The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-02-22
TODAY. Washington bivthday, is a lie

Today, Washington's birthday, is a legal
holiday. Banks will be closed.
Alexander johnson, of Union Bridge, has
been granted a soldier pension of $500 a
month.
Mrs. Jeremiah Bale, of New Windsor, who
has been sick some time, was reported quite
i'll sterday-Friday.
At IL m. yesterday, Friday, the Wealth.
er Bureau sent out Sthe following bulletin:--
Snow or rain tonight; Saturday probably rain.
John NJ Roberts, trustee of Jesse F. Male.
horn, sold on Thursday at public sale house
and lot in Hampstead to William l.. Kemp
for $1260.
Prof. James Eichelberger, a proficient in
terpsichorean art and Mr.. John Lane were
guests of Mr.. Thomas Gorsuch, near West
minister, on Thursday evening of last week
and gave some lessons in the light fantastic.
The seet of yesterday was very hard on
telephone, telegraph and electric wires in this
section. Many wires were broken and the
telephone service badly crippled. Fruit and
other trees we're broken by the weight of ice.
Mr.. Clarence Eichelberger, former clerk
in the Western Maryland Railroad office, this
city, has resumed his position here again.
taking the place vacated by Howard HeIwig.
The latter is said to have secured place with
the Southern Railroad.
County Commissioners Diehl, Dehoff and
Hesson, County Treasurer Masenhimer, VIM.
III. Vanderford and Harry E. Crout, OF West
minister, were in Annapolis on Thursday.
The latter two attended the Democratic Edi-
tors banquet Thursday night.
The route of the Washington, Westminster
and Gettysburg Railroad has been located
from Washington Grove, on the Metropolitan
branch of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, to
the Western Maryland Railroad in this city, a
distance Of. 38. l miles, making total distance
from Washington, d. c., to Westminster 81. 4
miles.
Blanche NJ, aged 5 years and 20 days,
daughter of John and Josephine |. Deeds, of
this city, died on Tuesday morning from a
complication of diseases. Services were held
at the house and at Deer Park Church Thurs
day morning by Revs Walter R. Graham, T.
H. Miller and G. J. Burdette, after which the
remains were inferred in the Deer Park Gem
etery.
The Carroll County Teachers Association
met at the Westminster High School yester-
day. President McBee called the Association
to order. Dr. Charles Billingslea, of West
minister, opened the session with prayer and
followed by reading the scripture. Miss Bes..
sic Herr rendered very effectively vocal
solo, and Miss Webster, of Baltimore, made
an address on kindergarten work. President
Lewis, of Western Maryland College, spoke
of special school for teachers next summer at
the College, and Examiner Simpson spoke OF
the probability of a longer school year.
The chopping mill. blacksmith shop and
cider mill Of Johu 7. Edmondson, about a
mile and half from Bird Hill, was destroyed
by fire on Saturday evening, with all Its con.
tents, consisting of the machinery, tools, grain.
&c., entailing loss of $500 to $4,000. The
loss is total, There was an insurance of $1,000
on the property in the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Carroll County.
A marriage license was issued at Towson
last Monday to Edwin G. Van sDeusen, widow
er, 81 years old, and Miss Mary D. Englar, 80
years old, both of Reisterstown. Mr.. Van
Deusen formerly lived at Carrollton, Carroll
county, and is a son of the laie Rev. Van
Deusen, of New York. On Monday license
was issued in Baltimore to Charles II. Zepp,
of Westminster, and Hattie S. Burkhart.
The Y. P. S. c. E. of the Methodist Prot
estant Church have presented the church with
one hundred copies of the new hymnal and
service book, containing both words and
music, which has just been published. and
which will in the future be used exclusively
| by the churches in the Conference. The book
is handsomely bound, with good print, and
contains in addition to the old favorites many
of the new hymns Rev. T. 81. Lewis, d.
D., President of W. Nd. College, was chair
man of the committee appointed by the Gen
eral Conference of the NJ. P, Church in 1906
to compile the Hymnal, and the finished work
is credit to the judgment of the Committee
DR.. J. w. Herring was also member of the
| Committee.
Mrs. Josephine Keith Shellman, widow o.
Harry Jones Shelman, formerly of Westmin
ster, died at her residence, &c Cooper street
Brooklyn, New York, February Is. She had
been in failing health ever since the death Of
her husband in 1894. Mrs. Shellman was
Miss Keith, of Columbus, Ga. She was highly
educated and graduated with honors from one
of the Southern universities. She was fine
vocalist and an artist, making a speciality oil
portrait painting. She was married to Mr.
Shellman in 1873 and has lived in Brooklyn
since 1880. She leaves two children-Harry
Keith Shellman and James Merriwether Shell
man. Her husband was we'll known In the
| literary world as journalist and writer, both
of prose and poetry, and at one time was as
sisiant editor of Texas Siftings.