The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-09-05
uniontown Items.

Elder G. w. Seilhamer, of the Church Of
God, visited a sister church IN the mountains
on Sunday, to fill the pulpit at Jacks Station.
While eating his dinner he discovered he had
lost his gold spectaces, valued at about S12.
He did not succeed in finding them. Since
the above was written Mr. Se;lhamer received
his lost glasses, sent by mail. He had only
left them lie at his boarding house.
Mrs. Sarah Fuss went to Baltimore on
Tuesday, to visit her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Gilbert.
Benjamin Reightler, of Connellsville, Pa,
went home on Monday. His wife will remain
few weeks longer with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Seilhamer.
On Saturday last Edwin G. Gilbert was
elected treasurer of the Uniontown Savings
Bank, which position had been made vacant
by the death of Mr.. J. T. Fl. Davis. Jesse
P. Garner, of Linwood, succeeds Edwin g.
Gilbert in his office.
Miss Mabel Leftover on Friday morning last
had a window to fall on her hands bruising
two or three fingers on the right hand and also
bursting open and bruising the middle finger
on her left hand very badly.
A goodly number of members and friends
of the Methodist Protestant Church attended
the Sunday night service and listened atten-
lively to the very interesting discourse by
Rev. b. Wilson Kindley, on the second sub
ject of the series of three sermons, "Home."
The subject for Sunday evening, September
Z, at 7.3O p. M, will be Heaven; All per-
sons are cordially invited to be present
Norman, son of Thomas Eckard, will on
Saturday return from Baltimore, where he
has been engaged for several months as solicit
tor for Life Insurance Company of that city,
which position he has resigned to accept of
the position of principal of our public school.
off nf Raazp
home on Wednesday, after spending two
weeks with the friends she made during
the three years. she was principal of Lorene
Academy.
John Martin and family, of Westminster,
spent Saturday until Sunday evening with his
sisters family, Mrs. Harry Weaver.
John Heck will soon have a sale of his per-
sonaI property and remove his family to Bal
timore, where he expects to continue the
manufacturing of segars. Luther Hiteshew
has rented the property Mr.. Heck will soon
vacate.
Mrs. William A. Anders and son, Earle,
of New Windsor, spent from Saturday until
Monday with her mother, Mrs. Jesse I. II.
Davis.
Davis Myers has had new porch built to
the front of his dwelling house.
Our enterprising feed and flour merchant,
]. Wesley Rodkey, is building new corn
crib, with ample room TO store corn for sale
Mrs Lizzie Seilhamer Gaul and son, John,
returned to their home in Lancaster city, Pa,
on Tuesday, having spent several weeks with
Mr. and Mrs. Seilhamer.
Misses Ida and Bessie Merring have return
ed from their visit to Mr.. John McFadden's
family, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Daniel Fiscel, near town is very low
with typhoid fever Her condition is consid
cred critical.
Elder Kipe, of Bark Hill, filled Elder Sell
hamer's pulpit on Sunday morning, and Mr..
Jacob H. Christ preached at night
Mrs. Margaret Gels Gosnell, of Waverly,
Baltimore, was the guest of her sster-in-law
Mrs. Urith Roop, during the week.
Miss Eva Gilbert returned on Wednesday
from her visit to Ocean Grove, deferring the
other points of interest she expected to visit
until later in the season.
Misses Nettie and Ira Slonaker, of Balti-
more, returned home on Wednesday, after
few weeks visit to their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Slonaker.
Edwin G. Gilbert has transferred his APP
pointment as assessor over to j. Hamilton
Singer. Mr.. Gilber5is so much crowded with
other public duties that he will not have time
TO finish assessing.
The sale of stone, lumber, &C., that was to
have taken place at the NJ. P. Church prop
erty on Wednesday afternoon, has been post
poned until Tuesday afternoon of next week,
after Mr.. John Heck's sale.
Mrs. Jesse Roberts and family and Mrs.
Harry Birnie and family, of Taneytown, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Zollickoffer
on Wednesday.