The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-10-25
MANCHESTER ITEMS.
Painful Accident-Base Ball-Large Sale
of Real Estate personals, Etc.

The game of base ball played at this place
last Saturday afternoon between the home
team and the Snydersburg team resulted in a
victory for the former by score of IA to 2.
Battery-home team, Horatio Loatz, D., and
Harry G. Miller, c.; Snydersburp, Zepp, D.,
and Richards, c. Only hits were made off
Iantz by the visitors.
Mrs. Lydia Trout, residing in portion of
the dwelling of Mrs. Cordelia Hoffacker,
moved on Thursday to the home of her brother
ln-iaw, Mr.. Arch. Buchanan, at the Washing
ton House.
AT meeting of the Grand Encampment OF
the Independent Order of ODD Fellows OF
Maryland, in Baltimore, on Tuesday evening
last, at Odd Fellows Temple, Grand Senior
Warden George s. Motter, of this place, was
elected Grand High Priest for the ensuing
year.
Mr.: Charles j. Everhart, wife and son
David, spent the week in Frederick and at
tended the fair. They were the guests OF
Mrs. Everhart's parents, Mr.. Croft and family.
MISS Edna Lamotte spent the past week
in Frederick and was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Breck. Shaw.
DIR. James 81. Preston has rented the dwell
ing OF MIR. L. FL. Hofacker, on York street,
and will move from where he now resides at
once.
Mr.: Charles M. Ridgley has improved his
dwelling by the addition of new roof.
Mr.. John E. Leese added a new roof to his
dwelling Wednesday.
Mr.. l.. II. Hoffacker and family, Of Han
over, Pa, were in town few days this week.
Mr.. ID. j. Hofacker, of Hanover, Pa, was
here on Thursday.
The home farm Of the late Henry F. Warner,
lying between this place and Lineboro, and
containing 14l acres, / rood and 10 perches,
and improved with two-story brick dwelling
and brick back building, large bank barn 40
by lz2 feet, wagon shed, carriage house, grain
barrick, hog house, tyo-story hen house, dairy
and all other necessary buildings, was sold at
public sale on Thursday afternoon to Mr..
Henry Warner at $40. so per acre.
At the same time the distillery farm of the
late Adam Rohrbaugh, and owned by Mr..
Warner, deceased, containing SO acres and Is
perches, improved with 2-story weather
boarded dwelling, large bank barn, wagon
and implement shed, distillery building and
fixtures, grain warehouse, two unbonded
warehouses, and all other necessary buildings,
was sold to Mr.. Valentine Wentz at $50 per
acre.
Abkin Il Ament, proprietors of the Union
Cigar Factory, this place, dissolved co-part-
nership this week. Mr.. Samuel. Abkin pur-
chased the interest of Mr.. Curvin F. Ament,
and will continue to run the factory as union
shop. They have been working about fifteen
hands. Mr.. Ament has been talking of run
ming non-union shop, ,5ut has not yet fully
determined his intentions.
Mrs. Lizzie Miller, widow of the late Aaron
Miller, of Miller's Station, fell over box
Thursday afternoon and dislocated her right
knee. DR.. Preston rendered surgical aid.
Mrs. 81. 81. Flick has returned from visit
to her daughter, Mrs. VIM. H. Bixler, of
Philadelphia, Pa.
Owing to the funeral of SON of Mr. Otto
Shilk, of Lineboro, Rev. 81. 81. Flick did not
leave for the Lutheran Synod, which is in ses-
sion at Hagerstown, until Friday.