapter and 14th verse of Pro-
verbs, to a large congregation on Sun
! day last.
Joseph G. P. d. Shroyer and family
visited Boonsboro' on Sunday last.
| Rev. Wilson l.. Ramsburg, of Oma-
! ha, Nebraska, will preach his first SER
mon here on June 18th. He is the new
Lutheran minister and comes well
recommended. He is said to be a
very fine musician aud we hope the
young people will take advantage of
his teaching
Chester Braudenburg and wife were
visiting on Saturday and Sunday last.
On Saturday last crowd of pleasure
seekers consisting of Misses Katie Bon
ner, Vertie Baker, Irene Renner, Mol
lie Summers, Mamie Bowman, Min
ME Rowe and Alverta Renner, and
Messrs Edward Remsburg, Follmer
! Palmer, Oscar Renuer, Harry Whit
| 7 Ol-ar of II
gerstown, and Messrs. Charles 0. and
Clarence E. yesterday and Claud Frey,
also Misses Olive and Myrtle Frey, of
this place, visited Black Rock. After
spending part of the day at the Rock
and taking view of Washington
County, they partook of a sumptuous
dinner prepared by the ladies and to
which all did ample justice. The jolly
crowd started for Black Rock spring,
returning home by way of Wolfsville
and Pleasant Walk. A stop was made
at Joshua Renner's for supper, after
which all returned to their homes
we'll pleased with their trip.
Contractor. E. e. Brandenburg and
four hands are working on Jacob Del
bert's barn near Chewsville, this week.
He also has the contract to build very
large barn this season, near Green's
burg, Washington County.
Quite a number of our young folks
attended the love feast at Grossnickle's
meeting house, on Saturday last, and
report large crowd present.
Mr.. Frank Smith, Of Myersville, was
visiting the yesterday brothers, on
Saturday last.
One day last week, while Jacob Koo-
gle and son were returning from Smith
burg, they left the team stand in the
road at Sand Spring, near Josiah
Kline's, while they went for drink.
The horses started to run, and after go
ing about half a mile they were stopped
by Newton and Keller Smith. For
tunately the horses were not much
hurt and the wagon was only slightly
damaged.
Mrs. Tracy Krebbs, of Indiana, is
spending a few weeks with relatives in
this locality.
Our practical blacksmith, Mr.. Geo.
Barkdoll, has been confined to his
home for some time past from the ell
fects of horse tramping on his foot
we hope he will soon be able to be
about again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Stocksleger, OF
Funkstown, were visiting Mrs. Stocks
leger's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. N
Warrenfeltz, ST., on Sunday last.
Mr.. Frank Shredder and daughters
Clara and Erna, of Baltimore, were the
guests of A. N. Warrenfeltz and fam
lily, on Sunday last.
YELLOW SPRINGS.