The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-06-02
SATURDAY. JUNE 2, 1900.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Tomorrow will be Whit-Sunday.
"T'rusts vs.. the People, is an interesting
article on the fourth page of this issue.
Democratic primaries this Saturday af-
ternoon. County Convention in this city on
Monday.
Albert Farver, of Franklin district, was
,,r,dnated from the State Normal School on
Thursday.
The jury was discharged yesterday friday
morring, and at noon court adjourned until
10 o'clock next Tuesday morning.
Rev. C. NJ. Eyster, of Manchester, will be
installed as pastor of the First German United
Evangelical Church, Baltimore, tomorrow,
Sunday
The excursion train 10 Antietam on We'd
nesday had fifteen cars and two engines.
Fortysix persons joined the excursion at
Westminster.
At 10 a. IN. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
er Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Local showers tonight and Saturday; fresh
south winds.
The County Commissioners were engaged
in general business last Monday. A special
nension of $500 was granted Daniel Warner,
Of Manchester district.
Messrs. Daniel W. Hunter and Howard l..
Vestry of Ascension Church, in the place of
pbiip NJ. Hunter and S. r. White, moved
out of the parish.
Henry B. Cassell, retired bricklayer of
Baltimore died at the home of his son, Chas.
G. Cassell, 422 East Biddle street, on Mon
day. aged rs years. He was related to the
CasseIs of Carroll.
Mrs. Lavinia Diehl, wife of William Diehl,
Of louisville, Frederick county, and mother
of Mrs. Daniel Repp, near Middleburg, this
county, died on May %, aged 60 years,
months and l day.
Among the graduates of the Lutheran The
illogical Seminary at Gettysburg on Thursday
were George W. Englar, of Linwood, and
William OFT, of Rocky Ridge. Mr.. Englar
has accepted call to Duncannon, Pa.
Rev. Jesse Higgins, former rector of As
eenson Church, this city, but for three and
half years rector of church in Philadelphia,
has received and accepted a call TO the Church
of the Advent, Cape May, New Jersey.
Burns Post, G. A. R., carried out Decora-
ton Day program last Sunday as given in the
ADVOCATE last Saturday-attended Centenary
NJ. +. Church in the morning and decorated
the graves of comrades in the afternoon.
Miss Amanda Wentz, of Lineboro, died on
SUNDAY from iDpenuiCltlS. DIG wis ANU. W
wears old and was daughter of the late Jesse
ii. Wentz. Her funeral was held at Lazarus
church on Tuesday, Rev. G. NJ. Eyster OIL
eating.
DR.. R. l.. Hoffmeier, son of The late Rev.
J. W. Hoffmeier, i former pastor of the Man
chester Reformed charge, died at his home IN
Troy. N Y, on May 21st. His widow, who
isa daughter of the late VIM. Waters formerly
of Manchester, survives him.
A game of base ball was played at Winfield
on Wednesday between the Smalwood and
Eldersburg clubs. The Smalwood club was
successful by a score of Is to 6. This was the
fourth straight game won by Smallwood.
Diman, for Smalwood, struck out IL men
The taking of the 18th census began yester-
day, June lst, throughout the United States
The work must be completed in thirty days
Over 81, 900 persons are engaged in the work,
with large number of district supervisors and
other officials The Census Bureau at Wash
l,gion viii employ several thousand persons
to tal,ulate the work, &c.
The Ladies Wednesday Card Club of West
minister met on Thursday of this week, and
were entertained by Mrs. Edgar Thompson,
of Baltimore, at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Caroline Shriver, at Avondale. The occasion
was very pleasant one. Mrs. George NJ.
Parke won first prize and Miss Sadye Shriver
the BOBBY. The Club will not meet again
until next winter.
Mr.. Ezra Coppersinith, near this city, has
three acres in strawberries. Last Monday he
brought 600 boxes 10 this city and sold them
at 10 cents box. The past few days he has
been gathering about 1000 boxes day, and
the price has been three boxes for quarter.
He pays persons in the neighborhood one cent
IL. nd of tho children
make over $l.00 day.
Mrs Herbert Morgan, Church and Green
streets, this city, has variegated chrysanthe-
mum in bloom. The flowers are eombina-
ton of red and yellow, and the plant blooms
twice year, spring and fall. 1t has seven
flowers now. Mrs. Morgan got the plant
from Miller Bros, merchants of Westminster,
two years ago. The chrysanthemuin is quite
curiosity as well us having very handsome
flowers.
The Postofice Department has laid out two
new free rural delivery routes in Adams county,
starting from the Littlestown postofiice. The
first route will connect with postoffice wagon
d, which runs from Westminster to Silver
Rum The other carrier will go out from
I.ittestown and meet Carrier No. l, from
Gettysburg. With one or two exceptions free
rural delivery has been well received in Adams
county. Most of the opposition is at Cash
town, where The postmasiers friends have
made objections.
Decoration Day was observed at Winfield
as usual The throng in attendance was i'm
mense, and numbered perhaps 5000. There
was the usual procession, the strewing OF
flowers and oratory. The speakers we're VIM.
H. Thomas, John V. l.. Findlay, llr. ): W.
C. Cuddy and Rev A. +. Campbell. Prot.
Heapes read Lincolu's Gettysburg address:
The Carroll County Concert Band furnished
music on the occasion. The day was observed
at Taneytown, where there was parade OF
several secret orders, the fire company, the
Frzellburg Infantry and school children, ana
addresses by Rev. Father Lehman and Rev.
Chas. A. Britt.
Everybody in Westminster viewed the
eclipse of the sun last Monday morning through
smoked or colored glass. In the line OF
toialty, from Norfolk, Va, 10 Northern
Mexico, great preparations were made for
scientific study. of the event In that belt,
when the eclipse was total the darkness was
like twilight, and there was a very perceplible
fall in the temperature. The negroes of Nor.
folk were very much excited. They believed
the end of the world was at hand, and they
held meetings and prayed all Sunday night;
AT Richmond, Va, one colored woman died
from fright Birds went to roost and chickens
were much affected by the darkness.
Personal Notes.