The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-04-05

SOMETHING NEw.--As it is our custom 70
note in these columns every improvement aud
enterprise in our midst, we would be very re-
miss II we failed TO notice the new establish
ment Of r. A. Norris, on Main street, in this
city. Mr.. Norris has just completed two
story frame building, SKIP feet, which is to
serve as store room, reirigerators, ice house,
slaughter house, &c. The front part will be
occupied as the store, where will be kept, in
addition to fresh aud salt meats, fish, vegeta
bies, fruits, Re- ia season. From the store
room a door leads into three refrigerators the
largest Of which being 20 feet long,, where
meats can be kept fresh and nice at all times
The ice house adjoins the refrgerators on the
top and sides, and is entirely above ground
The sides Of the ice house are double, having
room for the circulation Of air between them,
and the ice rests on sort Of slat-work, with
tin floor beneath As the ice melts, the
space is filed up with ice from above, and no
handling of ice is necessary. Back Of the re-
frigerators is the slaughter room, which is
complete arrangement, aud in the rear of il
again is a room with two large kettles for the
rendering of lard, &c. The cellar, which ex-
tends under nearly the whole building, Will be
used for packing pork in the fall of the year
This establishment is the most complete, IN
all Of its appointments, of any that has come
under our observation, and is q credit to our
city. To avoid the unpleasant 0dors which
generally attend such establishments, Mr.
Norris has made arrangements TO have hauled
out of the city, all the the blood, bones, otial,
&c as soon as beef is butehered, aud his
neighbors need not be at all soctous on that
account.
Mr.. Norris will butcher and have for sale,
on Monday morning n very fine beef which
he thinks cannot fail to tempt the appetites OF
our citizens.
SnSER RrS IrEMS.--The case of small
pox of the wife of VIM. X. Leppo has been
I fatal She died last Sunday shortly before
noon, and understand that no person was in
about the house when she died but Mr. Leppo
She was buried Sunday night by Mr.. Leppo,
assisted by Nicholas Bsh. Never before has
( anything of the kind occurred in this neigh
| borhood, when husband had to assist in
bnrying his wife. There are no other cases
of small pox at present in this vicinity.
/ All fools day, rs the first day Of April is
generally called, was a very appropriate name
| for it here. Nearly everyone who expected
any money on that day was fooled. The dis
| appointment was more general than was ever
known here before.
Farmers are now DUSTY Al work plOWlnG
corn ground, which was not done in the fall
as is general here, on account OF the epizootic
Some are getting the ground ready to SOW
| oats,
| ACCOMMODATION TRAIN-Wc learn that on
or about the 10th. instant train will leave
| Baltimore for Mechanicstown Mt $50, p. VI.
| This will be a great accommodation to ell
persons along the route, as it will allow them
two hours longer to transact business in Bal.
timore.
CENTENARY NJ L. CuucH. Sunday, April
9th, 1878. Morning l0l o'clock sermon by
the Pastor and administration of the Lords
Supper. Evening I! o'clock, lecture and
concert service. Subject of lecture, ''Ruth. "
All are invited.
On the Western Maryland Railroad there
was another slide in the neighborhood of
Waynesboro' Station, which prevented the ar
rival ofthe O'Clock mail train until o clock
on Saturday evening.
| Lee Black, one of the engineers of the ives.
tern Md. Railroad, was awarded the engineers
clock, at the Fair of the Western Enterprise
Company, Hagerstown, last week