The Democratic advocate., 1898-07-09
: UniOntOWn Items.

Miss Margaret Cover is visiting Miss Bessie
! Cover, at Elkton, Rockingham county, Va.
| She will also visit her brothers at The Mar
rows, Va, before she returns. She expects
to be absent three months.
Quite demonstration of the Fourth of
July was given on the evening OF the 4th by IL
| display of fireworks. A large glass in the
| front of Mr.. Lee Erb's bay window was de-
stroyed by the explosion OF a fire cracker be-
ing placed under box, which was also blown
to pieces No one injured, though some of
the family were in danger.
| On Saturday, little Ethel Craft, daughter
| of Elder S. B. Craft, escaped quite a serious
accident on Saturday afternoon. She was up
stairs alone and finding some matches she
struck one which ignited and set fire to her
clothing. Her screams brought her mother
| from down stairs who found her almost envel-
| oped in flames. She threw a garment around
| her and succeeded in extinguishng the flames
Ethel was badly burned on one side, also one
arm and ear. DR.. Shreeve was called i'll and
rendered necessary attention. The little girl
is doing as we'll as could be expected.
Miss Minnie Sittig, Mrs. Frater and grand
son, al of Baltimore, are guests OF Mr. Chas.
Sittig,s family.
While Mr.. Theodore Eckard, of Baltimore,
was here last week he bought the farm form
ard, now occupied by Mr.. Repinger, at S45
an acre.
| Mr.. George Washington Lambert spent
Sunday in Taneytown as the guest OF Mr..
| Charles Fuss family, and his brother, Mr..
Michael Lambert.
The Improved Order of Red Men, Wyom-
| ing Tribe. No. 81. elected the following Off
GERS on Friday of last week: S., Harry j..
Haine; S. s., Mark N. Matthias; j. s., Harry
Stone; c. R., J. H. Singer; A. c. R., James
S. Waltz; X. w., j. W. Gilbert; JAN, K. D..
Matthias.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Slonaker and son Car
roll, of Woodberry, Nd, were the guests OF
his brothers. family, Mr. George Slonak ker.
| Mr.. Will Slonaker, of Baltimore, painter
was home the past week on account Of the
hot weather.
Miss Eliza Birnie, OF Taneytown, visited
Grandma Zolickoffer this week.
A very fine bloom from a magnolia tree on
Mrs j. c. Brubakers farm, occupied by Mr..
Milton Zollickoffer, was on exhibition at Mr..
! Harrison Weaver's store. 1t was beautiful,
very fragrant and of large size.
Rev. B. w. Kindley was at home for few
days and filled his pulpit in the NJ. p. Church
last Sunday. For the services, which were OF
| Il special character the chancel of the church
was decorated with sheaves of wheat, sur
mounted by the National Colors. The desk
was draped with bunting very tastetully ar
ranged. Morning and evening sermons were
appropriate as a harvest home and patriotic
| discourse.
Master John Garner, of Harrisburg, Pa,
| is the guest of Master Fielder, his cousin.
Miss Allie Fuss, of Taneytown, was the
guest of Mrs j. 7. Shreeve. this week.
On Sunday evening while Mr.. Geo. Marker,
of Tyrone, was driving to New Windsor his
horse became unmanageble near town, and he
| Jumped from the vehicle and received some
| injuries. The horse ran towards New Wind
sor Mr. Marker walked into town to Dr.
Kemp for treatment, who found his collar
bone was broken Mr. Davis Myers took him
to his home after the surgical attention.
Last Sunday Mr.. Thomas Lynch, living on
Mr.. Ed. Christ's farm found fine slx-year-
old Clydesdale horse dead in a pasture field.
The horse is supposed to have died from the
intense heat.
During The terrific wind storm that passed
over our town on Monday afternoon, large
tree was blown across the street in front OF
Mrs Annie Devilbiss' property, and quite a
number of branches from other trees were
strewn along the street.
An all day woods meeting, by the A. NJ: f.
Church, Mt Joy charge, will be held in Mrs
Philip Stoufer's grove on Sunday, July Il.
The l. o. Mechanics, No. 81, elected as
officers on Saturday night Harry Weaver, W.
NJ, Lewis Myers, j. NJ; Mark Matthias,
| Conductor; Cover Routson, Chaplain; TruS-
tees, e. G. Gilbert and J. H. Singer. On
July % they will hold their annual picnic II
| Mrs. Philip Stouffer's grove.