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The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Eli "A, j, Houck Acouitted.

Mr.. Eli H. J. Houck, owner of Houck's S
Mill in Baltimore county, who was placed on
trial last week at Towson on the charge of
assault with intent to murder George H. Miles,
his neghbor was acquitted on Tuesday by a
jury.
The trouble was said to be the outcome of
many years of i'll feeling. The immediate
cause of the alleged shooting was cow be-
longing to Mr.. Houck, which preferred to
Craze upon the farm of Mr.. Miles,
According to the testimony of Mr.. Miles,
when he attempted to chase the COW off, Mr..
Houck deliberately pulled out a revolver and
shot him. This story was corroborated by
Mr. William H. Miles, brother of the injured
man. 1t was stated that they were % feet
apart when the shot was fired.
On behalf of the defense, Miss Maggie
Houck, daughter Of the accused, testified that
Mr. Miles ran the cow with a shovel, which
he threw at it, and when her father came on
the scene Mr.. Miles struck her father in the
side with the shovel and then raised it over
his head with the intention of telling him; then
Mr.. Houck fired in self.defense.
The shooting occurred April 16
Mr.. Houck was proprietor of Winters Mill,
at Cranberry Station, and married daughter
of Mr.. Terry Boylan, who formerly lived in
this city
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Wakefield lite ms.

JuLF 4-The Children's exercises at the
Brick NJ. P. Church on Sunday was largely
attended, and liberal offering was received.
We congratulate those taking part.
Miss Treva Burgoon, of Manchester, is visit
ing her cousin, Miss Sarah Hoover, of this
place.
Mrs. Mary Kemp, of Baltimore, and Mrs.
Maria Brilliant, of New Windsor, visited Geo.
P. L. Hoover and wife, of this place on Sun
day last.
|. N. Stoner gave your correspondent three
fine boxes of straw berries, of his own raising.
They were very large. The finest 1 ever saw
or ate. Thanks.
Miss Mary Anders and brother Harry, of
Frederick, were guests of Miss Grace Smith
this week
While George P. Hoover was raking hay in
one of his fields on his farm, he drove over a
sink hole and started to sink. Mr.. Hoover
was OH the rake when the accident occurred.
He Immediately unhitched the animal,
which sank to the depth of 16 feet or more in
the earth. Mr.. Hoover at once used his c. &
P. telephone to get his neighbors together TO
get the animal out, and they responded with
shovels and mattocks and dug trench about
40 feet long, on slant till they could get the
animal out.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Bachman's Valley Items.

July 2-The corn fields are beginning to
look better, while some that were planted at
a different time do not more than show a
mark.
Mr. Conrad S. Warehime is i'll at present
wiih lumbago.
Thursday the 4th is an independent duy
for all men, and most all will observe same,
and will do no work. These items are sent
to main office one day earlier this week as we
will have no R. F. ID. on 4th.
Rev. J. B. Stonesifer will hold his summer
Communion at this place Sunday, July 14th,
at 10 a. m. Preparatory services Saturday,
July %. at 2 p. m.
Several persons were in the heavy rain last
Saturday and did use an umbrella.
Harvest is soon on the list, and many farm
ers expect to make a start on Saturday, or
perhaps week later.
Children's day services will be held at Je.
rusalem Church this Sunday at 1.30 p. m.
The school will march from the Sunday
School room to room above. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend these exercises.
Flowers will be received with thanks.
Mrs. Rachel Frock is in the same condition
as usual.
Fishing is good practice at present and
many persons try the sport. What all the
successes are cannot be made known.
Next week the names of the committee
men for our S. S. picnic (Sept IA will be
announced.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Orphans CeuSt,

