The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-11-05
BACHMAN'S VALLEY ITEMS.
A Fine Corn Crop-Y. P. S. c. f. Meetings
Soap Party Breaking Mules, Etc.

Most farmers have finished husking corn,
which vas an excellent crop, large ear aud
solid. excerpt that which was planted late,
which Was Injured by early hard trosts. Wheat
is looking good.
Oh saturday evening, October %, a soap
party vas held al The home Of Raymond Stone
ssier. Fruit cakes, etc, were abundanty
served. At iAEe hour all returned 10 their
respective homes, having exceedingly enJoyei
their visit, The following we're present -
RAYMOND StouesifeF, wife and children, VIII
ham l.eppo and wife. Mrs. Geo. Stouesiter
Mrs. Ezra FrocA, Mrs. Robert Leppo, Mrs.
Cecrila Friiinger, OF Hanover, Pa; Isaac
Amspacher. wite aud children, Emma, Alta
aud John. Of Glen Rock, Pa; Mrs. Jacob
Staruer aud children Sterling, Espeneta aud
john of Hanover, Pa.
The proyraCIed meeting which Is held At
Wine church, every evening Is well attended,
aud services are conducted by Rev. kohr. Of
Hanover. Pa The church IS small and many
persons are compelled 10 remain outside. al
though the weather is very cold; more were
outside than there we're inside. and the behavior
is none Of the best,
d. : Warehime has made preparations to
build a large lime kiln on his farm this fall and
expects to burn large amount Of lime stone
the coming spring.
Ii butchers are as scarce aS they have been
lately. il would be veil for lew more persons
10 learn the trade. One has taken up the
butcher trade aud has succeeded.
HAlloW eve passed oil quietly.
Rlxlers L. b. church is rot expected 10 be
completed for several months to come.
Several persons attended the Democratic
mass meeting at Westminster on last Monday
night. ami all were pleased with what they
heard. Hurrah for Parker and Davis.
Denton ; Narehime aud family spent sun
dav with Edward kridler
Charles Tracy and family. of Me!rOSe, were
At 2. Milton Myers and family on Sunday.
Edward Burgoou. Of Manchester. Miss Ella
Niugliug. OF Westminster and Miss Ida Ma
thias spent sunday evening with d. ). Ware
hines.
The Y. P. ;. c. F. Of this place will hold
lis meetings hereafter at : p. IN. Sunday even
ing instead OF $50 p. m. The society will be
led on SUNDAY by {. l. kroh, and all mem
bers are requested to be present. On Novem
Der IS all members are specially invited 10 be
present at the meeting AT Kinder church at
: p. IN.
Recently persons were trying to tie up hines,
ropes, cut different parts of the harness anu
buggies. some parts were also taken and not
returned at the different meetings of the
church. Persons doing same are more than
suspected. and will be closely watched here
after.
A man bought a pair Of mules from farmer
a few weeks ago, and as they were not hooked
10 a wagon before, trouble was expected. In
order to prevent same two well trained horses
we're hitched to the wagon. and when they
started of, there was q man driving the team,
two men on the sides holding on to ropes fast
eued to the mules, one man attending brakes,
Il. .. IL
one walking near wagon SIDE ana anolher tol-
lowing with gun shouldered. There was very
little trouble.
Charles Shaffer, who recently bought the
the Baumgardner place, will make many im
provemeuts on 1t.
Grant Bish aud wife and Amos Houser and
wife spent Sunday with D. n. Starner.
Mrs. John d. Shatier is on the sick list.
The weather has been very cold during the
/ last week, especially in morning.