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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-09-25
wakefield.

Everybody come to the oyster supper
to be held at the residence OF T.. A.
Newcomer at this place on this Satur-
day. September &C. Everybody should
come and spend a few cents, as the
church has a small debt to make up,
and the members are taking this plan
to pay the sum. Saturday from till
II o'clock p. m.
Miss Effie Mitten will leave for
Philadelphia on Wednesday for lO
day trip.
Mrs. George P. l.. Hoover was the
guest of Mrs. Maria Brilliant, of New
Windsor, on Sunday evening last.
Miss Grace Smith is visiting rela-
tives in Washington this week.
Misses Orpha and Norma Staub,
after spending a week visiting friends
and relatives in Baltimore, returned
home on Sunday evening last.
Farmers are busily engaged in put
ting in their fall wheat.
Harry Mitten purchased fine pony
team at the great Hanover fair. 1t IS
the finest pony team in this section.
Beauty is it's name, and it got the right
name too.
Ex-sheriff Ephraim Haines is quite
Ill with heart trouble at present. May
his recovery be speedy.
Mrs. Joe Belt is erecting an addition
to her dwelling at this place. John
Keefer is the carpenter.
I. M. Wagner is filing his silo this
week.
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MEDFORD.

The singing school has been reopen
ed and will be in session every Satur-
day evening, beginning at 7.30 p. m.
Prof. Roland, one of the professors
at Union Bridge College, is the teach
er. The public in general are most
cordially invited to come and take
part.
The members of Stone Chapel are
having the inside walls frescoed, which
will improve the interior very much.
William Englar had concrete walks
laid around his buildings this week.
F. H. Willet will also have some
walks laid, this week. Noah Rinedol-
lar, of Wakefield, will do both jobs.
S. A. Roser, of near Medford, had a
stallion on exhibition at the Hanover
fair, and he took first prize. We are
glad to hear that Carroll county car
ried of some of the honors.
Isaac Stoner is doing quite an ex-
tensive business in selling cattle. He
gets in drove every week.
A good rain would be very well
come visitor to farmers, to put the
ground in condition for wheat SOW
ing, which will be late this fall.
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BARK HILL.

Sunday school Sunday morning at
$50; Christian Endeavor in the even
ing at 7.30.
John Wright and family entertained
on last Sunday William Wright and
family, of near Mount Union, Jacob
Bankard and family, Of Fairview, and
Uriah Babylon, of Fountain Valley.
Harry Eckard and wife and Hilda
Yingling spent last Sunday with Cur
tbs Eckard and family. near Mayberry.
Jack Wilhelm, who had been en-
ployed as brakeman on a freight train
met with a sad accident. He fell from
the car and broke his arm in two
places. He has been in Baltimore for
treatment.
Clinton Eckard and family, of Walk
ersville, spent last Sunday with his
brother, Harry Eckard and family.
Miss Mary Catzendafner, who had
been very sick, is getting much better.
Frank Bohn, wife and son spent last
Sunday with John Rowe and family.
Evan Shew has gone to Monocacy
to catch some more Of those large fish.
Mrs. Emma Garrison and daugh-
Ter Mildred, Of Baltimore. who have
been spending some time with her
parents, Thomas Bankard and wife,
expect to return home the last of the
week.
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FROM NEARBY TOWNS
CHRONICLE OF HAPPENINGS AMONGST
OUR NEIGHBORS.
HOUCKSVILLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Buchanan spent
several days of last week with their
daughter, Mrs. Roy w. Spangler, or
Hanover, also took in the fair.
Miss Mary and Elizabeth Basler
spent several weeks visiting their
sister, Mrs Wilson Davidson, OF
Sheldon, ILL.,, and also their brother,
Frederick Basler, of Des Moines, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward c. Reese re-
turned to their home in Baltimore
last Sunday after paying a visit to
the latter's mother, Mrs. Jesse Else
rode.
The Epworth League of Wesley held
a prayer meeting with Mrs. Brummel,
better known as aunt Caroline, last
Tuesday evening, September ~, 1t be-
ing the anniversary of her birth. She
has now reached the 85th mile stone.
The Ladies' Aid Society held a meet
ing last Thursday at John w. Abbotts.
The meeting was we'll attended.
Wesley school opened with q pu-
pills and Houcksville with 10 pupils
last Monday.
Winfield McCauley, of Baltimore,
spent the past week with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Hoffman, of Hunters Range.
VIM. Shaffer, who now lives on VIM.
Harris farm, will move on Sunny
Side" the first of October, said farm
being owned by Constant Elserode.
E. ]. Hoffman has treated his house
to fresh coat of paint; Blizzard Bros.
did the work.
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MT. OLIVE.

