The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-05-11
Mr.. William s. Arbaugh has rsspainted

MI. Frederick dArter, ct near rTiLcIouiS Is
has purchased the farm OF Mr.. John l.. Lahn,
20 acres, for 80, 1900.
Taneytown has quite boom this spring
-Four houses are now being built and the erec-
ton of sew, raj more is contemplated.
Gettysburg Water Company has declared a
dividend of 35 cents per share, and the Drain
age Company semi-annual dividend of3 per
cent.
At II m. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth
err Bureau sent out the following bulletin =
Cloudy tonight with showers; Saturday cloudy,
probably without rain, with light to fresh north
east winds.
Mrs Elizabeth Crawford, widow of the late
Samuel Crawford, died on the 18th instant,
from paralysis. aged about 81 years. Her re-
mains were inferred at Baust's cemetery.
son, Mr.. S. H. Crawford, resides in Hanover,
Pa.
An election for twelve Directors for the
Westminster Deposit and Trust Company was
held last Monday. The old board was re-
elected except Mr.. John Mcdonald in place
of Mr.. Charles c. Gorsuch. The board was
organized by electing the same officers.
On May % the National Congress on Taxa
ton meets at Buffalo, and Governor Smith has
appointed the following delegates to attend
the congress John E. Hurst, DIR. Joshua W.
Herring, Prof Sidney Sherwood, George r.
Gather. Richard NJ. Venable, Robinson W.
Gator, Charles X. Lord, Thomas G. Hayes,
Edward w. Mealey and Thomas L. Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward c. Niles, of Concord,
N. H., visited this city last week, coming here
from Old Point, Va. Mr. Niles is a personal
friend of Father Huntingdon of the Holy Cross
Order, and also Of Rev. E. B. Taylor, rector
of Ascension Church. While here they were
guests at The Westminster. Both were de-
lighted with Westminster and vicinity and en-
ioyed several suburban drives. Mr.. Niles is
lawyer and a son of Bishop Niles of New
Hampshire.
Mrs. Adam Lucabaugh died near Alesia last
Wednesday night, aged IS years. She is sur
yived by three daughters and one son, Peter
Lucabaugh, of Baltimore; Mrs. William Laur-
anger. Of Baltimore; Mrs. Ella Mummert, Of
New Freedom, Pa; Mrs. Conrad Warehime,
of Bachman's Valley; Mrs. Martin Painter,
at the home place near Alesia; twenty grand
and three great grandchildren. Her funeral
will take place at Lineboro, today, Saturday,
leaving the house at a. m. Revs. Roeder
and Flick will oficiate.
John f. Grasse, of Harrisburg, Pa, a
freight conductor on the Pennsylvania Rail
road, was killed by a shifting engine in Phila
delpha, Pa, last Saturday morning. He
leaves wife and seven children. DE was DO
years and months old. Funeral at Harrisburg
on Tuesday His wife was a sister of A.
Kurtz Myers, of Frizzelburg, and Mrs. Alfred
Warner, of Uniontown. He was member
of the Conductors Association, and his wife
will receive $1,000. His sister, widow OF
Joseph Woods, died at the residence of Mr..
John Cassel few weeks ago. He was son
of the ale John Grasse, who conducted
bakery and confectionery store in part of the
property now occupied by Mr.. S. Carr Wick
ert, this city, about 1858.
Last Tuesday, while Mr.. Ezra Byers and
others were peeling bark in the furnace woods,
near Pleasant Valley, he made a narrow es-
! cape from being crushed to death. a large
standing tree, which had just been sawed
through al the base, fell across another which
had been previously sawed down, and, re-
bounding, came down on the head of Mr.
Byers, who had turned his back 10 il and
stepped away He fell forward aud the butt
| of the tree seraped down his back, bruising
and confusing 1t badly. His scalp was LAGER
ated and torn aud he was rendered uncon-
scious DIR. Charles r. Foulz, of this city,
| who dressed his wounds, thinks he will prob
ably recover Mr.. Byers was recently drawn
as a juror for the May term of the Circuit
| Court for this county.
| The congregation of Meadow Branch, Ger
man Baptists, held their annual lovefeast last
| Saturday Fourteen Elders took part in the
service, as follows Solomon Stoner, Philip
W. Englar, Greenberry Ecker, of Uniontown;
! EphraiIn w. Stoner, George X. Sappington,
William NJ Wine, of Union Bridge; John S.
Weybright, of Double Pipe Creek; Jeremiah
Brown, of New Windsor; John Utz and Ed
ward Snader, of Taneytown; Uriah Bixler,
William E. Roop, Charles d. Bonsack and
Ezra Brown. of Meadow Branch. The SER
vice included the celebration of the paschal
supper. aad the performance of the rite of
ordinance of feet washing. The attendance
on Saturday was not as large as usual, but on
Sunday the number present was very large.
The New York Sun devoted considerable
space to the Metropolitan Handicap race at
Morris Park New Jersey, run last Saturday.
1t was mile dash for year olds, 800 entry
and purse of So. 900 added There were six
teen starters, and the race was won by CLAIR
| ence Fl. Mackay's Banastar in 1.42. Mackay
won about $40, 900 on the result Contestor,
R. w. Walden & Sons horse, was close
second. The Sun says of the Carroll colt
"Contestor ran good race also, but when it
came to the final struggle in the last two yards
of the stretch the Galore colt did not possess
the stamina, though he was game to the end.
Beaten by a head, Confession was not disgraced
by any means and made it possible for hnn-
dreds of bettors TO line up behind the place
DOOhS. Ou buOh wv ySoA WV
colt, Friar Tabor, was second in the five fur
longs race. Time 1.1O9.
Daniel NJ Rumler died at his residence near
Housum in Hamilton township, Franklin
county, Pa, last Saturday afternoon, after an
illness of over three months from pneumonia
and the infrmities of old age. Mr.. Rumler
was born near Westminster November 10,
1918, and was 80 years, 5 months and Is days
old. He removed with his father, Jacob
Rumer, to Franklin county, Pa, when seven
years of age and has resided within its limits
ever since. In 1914 he was married to Miss
Barbara A. Crider, by Rev. George Miller,
then pastor of the church of the United Breth-
rem in Christ, of Johannesburg His wife
died April A, 1896. little more than year
after the celebration of their golden wedding.
He was engaged in farming until 1883. when
he abandoned the work and has since lived a
retired life He was member Of the United
Brethren Church, and for "A number of years
was local preacher of that body. He is sur
vved by three daughters and one son, and a
sister, Mrs Malinda Hartzell. of Michigan