The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03

The early snow and severe cold caught
many farmers with corn in the fields unhusked.
Revival services will begin tomorrow (Sun-
day evening III the Church of God at FriZell-
burg.
Miss Sarah Saylor, died at the residence of
her brother-in-law, DR.. c. H. Diller, Double
Pipe Creek, on Monday.
During November As deeds, u mortgages
and bills of sale were recorded IN the Clerk S
office, and "a marriage licenses were issued.
School Examiner D. F. Farrar, of Carroll,
attended the meeting Of the School Commits
sioners of the state in Baltimore on Thursday
and Friday.
| Isaiah Devilbss, of near Sans Creek, who
not long since was partially paralyzed in his
throat and right side of his face. Is now able
| to be out again.
Sheriff Hanes is congratulating himself
upon the possession of new furnace in the
Jail, placed there last week by the County
Commissioners.
The grand jury yesterday came into court
with twenty-three true bills. They have
made about forty indictments so far, and will
probably have ten more.
Miss Maggie Liester, of Sandyvile, while in
Westminster on Friday of last week lost n
POCKET DOCK containing IOuf uOlIdfS. j lie
finder is requested to leave it at this Office.
David P. SmeIser and Charles E. Smelser,
trustees of VIM. w. Smelser, withdrew the
three tracts Of land offered at public sale on
Saturday last and will dispose of the same at
private sale.
Mr.. Noah d. Mahala, prominent young
business man of Manchester district, died on
November 81 last, of typhoid fever, aged %
years, months and - days. He leaves a
widow, having been married last March.
Mr.. Wm l.. Amoss, Director of Farmers
Institutes, was in Westminster on Thursday,
making arrangements for an institute in Car
roll. He went home with Judge l.. p Sling
huff, near New Windsor, and spent the night.
On January 3 the following will become
domestic money order offices :-Harney and
Union Mills in this county; Fork, Freeland
and Della, Baltimore county; Ladiesburg, Ur-
bana and Lime Kiln, Frederick county; Lis
bon, Howard county.
There is an old saying that there will be rs
many SHOWS as the day of the month upon
which the first snow falls in November. The
first snow this year fell on November a. con-
sequently, according to the old notion, there
would be twenty -four snow falls. There have
al, eady been three, and twenty are to
come.
Mr. Harry 0. Ebaugh, son of Mr.. Amos
Ebaugh, and formerly of Cranberry Valley,
but now of Sheffield, ILL.,, was married at that
place on Thanksgiving day to Miss Emma A.
Haskell, also of Sheffield. His father was the
recipient of a box of fine cigars and box of
delicious wedding cake as a memento of the
happy occasion.
While out hunting for rabbits on last Tues
10, lvIa &
Wilson, of Marston, accidentally shot himself
with 32-calbre revolver in the right hand,
the ball entering at the base of the thumb and
penetrating the wrist probably two and half
inches. Drs. Burlington and Franklin cut or
probed for the ball but were unsuccessful.
Mrs. Margie Cash, wife of Ex-,Judge Lewis
Cash, of the Orphans Court, died at the home
of her husband, at Double Pipe Creek, at
o'clock on Thursday night, aged fifty-six
years Mrs. Cash had been sick for some
estmable lady. Besides husband the leaves
the following chiIdren-Edward O. Cash, of
Middleburg, and Alice c.. Robert H.. Mary,
Lula and Ella, at home.
Mr.. James Erhard, Of New Windsor. died
suddenly of heart disease, at Thursday noon,
aged IS years. Some time ago he retired
from the green grocery business, Ill WHICH lie
had been quite successful. He was director
of the First National Bank of New Windsor,
and belonged to the Masonic fraternity. He
was unmarried and the only survivor of the
family is Il maiden sister. In politics Mr.
Eckard was a Democrat.
Mr.. Henry Btzel, farmer residing near
Smalwood, about five miles from this city,
was badly injured in cunning accident on
Monday. Mr.. Bitzel, with the assistance of
several farm hands, was hauling wood He
took his gun along and on the way home with
the wood he endeavored to shove the gun in
the rear of the wagon with the muzzle toward
him in his right hand. The gun was dis
charged, the shot tearing away part Of his
hand breaking the bones both in the wrist
and hand. The wound was very severe Dr.
Silas N. Gorsuch of Gambler, and DR.. Joseph
Il. Herring, of Westminster, were summoned
DR.. Herring operated on what was left of the
hand and believes that amputation will not be