Monday, July 1.-The last will and testa-
ment of Benjamin G. Franklin, deceased, was
admitted to probate, and letters testamentary
thereon were granted to Lillian A. Franklin,
who received warrant to appraise, also order
to notify creditors.
Jacob A., Nathan H. and David B. Hanes,
administrators ofSamuel A. Haines, deceased,
returned report Of sale Of personal property.
Tuesday, July 2.-Nahiah Arter and Alva
Arter, administrators of Uriah Arter, de-
ceased, returned inventories of personal prop
erty, money and debts, and received order to
sell personal property.
The last will and testament of Lewis A.
Hall, deceased, was admitted to probate, and
letters of administration, W. a., were granted
thereon to George W. Driver who received
warrant TO appraise, also order to notify cred
itors.
Josiah Englar, administrator of Lydia NJ.
Englar, deceased, returned inventories of
personal property, stocks and bonds.
David N. McQuay, executor of James H..
McQnay, deceased, returned report of sale of
real estate and received order nisi thereon.
The last will and testament of John Miner,
deceased. was admitted to probate, and letters
testamentary thereon were granted to Frank
A. Miner. who received warrant to appraise,
also order 10 notify creditors.
j. Milton ReiIsnder and John l.. Il Reifsni
der, administrators d. b. n. C. t. a. of Jesse
Reilsnider, deceased, settled first account.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
FOURTH OF JULY HERE.
Crowd Goes to Pen -Mar-Outing-
Odd Fellows Parade Works.

Yesterday, Fourth of July, was an idea
day and every person who was able, both
financially and physically, took advantage OF
it by going some where.
About 100 persons left this city for Pen
Mar, a great number of them going on the
fast mail and the balance on the 1907 train
A jolly crowd of about 25 left on the 9.29
train for an outing along the Monocacy, and
returned home on the fast mail in the after
noon in happy glee.
In the afternoon at 2 o'clock game OF
base ball was played on the College grounds
between Sandyvlle and Westminster club
which resulted in sound waloping for West,
minister. The score was rather large, IN fact,
to large to print.
The last, but not least, was the parade
of the coored Odd Fellows held about p
m. The parade was booked for 10. 80 in the
morning but on account of the band and a few
invited brother lodges of Baltimore getting III
the wrong car at Hilen station, they did not
arrive in this city until 3.35 p. M. After
parading the streets they marched to Mr..
Theodore +. Englar's grove. near this city,
where dance was held. Good order pre-
vailed during their celebration.
At night fire works were set off and balloons
were sent up.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
TURNER ATTACKS FLAG.
Negro Bishop Declares He Despises
It And Country.

New YORK, June 3O.-Bishop Henry M.
Turner, the Senior Bishop of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church of fAmerica, made
a sensational speech attacking the country and
flag at the annual session of the New York
Conference of the church in the Bridge street
(Brooklyn) Church yesterday. The Bishop
advocated emigration of the blacks to Africa,
and his remarks were warmly applauded.
Yesterdays attack was only one of several the
Bishop has delivered since the conference
began on Wednesday.
Bishop Turner's remarks came when he in
troduced to the conference DIR. ID. French
Hurley, of New Jersey. He instanced what
he said was the widespread prejudice against
the colored race in this country, and declared
that his LOYALTY to the country was like the
loyalty of Jefferson Davis.
The Bishop said DIR. Hurley had been in
eighteen battles and twenty five skirmishes
during the Civil War, and swore that he was
a white man in order to fight for the American
flag:
II used to love the American flag once
myself" the Bishop declared. but now
despise it, because America is the most hor-
rible color prejudiced nation on earth. Here
negroes can be lynched, burned alive and
skinned. aud nothing is done about it.
81 know that have been criticised and
called a fool because believe in negro nation.
ality, but don't care any more for my critics
than do for the bark of dog.
Here we are prescribed because of the
whimsical prejudice of misanthropes, and we
are just sitting down aud whining. We must
get up and move TO Africa, and don't ap.
ologize for advising the negroes to leave a
country that is saturated with prejudice"
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
An Eve nina of Enjoyment.

