The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-05-20

Local Msceilaay,---Ezra II. Hahn
has been appointed Postmaster at Silver
Run, 10 this county,
| II. o. Grisnes. ESQ, has purchased
The stock Of Messrs., Fhea, n. Sellers
4 %. We bespeak fcr Mr.. G.. large
/ tradc. .a
| Thomas J. Hood ofthis city, has dis.
| posed OF his stock Of dry goods, 49,,
and removed TO Martinsburg, Va.
The Festival for the benefit of the
Methodist Protestant Sunday School,
Of this city, held on Monday night re.
allied sl25.
| Dir Alfred Cook, Of this city has
been appointed route agent on the West.
cru Maryland Railroad. between Balti.
more and Union Bridge Mr.. Cook
entered on his duties on Monday last.
| VIM. A. McKellip, ESQ.,, of this city,
has been appointed TO the position Of
weighcr in the Custom House, Balti.
more. 4 aaser tft
As Mr.. John Marsh and another
gentleman were entering town on Tues.
day evening, driving his fast horse at
the top OF Mit,en's hill the backing
strap broke, aud the horse ran into the
ditch, throwing them out. They es.
capped with a few bruises. The horse
continued running until reaching home.
The buggy was considerably broken.
| There Is commendable disposition
to q fix up" manifested by all our prop.
erty holders, as any one mas see by
taking walk around town Repairing
painting. paperiug and whitewashing
seem to be the order of the day. While
white washers arc busy on barns aud
buildin IS, nature is just as busy put.
ting on her May.co OF green garments
and the combination creates very
pretty effect.
Cultivate your flower gardens; they
are the semblance of youth, purity and
loyeliness; their beauty aud perfume
will repay you for all your trouble, il
only inhaled and looked upon once
besides, the exercise in their culture
will bring roses to your own cheeks.
We would respectfully ask our friends
in different sections OF the county tC
send US any matter of interest that
may transpire 10 their midst. We wan
to make the ADVOCATE live paper
and we kindly solicit the assistance o
our friends in this particular. Oh
There are u number OF bowling cur
10 our town who had much better b,
T in dog heaven than barking here oil
earth. tt4 faaa a
Persons desiring the usual notices oil
deceased friends published in our col
umns must furnish the particulars. W.
publish such notices free OF charge nt
cannot take the time to hunt up nahes
ages, &c Ell JAS
Any business is better than loaing
but il is wonderful how so many han,
around the corners, aud have nothin,
TO do. .l.r ~ aa. .5s ss..
Banks.--The Treasury Department
under the new administration, require,
reports from the National Banks il
quite different way from the old one
Formerly, the reports were made OF
:. the first Mondays Of January, April
July and October. Now, five report,
year are to be made; they are to b,
called for by letter, and are 10 BE- up I,
some date already passed at the tim,
the written notification is forwarded. =
The Editor oil the newspaper in which
', the report is published is required t,
20 before NJ gistrate aud make oatl
that the Published statement is an exue
copy OF the one furnished by the cash
ier. Thus all opportunity TO doctor
reports is cut of.
NEG Post 06iee.-We understand
that an application is to be made to tn,
Post Office Department for the purpos,
! Of creating Jerusalem, in Uniontowr
: District, post office, This will be
very great convenience to our citizens
7 10 that neighborhood
The dedication Of the new Methods
Protestant Church at Sandy Mount
which was to have taken place on Sun
day last, was postponed, owing to tn,
inclcmency Of the weather, until Sun
day, the 9Th Of june.