The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-04-30

If the cherry blossoms were not Injured by
the recent cold spell you can count on tons of
cherries.
Ex Judge Lewis Cash raised the frame of a
large barn on his farm near Double Pipe
Creek last week.
The usual big crowd is exnected at the Ger.
man Baptist Love Feast, which is held at Pine
Creek today, Saturday.
Columbus Powman died at his home.
Elliott, Iowa, on April 9Th, aged 20 years.
Mr.. Plowman was native of this county.
John E. Senseney is building new house
on his farm near Priestland. John Stone and
sons are the masons and Melvin Perry the
carpenter.
The old saying
There never was an April, wet or dry,
But what produced mead of rye,
is being verified, as the heads are showing.
WiIhide and Brother, the patent rat trap
men, OF Bruceville, recently made another
shipment oftraps TO Algoa Bay and Transvaal,
South Africa. The most of their traps 90 to
Africa now.
Herbert c. II. Bixler, aged 81 years, 8
months and % days, died in Glen Rock, Pa,
on Monday. The funeral and interment took
place at Greenmount U. B. Church, in this
county, on Wednesday.
Mrs. Shriner died at the residence of her
son-in- law, James Tawney, near Tannery, OH
thursday, aged So years. Her funeral will
take place this Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock at Leister's Church.
At Frizelburg, on Tuesday, Dr. j. Rine-
hart Gath birthday was pleasantly celebrated
by a surprise party prepared by his wife and
daughter. A supper was served to guests
from the neighborhood and other points,
Among those present were DR.. Bott and wife,
Judge Shaeffer and wife, Howard L. Wantz
and wife, Louis Fleagle and wife, Mrs. Saylor,
Miss Hornberger, Of Littlestown; Miss Grace
lille.
Flour in Westminster was advanced twenty
five cents a barrel last week and fifty cents
more was added this week, making an ad
vance of seventy-fve cents in two weeks.
Pillsbury flour, which sold liz Westminster
last week at Sc. Is is now S7.35. Sugar has
advanced half cent pound since last week,
coffee one cent. There has been a general
advance in all commodities, especially in
cotton goods and white soup beans, since the
government has become heavy purchaser of
such goods.
DR.. NJ. L. Bot, of this city, seems to be
anxious to enter the war against Spain. With
an endorsement by Senator Wellington and
Congressman Baker the DR.. offered his servi-
ces as surgeon in either the army or navy to
the President. The application was accepted,
and his name was sent to the Secretary of the
Navy and Surgeon General of the army and
if his services are needed he will be notified
where and when to report for duty. The DR..
also wrote to Governor Lowndes, offering his
services as surgeon in the Maryland quota.
The Frederick and Hagerstown military
companies passed through Westminster on
Monday afternoon, on the regular 4. "a train,
on the way to the encampment of the state
militia at Pimlco, near Arlington. Some
four or five hundred persons gathered near
the railroad station to see them. Flags were
displayed from many of the buildings near the
station, and Miller Bros. supplied Young
America with rat-toos and horns, with which
they Saluted the soldiers. AS the train drew
near the station the bell of the Roman Catho-
lie Church began ringing, followed by the
ringing of the bell in the tower Of the building
of the Westminster Fire Department and the
blowing Of the whistles of the Touring mills.