The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-05-08
MANCHESTER.

r having a vehicle, automobile, motor
cycle, bicycle or riding horse was on
Sunday. liz we judge the number i
church from those on the road Their
must have been slim attendance.
Sunday afternoon while MIR. Samue
Lilly was out walking, he notice
smoke arising from leaves down nea
! Denners Swamp. On Investigating h
found the woods on fire. He gave tn
alarm and In a short time about 15
people were there from Mancheste
and Germantown, with rakes AM
buckets. After little fight they hat
it extinguished. 1t was fortunate
was discovered, for Mr.. Denner's stor
age barn was right I'm the path Ii
which it was eating its way; had i
burned 1t would have been quite 6
loss.
Sunday evening Mr.. Hunt and tht
Misses Lippy and Miller started for 6
drive On their way home on reach.
ing the town hill the horse, for some
unknown reason, started to kick. They
jumped from the buggy, Miss Miller
fell. Mr.. Hunt and Miss Lippy found
she was injured. Fortunately Mr.
Walter Armacost came by i'm his auto
mobile and brought the young ladies
to the Office OF DR.. Denner. After ex-
amining Miss Miller he found her in
juries were not as severe as the ner-
vous shock. Later she was taken TO
the home of MFR. Harry Black with
buggy were Slightly damaged.
Mrs. Ruth Leese's Sunday school
class held a bonnet sale and festival
I'm an unoccupied room of Miss Lizzie
Trump's. The straw bonnets sold
well and the cake and ice cream were
disposed OF. The proceeds are for
the new Lutheran church. The
ladies are doing all they can toward
the financial side. We wish them
success for they will enjoy the new
building and the town will be beauti-
fed
A handsome pair of iron gates were
placed at the entrance Of the Union
Cemetery. They are really a memo
rial to the late Miss Sarah Trump,
who started the project years ago, as
leader and teacher of the Manchester
Bible Association, and though not liv-
ing to see them placed, the money was
furnished by the Association. Rev.
Charles Trump, of Martinsburg, Va,
superintendent. the placing OF them
Miss Sarah needs no memorial with
her friends and associates. for those
who knew her best loved her. The
gates are only one of the many good
things she started.
Mr.. Lewis, DR.. Everhart, Misses
Mamie Croft and Susan Croft, of Fred
erick, drove here Friday paying a fly
ing visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j.
Everhart, DIR. Everhart's parents
They returned Saturday morning, DR..
1verhart, wife and son returning with
hem in the car Mrs. Everhart spent
he past ten days here a guest of her
Mrs. Musselman, and
Mr. and Mrs. Everhart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson and Mr..
and Mrs. j. MI. Motter drove here
rom Baltimore, in Mr.. Robinson's car,
spending the day with Mr.. Motter's |
sister, Miss Fannie Ross.
Mr.. Charles Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. |
Samuel Houck and Helen and Gardner
4ouck spent Sunday here, the guests
If Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Miller.
Mr.. George Greeholt, Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Wesley Snyder.
nent, "Old Uncle Con and the Bing-
lille School," was splendidly acted
The parts In Uncle Con, being difficult,
deserve special mention, the two
Charles" having the parts of julius
nd William, in the Bingville School
reated such roars of laughter, that
he boys are not done laughing yet.
Mrs. William Burgoon entertained
large number of her friends at her
lome on South Main street last Friday
The town has had almost an cpl
lemic Of colds and tonsilitis, the last
ew weeks. The changeable weather
las much to do with sickness, one
lay rs degrees, the next morning 81 .
Iegrees. 1t is not very conducive to
lealth. WV
Mr.. Charles Fl. Everhart and wife
their friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Stane, Mrs. Lottie Jenkins,
on and daughter. of Baltimore, Sum i
lay afternoon
Our town base ball team will have ,
is opening game Saturday afternoon,
Nay 9th, crossing bats with the J
dechanicsville team, on the home \
diamond.