The farmers of this vicinity are busy
now, seeding their wheat. Most all
are through cutting corn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas German and
Mrs. John Butler, all Of Baltimore,
have returned home after delightful
visit to their brother, L. S. Bucking-
ham, of Carroll county, Mrs. German
and Mrs. Butler being sisters Of L.
s. Buckingham and Mr.. German, a
brother-in-law. Miss Agnes and Miss
Julia Buckingham are now spending
few weeks at the same place. Mr.
Buckingham, Mrs. German, Mrs. But
Ter, Misses Agnes and Julia Bucking-
ham, all being brothers and sisters,
met together for the first time in ten
years, and they were very much pleas
ed to meet once again.
Miss Gladys Brashear, of this place,
while visiting her friend, Miss Flick
niger, of Cover Corner, was taken sud
denly Ill, but is improving at this
writing.
Apple butter boiling is the main play
among the ladies Of this community
Several are still preparing to boil,
while others are through.
On Sunday last, September 20, Ar
thur M: lille, of Winfield, came to this
place and took charge of the Epworth
League meeting at Mt. Olive. He gave
us a very fine talk. We wish him
much success.
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PLEASANT HILL.

Miss Lille G. Maus has entered
Westminster high school.
Miss Gertrude Brown has returned
from a visit at Hanover, Pa, where
she was the guest of her friend, Miss
Caroline Hoffeins.
George Motter was taken to Phila-
delphia Wednesday where he will I'M
dergo treatment Mr.. Motter has been
suffering from a complication of dis
eases for some time and has been con-
fined to his bed for at least six weeks.
Jacob Maus, of Topeka, Kansas, is
visiting his brother, John Maus and
family.
Misses Blanche Myers, Elsie Outer
er and Effie Thurman attended the
Hanover Fair last Thursday and were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Warner, Hanover, Pa.
Miss Pansy Routzan, Of Westmin-
ster, has charge of Pleasant Grove
school. May this year be a successful
one for both teacher and pupils.
Quite number of persons from this
vicinity attended the fair at Hanover,
Pa, last week.
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UNIONTOWN.

Mrs. Charles Reese and daughter
Mary, of near Westminster, are Wis
iting friends in and around Union
town.
Mrs. Samuel Formwalt is critically
i'll, with no hopes for her recovery.
We were very sorry to hear Of the
death of Julia, aged one year, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. David Cantwell. Fun
eral was held in the Bethel Church;
burial in the Hill Cemetery.
Miss Rose Shaw is spending several
weeks in Baltimore.
Farmers are very busy seeding and
cutting corn. The latter is almost
completed.
Miss Minna Sittig has returned
home after spending week In Bal
timore.
Mrs. DR.. ]. J. Weaver is sick at this
writing.
Charles Carbaugh is kept busy max
ing cider and boiling butter with his
steam cooker.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES

Methodist Protestant Church-Sunday Services
Preaching at 1890 a. and 7.30 D m. Sunday
school at $50 a. Y. P. S. C. E. at $50 p. m.
Aid-week Service In the lecture room Wednesday
evening at 7.S0.
d. L. Greenfield. D. D.. Pastor.
St. Johns Church-Sundays-Lo Mass at tbs
and High Mass at 10 a. m. During the week-Mass
at q. m. Joseph H. Cassidy, Pastor.
Centenary M. E. Church-Sunday School at $50
a. m. Preaching at 1890 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Ep-
worth League at 6.45 p. m.
C. II. Richardson. Pastor.
Salem Lutheran Charge-St. Benjamin s-Sun-
day School ] p. m. Divine Service p. m. St.
John's-Sunday School a. m. Divine Service
at 10 a. m. r. w. Doty. Pastor.
Grace Lutheran Church-Prayer Meeting We'd
nesday 7.3o p. Sunday School at a. m. Y.P.
8. C. e. D. m. Divine Service 1890 a. m. and
745 p. m. Harvest Home Services Sunday, Sep
TENDER "a.
p. H. Miller. D. D., Pastor
Carroll Charge Reformed Church divine
Service at Pleasant Valley at 10 a. m. Sunday
School at Benjamin's at p. m; Service 2 D. m.
James B. Stonesifer. Pastor
Ascension Church. Sunday Services 7.3o a m.
Holy Communion. 1870 q. M. Morning Prayer
Litany and Sermon. Holy Communion on first
Sunday of month";. $50 p. m. Evening Prayer. 8
p. on first Sunday of month. Service and Sermon
In Chapel.
Frank M. Gibson. Phi. D.. Rector.
st. Paul's Reformed Church--Sunday School at
$50 q. m. Worship at 1880 q. m.
C. s. Slagle. Pastor.
Reformed Church. Silver Run-Service at 10 q.
m: and at 730 p. m. every two weeks. Sunday
school at 8 a. m.
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SMALLWOOD.

On the 21st Mr.. and Mrs. William O.
Lockard entertained as their guests
Mrs. John Prick and Mrs. Amelia Thl-
son, of Baltimore; Mrs. Henry Bitzell
and Mrs. John Beard, and on the even
ing of the ed there assembled in the
house and yard a very lively crowd OF
young folks to assist in boiling apple
butter. They were Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
ion BitzeI, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Frey
man, Mrs. Matte Carr, from North
Carolina; Miss Elsie Belleson, Miss
Sylvia Belleson, from Pleasant Gap;
Ernest Brandenburg, Cora Condor,
from Hoods Mill Milton Belleson, also
from Pleasant Gap; Jesse Berman, of
Smallwood, and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Prick. About IL o'clock they bade
Mr.. and Mrs. Lockard goodnight,
thanking them for good nights
pleasure.
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MD. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.

Chas. E. Resser is attending school
at Franklin and Marshal College,
Lancaster, Pa.
Among the callers this week were
G. d. Bonsack and E. F. Clark, from
Washington, d. c., and Henry A.
Hompe, from New York.
Rev. Edward Bixler will preach in
the Chapel Sunday evening at TAO.
Miss Ada Hershberger is teaching
school in Elk Lick, Pa, and boarding
with Prof. e. ]. Egan's family.
H. NJ. Harvey. who has spent the
greater part of the summer in Kansas,
has returned to Chicago, where he
has taken up work for the winter in
the Bethany Bible School,
While on his way to school r. A.
Nusbaum found good sized swapping
turtle which he brought along and
placed in the science room.
The Emersonian and the Hawaiian
Literary Societies have agreed to hold
three inter-society debates at different
times during the year. The first one
will occur in October. AS partici-
pants the Emersonian Society has Sc
lected Geo. Roop, HI. H. r. Breckbill
and d. B. Beard regulars and B. T.
Fox alternate. The Hawaiian So
ciety selected P. e. King, E. F. Long
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BACHMAN'S VALLEY.