The clerks of Miller Bros. Co. surprised
Misses La France and d. Jones, miliners,
and Mr.. Oliver NJ. Grouse, clerk in the dry
goods department. on Saturday night last by
honoring them with a very delightful repast.
This surprise was a token of esteem toward
the departure of Misses La France and jones,
who finished up this seasons millinery work
on Saturday, and Mr.. Oliver M. Grouse, who
took up his position at the Westminster Saw
ings Bank on Monday. The surprise was
complete, as the parties honored had not OBJ
tanned all inkling of it until they were invited
to dine with the hostess, who had prepared a
beautiful supply Of ice cream, strawberries,
cake, bananas, &C., and had it distributed
upon a large table in the millinery room,
which was tastefully decorated. Addresses
by Messrs. Fred ID. Miller and Oliver NJ.
Grouse, connected with a jolly good time,
took up the most delightful evening ever
spent upon so much store space in that
large building before. After the evenings
entertainment was over all left for their re-
spective domiciles. After careful survey of
the guests, the following were found to be
present Messrs Fred. D. and Frank Z.
Miller, Oliver NJ. Grouse; Misses Mae La
France, D. Jones, Kitty Sheeler, Joe Ham,
Eugenia Croft, Elsie Albert, Agnes Case,
Ruth Roberts, Bessie Staub, Flossie Handley
Lottie Moore aud BERTHE Biehl; Messrs Scott
Jordan, U. L. Reaver, A. B. Morelock. Thos
N. Buckingham, j. Howard Miller, William
Utz, Russell Bixler and Vernon Grouse.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Kept Him Waiting at Church Door

CHESTER, Pa, July Just as she was
about to ste p into cab 10 be driven to St.
Hedwig's Polish Catholic Church where .,! she
Annie AIRY balked, declaring she had changed
her mind and did not want to marry Joseph or
anyone else.
But everything was ready for the celebra
lion and the guests had assembled for the ex-
pected feast, which must be called off if there
was no wedding. Annie continued to demur,
however, and kept Joseph waiting at the
church until four of her stalwart relatives
gathered her up bodily, placed her in the
cab and ordered the driver to hurry to the
church. half dozen squares away.
Without giving the astonished bride.elect
time to make further objections she was es-
corted to the altar, where the priest and
bridegroom were waiting, and the VOWS were
said.
Then the newly welded pair we're driven to
their home, where the fun of celebrating the
happy event began and was continued until
daylight this morning.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Rachnan's VALLEY Items.

The people of this vicinity expect to begin
harvest in the near future.
The w. J. W. S. Oil Company, who re.
ceived bids on Monday for driver, has ac-
cepted the bid of Mr.. VIM. Swenk, Jr. He
will FIJI his position in the near future.
Don't forget Chldren's Day at Jerusalem
Church on Sunday at 2 p. m. The following
will be the program for the occasion: Wei
come address, Charles Myerly; singing, Let
1t Ring; responsive reading; prayer by super
ntendent; singing, A Song of Summer; read
ing of scripture, superintendent; prayer by
pastor, Rev. H. H. Flick; recitation, His
Care; singing, The Flowers Message; dialogue;
dialogue, Heavenly Care; singing; dialogue;
address by pastor. Rev. H. b. Flick; colleo-
ton; solo, A Childs Prayer. by Laura Pane,
baker; announcements; singing, Blest be the
Tie that Binds; benediction.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
DEATHS HARVEST.
Well Known Residents And Others
Who Have Passed Away.

