The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-10-17
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Elder G. W. Seilhamer and wife, Mrs
David Fuss and Wesley Rodkey, all of the
Church of God, attended the eldership held
at Carrollton, this county, during the week
| Misses Bessie Robinson, of Sandy Springs,
Nd, and Mary Fowler, of Baltimore, made
q visit of three days to Mrs. E. Lee Erb.
The Methodist Protestant Church, which
was so severely damaged by the late hurricane,
is getting repaired again, the wall is up, the
roofing finished and the plastering done.
The organ will have to be shipped to the
factory to be repaired if not too much injured.
| The church will be ready for occupancy in
about three or four weeks. The Church of
| God shipped their bell to Baltimore on Tues
day to have it recast at the McShane Foundry.
They will have to get some part of the casting
new to hang the bell again. They will not
erect another steeple, but belfry, to hang the
bell in.
Misses BERTHE Yeakle and Nellie Charlton,
of Baltimore, are guests of Miss Florence
Weaver. On Wednesday, she also enter
tanned the Misses Motter, of Taneytown.
Mrs. Urith Roop and Mrs. Harry Brough
were on the sick list during the week.
Tuesday buried Miss Edith, daughter of David
Routsen, who died with dlphtheria at her
fathers Sunday night. She was about l6
years of age. She had been living in the
family of Mr.. Duderar. 1t was the third case
in the family but the mother and brother re-
covered. Funeral service at Baust's Church
by Rev. Mr.. Spessard, of Union Bridge. In
ment in adjoining cemetery.
Rev. George W. Baughman and family will
be at home during the week. Mr.. Baughman
will fill his pulpits on Sunday, having returned
from the Lutheran SYNOD which recently con-
vened in Cumberland, Md. He will continue
in his passionate here.
The NJ. P. C. E. Society celebrated Mary
land Day on the evening of October TO- The
programme issued by the Maryland c. E.
Union was used. Rev. B. W. Kindley gave
an address on the watchword Service. S. L.
Weaver read paper on Why Serve and Mrs.
B. W. Kindley on Where Serve. On Thurs
day evening the topic for the evening sug-
gested a temperance meeting which was pre-
sided over by Morrison d. Smith, chairman
of the temperance committee, who gave the
Scriptural reading; Miss Anna Baust read
James Barton's reformation; S. (. Weaver
read temperance story, Miss Fannie Myers
sang a temperance solo, Lift the Banner
High
Edgar, son of T. F. Myers, returned home
from Harrisburg on Thursday last, having
given up his position as salesman in Mr..
Yount's store On Monday he went TO Bal
timore, where he expects to get employment.
Clinton, son of Mrs. John Routson, came
home on Monday, having gotten out of en-
ployment in Baltimore.
Miss Eva E. Gilbert had very fine Gala
dunn which was ruined by the recent cyclone.
Some of the leaves had grown to an immense
size. One of them measuring AZ feet in
length and 81 feet in width.
Alva G.. Garner, of Motter's, Frederick
county, spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. +.
G. Gilbert.
Wedding bells will ring again in our town
in a few weeks. We are not authorized to
give the names, as the cards are not out yet.
Cards have been received by the relatives
and friends of W. R. Anders in our town, an
nouncing his marriage which will be cele-
brated shortly in Westminster We offer our
congratulations TO our young friend William,
as he was formerly one of our town boys.
Miss Sallie Bankard is visiting friends in
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