The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-10-26
Local Breritiss.

W inter IS coming on apace; ana NJ Suct
pace that you can hear him blowing.
The cracking Of nuts and jokes is in order
around the Preside these long winter evenings
Wheat in this county, though quite back
ward, is growing finely since the recent rain
VIM. J. Rupp, of Middletown, Ohio, ha:
been on a visit TO his friends in this county
A few fakes of snow fell on Saturday after
noon. They were so few as to be scarcely
noticeable.
/ G. S. Griffith, President of the State Prise
ner's Aid Association, visited Westminster or
Tuesday,
Now that the cunning season is here we
caution all sportsmen against shooting them
selves.
Chestnuts are $3.50 per bushel in Balti-
more, but $500 per bushel on the Eastern
Shore.
The farmer may now gayly sing-"wv're
husking out the corn, boys, we're husking out
the corn
Shellbarks are reported unusually plenty
this season, but TO secure them one has tC
shell out.
Westminster is not very profitable place
for concerts, lectures, and dramatic enter
tainments.
The diptheria IS very severe IN many parts
of this State, and more or less prevalent il
this region.
Which is the greatest bore-the graf ing OF
file, parlor organ, or screaking pair oil
boots or shoes?
When the Westminster rifle team is duly
organized will they challenge the champions
of Creedmoor2
The ''hog and hominy'' season approaches
Sausage especially is linked with many pleas
ant memories.
Il would be ludicrous, if not so sad, to see
little boys, scarcely knee high, initiating their
seniors in smoking.
Rev. II. w. Kuhns will be formally install.
ed pastor Of the Lutheran Church, in this
city, on Sunday, November Sd.
Let everybody remember the poor before
sitting down 10 the next Thanksgiving dinner.
Ii will be sauce of the richest flavor.
Attention is invited to the extensive sale OF
the Foundry and Machine Shops of Z. Wag-
oner, at Westminster, on Tuesday next, Oc-
tober 29th.
Lieut.. Sharrer, of the United States coast
survey steamer Blake, has been on n visit to
his relatives and friends in this city during
tine past week.
Rev Mr. Holloway, Of Cumberland, is ex
peeted to preach in the Lutheran church, this
city, tomorrow morning. Mr.. Holloway was
formerly pastor of this church.
Hanson Dorsey, colored, who was sentene-
ed to the penitentiary for robbing the store
of Reifsnider & Stephan, this city, died in
that institution on Friday of last week.
Mr.. George w. Albaugh has opened gen:
eral grocery and house furnishing store in the
building formerly occupied by E. X. Ger
nand, corner of Main and Court Streets.
Rev. Mr.. Still, of Centenary VI. E. Church,
in this city, began series of revival meetings
in his church on Sunday night last, which
have been continued every night this week,
G. w. Welsh, of Hanover, Pa, was in this
city on Wednesday making arrangements for
the grand excursion 20 The Virginia State
Fair, which takes place at Richmond next
week
Justice P. B. Mikesell, of this city. returned
home on Monday from Hagerstown, where he
had been in attendance for some days at the
Synod of the Potomac, Reformed Church OF
the United States.
The Board of Directors of the Western
Maryland Railroad Company on Tuesday re-
elected Mr. ]. NJ. Hood President and Man
ager; Alex. H. Rieman, Secretary, and j. S.
Harden, Treasurer.
Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, two dancing
bears, one a large brown bear, and the other
little black bear, led by two Italians, pass
ed through Westminster on Monday and Tues
day, the men gathering up what pennies they
could as they passed.
A knocking. belonging to lady in this
town, which has RECALLED all within earshot by
its matchless melody, for years, died on Tues.
day morning last, in the tenth year of its age.
Alas poor Philomeli we shall never hear
thy pleasant voice again.
The pupils of Oakland Primary school, No.
l, near Freedom, held fair AT the school
house, on the evening of the 11th and II in
slant. The proceeds, S13, have been for
warded TO the proper authorities in Baltimore,
for the benefit of the yellow fever sufferers.
A heavy Eastern storm began about
o'clock on Tuesday night, and continued
until about the same time on Wednesday
morning. A great amount Of water fell, and
cisterns were we'll filed. 1t was trying time
to roofs, many of which leaked, owing to the
driving wind.
Weishampel's Shirt Mandatory is a new
industry in Westminster, and should be en-
couraged by all our citizens. He is reliable
ton. Orders solicited from all the surround.
ing towns, aud from the country at large.
Good work, good material, cheap prices.
We we're somewhat in error in stating last
week that the entire credit for watering our
streets on the occasion of the barbecue, was
due TO Col. VIM. A. McKellip. Whilst that
gentleman inaugurated the movement, the
town authorities took an active part, and paid
$40 towards defraying the expenses.
Our young fellow townsman, Mr.. H. Dor
sey Newson, has commenced the book and
stationery business at No. 10, South Charles
street, Baltimore, at the we'll known house OF
ID. w. Glass & Co. Mr.. Newson is q great
favorite in Westminster, and we are sure he
viii be none the less so in his new business
relation in Baltimore.
Our merchants are selling goods at bottom
prices, and we presume that the merchants
throughout the county are doing the same
thing, but they don't tell thepeopleso through
our columns. Il is real pleasure, to those
fond Of shopping, to go into well-illed store
now, as so much can be bought for so little
money. Westminster merchants are doing
an active trade through liberal use of print
er's ink. Whenever they have anything es-
pecially good, they make it known to the
public through the press, which is the most
convenient channel of communication, and no
investment pays the shrewd business man
better