The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-01-01
SILVER RUN ITEMS.
TWO Bodies Inferred in One Grave-Per-
S0nalS-ChriStmaS in the Public School
and Churches IntermentS, &c,

MISS Bessie Cover is visiting her brother
Samuel, at Hanover, thi week.
Jerome Dutterer has sold his property in
this place to Geo. A. Formwat for $3.50
Mr.. Formwalt will take possession Of the
property in the spring, and his son Edward
Will take charge of the farm.
There seems to be a great many weddings
IN our midst during the last few weeks. We
know who some of them are, but as we do not
know all we will say nothing about them and
wait and see what the marriage notices in
| HE ADVOCATE have to say about them.
We noticed last week that the Silver Run
correspondent of the Adams county hide
pendent mentioned something about there
being devils den on Church street. We do
not deny this but we regret to say; however,
that he forgot 10 mention The number of
DEVILS dens on Main street. If there is one
devils den on Church street (Which no doubt
there is the number of them on Main street
would not stop with few.
The remains Of Laura G. and Howard T.
Study, wife and son of Nelson Study, were
inferred in one grave in the cemetery here on
Thursday afternoon of last week. Mrs.
Study's age was 40 years, 6 months AND 26
days and Towards 20 years, months and
rs days. The funeral was very largely at
tended. Rev. DR.. Dreisbach Ofciated, using
for his text the following words found in the
23d verse of the 1st chapter of End Samuel;
They were lovely and pleasant in their lives,
and in their death they were not divided As
stated in The ADVOCATE last week the entire
family were suffering with typhoid fever. The
remaining three are improving. Mr. Study
and daughter Cora are able to be about their
rooms. The remaining son, Charles, is still
confined to his bed, but will recover. The
cause of the disease is thought to have come
from the use of impure water from the well.
VIM. Loekingbill, one of the neighbors who
had been waiting on Mr.. Study, and Franklin
Beachtel, farm hand employed by Mr..
Study, are both down with the fever at their
homes, but are expected to recover.
Children look forward to Christmas as a
day of great pleasure and joy, and especially
is this fact established in our public schools.
We had an exhibition of it at our school on
Thursday of last week. The sehoolhouse
was tastefully decorated with evergreens and
everything so arranged as to make it comfort
able and pleasant for all. At $50 o'clock,
a. m., the school was called to order by A.
j. Bemiller, the principal, when the follow
ing program was rendered.:
Singing by the school, My Maryland; Paul Dreis-
BACH opening address; Elsie Knipple Christmas
eve Annie Croft my sister: Oliver Knippe, Christ
mas; Clara Croft, girls speech; Oliver Knip-
pie. preparing for Christmas Marie Bankert Carrie
Warehime, Annie BemilIer, our flag; Oliver Koontz,
Ernest Loney, Helen Bankert, Samuel Croft Grover
MorelOck, George Bemiller, Lottie Feeser, Edna
Maus, Mary Legore and Mary Copenhaver, Christ
mas; Emma Haines, the angels song; Mime Copen-
hayer, Mabel Dutterer Arie Little and Mary More
lock, the holiday convention Rosa Knippe, the
city girl: Laura Morelock, the country girl: Mary
Dutterer. Christmas; Chas Copenhaver, little boys
future; Myrtle koontZ, Christmas time: Edgar
Ylngling, one thing at time; Clara Morelock.
Christmas tonight; address by Rev. W. H. Ehr
hart; singing by the school, kind words can never
die; Cleveland Bemiller, do your best; Argolda
mas bells; Laura Copenhaver, Christmas morning;
Emma Haines, Merry Christmas; Oliver BoOse,
winter Mary Morglock Santa Claus; Mary but
terer Christmas bells; Argolda koontZ, our Christ
mas offering; Charles Leppo boys speech; Minnie
COpenhaver, kittie to Santa Claus; Jennie Cover,
chimney; Geo. BowersoN, boys speech; Grover
knipple, Christmas eve; Edgar Bankert the new
mittens; address by Rev. Dr. Dreisbach; singing by
the school, in the school room; Mabel Dutterer
father Christmas Sterling Morelock, Christmas day.
