The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-05-21
Carroll Hall. this city, is being repainted.

Carroll Hall, this city, is being reprinted.
The festival at Carrollton Station being in
terrupted by the storm Oh Thursday evening,
will be continued this Saturday afternoon,
commencing at CLOCK
VIM. Ell. Koontz, son of Mr.. AbsalOm
Koontz, of Silver Run, has enlisted in the
service of the United States as carpenter,
and is working in New York in repairing yes.
sells.
The Westminster Red Birds played game
| of base ball with the Wakefield Club at
Wakefield on Thursday, and were victorious
by score of 90 to 20. The Red Bird battery
were Harry Bowersox and Hampton Baum
gardner. Pierce Wilhide was the only Red
Bird who punched out" the boys say.
During electrical storms turn the lightning
arresters on your telephones. This is not
only matter OF precaution for your own pro-
lection, but may save expense to the telephone
! company. AT this season of the year the ar
rosters should be turned off when bust
ness places and residences are closed for
the night After storms and in the mornings
| don't fail to turn the arresters back again.
Thursday was the fifty fourth anniversary
of Ascension Church, this city, as we'll as AS
was choral communion service, and the usual
evensong at AS. In the evening, from to
10 O clock, the Rector and Mrs. Taylor held a
reception. Mrs. Taylor was assisted by Mrs.
j. Milton Reitsnider, Miss Sallie Roop, Miss
Wallis, Miss Kane and Miss Virgie Shaw.
The occasion was very enjoyable.
Hon. John B. Brown brother of Rev. Joel
Brown, pastor of Centenary NJ. f. Church,
this city, died at his home in Centreville,
Md, on Monday. Mr.. Brown was prominent
in legal, business and agricultural interests,
and a prominent Democratic leader. He
was engaged in most of the important cases in
the courts of the Eastern Shore for some
years, bank director, large land owner, and
served in the Maryland Legislature and in
Congress.
a severe storm prevailed in this section on
Thursday evening, between and I O'Clock.
There was high wind, drenching rain,
heavy thunder and severe lightning. The
lightning struck in several places around
Westminster. The cupola of the house of
Samuel Miller, on the Washington road, was
struck and damaged, and the lightning set fire
to two beds, both of which were burned.
The residence of President Lewis, at Western
Maryland College, was also struck, but not
much damaged, and a fence east of Webster
street was partly knocked down.
The Western Maryland Telephone Com
pany have recently put in phones at Shaws
drug store, Hines boarding house, DR.. Chas.
r. Foutz's office, Samuel Herr's residence,
VIM. g. Rinehart's residence, +. B. Stull's
meat store and Matthews Il Myers store. all
in Westminster. A phone has been put i'll at
Mr.. Wolfe's, at Weist's Mill, and for A. p.
Gordon Cumming, on the Sykesville line.
The poles for the extension of the line from
Winfield to Woodbine, six miles, have been
delivered and the holes dug, and the line will
be in operation by the last of next week, if
the weather is good.
Mrs Eliza Pearre died at her home in
Unonville, Frederick county, on Monday, in
the eighty sixth year of her age Mrs. Pearre
was the widow of Rev. James Pearre, and be-
loGged to one of the most prominent families
of Frederick county. She leaves nine chill
dren, five sons and four daughters, viz =
Aubrey Pearre, of Baltimore city; James
Pearre, of Howard county, and Messrs.
Hamilton, Oliver and Alexander Pearre, of
Frederick county; Mrs. Charles V. Wantz, OF
Westminster: Misses Celia Pearre and Eliza
Pearre, and Mrs ID. W. Dutterar. Her fa
neral took place on Wednesday.