The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-01-25
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Lent begins on February 26lh.
h.uday services at the NJ. Il. Church 10. day.
day. ''''''
Prime butter Is selling in York, Pa, a'l2J
cents per pound.
The times must be growing better, for ey
erybody says so.
Black kid gloves with small pearl buttons i.
the latest novelty in gloves
Groping along icy streets and pavements on
dark nights is neither pleasant nor safe.
The thsw which commenced on Wednes.
day, ended just one month of sleighing.
This is hard weather on the brigade that
stand in battle array in front Of church doors.
The privileges under the law to trap OIL
shoot rabbits expired on Wednesday the 10th
instant.
Another polar wave came down on us Sun.
day night but the temperature moderated on
Wednesday.
vale, containing 100 acres to Ira b. Iepp, al
$50 per acre.
Get your sale bills printed at the ADVOCATE
office, which is unexcelled in the State for
handsome bills.
Forty.one persons were inferred in Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Hanover, last year, fifteen
less than in 1871.
Two questions for debate in the yceums-
Should mortgages be taxed? Should Chinese
immigration be encouraged?
Prof Miller, the Baltimore athlete, did not
stroll up TO this city last Saturday, as expec.
ted. The walking wasn't good.
The Westminster Minstrels had a good
house on Thursday night, aud their perform.
ance is said 10 have been creditable.
A gentleman OF this city was born ia Balti.
more county, raised in Frederick county, and
has never lived out Of Carroll county.
Shellman, the News Agent and Stationer,
will accept our thanks for a fountain pen and
holder. 1t is Just the thing for business men.
The measles, epizootic and Offices seeking
are all affecting the people around Towson-
town and in other parts of Baltimore county.
Puzzles are all the rage. The ADVOCATE,
for several weeks, has contained one or more,
and a number Of our exchanges also devote a
space weekly to them.
Several burglarious attempts have been
made in Townsontown this week. The houses
Of G. Bonn Slingluf, Jeryis Spencer and Mr..
Longnecker being visited by thieves.
Mrs. Mary Ann Herter, died Wednesday at
the residence Of j. j. Turner, in Baltimore,
aged 81 years. She was born in this county,
her father having been native Of France.
The good old times" were abused quite
as heartily by the men of that day as "the
hard times are by the men Of this. To the
impeeGHi1us the times are always "hard.
The Baltimore correspondent of the Elkton
Wing mentions, among others, the name Of
Hon. John L. Smith, Of this city, in connec.
ton with the position Of Judge of the U. s.
District Court.
Mr.. Isaiah Shaw, ST., died in Baltimore,
IbnFaHuU in ha Of
He was born near Long Green, Baltimore
county, October 10, 1885, and was one of the
Old Defenders.
Sleighing parties Of several hundred seighs
are not unusual in the northern counties of
Pennsylvania. Persons here who envy them
can gather in an ice house, ring sleigh bells
and experience as much pleasure.
The Directors Of the Frederick and Penn
sylvania Line Railroad on Monday elected
the following officers President, Jno. Loats;
Vice President, Col. Chas. Il. Trail; Treas.
urer, Val. 5. Drummer; Secretary, NJ. Il. Doll.
We mentioned last week the yield Of 81
bushels and Al lbs. of wheat on one acre of
Mr.. VIM. Lampert's farm, near this city.
The wheat was sOwn in opposite directions,
three bushels to the acre; 800 lbs. of Excel
sior were applied, also heavy dressing Of
barnyard manure.
There are many aged persons in this part
of Maryland as well as in the State at large,
and il our local correspondents would send
us list OF persons within radius of FIVE
miles of their respective neighborhood cen.
tres, who are 10 years Of age and upwards, it
would be interesting to the public and help
to determine the longevity Of our people, who
in this respect will compare favorably, we
think, with tho people Of any other country.
On Monday last It was discovered by VIM.
A. Cunningham, Esq, Secretary and Treas.
urer Of the Gas Company, that the city metre,
in front Of the Catholic Church, had been
tempered with, and over 1900 feet of gas had
escaped. If this was intended to iniare the
Gas Company, it was mean, low trick. The
Company ~ not responsible for the streets
not being lighted, but it is the fault of citizens
who have failed to pay their taxes for mum
Der of years past.