The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-06-11

The canning factories in Westminster have
begun canning peas.
Mr.. Jacob Fitze, of Meadow Branch. has
the finest fields of corn, wheat and grass in
this county.
Among the benefciaries in the claims BILL
passed by the U. S. Senate on Thursday, is
the estate of Christian Correll, deceased, late
| Of Carroll cOunty-S538.
The people of this city had their curiosity
aroused on Wednesday evening by kite with
an American flag on the string about feet
from the kite. The flag was by feet.
Mrs. Rachel Miller, widow of the late
Abram Miller, and formerly of this city, died
on Wednesday in Baltimore, aged 81 years
She was a sister of Mrs. John Marsh, formerly
of Westminster. Her funeral was held in this
city on Friday.
Charles Ylnging, carpenter engaged in
working on the Farmers Fertilizer Co.'S
building, fell from the scaffolding last Friday
by making mss-step. The scaffold was
about sixteen feet from the ground and Mr..
1inghng was so severely injured as to still be
confined to his bed
The Children Missionary Floral Dav. held
at the Church of God, Frizeli5urg. last Sun
day, was largely attended. Rev. S. B. Craft
preached in the morning and Rev. Jesse Gar
ner in the afternoon Rev. John Evans made
an address to the children. Missionary money
boxes were found to contain S21.21.
On Friday of last week, Mrs George +.
Bowman of near Silver Run, was severely
burned about the face and neck by the eX-
ploson tsome gun powder with which she was
frightening crows away from her chickens. She
threw lighted match into a can of powder
but could not escape before the explosion.
Her eyelashes and brows were burned off, and
her eyes are IN Il dangerous condition. Dr.
j. j. Stewart is attending her.
Invitations have been issued for the mar
riage in New York on the 18th instant of Miss
Mary Slower Mclean to Rev. VIM. J. Thomp-
son, formerly of Westminster, but now minis
ter in charge Of an NJ. Z. Church in Worces-
ter, Massachusetts, Mr. Thompson is we'll
remembered here. where his father, Il we'll
known Methodist Protestant minister, resided
tor number Of years. One Of the wedding
presents to the newly married pair will be a
trip to the principal countries of Europe.
Mr.. Jacob Brehm, a highly respected farmer
of near Carrollton station, was Seriously in
jured on Sunday last. A horse which he was
riding tried to jump over brush heap, and
in pulling the animal back it reared and fell
backwards upon Mr. Brehm, causing a fracture
of two ribs on his right side and fracture Of
the breastbOne. He was also cut about the
face and bruised in different parts of the body
Dr. NJ. l.. Bot rendered surgical aid and Mr..
Brehm is as comfortable as could be expected
with such serious injuries.
The following contributed to the Flower
Mission this week Mrs. j. Diehl. Mrs J
Utz, William Derr, Mrs. T. W. Mather, Mrs.
Alex. Carr Mrs. }. Trte, Mrs. VIM. A. Gun
bingham. Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Charles p
Cassell, Mrs. Nelson Gilbert, Miss Annie NJ
Shreeve, Miss Lillian Brown Miss Kate Brown.
Miss Lena Reaver, Miss Mary Tngard, Mrs
George Baughman. Mrs H. Dinst, Miss Nettie
Six, Mrs. II. C. Keefer, Mrs. II. Hoppe.
Miss Lou BiXler and Mrs. NJ. A. Rinehart.
Receivers for next week Miss Lillian Erb and
Miss Florence Malehorn.
The Mt. Airy Messenger, of Thursday,
says At about O'Clock Wednesday after
noon Charles Brown, colored. whose home is
at BartonsviIe, Frederick county, was terri
bly, injured while blasting rocks on the farm
of Hon NJ G. Uner. near Mount Airy.
While loading the rock for the blast he must
have struck flint, which caused the powder to
explode. Brown, who was immediately over
the rock, was thrown backward and large
rock, which required three men to remove,
fell upon him. A great part of his clothing
was torn of and his face and body cut and
bruised in terrible manner. His wounds
are thought to be fatal. He was soon after
removed to the home Of Benjamin jackson,
colOred, near by, and Il physician called in,
but he refused to let the physician dress his
wounds and requested that he be taken to the
home of his mother, at New Market, which
was done. Brown has wife and two chill
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