The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-02-17
Local Intelligence.

Local Intelligence.
| The Coacerts.-The concerts give
| BY the Amphions, on Monday aud Tues
day evenings, by common consent IA
surpassed anything Of tie kind eve
before attempted 10 Westminster. |
Is a rare thing, outside Of or large
cities, to meet with such combination
Of musical talent as the Amphioni
brought together on these occasions
| The artists from a distance who partic
ipated in them stand at the very heat
of their profession, while the Amphioni
themselves seemed to fulfil the highes
| public expectation. We cannot fail t.
mention, as worthy Of special eommen
datioa, the exquisite songs of Mis-.
Kate Dieter, aud the superb piano
Duets of Mrs. Hurley aud Mrs. L
L. Smith. A quartette BY Prof
Hurley and lady aud Messrs. Liedlich
aud Lang was admirably rendered, as
also the eornet solo BY Mr.. Leidlieh.
The Messrs. Dielman, Prof. Lenssen,
aud Mile Tedesea are unsurpassed in
their respective performances, while the
mother Of Mile Tedesca, touches the
piano with the skill and grace Of an ac.
eomplished artistic. The mirth provo.
king songs Of Mr. Charles w. Banks,
with banjo accompaniment, and of Prof.
Lenssen, with cello accompaniment,
eonvulsed the audience with laughter.
We have never heard the violin solos
of Mile. Tedesca surpassed. The com.
munity responded literally to the efforts
of the Amphions to cater to their
pleasure and amusement, and packed
the house on the FIRST night; aud there
is no doubt that il would have been
packed equally as full on the second
night, but for the rain, which thinned
off the audience little. Ga the whole
1t was the most successful muoical en-
tertainmeut ever given in Westminster.
and the Amphions are entitled to the
thanks Of the community for thus min
istering to their pleasure and enjoy.
meat
,SykessUc-This morning, February
18th, 70, ushered in one Of Longfel.
lows Rainy days" Although OZARK
and dreary" to some, it was the means
Of wreathing in smiles the faces ofmauy
persons in this district whose wells have
been dry for several weeks, and also
revived the spirits Of the millers whose
mills, like the mills Of the Gods, have
been compelled to grind very slowly"
for some time past.
The Rev. Father McDonough, Of
Woodstock College preached au able
and eloquent sermon in st. Joseph's
Catholic Church, of this place, on
Sunday last. He breaches here regu
larly the second Sabbath in each month.
The congregation purpose haviag
Fair at Easter, for the purpose Of rails
ing funds to complete the church.
The Rev. DR. Piggott, Rector Of
Trinity Parish, has been seriously sick
for some days past. lie was unable to
fnlfl his pastoral engagements on Sun.
day last
A difficulty occurred here, one night
last week, among some Americas citi
zens Of AFRICAN persuasion" which,
We learn, resulted in one of them being
rather severely cut with a knife. We
did not learn the cause of the difficulty
but suppose it originated from exees
siye indulgence in libations of "cerebro.
spinal meningitis"
\ few mornings since Mr.. Thomas
Hobbs happened to go out to his COW
yard, very early in the morning, and
discovered two strangers milking one of
his iavorite COWS. Although Mr.. n.
expressed considerable slrprise at such
proceeding, they refused to desist
until they had secured "quantum suf
cit" of milk.