The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-10-08
LOCAL BREYITIES.

The corrected time table of the Western
MARYLAND Railroad will be found on the fourth
page.
Next Tuesday is the last day for Registra
ton this year. Do not fail to register, Dem
ocrats.
During September there were recorded in
tn, CLERKS office 81 deeds, II mort "a ges and
9 bills of sale, and % marriage licenses were
issued.
vt Go'cIock yesterday morning the mercury
registered 500. Thursday was delightful
day and all enjoyed the change from the OPP
prcssiveness of the several previous days.
Two new postoffices have been established
in Mt. Airy district One at Gosnell, with
Mr. VIM. Charles H. Ridgeley as postmaster,
and the other at Hinkle, with Mrs. Caroline
IIIukle as postmaster.
Mrs. John Ebberts died in Union Bridge
on Thursday afternoon of last week, of typhoid
fever. The funeral took place Saturday morn
ing Pipe Creek. Mr.. Ebberts' son, Charles,
is also i'll with the fever but is reported better.
Mr.. VIM. H. Eckard tenant on DIR. Jacob
Rinehart's farm, at Frizellburg, sowed 81
acres to wheat in eight days. The seeding
consisted of 100 bushels of Fultz and so of
Rudy wheat, and u tons of The Farmers
Fertilizer Company's phosphate was used.
Mr.. Edwin J. Mckee, son of DIR. c. f. S.
Mckee, of Hagerstown, Nd, will be married
to Miss Ethel Swope, of Washington, on We'd
nesdav, October &C. The bride is the daugh
ter of DR.. Swope, of Washington, formerly of
Gettysburg, Pa, and half sister of Mrs.
Harry NJ. Clabaugh.
Mrs. NJ. Catherine, widow of the late Daniel
H. Lester died at her residence, No. 1926
West Fayette street. Baltimore, Nd, on Tues
day, in her 9th year Her funeral took place
at Grace Lutheran Church, this city, yester-
day. Mr. Lester resided on Liberty street,
this city, many years ago, and was an ice
cream manufacturer.
Frederick fair will begin on Tuesday of
next week On Wednesday the Westminster
Band will attend the fair and roundtrlp tickets
will be sold on all trains that day. On Thurs
day special excursion train will leave Ar
lington at sos a. M, stopping at all stations,
and leave Westminster at 9.25. The tickets
sold on Thursday allow the holder to return
on Saturday.
On Monday the election Of the officers OF
the class of 1901, Western Maryland College,
was held. The officers are as follows =
President, n III: fnsley, Bivalve, Nd; histo-
rian, E. A. Cooley, Grayton, Md. poet, Henry
Gilligan, Baltimore, Nd: secretary, }. +.
Shreeve, Jr., Ellicott City, Nd; treasurer, |.
J. Dashiell, Tyaskin, Nd; prophecies, Mis-:
NJ. F. Reese, Westminster.
Miss Lillian Washburn, who, with her
mother, (the widow of Hon. Charles Wash
burn, at one, time Minister to Paraguay has
been spending The summer at her relative S
Mr.. Samuel Roop, at Meadow Brook, left fol
her home IN Reading, Pa, on Thursday last.
Mrs. Washburn returned on Tuesday. 1t is
probable that the talented young lady with
her mother will sail for Europe in the late fall
Contributors to the Flower Mission this
week we're Mrs. S. X. Herr, Mrs. S. A. Dlehl,
Mrs Chas. Cassell, Mrs. George Baughman
Mrs Alex. Carr, Mrs. Harry Keefer, Mrs: j.
T. Erb, Miss Grace Diehl, Miss Bessie Ial
helm. Miss Rosa Reese, Mrs. Mary Reaver
Miss Mamie Zepp, Miss Mary Engard, Mrs.
$. Sellman Receivers for next week, Misses
Florence Malehorn and Carrie Lindsey.
About $50 Monday afternoon rainbow
hung over Mrs. Maulsby's lot in the rear o.
the ADVOCATE office. The western end was
resting on the ground and the eastern enc
seemed to be between Ascension Church
rectory and the Courthouse. The bow grad
ualy shifted to the east and finally faded away
between the residences of Messrs. Charles f.
Herring and Charles H. Vanderford. 1t was
q beautiful sight and was witnessed by mum
Der of persons.
Rev. Dr. James N. Davis, of the Baltimore
difference Methodist Episcopal Church, one
Of the best known and most distinguished
alyines in Methodist circles, died Tuesday a
Berkeley Springs, w. Va. His death was
sudden, as last Thursday he was i'll Baltimore
1n robust health. DR.. Davis was native o
Virginia, and one of the most scholarly men
of his conference. DR.. Davis was we'll KNOW
40 the lower part of this county, he having
been on the Sykesville circuit.
Mr. A. H. Huber recently received posta
from Elder W. A. Roop, dated Berlin, Ger
many, September 25th. Up to that date
Elder Roop with his friends had visited Lon
don and Paris In addition, two weeks hat
been occupied in sightseeing in Denmark
and Sweden Elder Roop was especially
pleased with his visit to Copenhagen, the cap
ial of Denmark, and with the country OF thu
mound builders. His objection to Berlin Il
the beer drinking and the disregard OF th'
Sabbath The State church service which NJ
attended was noted for its splendor and 1T
music The ceremony was extremely rltua
stic. The building, a magnificent structure
was erected in memory of the great Kaiser
On the evening of the 25th he and his com
pany left for Munich and Rome.