The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-12-22
Local Intelligence.

Local lntellgence,
More Large Hgys.-Agaiu We have a
large number of heavy hogs to ch-oni,
Gle. la no county in the State is ,hcre
so much attention given TO pork raising
as Carroll:
Alr. Joshua Stoncsifcr, Of this city,
killed last week, 10 months old which
weighed 1877, $50, 369, 349-total 1895
pounds j. j Baumgartner 4-520,
5l9, 4si, ,.s2--total 2005 Geo W.
O'Douuell I, 8 months old, whose
average weight was 90; Frederick
Znhn 2-352, 1862 4; Airhea-t Winters
IO-iO9, 4l6, All, ST., 372, $50, 3S5,
ALL, Al, 4I0--total 1901 John Leis
der, Big Pipe Greek, 4-3l4, $40. 26G.
275-,otal il65; Jeremiah Geiman I
% weighed 1000 pounds, aud the
other four 1923, 2l5, 247, 1873; Gran.
willie Wilson 22-27S, POS $40, 267.
1903, 30i, 306, 277, 81, 2l9, 1916. 2g5.
1863, 3l2. POS, 307. 2ST, $50. 27G, 365,
$50, 279--totaI 69il Mr. Jeremiah
Robinson l7--5l5, AL 4i0, 40, 335
334, 33l, 327, SOL, 3l7, 3i3, sol, 339.
27s, 202, 1875, lT3; George Ebersold
4, weighing $50 pounds.
A correspondent at Iioucksvillc,
under date of the 18th instant, writes
Mr. David W. Houek to day slaughtered
a very fne pig which weighed 1851 pounds
There were 1913 chances taken on the weight
of the pig, at ten cents per chance, to be
divided into three parts, the person who
came nearest the weight OF the pig was to
have three iflhs OF the money, the next
nearest was to have three ffths of the re
shmnder, and the remainder to be given to
the next nearest On opening the box
which contained the tickets with each per
sons name written upon them with the
weight, il was found that Mr.. Amos Arna.
cost by bein the nearest man to the weight
Of the pig The having on his ticket $50 lbs.
won the first prize. The second prize was
given to George Gummell, William Buch.
man aud A. J. Roulsou, whs came within
three. fourths Of pound Of the weight The
third and last prize was given To A. j.
Houek, Reason Brown, Abraham buchanan
j. W. Murray Bsfus Richards, II. +.
Alhaugh, Hanson Abbott and r. s. Holek,
who came within one aud fourth pounds
of its weight.
Christmas Never before have the
stores Of Westminster presented such a
beautiful spectacle as now, when arrayed
in their holiday attire. We did intend
20 spesify each Of our advertisers bu,
found it to he too laborious an uuder
taking, aud have therefore concluded to
give them general notice Read the
advertisements Of our Merchants, aud
rest assured that those who advertise
will sell you bargains. The majority OF
them purchase their goods for cash ia
New York, Philadelphia aud Baltimore.
and we know by experience that all the
articles sold by them are as cheap as
can be purchased ia either of those
cities.
Lamp ChimReys For the benefit OF
our readers who use coal oil, we publish
the following, no: because we can re-
commend it, but give it for what it is
worth: Every housewife, who uses
kerosene oil knows that il affords the
best and cheapest light Of all ilumina.
ting oils. But she also knows that the
constant expense and annoyance from
the breakage OF lamp ehimneys, almost,
ii not quite, counterbalances the advan
tages OF its use. Put the glass chimney
IN lukewarm water, heat it to the boil.
ing point, and boil it Que hour, after
which leave it 10 the water till it eools
The chimney will be less liable TO crack
by sudden change OF temperature.
Hoe 10 lie Gas-An esteemed cor.
respondent sends US the following which
will be interesting to cur city readers
FIHsr la Lighting your gas, turn
the gas on the metre about one.half,
thea light the gas, aud regulate the
lights by the stop cock that lets the gas
into the metre. This prevents the
pressure Of gas from making the index
move so fast. The greater the pres
sure Of gas on the metre the faster IT
moves, aud the larger will be the ga
bill.
Seeond-From the time the gas Is
usually lighted until halfpast eight OF
mine o'clock, the pressure Is the came
After the stores aad shops are closed,
the pressure is thea greater on the M
tres ia use, aud the stop cock should be
turned at the metre so as to regulate the
pressure