ROOP.
Mrs. Elizabeth Roop, in her 18th year, died
of a complication of diseases at the home OF
her law, Mr.. Jacob Stoner, Union
Bridge, with whom she made her home, on
July 2.
Mrs. Roop had been in i'll health since the
stroke of paralysis she received about years
ago, and never fully recovered.
She was kind and loving mother aud
always ready to lend her aid whenever called
upon.
Mrs. Roop's maiden name was Englar, and
was a sister to the late David Englar, OF New
Windsor. She was devoted member of the
Dunkard Church.
Her funeral took place today at Pipe Greek
German Baptist Church, Professors Wine and
Johns and Elder Ephraim Stoner conducting
the services. Interment in Pipe Creek Gem
etery IA short distance from the church. The
pallbearers were her nephews Mr.. Shriner,
Union Bridge, was funeral director.
MILLER.
Sam'l Miller died at his home in Union Mills,
Saturday. June 30, of paralysis, aged "A years.
He is survived by his wife, six sons-E. c.
Miller, of Baltimore; Milton Miller, of Han
over, Pa; Peter, Claude and Jonas Miller at
home-and two daughters-Mrs. Milton Flick:
niger, of Silver Run, and Mrs. Millie Durcan,
of Baltimore.
FUNERAL lOOk place ueSudy, dl q IL III. az
the house. Interment was in Silver Run Gem
etery, Rev. Long officiating.
SHORE.
Mrs. Edward Lee Shorb. of Earl Court,
Baltimore, died at A. NJ. Saturday at Ava.
lon Inn, Stevenson. She was SO years old
and the daughter of Mr.. C. C. Herman, of
Baltimore. For the last three years she had
been an invalid. and her death, which re.
suited from complication Of troubles, was
not unexpected.
Besides her husband, who is retired from
active business. she is survived by two sons
and one daughter-Messrs. Charles and
Joseph Slime and Mrs. Harry l.. Bennett, of
Laurel Park, Md.
Mrs. Shorb formerly lived in the residence
occupied by Mayor o. D. Gilbert, East Main
street, moving from this city with her hus
band to Baltimore. She had number of
relatives and friends in this city, who at
tended the funeral on Monday.
FURNEY.
Eliza Furney, of Hoods Mill, died on July
3. Funeral took place today at the Reformed
church, Union Bridge.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
An Experience Social.

Through the great kindness of MIR. and Mrs.
David Englar. of Medford, the ladies OF Stone
Chapel Mite Society held lawn fete and ex,
perience social on the beautiful grounds OF
Mr. Englar's home on the evening OF June
9th. The grounds and spacious porches
were decorated with Chinese lanterns, plants,
flowers and antique furniture, making scene
of Gothic beauty. The program was as fol-
lows Instrumental music, Miss May Stoner;
solo. Miss Anna May Brown; vocal duet,
Messrs Benton Stoner and Weldon Dnvall;
instrumental duet, Misses May and Eva Ston-
er; recitation, Miss Anna Stoneri music by
the graphophone. Mrs. William Englar, of
Chicago, a daughter of the poet, Eugene
Field, being present, rehearsed several selec-
tons from his writings in most happy style.
The experience meeting followed in which
each member OF the society told how she had
made 80 cents to increase their mite fund.
Each experience was full of humor and well
told These were followed by the family
album, which is a showing of pictures rep
resentiug the ''old folks at home and famous
people of "Auld Lang Syne."
Mr.. John Hanna had charge of the posing
and arranging of these pictures, assisted by
Mrs. Laura Sellman. The manner i'll which
these pictures were greeted by the audience
gave the proof of their realistic charm.
Ice cream, Strawberries. cake and bananas
were sold. The proceeds were beyond ex,
pectation. At quite late hour all departed,
having spent charming evening and many
thanks for Mr. and Mrs. Englar's generosity.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Sandy Spring Items.

