The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-06-02
SATURDAY, JUNE ,, 1900.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
nnrrnw will be Mhil.Snndar.


Tomorrow will be Whl-Sunday.
seTrusts VS.. the People is an interesting
article on the fourth page of this issue.
Democratic primaries this Saturday at
ternoon. County Convention IN tins city on
Monday.
Albert Farver, of franklin district, was
graduated from the Stale Normal School on
Thursday.
The Jury was discharged yesterday Friday
moraing, 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 20 Autietam on Wed
nesday had fifteen cars and two engines.
Foriy-six persons joined the excursion at
Westminster.
AT 10 a. m. 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
pension of $500 was granted Daniel Warner,
Of Manchester district.
Messrs. Daniel W. Hunter and Howard /.
Benson have been elected members OF the
Vestry of Ascension Church, in the place OF
Philip NJ. Hunter and 5. r. White, moved
out of the parish.
Henry B. Cassell, retired bricklayer of
Baltimore. died at the home of his son, Chas.
c. Cassell. 422 East Biddle street, on Mon
iav. aged IS years. He was related to the
Cassells of Carroll.
Mrs. Lavinia Dehl, wife Of William Diehl,
of townsville, Frederick county, AID mother
ef Mrs. Daniel Repp, near Middleburg, tins
county. died on MAJ %, aged 60 years,
months aud day.
Among the graduates of the Lutheran The
illogical Seminary at Gettysburg on Thursday
were George W. Euglar. of Linwood, aud
William OFT, of Rocky Ridge. Mr.. Englar
has accepted a call TO Duncannon, Pa
Rev. Jesse Higgins. a former rector of As
cension Church, this city, but for three aud
half years rector of church in Phlladelphla,
has received and accepted call 10 the Church
Of the Advent, Cape May, New Jersey
Burns Post. G. A. R, carried out Deeora-
ton Day program last SUNDAY as given ~ The
AnvoC ATE last Saturday attended Centenary
NJ. E. Church in the morning and decorated
the graves of comrades IN the afternoon
Miss Amanda Vent. of I.ineboro, died on
Sunday from appendicitis She was about %
wears old and was a daughter Of the late Jesse
II. Wentz. Her funeral was held at Lazarus
church on Tuesday, Rev. c. NJ. EySter OH
ciating.
DR.. r. l.. Hofmeier, son Of the late Rev.
J. W. Hofmeier, former pastor OF the Man
chester Reformed charge. died At his home "a
Troy. N. Y, on May Dist. HIS widow. who
is daughter OF the late VIM. Waters. formerly
of Manchester, survives him.
A game Of base ball WAS played at Winfield
on Wednesday between the Smallwood and
Eldersburg clubs. The Smallwood club was
successful by a score Of IS to q. his was The
fourth straight game won by SmaliwOod.
Dtman. for Smallwood. struck out II men.
The taking Of the 18th census began yeSier-
day, June lst. throughout the United States
The work mast be completed in thirty days.
Over 81 600 persons are engaged an the work.
with large number Of district supervisors aud
other officials The Census Bureau at Wash
ingion will employ several thousand persons
10 tabulate the work. &c.
The Ladies Wednesday Gard 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 a very pleasant one. Mrs. George VI.
Parke won FIRST prize and Miss Sadye Shrver
the BOBBY The Club will not meet again
until next winter.
Mr.. Ezra Coppersmith near this city, hiss
three acres in strawberries. Last Monday be
brought 600 boxes to this city and sold them
at 10 cents box The past few days he has
beea gathering about 1000 boxes day, and
the price has been three boxes for quarter.
He pays persons in the neighboFhood one sent
a box for picking, and SOME Of the chiidrea
make over Sl.00 day.
Mrs Herbert Morgan, Church aud Green
streets, this city, has variegated chrysanihe-
mum in bloom The flowers are combina-
ton Of red and yellow, aud the plant beoms
twice year, spring and fa'. IL has seven
flowers now. Mrs. Morgan got the plant
from Miller Bros. merchants of Westminster,
two years ago. The chrysanthemun Is quite
a curiosity a we'll rs having very handsome
flowers.
The Poslofice Department has laid out two
new free rural delivery routes in Adams county,
starting from the Litilestown postoihce. The
first route will connect with postOtiice wagon
ID. which runs from Westminster TO Silver
Run The other carrier will 90 out from
LittiestOwn and meet Carrier No. !, from
Gettysburg. With one or two exceptions Tree
rural delivery has been we'll received IN Adams
county. MOSA bi lut tlfFp7Attoh - - ~th''
town, where the postmssier's 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 sirewing Of
flowers aud Gfatory The speakers were VIM.
ri. Thomas. John V. l.. FindiaY, DIR. J. W.
C. Cuddy and Rev. A. f. Campbell. Prof.
Heapes read I4incoln's Gettysburg address.
The Carroll County Concert Band furnished
music on the occasion. The day was observed
at Taneytown, where there was a parade ct
several secret orders, the fire company, the
Frizellburg Infantry and school children. aud
address Is by Rev. Father Lehman and Rev
Chas. A. Britt.
Everybody in Westminster viewed the
eclipse ofthe sun last Monday morning through
smoked or colored glass. In the line Of
tolality, from Norfolk, Va, to 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 perceptble
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
we're much affected by the darkness.