The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-12-23
Local Intelligence.


afternoon, commencing at 2 o'clock
The holy communion on Sunday morn.
Ing, commencing at 10 O'clock Ser
vices Sunday night, commencing at g.
O'Clock, Christmas services on Chris
mas, Monday morning commencing at
6 o'clock. The Sunday School Anniver
sary will take place gu Christmas night,
commencing at 81 o'clack. Rev. Il
Z. Higbee, d. d., Of Mercersburg Col
lego, will be present during all the above
services. aud assist the Pastor.
Church Of Ascensi0a--R Rev. Julian
E. Ingle, Pastor. Services GU Christmas
day. Early Celebration of the Holy
Communion at 6 A. NJ. Morning Pray
er, Lecture and 2nd Celebration at 100
o'clock. ST. Stephens Day, St. John
the Evangelist's, and holy Inuoeont's
Day, December, 26, 81, and 2s, Holy
Oemmuuion at I A. NJ. Daily Evening
Prayer at o'clock
At St. Johns Catholic Church, GU
Christmas, there will be three masses.
The first at 5, the second following i'm
media,ely, anl the third at 10 a. NJ
Yespers at q p. NJ.
Services OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church Sunday, December oath. Ser.
mon by the Pastor at l0l AM. Child
reu's Christmas Eve Concert Service
Sunday evening, at Z A. NJ. All are
cordially invited.
The Young Peoples Christian Asso
citation will hold its next m,eting on
Monday, January LIST, at the NJ p.
Church, at which time the question.
" Should Capital Punishment be Abol.
ished," will be discussed.
Westen Maryland CoRege.-Therc
were two entertainments given at this
institution on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, an account If which we give
below:
Soiree Musicale. Ladies' De.
pariment of the Western Maryland
College, gave musical soires on We'd
nesday evening last, The programme;
which We publish below, embraced a
number Of choice selections. which were
rendered with taste and skill that
elected the admiration Of all present.
Voice le Sabre de mon Pere-Chorus /:
lie Mardi Gras Aux Enfere--Q uadrille-
Duett instrumental, George Trent, Mollic
Nichols Piero Mic Go Qua Una Fritola-
Solo Vocal, Mamie Simmons Hear me,
Norma-.Duett Vocal, Ida Williams. Geor.
gle Trent Juif Errant-Solo Instrumental,
Emma Yinging; Farewell-Solo Vocal,
Annie Ridgely Martha-Duett Instrumen,
tai, May Brocket,, Burnetta Broekett
Voices, Lingering Voices-Duett Vocal,
Florence Norris. Annie Norris La Cas-.
cadc De Rubes Solo instrumental. George
Trent; Robert. Toi Que Jaime Solo Yo.
cal, George Trent; Grande Polka De Con
cert-SOlo Instrumental, Mollie Nichols /;
The Cousins Duet Vocal, Mamie Sim
mons, George Trent; lie Dernier Sourire
Solo Instrumental, May Broekelt; Faust
Chorus.
The male students Of the same Col
lege gave Literary Entertainment on
Thursday evening. There was large
audience present and We learn that the
exercises were very entertaining. We
give the programme:
Defamation, THE Battle" W. II.
0gg: Reading, g Parson Turrelps Legacy
or the Presidents Old Arm Chair" II. d.
Newson; Defamation. Found Dead"
G. E. Norris Reading. "The Closing
Year. ". W. White; Music Dialogue,
" The Nervous Man." Aspen. W. p.
Wright; Biggs, j W. Biggs; Vivian, W.
r. Graham McShane g. II. Heiss; John.
A. s. Yantis Capt. Burnish. S. Il. Har
ris DR.. Oxide, G. Fossett Brown, T. B.
Ward. Music; Defamation. " Nobility
of Labor J. L. Shreeve Reading. sThe
Irish Letter." G. II. Heiss Defamation.
!" The Rising" W. II. Graham: Reading,
1.-THE Drunkard Redeemed" r. B. Ward:
Reading, The Battle Of Waterloo W.
P. Wright; Music, Dialogue, . HIS Last
Resource 0'Callighan, II. D. Newson
Charles, J. B. Galloway; Rivers, J. Z.
Gorsuch Dr. Banks, b. +. Grouse; Tho.
mas, g. IL. Child; John, II. A. Long;
Music. Mr.. Heiss then read az was Think.
ing" and " Farewell, Brother Watkins"
Larye Hogs continue our re.
cord of the large porkers slaughtered
10 this county, as follows:
Westminster and Viciniy-Thomas
L BACKYARD one weighing 40; William
Massey one weighing 3l2; George +.
Bachman ten weighing 100, 1913, 1919,
21la, 2i5, 219, 236, 242, $50, 33l;
Theo. Englar four averaging $40; Gran.
Vile S. Wilson four shoats weighing
1855, lSi, lS5, 2l5, and twenty three
hogs weighing 223, 236, 242. 255, 256.
259, 26l, 272, 272, 200, 294, 302, 1903.
30S, 3ll, 3lI, 3l5, 322, 325, 357, 352,
3S3, 395-aggregatc of the shoats 739
OF the hogs 1881; VIM. Lawyer three
weighing 3j6, 1863, 1881; Verley J
Clouslier, seven Weighing 352, 356,
BIZ, $40, 1902, 1896, Ala.
Ner BoarR Of School Co 1missioneys.
Carroll county having .'oyor one hun.
dred schools" (shc has LOG } is entitled
to five School Commissioners These
are appointed by the Judges of the Cir.
cult Court, now, instead of being elect
ed by the people as formerly, aud serve
for two years from the LIST of January
next. The Court has appointed the
following gentlemen: William Reese,
Westminster; David Prugh, Freedom;
Dennis II. Maynard, New Windsor;
Robert Q, Mckinney, Taneytowu; aud
Francis i. Herring, Fioksburg. The
Board is now composed Of three Demo
Gratis and two Republicans.
Burned 10 Death.--A child Of John
Jones, colored, aged Is months, was
burned to such an extent on Friday
morning of last week, at "Bluck Ankle"
near this city, that death epsucd about
4 o'clock in the afternoon Tho child