The Democratic advocate., 1897-09-18

Miss Margaret Cummings, only daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs A. p Gordon Cummings, OF
Freedom district, died in Switzerland on
Tuesday. Mr.. Cummings and family have
been in Europe several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w Baldwin, of this city,
celebrated the 9th anniversary of their mar
riage on Saturday evening last, and were con
gratulated BY their numerous friends and by
members of their family from Baltimore and
elsewhere.
Mr.. Melchour Harris, near Hampstead, on
Saturday last, while hunting. in examing his
double barrel gun, one barrel was discharged,
the load passing through his right hand, pro-
ducing an ugly wound. At last accounts he
was improving.
Preston Y Lucabaugh, aged two years, son
of Mr.. William I. Luchabaugh, was drowned
in the tail-race of his fathers mill, about two
miles from Westminster, about noon on Friday
of last week He was missed in a very short
time and n search was instituted, which re-
suited in the finding and recovery OF the body.
1t is supposed that, in running along the bank
Of the race, he slipped and fell into the water,
which, though not very deep, runs swiftly,
and he was unable to maintain his footing and
was drowned.
A number of farmers of Carroll paid visit
on Friday of last week to Maryland Agrlcul-
turaI College and Experiment Station, and
were greatly impressed with what they saw OF
the results of science applied to agriculture
The party consisted of John ID. Shlrk, >. w.
Benner, Tobias Harner, o. Null, ii. T. Hill
terbriek, W. w. Witherow, j. A Null, all of
Taneytoyn; W. II. Flickinger, =. Garner, n.
r Wantz. NJ. K. Eckert, w. E. d. Hiner.
L. d. Coiner all of Copperville; Charles +.
Meyers, Union Bridge; Isaac Trimmer, Woods
boro; Dr. Jacob Rinehart, Frizellbnrg; Albert
Koons, Middleburg, and Jesse Smith, LIN
wood.
The Baltimore Sun. in its report of the Bal
timore County Fair, at Timonium, says -
'sThe wagon exhibit this year is more inter-
esting than it has ever been before. 1t would
seem impossible that so much art could be
put in the building of wagon, as has been
done in the making of some of the exhibits.
Mr.. John E. Eckenrode, of Westminster,
Md. had on exhibition six of the finest traps
and equipages that have ever been produced
in MARYLAND" Mr. Eckenrode was awarded
premiums as follows First premium for
fancy trap; first for cut-under dayton; second
for DAYTON; first for DIR. Stanhope wagon; first
for sporting wagon and first for heavy truck.
Herr Bros, carriage builders, of this city,
were also exhibitors at Timonium. They had
four exhibits and took three hrst premiums,
as follows: For no-top buggy, for eutunder
carriage and for Aldine carriage.
Western Maryland College opened on Tues
day with a much larger enrolment than last
year. Among the faculty DR.. Ferdinand
Bonnotte, Ph. D. of the Johns Hopkins and
for the past FIVE years instructor in that insti-
tution succeeds Miss Reese as professor OF
French and German. Miss S. II. Fitzgerald,
who has been for seven years a successful
teacher in the Central Female College of
Lexington, Mo-, succeeds Miss Ferris as pre-
ceptress and teacher of English. Miss Lillian
Miss Belle Cochran, of Baltimore, graduate
of the college in '95, succeeds Miss Beulah
Gilbert as teacher of eloeution. Mr.. A. 5.
Crockett, who was principal ofthe preparatory
department last year, has accepted a position
as headmaster in the Rectory School in New
Milford, Conn, and his place here is taken by
Mr. T. G. Galbreath, of Hartford county. Mr..
Galbreath also has charge of the gymnasium.