The farmers are nearly all through
with their corn cutting and seeding,
and some will commence to husk next
week. All fall work is going at fast
rate.
Cider making and apple butter
boiling is yet in progress. Mr.. Frid-
niger is kept busy every day.
Miss Annie Panebaker left for col
lege this week.
Rev. j. B. Stonesifer will hold COM
munion services at Jerusalem church
Sunday, October 4, at 10 a. m. Pre-
paratory services and confirmation
Saturday previous at pm.
Dry weather still continues, warm
during day and cool nights. Rain is
needed very much.S
Miss Leila Shaffer left for Irving's
college at Mechanicsburg, Pa.
VIM. Warehime and family, Miss
Annie and Elva Menchey spent Sunday
at the home of Conrad Warehime.
Subscribe for the Advocate; now is
good time, The best county paper.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1908-09-25
ALESIA.

w. Landes visited friends and rela-
tives In Baltimore this week.
J. T. Hoover spent Monday In Bal
timore on business.
J. Harry Blocher and family spent
Sunday last with relatives near Fow-
blesburg, Md.
The Pennsylvania r. r. Co. under
their new schedule, effective Septem-
Der 20, have abandoned Is local pas
senger trains on their divisions. Is
this the prosperity we hear our Re
publican friends talking about? II
it is, give us four more years OF 1t
and we will be compelled to walk.
On last Saturday the w. M. r. r.
received their new pusher engine to
be used at Hagerstown, its weight
being 225, 900 pounds. Tank holds TO-
900 gallons; engine number is 900.
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and R. p. Smith regulars and M. R..

and r. P. Smith regulars and M. X.
Wolf alternate.
The lecture course recently ar
ranged for contains five numbers con-
sisting of two lectures, two music re-
citals, and one reading recital. The
two lecturers, DR.. John Merritt Driver
and Sylvester Long, are both well
known and successful men. The
former was for a time pastor OF the
PEOPLES Church, Chicago; the latter
lis a prominent teacher and lecturer.
Of the two musicals, one will be
given by the Henby Brothers Quartette
and Miss Gertrude Cafield, the other
by Geo. Bartlett Cutter and Jesse Mack
Both of these companies have rep
utation of being skilled artists in their
lines.
The reading recital will be given by
Montaville Flowers. His matchless
presentation of Ben-Hur and CHRIST
mas has made him in demand from
ocean to ocean.
Further announcements will be
given later concerning the individual
numbers.
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MELROSE.

Mrs. Emma Feeser has a vegetable
gourd growing in her garden meas
uring 4S inches in length.
Noah 8. Zepp, who was hurriedly
taken to Baltimore last week to und-
ergo an operation for hernia trouble,
is doing as well as can be expected.
Mr. and Mrs. Spencer c. Shaffer
and daughter Turay, of Milton, Pa,
are visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathaniel Shaffer, north of town.
Kreidler's Sunday school celebra-
ton on Saturday last was a complete
success. The crowd was larger than
In former years. Four prominent and
able speakers were present. All was
peaceable. Everybody enjoyed them
selves. The stand enjoyed good pa
tronage. More particulars later on.
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The Campaigns Progress.

Mr.. Bryan and Judge Taft are now
in a sort of joint debate. Each is
asking the other questions at long
range and picking" the other ito
pieces" That is better than would be
an appearance face to face on plat
form. Rival smiles and declaration
are eliminated, and the real problems
at issue hold attention.
The country is waking up. There's
life In the old land yet. AS rule, we
all start off in presidential years in
pessimistic mood. We expect too
much at the outset. II at the very
beginning all hats are not thrown in
to the air and all Threats tested to
the splitting point, a fear is expressed
that dull times are ahead. Every
other person is satisfied that the cam
paign will be languid. But no presi
Dental campaign is ever languid
Soon or late, by one means or an
other, the candidates and the party
managers get the attention of the
voters, and then everybody becomes
much alive.
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.ELDERSBURG.

