The Democratic advocate., 1905-02-25

W GulAfabf aSSA W. yeSaSf NhNN
at Monroyia, Frederick county, February
Is of heart Trouble He was agent of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and post
master at Monrovia He leaves two
daughters Lizzie Cecil and Mrs.
Gertrude Russell, of Baltimore
J. Fletcher Clark, of Easton, has rare
and valuable old $40 paper bill. 1t was
issued, according to the act of Congress,
January IA, l7T9 The bin is in per-
feet state Of preservation, without wrinkle
or crease, and every letter and signature is
clear and plain, being printed in red and
black ink on white paper, and the design
makes display Of art and beauty.
Midshipman Samuel Westray Battle,
Jr., member of next years graduating
class at the Naval Academy, Annapolis,
dropped dead last Sunday while the brig
ade of over roo midshipmen was forming
to pass into the mess hall for dinner. He
was the son of Surgeon Samuel Westray
Battle, United States Navy (retired), of
Asheyille, n. c., from which State he
was appointed to the academy. He en-
tered the academy in August, 1902, at the
age of Is years.
The building Of a railroad from Stewards
town to Fawn Grove, nine miles, is assured.
The line viii be along the Mason and Dix
on line and win be partly in Maryland and
partly in Pennsylvania. There will be no
bridges to build and only few small cul
verts The Stewartstown railroad, with
which it will connect and over whose line it
will reach the Northern Central at New
Freedom, is interested in the project, and
il is thought that the line will be in opera
tion during the coming summer.
Rev. Joshua Harp, retired minister and
farmer, died February 10, at his home at
Beneyola, Washington county, from gen
eral debility, in his seth year. Mr.. Harp
was enc Of the best known ministers of the
United Brethren in Christ in Western
Maryland He was engaged in active
church work for IS years, all Of the charges
he served being in Washington county.
For several years he had not been preach
ing regularly. He was an active Repub
lican, and he leaves a large estate He
was twice married and is survived by his
second wife, who was Miss AIullendore
before marriage, and SIX children by his
first wife.
John W. Fisher and Ephraim Miller,
of Bakersyille, on Sunday started TO ex-
plore cave on the farm Of Mrs. Snowman,
in Washington county, half mile below
Dam No. of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal. They took six candles aud Ian
tern along. Three Of the candles were
burned in going into the cave and the
gentlemen think that they went back fully
| ] miles from the entrance They passed
through numerous rooms and passages,
some Of which had running water. The
cave opens along the canal and has been
known to exist for long time, but has
never been as fully explored as it was on
Sunday At great distance from the
mouth the explorers discovered traces of a
fire.
David Barnhart, who lives along the
foot of South Mountain, in the vicinity OF
Cayetown, Washington county, is the
father of "A children, all living. The old
est, who is now man of middle age, is
lawyer in Chicago, while the youngest is
tot of four summers Mr.. Barnhart was
twice married. His second helpmate is
still living. While the father is in his
18th year he enjoys good health, and says
he can do days work with any man 80
years his junior. He is wagonmaker by
trade, and works every day at his calling,
besides finding time to do other work about
his small place. Mr. Barnhart hopes to
have family reunion next summer. So
far as known the only other man in Wash
ington county who was the father of 24
children was the late David Gossard
During baptismal services last Sunday
afternoon by Rev. Mr.. Bowersox, of the
Church of God, in large pond on the
farm of County Commissioner Joseph
Ernst in Blair's Valley, Washington
county, so persons, who were standing on
the ice watching the ceremonies, were pre-
cipitated into II feet of water by the ice
breaking, and many of them had narrow
escapes from drowning, Misses Irene
Bloyer and Mary suffacool were rescued in
an exhausted condition. A dozen or more
would have perished but for the prompt
and cool headed action of a number of men
who assisted in the rescue. About 100
persons assembled on the banks of the
pond TO witness the baptism. The pond,
which is Is feet deep in some places, was
covered with ice, which had to be broken
before the candidates could be immersed.
In order to get better view of the cere-
mony about so persons walked out on the
ice, which was about six inches thick where
they stood. Suddenly the ice gave way
and the spectators, men and women, found
themselves struggling frantically in the
water and ice for their lives. After the
excitement had subsidized Rev. Mr.. Bow
ersox proceeded with the baptism of five
persons.