The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.

istercd IL, and there was heavy frost.
Ezra Sen>cney is charging and improving
the Westinghouse on his farm near Union
iowa.
Winfield c. Gilbert, Of Union Bridge, has
been granted patent on an ''anchor for
tumbstOneS.
Frank Romspert's horse got loose in the
stable on Wednesday night and cut It's leg so
badly that disabled it for work.
The perchcron stallion, Brilliant. belonging
to John Duddera, of Double Pipe Creek, died
a few weeks ago. Mr.. Duddera refused $500
for the horse short time before.
On last Saturday the horse belonging to
Josiah Dayhoii, postmaster mt Bark Hill, ran
off. cutting lis front leg and entirely severing
the leader, making a very ugly and painful!
wound.
Piero CarilH, cousin Of Mr. Petro Carilli,
Of this city. was killed by AN explosion in
coal mine last week at Walston, Pa. He was
about % years old and leaves II wife and sew
rral children.
Josiah Masenhimer died at his home near
New Windsor, on Sunday morning, aged about
- years. A wife and several children sur
viye him. His remains were taken to Silver
Run for interment.
Mrs l.. May FahneStock. wife of Edward
+. Fahnesock and daughter Of Mr.. Ephraim
Fowler. formerly of Westminster, died in
Chambcrsburg. Pa, last Sunday night. She
had been married about two years.
Abraham Kershon, living near Bark Hill,
lost Il valuable horse IaSl Saturday. His two
sons drove to Tanrytown, where the horse be-
came mmanageablc and ran off, plunging into
awirc fence. The horse died from its injuries
soon after.
Mr. j. Bernard Shipley, near this city, left
at this Office on Wednesday IL specimen of his
field corn. 1t is known as the strawberry
corn. The grains are about 3ths of an inch
long. the cob is small. and the stalks average
II feet in heighth.
Ernest Warfed. while working for Smith
n ReilSnider Of this city, had two fingers
mashed by Il wheel of cart, while attempting
TO place a stone under it. The horses had to
be driven on to release the hand. Dir. NJ. l..
Bott attended him.
Mr. William Henry Caplc, Of East View,
last Saturday sent us Il sample of corn from Il
six-acre field. One stalk had two good ears
on it and was about u feet inches long.
The other was about two feet shorter, and had
an ear on it measuring eighteen inches.
Contributors to the Flower Mission this
week were Mrs Alex. Carr, Miss Grace
Dichl, Mrs. 5. X. Herr, Mrs. Maggie c ssell,
Helen Baer Mamie Turtle, Nan Iepp, Lillian
Xahn, Mrs Ella Baughman, Miss Mary Man
ming, Mrs. S. A. Diehl. Receivers for next
week Misses Rachael Buckingham and Edna
Erb
Seargent John Weigle, of Co. F, 9th Inf,
l.. :. A.. who has been visiting in Cniontown
district, has been sick at Mr.. John Drach 5,
near Uniontown. Mr.. Weigle was III the war
N,,b, al RnnSaynlt N,b
his horse was shot from under him. He also
laid in the trench between two mIhonaircs.
His time is up, he having served 10 years IN
the regular army. He expects To 90 to farm
ing near Gettysburg.
Mr. Henry Pool, of this city, who prognoS
ticates the weather from the appearance of
the hog melt, has procured one. and from II
lac concludes that the weather will be mild up
to Christmas when there will be Il decided
change to cold weather. During January,
February and March there will he much cold
aud snow Mr. Pool says that ''alI who know
nothing about the weather, lay your objections
now. so that the intelligent can laugh at you
later.
The death of Miss Winnie Davis, the
"daughtcr of the Conicderacy,@ has brought
sorrow to great many hearts on both sides
oiMason Il DiXon's Line. Miss Davis usually
spent her summers at NawaganSett Pier, and
among those who have afectionate remem
brance of her is Miss Betty RcitSnider, of this
city. who has an autograph poem of Miss
Davis which shows Il nice appreciation OF
Maryland girls and aguaimtness OF expression
that adds to its charm.
While repairing the house of Mr.. a. \.
I"nlz. near East View, recently, the carpen;,
tcrs found Il box containing some blue head
matches in the boxing Just under the caves.
Some had been ignitcd and were partly
burned. They had evidently been carried
there by mice and been set on fire by mice
knawng the heads. Had the house been set
ON fire the presumption would have been that
II was the work of an incendlary.
Mr.. Clayton Nichols. former resident OF
Westminster. died at his residence in Baitl-
more. 1913 Hopkins avenue, on FRIDAY, Sep
trmher lG. after an illness with pneumonia OF
eight weeks He was born in Frederick last
January 80 wears ago. In Baltimore he was
a prominent member Of the Exeter Street
Methodist Episcopal Church and was active
in aIl its organizations. A wife and SIX chill
drrn survive him. His remains were brought
here ON Monday and inferred in Westminster
Cemetery.
DR.. J. II. Bilingsea DR.. Jos. I. Herring.
VIM. H. Thomas. b. f. Grouse, j. Milton
RciGSnider and Chas. V. Wantz. all of this
city. paid social visit on Monday to Mr. y.
". Steele, the Democratic nominee for Con,
grc>S. They were cordially received and
royalty entertained While there they went
through the wooden mills, and those who had
not been there before ere surprised at It's
magnitude The mills also impressed them
with Mr.. Steele 5 capacity as an organlzerand
Il business man OF unusual capacity
IL, lem SVnnI
the English Lutheran Church for the year
1898 will be held at Taneytown, October 20.
The opening sermon will be delivered by the
retiring president. Rev. DIR. j. &. Butler, OF
Washington. The meeting will be III session
four or five days and the matters to be dlS-
cnsSed are home missions, foreign missions,
deaconesses' work, publication work ana
various other interests of church work. lie,
ports from various congregations connected
with it will also be examined. The synod
has 10 clergymen, 1870 churches and ~. 10"
members
The County Commissioners on Monday last
were engaged in routine business specIal
pension Of $3.50 was granted to Jesse u.
Robertson, of Freedom district. On TUESDAY
the Commissioners held a special session 10
hear the objections of Mrs. Geo. W. Wagner
to proposed road through her property TO
avoid the heavy grades on Stevenson's ana
Barnes hills, near Warfeldsburg The matter
will be decided next Monday. number OF
persons were examined as to the dement's OF
the road and the injury to Mrs. Wagner
farm, and the case was warmly contested by
Chas 7. Reifshider for Mrs. Wagner ana
Bond & Parke for the petitioners.
Seventy years ago the Methodist Protestant
Church of the United States was established
by members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church who had separated from that denoml-
nation because of the refusal of the governing
body to allow equal representation in church
affairs to lay as well as to clerical delegates
The decisive step was taken in Baltimore a,
convention held November II, 1923. On the
second Sunday of November, the 18th, the
anniversary of the event will be celebrated IN
all of the Methodist Protestant thurches IN the
Maryland district. The celebration will BEN
accordance with the suggestion made at the
lo.t that