We are sorry to chronicle the con-
tinued illness of our friend and neigh
Dor, Herbert Devries. He has been i'll
nearly four weeks, has typhoid pneu
monia, and has had two trained nurses
with him the past two weeks. Every
thing possible is being done for his
comfort by the family. They have the
sympathy and prayers of the entire
community in their distress, and tits
hoped he may be spared. He has a
young wife and four interesting chill
dren, ranging in age from 10 to
years old. He is generous and warm
hearted and has many redeeming quail
tiles. DR.. D. Norris, our popular ply
sician, has charge Of the case. He
is kept busy night and day almost, as
there are several cases Of typhoid in
the community, beside other illnesses.
Francis Durbeck, a little girl Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Chenowith are raising, has
the dread disease also.
Farmers are about through cutting
off corn, and are preparing the ground
for seeding but it's so dry. A good
down pour of rain would be of great
benefit.
Our public school opened with a
fair attendance of small pupils. Miss
Emma Yingling is teacher, and the
children seem much pleased with her
at present. IT'S hoped, the impression
may be lasting, for children learn
more rapidly where love is the ruling
element.
The protracted services of Freedom
M. e. Church, South are in progress
now. Rev. Mr.. Hupman is pastor, and
we trust many souls may be brought
to know Christ
BENJAMIN Dorsey, of Westminster,
called to see his sister, Mrs. Marriott
Shipley, Tuesday afternoon. He was
riding Colonel" the Kentucky horse
that is such fine hurdle jumper.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-01
RAISIN GROWERS
REFUSE BIG PRICE
Fresno County Farmers Expect
to Do Better Than Four
Cents a Pound
That Section OF State Reaches
the High Water Mark of
Prosperity

The high water mark of prosperity
must have been reached at Fresno, for
the raisin growers Of the county have
rejected the proposition made to them
by the.J x. Armsby company of cents
per pound for this years crop, which
would bring to them. s4,sO0,OOO.
S. f. Booth, general agent Of the
Union Pacific; who was for many years
the Southern Pacific representative at
Fresno and is familiar with the situa-
tion, has recently returned from there
and in discussing the matter said:
Il regard the offer of the Armsby
people as liberal, as cents per pound
is a very good price for raisins. Up to
date there has not been much of the
new crop moved, and as the season ad-
vances the chances are that prices will
decline instead of advance.
"A very large volume of the raisins
should be moving now and during the
next 80 days in order to secure the
Thanksgiving trade, but owing to the
position taken by the growers it looks
10 me as though they would hold a
good many of their raisins until they
had lost the holiday market.
If the intelligent grower would stop
to consider" continued Booth, "and
figure up the average price he had
received during the last six or eight
years, he would realize that 4 cents
per pound is a good price, especially
in view of the fact that they have a
large crop. aggregating $4,000 tons
also. in view of the fact that under
present conditions everybody is acting
in an ultra-conservative manner
There never was season when the
conditions, so far as the handling of the
crop by the railroads. were so. favor
able. as this year If the Arm
by proposition had been accepted other
packers would have been compelled to
make the same offer, and this would
bring TO Fresno raisin growers $4,000.
900. The crop Is estimated at $4,000
tons, which is 120,000,0O0 pounds, and
at cents per pound s4,S00.o00, which
shows the prosperity of the county
when that offer is rejected The people
OF Fresno tell me that the value OF
their products this year will aggre-
gate S32. .00e, 600"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-01

