The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-07-10
FROM NEARBY TOWNS
CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS.
WAKEFIELD.


once more and passed away very
quietly with the exception OF one serl-
GUS accident at this place, the victim
being Harry Mitten. He lighted a
large 10 cent fire cracker and think
ing it would not make a report, went
where it was lying, picked it up, and
Immediately the cracker exploded in
Mr.. Mitten's hands, tearing and burn
ing the palms of his hands terribly
and also breaking the thumb OF his
right hand. Mr.. Mitten suffers much
pain He was at once taken to the
office of DR.. Ira Whitehill, of New
Windsor. who dressed the wounded
hands to the best advantage.
A crowd of boys and young men of
the city of Westminster has been
camping near this place for a week
or so. Fishing seems to be the order
of the day with the boys.
In the bread contest which was held
at the Wakefield roller mill by A. M.
Swain, the miller, the prize was
awarded to Mrs. Charles Hunter, OF
Westminster. The prize was a S. bill.
M. F. Ham lost valuable COW on
Monday last by the COW falling down
in the stable and breaking her leg.
Harry Robertson and family, of
near Woodbine, was the guest of
Samuel Robertson Of this place over
Sunday last.
Mrs. Samuel GreenholtZ and daugh-
ter Helen visited her sister, Mrs. Sc
crist, of Westminster, who is very i'll
at present, on Sunday last.
Preaching will be held at the Brick
M. P. Church on Sunday morning at
1890 o'clock by Rev. G. ]. Hill, of
Uniontown.
G.. G. Bixler, of this place, was on
the sick list for couple of days this
week, but is able to be out again.
We are glad to see and hear that
our citizen, c. c. Richardson, who has
been at the Johns Hopkins Hospital,
returned home on Friday evening
greatly improved.
Dennis A. Smith proved to have the
largest load Of barley ever heard of
in this vicinity for years, he having
hauled at one load, with four horses,
1916 sheaves of barley. Mr.. Smith
would like to hear from any one who
can beat it.
Mr.. McQuay, of Baltimore, is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. Nathan Diehl,
of this place, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Sipes, of Roop's
Mill, visited Mr. and Mrs. John Sinnot,
of Westminster, on Sunday last.
During the thunder storm on Tues
day last the lightning struck a large
tree in the yard of Frank w. Miller,
on the Geiger farm, splintered the
tree, knocked out corner of the pan
try, and killed a thoroughbred Shep-
herd dog, which was lying in the pan
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able one.
One trucker or raspberry grower
has picked from his small patch 100
bushels of choice raspberries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles King and
daughter Grace, of Westminster, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis A.
Smith on Sunday evening last.
Up to the present time this locality
Is much in need of rain, especially the
corn fields. The farmers say if the
corn does not get rain in few days
it will be ruined. The early potatoes
Stoner dug the first early potatoes in
this vicinity and reports them very
common. -
1. N. Stoner has new hay fork
track, WHICH is all of malleable iron.
Mr.Pickett and corps of hands, of Win
field, put the track in perfect order.
Miss Emma Sauble, of Baltimore,
was the guest of j. M. Wagner and
family last week.
Our butcher, U. E. Newcomer, had
the misfortune to lose his pocket
book in Westminster last week. 1t
contained about So in notes.
The following were guests at Mr..
and Mrs. Frank w. Miller's on Sunday
last: Mr.. and Mrs. George Matthews,
and two children, Misses Myrtle Barnes
and Daisy Williams and Ralph Barnes.