July 1.-The Girls Friendly Society, of
Washington, ID. c., opened their summer
holiday house last week, formerly known as
the "Anchorage.'
Miss Ida P Sullivan, of Moorestown, n. j.,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Weherald.
Miss Nellie Darrance. of Washington, ID.
c., is visiting Mrs. A. O. Page at her home,
"Oakleigh." "
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel b. Wetherald oele-
brated their 25th anniversary ON Friday even
ing. Many useful pieces of silverware were
contributed by their friends and relatives.
Those present were Joseph T. Sullivan and
wife, Chas. F. Brooke and wife. Granville
Farquhar and wife, T. B. Sabler and wife,
JAS. T. Moore and wife, B. d. Palmer and
wife, c. l.. Gilpin and wife, John G. Bentley
and wife, Henry II. Miller and wife. B. B.
Moore and wife. Asa NJ. Stabler and wife, of
SpencerviIle, Md; Charles 6. Wilson and
wife, Geo. A. Wilson and wife, Henry c..
Smith and wife, of Ashton, Md; B. H. Mil
Ter and wife, Mrs. VIM. Harris. of Baltimore;
Mrs. Perkins, of Moorestown, N. j.; Mrs.
Charles Farquhar, Mrs. Charles Bond, Mrs.
Estele T. Moore, Mrs. Sarah Bond and Mrs.
Annie Wetherald; Misses Dorothy Wetherad,
Helen Wetherald, Dorothy Brooke, Gladys
Brooke, Stella and Dorothy Moore, katha.
rne Miller, Lena Wilson, Bartella Dorrance,
Olivia Lindsay, Ethel Adams, Mary Fowler,
Ida p. Sullivan, of Moorestown, n. j.: Mary,
Eliza, Edith and Mildred Bentley, Katharine
Brooke, Anna Hartshorn, Edith Shoemak ker,
Ruth Shoemaker, Mary Magruder, Mary
Gilpin, Ellen Farquhar, jeanette Miller, Belle
Miller, Margie Snowden, Nellie Jackson, May
Thomas, Mrs. F. D. Jackson, Z. P. Thomas
and wife, Mrs. Arthur Stabler, DR.. and Mrs.
Roger Brooke, Mr. Frank Hallowell, Miss
Edith Hallowell, Mrs. Henry C. Halowell,
Mrs Corneia Stabler, E. ". Bentley and
wife, Mahlon Kirk and wife, Charles +: Kirk
and wife. Messrs. Stanley and Robert Welh-
erald, Dorsey Downey, VIM. Palmer, Walter
Brooke, Oliver Smith, Warick M. stabler,
Frederick Stabler. Philip Stabler, Taylor
Thorn, Maurice Staber, Everett NJ Brown
ing, Wm. w. Moore and Francis Thomas.
After the congratulations were given refresh
ments were served in abundance, after which
all departed to their respective homes.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
MeIrose lite Ems.

July 2.-Wentzs Union Sunday School
will meet next Sunday evening, July 7Ih, at
5 o'clock. As the sun does not set until 1922,
there is ample time to have a lesson.
One evening last week, as twelve employees
of the Chestnut Hill iron ore mines were
coming from work, the handcar struck stone
that was maliciously placed on the rail throw.
ing the occupants off and disabling some of
them so that they were not able to work for
several days.
In North Dakota we are told by one who
spent several years there the sun sets about
9 p. IN. and rises at four in the morning.
Farm hands get $40 per month and teachers
$50 to 500.
Mr. John Mace had the misfortune to lose
a valuable cow last week.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Sunny Side Items.

July 2.-Our farmers are busy hauling
peas TO the D. E. Winebrenner canning COM
pany, Hanover, Pa.
Our Road Commissioner, Conrad Kusher,
of Cherrytown, reports of having cow that
had twin calges on the 18th of July, 1906, and
calves. That means 4 twin calves in less than
IL months. He wants to know if any of the
ADVOCATE readers has COW to beat ii?
One of our aged retired farmers reports
rabits plentiful, and he thinks he must buy
breech loader this fall.
Preaching at St. Bartholomew's church Sun.
day morning at $50, by Rev. j. A. Metzger.
Sunday school at Pine Grove Sunday at
p. m.
Jesse Hiltabridle returnad home from a
visit to his daughter, Mrs, Wesley Miller.
The ID. E. Winebrenner canning company
are kept busy. Some farmers must wait from
one day to the next before they can unload.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Carrie Nation in Salisbury.