phon left port this morning nearly six hours
behind her schedule. The delay resulted from
the repairs made necessary by the recent COLI
kosnlos liner Memphis will leave mort the
first of the week for Seattle
Norwegian ship Bardowie left port this after
noon fer Seattle. where she will complete her
cargo of grain for the United Kingdom
The Geneyieve Molinos has finished loading
and VIII probably tow 10 sea tomorrow.
Steamer Cmatilia is on the drydock at Omar
termaster harbor repairing.
British bark Cloch has come of the drydock
and will soon shift TO this port TO load wheat
for the United Kingdom.
The wrecked fishing schooner Ida May will be
brought to this port tomorrow from Apple Tree
cove II the efforts to noat her tomorrow are
successful.
Steamer Edith arrived in mort last NIGHT ,ri.h
10000 pounds of halbut. -.
Schooner Northland is dIscharging gypsum at
the plant OF. the Pacific Coast gypsum company
Seattie, Sept. 3O;-Steamer Buckman pro-
Steamer Bertha left Juneau for Valdez today
Steamer City Of. Seattle left Wrangelf for
Steamer Portland left Juneau yesterday for
Steamer Santa Clara leaves tomorrow morning.
for Seldovia. via. ports with 35 passengers; and
freight and steamer Dolphin sails tomorrow night
for Skagway. -.
Transport Dix returned from the Puget Sound:
navy yard after drydocking and;is loading for
the Philippines. -:
Fishing schooners Edith and Doncaster. arrived
In from the banks with good catches
Steamer Victoria is due In port. at a. m.
tomorrow with nearly GOO passengers -
:, Two masted schooner Sophia johnson arrived
this morning from the Arctic coast of Siberia:
with cargo of OIL skins. ivory and native para
phernalia valued at more than ST00. 600. This
is for an exhibition Mt the native Village mt the
Alaskan uk ION Pacific fair next year. The yes
sci had some exciting experiences In the Ice
foes OF the A1ctic. =; =
Victoria. b. c., Sept 3o.-The steamer
Hnmbodt was pulled off the rocks at Pluuipers
pass at 0:I5. :.
Astoria. Sept. ao,-Brftish steamer knight
of the Thistle arrived today from San Francisco
and is under charter to Kerr, Clifford G. Co TO
load grain for Europe
Steamer Alliance, Captain Olson. arrived to-
day from Coos bay with freight and passengers
and left for Portland. -
Steamer Homer, Captain Dorris, arrived today
from Eureka with freight and passengers
Steamer South Bay cleared at the custom
house today for San Francisco with a cargo. Of
100000 feet of lumber loaded as follows l25soNo
feet at Portland. 100000 feet at LinIton and
175 .000 feet at Rainier.
With the departure of the steamer State of
California next Friday afternoon the San Fran.
cisco Portland steamship company will resume
its winter schedule between. Astoria and San
Francisco. 1t win eliminate the scenic feature
down the Columbia to:a certain extent, but will
send the steamer into the open sea at dayiIrht
instead of during the night as under the summer
schedule. 7.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-01
CLAIM sALYAGE aroNEY

Hearing on the suit of the officers
and crew OF the American schooner
Skelekof to recover $4,000 in salvage
for the rescue OF the tug Chilkat in
Alaskan waters two years ago was be-
Yesterday. Captain P. j. Johnson of the
Skelekof told the court that he went to
the assistance of the tug during a heavy
storm which was driving the helpless
vessel toward the shore. Johnson tes-
titled that the rudder of the tug had
been damaged. Others of the crew cor
roborated the story of johnson. The
court was asked to fix the value OF the
services rendered TO the Chilkata
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-01
RICH WOMAN CHARGED
WITH PENSION FRAUD
Mrs. Octayia F. Crews Sued by
Government for Return
of S6hS

Suit to compel Mrs. Octavia F. Crews
of Ninth street. Oakland, to refund to
the United States s66S.5S. together with
interest and costs. was filed in the
United States district court yesterday.
The pension office has been searching
Tor Mrs. Crews since 1900
!, According TO the complaint filed in
the district court, Mrs. Crews is ac-
cused OF having made application for
a pension S the widow of a veteran
or the civil war. claiming that she was
ernment asserts that Mrs. Crews is
quite wealthy and that she was not
In need of the pension at the time she
made application.
Action was originally brought in
1900, but the government was unable
TO locate the woman. Attachments
nave been levied against about $4,000
OF Mrs Crews property in Oakland
Mrs Crews has not been paid widow S
pension since 1900.