The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-02-29

Immense quantities of hay, straw and cross
ties have been brought to this city the mast
two weeks. ''
Mr.. John T. Basler. of I,auver. on Tbnrs.
day, left at this Office basket of choice eat.
ing apples.
franklin Wentz, son of Mr.. Abiiel R.
Weniz, died on Monday at his home. Line.
boro. aged about % years.
By the wrecking of freight train near Mt
AIRY, on Wednesday, the other trains were
detained about three hours.
Mr.. William B. Thomas has begun the
erection Of frame store-house on Iibertv
street, adjoining the cannery of p. F. ShriyeIr
& Co.
Mrs. JOS. B: Brooks, of this city, has quite
extensive hot houses, and her stock of Gala
lilies. carnations and other flowers is large and
superb.
On Saturday last the Union Tannery and
Distilling plant of Frederick Heb 4 Son.
near Manchester, was sold at public sale Ia
Julius C. Helb for 81, 375.
Gov. Lowndes on Thursday nominated to
the Senate for State Fire Marshal, Mr.. Edwin
j. Lawyer, of this city. The Governor could
not have made a better selection.
MIS-. odthuei DTlckner dled near this city
yesterday morning. Her funeral will take
place at ST. Johns church this city, this Sat-
urday afternoon at 230 o'clock.
Rev. John L. Walsh, of Douglass NJ. E..
Church, Washington, D. c., has received a
call to a Methodist Church at Springfield.
Illinois. The Springfield church cost S75,-
600, and the salary of the pastor is 81, 900 a
year.
The colored mandolin and guitar club of
Westminster were out serenading on Monday
night, and remembered the brides and grooms
and other residents of Willis street. The
club make very good music and render some
excellent chornses.
Westminster, it is thought, will have a new
railroad depot before the year 1896 passes
away. A number of gentlemen have agreed
10 furnish the money, and the Western Mary
land Railroad Company will pay fair interest
on the money invested and gradually repay
the principal.
Mr.. L. j. Lawyer. of Westminster, Presi-
dent of the Westminster Fire Department
and also President of the State Volunteer
Fremens Association, was a guest at a
banquet in Frederick on Tuesday night given
by the First Hose Company of that city. 1t
was delightful occasion to him.
The Christian Endeavor Societies of West
minister will hold union service on Sunday,
March LIST, at Grace Lutheran Church. Seven
Christian Endeavor Societies and two Epworth
Leagues are expected to participate. Rev.
j. U. Asper will preach in the morning. In
the afternoon there will be addresses, con-
ierences. etc. At night there will he an adj
dress by Rev. Evan Edwards, followed by a
consecration meeting.
Mrs. Rebecca Hesson, wife of Jesse Hes
son, died on Thursday night, at II clock, in
Mayberry. She was eating dinner at noon,
when she was seized with paralysis of the
brain, and was sick only ten hours. She
leaves three sons-one in Illinois. one in
Pennsylvania, and one in this city. One
daughter, Ida, lives at home, and one daugh-
ter, Jennie, married Morley v Brown, of
York, Pa Mrs. Hesson was a sister of
Samuel Nusbaum, of Westminster, and Jacob
Nusbaum, of Frizellburg, and Of Mrs. Jesse
Fleagle. She was 81 years old. The funeral
will take place at Baust Church this Saturday,
February Doth, at Q a. IN. Jesse Hesson, her
husband, is i'll and may not recover, as he is
"A years old.
A reception and banquet was given TO Door
to- Virtue Lodge, No. As, A. +. A. NJ, ON
Wednesday evening last, at Masonic Temple
Baltimore, by Landmark Lodge, No. l25.
The degree of Master Mason was conferred
with great splendor, accompanied by fine vocal
and Instrumental music furnished by apicked
choir. The supper was spread in the mag
nifcient banqueting hall Of the Grand Com
mandery, and was an occasion long to be re-
membered. Toasts were responded to by
members of Landmark lodge and ON the part
of Door-to-V Virtue by P. NJ, Jas. W. Reese
and others. Among those present from
Westminster were p NJ, Jas. W. Reese: p.
NJ, William Moore; P. NJ, B. f. Grouse; P.
NJ, Charles f. Goodwin; p. NJ, George R.
Gehr; p NJ, C. H. Baughman; P. NJ, Geo.
Baughman; P. NJ, J. Milton Reifnider; and
Master Masons Rev. Vim. Grouse, Chas. L.
Herring, O. D. Gilbert, C. W. Baldwin, Jno.
T. Anders, D. L. Farrer. Chas. C. Gcrsuch,
Frank H. Miller, Jno. H. Mitten, William l..
Richards, Milton Schaeffer, Jesse C. Sharrer,
Vim. A. Shriver, NJ. Schneeberger, c. H.
Spurrier. Oliver J. Uhler, Chas. Y. Wantz,
A. II. Wentz and Peyton Gorsuch.