M ~ ssd.v Suy and ned Nation thn
has had her guns turned on the saloons of that
town. She has lectured several times each
day and great crowds hocked to hear her.
She declared she had thrown away her
hatchet and proposed to run the saloon out
of Salisbury with the ballot; said she preferred
10 horsethieves to one saloon, and that the
thief was better citizen. She has visited
most of the saloous, but has so far left fur
niture intact. In lecture she referred to
Roosevelt as the "beer guzzling Dutchman," !"
describing him with many other terms of
endearment. She will visit Charlotte Wed.
nesday, returning to spend the Fourth in
Salisbury, where she will be the chief at
traction,
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Letter from Washington.
Special Correspondence of the Advocate

Special Correspondence of the Advocate
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 27.-Good old
farmer Wilson who by the grace of Mckinley
and Roosevelt has run the Agricultural De-
partment for the last ten years, and as some
claim run it into the ground, has become
laughing stock in Washington and Kansas.
1t appears that when the green bug was de-
vastating the Kansas wheat fields farmer
Wilson" out of the goodness of his heart de.
cded to give the Kansas farmers some advice
how to beat the "bugs'' in the future. "Plant
turkey red wheat said farmer Wilson, ''for in
1897 l made experiments and found that
turkey red spreads out and withstands the
ravages of bugs better than any other Variety
But the millers and wheat growers all over
Kansas began to poke fun at farmer Wilson
for making experiments in 1897 with turkey
red wheat, as for ten years previously Kansas
farmers had grown that variety almost ex.
clusvely.
This shows how behind the times the Agri-
cultural Department is in many things and
how much it requires reforming. Its statis-
tics are rotten and have been the sport of
gratters; many of its socalled scientists are
far behind the times as the turkey red wheat
episode indicates; the scientists of the Wealth.
er Bureau, which is part of the Agricultural
Department, are still working on the erro-
neous plan and theory of the winds and
weather adopted sc years ago and the weather
forecasts are spoken of as not as reliable as
Hicks predictions published month ahead.
The Department of Agriculture, as well as
other departments of the government, is suf-
fering from dry rot and grating brought about
by so many years of control by Republican
partisans, whom that party cannot, if it would,
get rid of from the party necessity of provid-
ing for its camp followers, who if not furnished
with what they have, or something equally as
good, would turn and rend it. 1t is not the
clerks who are to blame, though some of them
are worthless, but the Republican politicians
knew one-half of the partisan and grating
conditions in most of the departments they
would join in the cry turn the rascals out. %
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Aid Society Meeting at TayIorsviIIe

Reported Tor the UeInOCrdlIC AUVUCAle'
The Aid Society of Taylorsville met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Wright Thurs
day June 81. The guests arrived about
o'clock, after which business was transacted
in business way. Then all were invited to
partake of the refreshments. About o'clock
all departed for their homes. Those present
were: Rev. Geo Harris and wife, Rev. Geo.
Cecil and wife, Mr. Geo. Wright and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. G. Augustus Wright, Mrs. Fannie
Zepp, Ella Barnes, Emma Frizzell, Maggie
Price, Carrie Farver, Lue, Marion and Mamie
Gum, Florence Magin, Bell Gum, Amanda
Shipley and Mrs. Kate Lewis, of Morgan, Miss
Zelda Frizzell Ethel Barnes, Mamie Gum,
Nellie Wright, Maggie Wright, Larue Gunn'
Dorthene Gum, Marie Harris, Deannle Byers
and Hattie Lewis. of Morgan; Messers. Chas.
Thurman and Clarence Wright.
The Democratic advocate., 1907-07-05
Bear Mount Items.

July Our farmers have fni, he'd cutting
barley, and some have thresh he'd, and so far
report good yield.
Jacob A. Eekman, of GlYndon, and VIM.
Marsh and son Newton, of Iohnstown, were
visiting Mr.. A. F. Heltibridle and Charles
Eckard. On their return Mr.. Marsh and son
will also visit Gettysburg and view the battle
field which will be very interesting. it being
Mr.. Newton's first visitto that place.
A number of people from our neighborhood
attended chidrens service at Mayberry on
Sunday evening. An excellent program was
rendered.
Owing to the inclement weather on last
Saturday evening the P. O, S. of A. of Pleas,
ant Valley will hold their festival this Satur-
day evening, July 6. Music by the Pleasant
Valley Band. Everybody invited to be pres
ent.
II. T. Wanlz is building new hog house on
his farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marker entertained
at dinner on Sunday Charles Welk and wife,
Miss Edna and Master Walter Welk, and Mrs.
Segafoose.