Mabel Dutterer, telephone message oliver Lippy,
temperance speech; Willie Feeser two little
hands; Herbert BOose in the white of the year. Eli
Dutterer, little boys wants and wishes; Laura
Croft, good tidings; singing by the school, round
in four parts; Laura MoreIock, Christmas CAROL
Ellie koontZ. select readingi Paul Dreishach Santa
Claus Grover knippe, closing address.
After the closing address Santa Claus made
his appearance in the form of two persons
who carried between them large basket
filed with gifts for the scholars, performing
comically for few minutes. A. j. Bemiler
called the grades up in turn, each scholar re,
ceiving present from the hands of the Santa
Claus. After the distribution of the pres
ents Santa Claus who represented the first
school presented Mr.. Bemiller with beauti-
full set of China, consisting of u pieces, to
which he responded, setting forth the relation
of teacher to scholar and scholar to teacher;
also expressing his gratitude to the school for
the gift and the esteem in which they hold
him. A. S. Morelock, teacher of the primary
school fnrrnttap hiC cnhnpl fo1
him four fruit dishes, a pair Of ivory cuff but
tons bearing a gold NJ. on the face and ten
pound Christmas turkey. Mr.. Morelock re-
sponded, in short stating the existing relation
between him and his pupils, and also thank
ing them very kindly for their token Of res
pect. The school than sang Good be With
You The teachers and scholars deserve
credit for their wise selections and the pro-
fciency in which they were rendered. The
addresses of Revs. DR.. Dreisbach and W. H.
Ehrhart added much to the entertainment.
Many visitors were present. A Merry Christ
mas was passed from teacher to scholar and
vice versa. All enjoyed themselves to the
utmost.
The Christmas services at the Reformed
Church were interesting and highly appreci-
ated by large audiences at all the services
during the day Rev. Dr. Dreisbach preached
an appropriate sermon in the morning based
on Luke 2: II. This service opened the way
for one Of the most profitable of its kind in
the evening that was ever held at Silver Run.
Christmas Voices, services published by the
Sunday school board of the Reformed Church,
was rendered in a devotional manner. In
connection with this several very fine anthems
were sung by the choir, Miss Birdie Mark
presiding at the organ. The members of the
primary department took an active part in
the services and acquitted themselves well.
Mrs, Dreisbach, who was kindly assisted by
Mrs. Geo. Bowman, had charge of them,
and no pains were spared to teach the little
ones throughout this part of the service the
true meaning of Christmas. Several very
fine instrumental duets were rendered by John
n Mark and his daughter Miss Birdie. These
duets were of high order and the only re-
greet on the part of the vast audience was, that
they were not favored with more music of the
same kind. The pastor made an address
which was attentively listened to. The of
ferings for benevolence by the school amount
ed to S40.64. The church was beautifully
decorated around the pulpit and presented
an attractive appearance. The little ones re-
received their usual treat at the close of the
services aud all went home with happy hearts.
The Christmas services in the Lutheran
Church were also very largely attended and
the offerings were very liberal.
During the year 1897 the following inter
ments took place in the two cemeteries at this
place. January Sd, infant child of Theodore
NJ. and T.. L. Bankert; January oath, Eva
Smith, aged so years; January goth, Jacob
Formwalt, aged SO years; January both, Susan
Cromer, aged 81 years; February I'd, Augustus
Sittig, aged 6S years; March 18th, infant child
of Edward and Missouri Everhart; March
14th infant daughter of Alonzo and Susan
Maus; April Sd, Elmira Geeting, aged 65
years; April 9th, Elias Bankert, aged So years;
April 10th, Catharine Leese, aged 70 years;
April 18th, Leah Feeser, aged IS years; May
9TH, Eva NJ. Bemiller, aged 10 years; May 18th,
Jacob Humbert, aged 10 years; May 23d,
Annie C. Myers, aged 10 years; June lst, Chas.
A. Myers, aged "a years; July 18th, Worthy
F. Myers, aged % years, July 10th, infant
chilli of Mr.. and Mrs. jerome Myers; Au
gust 3lst, Laura A. Hesson, aged 20 years;
September Goth, infant child Of Edward and
Lydian Bankert; October 10th, VIM. Wing
ling, aged "A years; October. Doth, VIM. D.
Feeser, aged 10 years; November l4th, Han
nah Powell, aged SO years; December 10Th,