The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-10
Irniontown Items.

We had quite number of 4th of July yisi-
TORS in our town. Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Rout-
son were al his father Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hesson aud Edgar Myers mt Mr. I. +. Myers
Ernest Slonaker at his grandfather $. Mr..
Andrew Slonaker; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Yingiing and son Elmer, at Mr.. Frank
Eckard 5, all of Baltimore; Mr.. L. L. Fox, OF
Washington, d. c., at DIR. }. J. Viewers;
Mr.. Harry Hodese, Of Washington, ID. c., at
Mr.. Marshall G. Shaw's; Mrs. Elizabeth aoff-
man and child, of Winfield, are visiting Mr..
William Segafoose's family; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Smith and family, of Howard county,
Md, spent few days with Mrs Jesse |. IL.
Davis; Miss Isabelle Weaver, daughter of
Harry Weaver. is visiting Mrs. William \.
Martin, Westminster; Mrs. Thomas Lewis and
Mrs Weigand, of Westminster, visited Mrs.
Lydia Brubaker and Mrs. B. W. Kindley on
Tuesday
Mr.. Edwin G. Cover, as soon as he is fully
recovered from his late illness, will go TO In
termont, Giles county, Virginia, to engage IN
merchandising for his father and DIR. Sydney
Cover.
The Church of God will hold their annual
Sunday school picnic, on the school house
lawn, this Saturday afternoon and evening.
The Methodist Protestant Church audience
room was very tastefully decorated with
sheaves of wheat in and about the altar and
the Stars and Stripes. The pastor deilvereda
very Interesting discourse on the abundant
harvest of the season. At night Mr. Kindley
preached to the /. 0. NJ Lodge in the NJ. Z.
Church a very acceptable and appropriate
sermon for the occasion. Nearly two-thirds
of the membership were present, also large
congregation. The music was furnished by
the famous quartette choir of the Carroll
County C. Il. Convention, who delighted the
an IF flaiP hacf
Mr.. W. r. Zollickoffer first tenor, Mr.. Chas.
Sittig second tenor, Mr.. Will Sittig high bass,
Mr.. Clarence Davis low bass, Miss Fannie
Myers organisf
The Carroll County Band will furnish music
for the |. o. NJ. picnic which will be held in
Mrs. Philip Stouffer's grove, Clear Ridge, on
Saturday. July 81.
Mr.. George Slonaker and daughter, Norah,
spent several days this week visiting friends in
Pikesville, Woodberry and Baltimore.
Rev. Thomas B. Tyler, of Frederick, will
continue to fill the Church of God pulpit until
the meeting of the edership, which will con-
vene in September next.
Mrs. Cora Shriner and family are visiting
relatives for few weeks.
The juvenile team of base ball. of Westmin
ster, visited the Uniontown team last Friday
and engaged in a game of ball. The Union
town boys say they had only six boys to fight
team of nine, resulting in a score of 20 to q
in favor of Westminster. If they had come
at their first engagement, on Wednesday, they
would have been better prepared for them.
Miss Susan Snively, of Union Bridge, was
the guest of Mrs. John Heck for few days.
Quite refreshing shower visited our sec
ton on Wednesday afternoon, reviving vege-
tation, settling the dust an! cooling the atmos
phere just little bit.
Miss Mary Fowler and Miss Mabel Fiscel,
of New York, who had been spending some
time with Mrs. E. Lee Erb, returned home on
Friday
Mrs Anna Diehl Brumbaugh and son Don
ald of Brooklyn, N. Y, who were with Mr..
George Eckenrode's family for several weeks,
returned home on Monday. Mr. Daniel
Diehl accompanied them as far as Baltimore.
The Fourth of July visitors gave us a fine
display of fireworks on Monday evening
which were very much enjoyed. The day
was very quietly spent by everybody. Very
few kept it as holiday.
Rev. B. w. Kindley, of the NJ. P. Church,
will begin series of sermons next Sunday
night. The discourse will be entitled "The
Girls, and the following week ''The Boys.
All are invited to attend.