The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-04-20
MANCHESTER

The play Oak Farm" played by an
amateur dramatic troupe from Glyn-
don, in the |. o. o. F. Hall, last Fri
day evening was enjoyed by large
audience. The receipts were S35.
The music was rendered by Mrs.
Walter Went&, piano, and Mr.. Horatio
NJ. LOats, trombone, of this town. The
play was followed by dance. A large
number of the younger set participate
ing. A saddending occurred after such
a pleasant evening, that shocked the
friends the next morning. The Glyn-
don ladies and gentlemen left the
town in two automobiles about 1870
a. m. In the first car were the ladies
and several gentlemen. Father
Reilly and four gentlemen in the Sec
ond, when about a mile from town
Father Reilys car crashed into a tele-
phone pole, breaking the pole off,
, throwing one of the occupants
! through the windshield and the 9TH
ers out the side, Father Reilly holding
/ the wheel was thrown forward, strik-
ing his face and chest. Assistance
was called by phone. Mr.. Howard
! Hoffman, of this town, responded and
rushed to the scene in an auto and
brought Father Reilly to the Office of
DR.. Jacob Sherman. After examining
him DR.. Sherman ordered him re-
moved to the hospital. Mr.. Edward
Trump, owner of the Central Garage,
took him to St. Agnes Hospital, Bal
timore. The professors found his
nose broken, face cut and chest in
ijured, painfully so, but not serious.
Running at high rate of speed, no
lights and a poor brake was the cause
of the accident.
Mr.. George A. Shower and sister,
Mrs. Mary Bardwell, received a tele-
gram Saturday morning, April IA,
from Berkeley, Cal, announcing the
death of their sister, Mrs. Rachel
Decker, (nee Shower aged II years
and 6 months, formerly of this town.
A second telegram announced the
funeral services to be held Monday
at the home in Berkeley, where the
body was cremated. The remains
will be brought to this town for bur-
ial in the family lot in the Reformed
cemetery. Full particulars cannot be
given at this time, as to the arrival
of the remains. Mrs. Decker is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Secrist
of Berkeley, Cal, with whom she re-
sided; one brother, Mr.. George A.
Shower, and a sister, Mrs. Mary
Bardwell, of this town, and a sister
Mrs. Frick of Shelby, N. C.
The quiet of the Sabbath afternoon
was broken by the sad accident that
occurred about a mile and a half
| from town, along the State road lead
ing to Reisterstown, i'm which NAL
com Martin, aged Is years, l month
and "a days, third son of Mr.. Richard
Martin, was killed. Malcolm, his
brother, Ralph, and Ralph Wilderson
were driving a young horse. They
were gone some while, on their re-
turn an automobile passed them at a
high rate of speed, when beside the
horse they blew their horn sharply
the horse rared, then kicked, striking
Malcolm. The boys took him out ot
the buggy, and when they placed him
on the ground he collapsed. Mr.
Malcolm Oursler, a cousin of the
children, happened along in his auto
mobile and brought the boy to town
to the home of his aunt, Mrs. H. Ben
ton Burgoon. DR.. J. H. Sherman was
summoned and pronounced him dead
Later he was removed to the home OF
his father, just outside Of the town
The undertakers found the print OF
the horses shoe right over the heart
and two ribs broken. Funeral Ser