The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-22
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Get your ice houses ready.
Coal has advanced again, this time twenty 4
five cents q ton
Next Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. Is
your turkey ripe2
The ADVOCATE eniors upon its fifteenth
year to day.
The Greys Band will parade on Thanks.
giving afternoon.
The influenza is so prevalent in Westmin.
ster as to be almost an epidemic.
At $50, a. m. yesterday morning the mer-
curry was down to ll0 above zero.
AT the Hanover cattle market, on Saturday
last, $50 head Of cattle we're sold.
A llre has been raging on the mountains
near Penmar Park aud High Rock.
There have been spent on the streets Of
Westminster, for the current year, S2i3.73.
An oyster supper and fair will be given at
Snydersburg during the Christmas holidays.
Go to hear Colton's humorous lecture Mt
Odd Fellows Hall next Wednesday night.
| Interesting revival meetings are being held
nightly at Centenary NJ. L. Church, this city.
| The long and serious drought in this sec.
tiou ended on Monday night By soaking
rain.
! Hoop your sides before hearing Cotton, at
Odd Fellows Hall, on Wednesday evening
next.
The County Teachers Association of Car.
roll county, met at Central Hall, this city,
yesterday.
Editors are not cold hearted people, yet
they cut their best friends-they scissor their
| best exchanges.
| The Catoclin iron smelling furnace, near
Mechanicstown, after long suspension, is
| again in operation.
Frederick Zahn, Of Fountain Valley, killed
two hogs this week, weighing 2s3 and 800
| pounds, respectively.
Rev. ii. w. Kuhns, pastor Of Grace Luth-
eran Church, preached an admirable sermon
TO young men on Sunday night last.
The annual State Convention of the Young
| Mems Christian Association will be held in
Frederick from the 9th to the 3Oth inst.
The school teachers of Washington county
are not exactly on o strike, but they have
asked an advance of20 per cent. on their sal
aries.
Sunday, though little windy, was a model
day. 1t resembled pleasant day in early
spring when nature begins to put on her green
robe.
Give the Fire Department q bumper, at Odd
Fellows Hall, on Wednesday evening next.
Our musical fayortes, the Buels will be
there.
Rev. l. l.. Nicholson has resigned the rec.
torship OF Ascension parish, this city, and
accepted call TO st. Marks Church, Phila
delphia.
The net proceeds Of the fair aud festival
held last week for the benefit Of the Sunday
School Of thu NJ. p. Church, this city,
amounted TO $50.
We have an account Of the visit of the
"Widower Professor" and "Member of the
Corn Exchange" to Hanover, but could not
publish it this week.
The commissions of the recently elected
officers in Carroll county were received on
/ Thursday. The officers are allowed until the
2lst OF December TO bond.
At the last meeting of the City Council the
tax collector made return Of S235. 10, max.
ing total for the current year Of $Gl4.39,
none Of which, however, was for the levy OF
1879.
The Eastern Question, which has agitated
Europe for many years, is not any nearer a
settlement than it was in the beginning, but
there will be u ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Turkey
next Thursday.
A snow squall from the North West, on
Thursday morning, brought down the snow
with such rapidlty rs to cover the ground IN
live minutes. The aspect was quite wintry.
There was also slight fall at night.
Belle, daughter of Rev. NJ. J. Alleman, OIL
Littlestown, died suddenly from heart disease
on Sunday night last. She was preparing tc
go to church when she fell down aud expired
Her parents were absent at the time.
committee was appointed to wait upon
the County Commissioners on Monday last
to get donation towards buying chemica
FIRE engine. Delay being experienced il
getting the committee together, nothing wa.
done. They will be petitioned next Monday
for a $500 appropriation.
Deputy Sheriff Macintosh took Mary o.
Corner 10 the House of Correction on Mon
day, to which institution Justice Mikese
sentenced her for six months. On his return
he brought with him Frances Green, colored
charged with iniantcde, whose case was re
moved here from Baltimore for trial.
The meteors predicted this month, by Ger
tain astronomers, have not yet made their ap
pearance. The 18Th has been the usual tim,
Of their appearance, since the great phenom
enon OF 1888. 1t is predicted that there viii
be brilliant display on the night of the 9Th
Look out for them.
On Wednesday tho Commissioners Of Fred
erick and Carroll counties metal Sells Ford
ing, on the Monocacy, to examine the mason.
ry for the new bridge across that river. A
thorough inspection was made and they nc.
cepted the work from the contractor, Mr.. c.
Await, OF this city, pronouncing it very supe.
rior in every respect.
The Pinatore crew, who so admirably gave
tue OptTetta mere IN July last ana again III
October, produced it at the Academy Of
Music, Baltimore, on Thursday evening, with
like success. The Westminster chorus main.
tanned its reputation, aud the leading eharac
tiers sustained their parts we'll. Miss Pistol
and others received boquets.
The first Thanksgiving proclamation pre-.
served in printed form, that is known, is
one issued by his Excelency Francis Bernard,
Captain General and Governor. in Chief in and
over His Majisty's province of the Massa-
chusetts Bay, in New England, and Vice.Ad
miral of the same, in 1867. From the Ian
guage Of the proclamation, it would seem that
it was an old custom in 1867.
"The moon lays far to the South, and il will
continue warm aud dry" said local astron.
omer to usas we came upt the street Sunday eve
ming. Three more made similar observations
the same evening. We did not try to make a
corner in water, or order any summer cloth.
ing, for we did not believe ia the predictions
Monday night we had soaking rain--that was
the dry part-and on Wednesday the ground
was frozen and ice formed an inch in thick
ness-that was the warm part. Bring in an
other moon.