The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-12-21
Local Brevities.
Merry Christmas to all.

A well defined rainbow was visible in the
northeast, on Saturday morning last.
A brisk business in Christmas trees has
been going on in Westminster this week.
We are grati6ed to learn that the Schlosser
Tannery will be reopened in the Spring.
Let those who have plenty share with the
deserving poor, during the Christmas festiv-
tiles.
Store and shop windows look beautiful and
tempting. One can hardly pass them without
pausng to admire.
The best Christmas present you can give
to friend is copy of the DEMOCRATIC AD-
voCATE for one year.
The "Kris Kinges'' are practicing at Bow
wers' Hall for their usual Christmas eve mas
querade performances.
The Farmers & Mechanics National Bank
of this city has $54 ,363.27 on deposit. The
Union National Bank has S72, 6S3.25.
There was a considerable fall of snow on
Sunday last but the ground being wet from
preceding rains, it melted as soon as it fell.
small portion of alcohol rubbed on win
dows occasionally at this season of the year
will prevent ice from collecting and freezing
on them.
The report that Santa Claus had made an
assignment is not correct, and good little
children will all receive presents Christmas
morning.
have resolved not to purchase the second pre-
ferred mortgage bonds OF the Western Mary
land Railroad.
The Children's Guild of Ascension P. e.
Church, had sale of Christmas articles at
the Sunday School Chapel on Tuesday and
Wednesday last
A Christmas tree as present to married
gentleman around whose hearth stone there
are no children, is the latest practical joke OF
the season in Westminster.
No man can lay claim to being first class
farmer unless he can produce nice yellow
golden butter in winter White butter is an
evidence of poor farming.
The frost work upon the window-panes,
these mornings, is exceedingly beautiful, re-
sembling huge tropical foliage. Jack Frost is
an artist of no mean degree.
A number of gentlemen of this city and vi
cinity in January will visit Goochland and
other counties, in Virginia, for the purpose
of examining the lands with view to pur-
chasing.
Office has been discontinued 1t will be sup
piled on Wednesday and Saturday until
April. when it is thought that it will be serv-
ed daily.
The weather has been rather crisp and win
try. this week. On Wednesday night the
thermometer registered 800 On Thursday
morning the atmosphere was nipping cold,
but bright and exhilarating.
A meeting of the Baltimore butchers and
cattle dealers was held on Wednesday, night,
and it was determined to change the day for
selling at the cattle scales from Monday to
Thursday after January LIST.
The hustle and stir of the holiday season
have already commenced. The streets are
thronged with wagons and carriages, and
people are hurrying to and fro, with ANNA
ted look and motion, all betokening the near
approach of the festive season.
Capt. Luther Welsh, Jr., of this county,
will leave next week for Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. He will engage in the fire insurance
business, the firm being Kinney Welsh.
The many friends of Capt. Welsh will be
pleased to hear of his success.
The crows have roost in dense forest
few miles south of Westminster. Each morn
ing they go north to their feeding grounds in
the forests on the confines of Carroll and York
counties. Every evening they return in i'm
mense numbers to their roosting place.
DIR. E. A. Herring, of Waynesboro Pa,
brother of DIR. J. W. Herring, of this city, has
purchased the Kemper farm in Rockingham
county, Va, containing BOG acres, for Sl5,-
O0O The farm is one of the best IN the coun-
ty, and has large and elegant brick dwelling
on it, of modern style.
Turkeys are selling here at IA cents per
pound, dressed, but they are bringing more
here than can be realized for them in Baltl-
more. A huckster bought eight for which he
paid SIP He dressed them and sent them
to Baltimore, and realized $6.S8, besides
having to pay freight and commission; rath-
er proftless speculation.
Diptheria and cholera are both believed to
be aggravated if not originated by neglect of
proper ventilation or drainage. Cleanliness
must not be neglected. The exhalations of
foul gutter, damp cellar, a neglected sink
or stable or pig pen, may start the disease.
How important it is, then, that the utmost
cleanliness should be observed, not only in
the house but all about it.
The ADVOCATE has received. this week,
some very fine sausage from Judge Isaac c.
Bale; large roast of choice beef from Sher-
iff Woods; fresh ham from friend; bottle
of wine, basket of eggs and roll of butter
from a lady and choice spare ribs, sausage
and pudding from gentleman of Manchester
district. These tokens of the kind remem-
brance of friends are very pleasant.
A WORTHY ENTERPRISE. measure
looking to the keeping at home of the capital
and surplus funds of our citizens, is one that
should address itself to our intelligent judg-
ment. 1t needs but little observation to show
that an immense amount of the capital of our
people, by the energy and enterprise of 9th
ers, is being diverted from our midst and adj
ded to the wealth of other sections to the de-
triment of our own. Some of our citizens
realizing the necessity of something being
done to obviate this condition of affairs, and
at the same time to meet want long existing,
have taken step in the right direction.
An association, upon the plan and princi-
pie of the United Brethren Mutual Aid So
ciety of Lebanon, Pa, is about being organ
lied in our city, under an Act of Incorpora.
: ton of the Circuit Court of Carroll county.
The plan of this society, as is well known
to many of our citizens who are members
thereof, is, after the payment of small ad-
: mission and annual fee, the payment only
of pro rata mortality assessment at the death
of each member.
The plan recommends itself to every think
ing man for its simplicity, equity and advan-
tages, and needs very little explanation to
acouaint the most obtuse with its manner of
work and operation.
Being Home misunderstanding special
reference to our own State and being con-
Quoted and managed by our own people, we
see no reason why it should not commend
itself to the consideration of every one who
desires to secure the benefits of life insurance,
at small cost to each member.
We hope to be able IN our next issue TO
publish its plan in detail.
u JUSTICE CRApsrEa's CoURT.-0n Saturday
last Justice Crapster committed four tramps
to Jail for disorderly conduct-Claxton and
! Caroline Stone, Edward Foley and Thomas
Riley, the first three for ten days and Riley
for FIVE days. Claxton and Caroline Stone
had just gotten out Of Jail on Saturday morn
ing where they had been for five days.
: John Bricker, for obtaining money under
false pretenses, was dismissed, the evidence
not sustaining the Charge
Elias Cole, for assaulting Serena Holdings
worth, both colored, plead guilty and was
fined so cents and $1.70 cost
Andrew Pfuch, committed to jail on peace
warrant by Justice 0ursler, gave security and
was released.
BARN DESTROYED BY FIRE.-The Hanover
Spectator says "a barn belonging to Simon
Barnhart, ST., situated near Naces mill, about
: six miles south of this place, was destroyed
t by fire on Saturday evening last about 8
: o'clock. Mrs. Barnhart, wife of Mr.. Simon
]. Barnhart, the tenant, was about leaving
the barn after milking the cows, when she dis