The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-22


To-day is the lI7th anniversary Of Wash.
ington's birthday.
Next "Wednesday will be Ash Wednesday,
the beginning of Lent.
More snow has fallen this week than during
the entire winter previous.
Old Winter is not exactly sitting in the lap
al Spring, but he has his chair very close TO
her.
Haines & Co., successors to II. Haines,
will continue business at the cid stand Of Mr..
Haines.
There will be no market for northern ice
here next summer, as every ice house is
packed.
Dominick Jessop, aged 81 years, one of the
Old Defenders Of Baltimore, died on Monday
near Reisterstown.
Miss NJ. After, daughter Of Solomon AFTER,
of Myers district, has made a quilt which
contains 5000 pieces.
The Dug Hill Fire Insurance Company will
elect directors for the ensuing year on March
10th, the third Saturday.
II. l.. Norris, Esq. Of this city, has been
elected a yice-president Of the Maryland Sun
day School Union.
James l.. Chalk is appointed postmaster at
StevonsoR,s Station, Baltimore county, vice
b. b. Gammell resigned.
"Hoop- de-dooden. A London letter
to San Francisco paper says hoops are to
be worn by the ladies again.
Charles II. Brinkman has been appointed
postmaster at Waters Store, Howard county,
vice Richard Waters, resigned.
There will be an oyster supper at Sykes
vile next Thursday evening, for the benefit
of the Presbyterian Church at that place
The firm Of NJ. SchaelFer & Bro. hardware
dealers, this city, has been dissolved. NJ.
Schaeffer q Co, will continue business at the
old stand
Napoleon Herbst, who formerly resided
near this city, died at his residence, near
Wolisville, Frederick county, on the Sd inst.
of pneumonia, in the Goth year of his age.
Preparations are making to have the next
exhibition of the Carroll County Agricultural
Society worthy Of the populous, prosperous,
and progressive county in which it is held.
] The latest dodge Of sharpers is to sell
farmers new kind Of seed oats at $40 bushel
and contracting to take all the farmer raise,
next year at $3.50 bushel. They get 0
farmers note, sell it, and leave.
| We were about to enter suit against the
grounding as false prophet, but the cold
snap ON Friday last verified his prediction
and -four inches Of snow on Monday and Mon
day night last added further and sufficient
proof of the correctness Of his weather prog
nostications Considerable falls of snow oe
Cured on Wednesday and Thursday.
| An entertainment consisting in part Of re
citations, dialogues, music and tableaux, will
be given in the new school house, at War
| tieldsburg, under the leadership Of the teach
ers, Misses Laura and Belle Poole, on Friday
evening, February 2Sth, at o'clock. 1t will
no doubt be very interesting. An admission
Of 10 cents will be charged for the benefit o
the school. Should the weather be inclemen
/ ErfAav. nva,tn1 tho .,,11 l.,
held the following evening.
At the fremen's festival on Wednesda.
night a considerable excitement was caused
by the burning Of flag, which caught fir,
from n gas light Visions of n great disas
ter, similar to the burning Of the Richmond
theatre, in 1871, and ofthe more recent disas
ters in theatres in New York and St. Louis
| flashed upon the assemblage, and the peopl,
started to make good their escape. The fir
brigade speedily prevented all possibility of
| confagration, however, before general PAM,
occurred, and exhibited in a small way tn
effectiveness which they hope to evince a
more serious fires.
A meeting Of the Committee appointed By
the Westminster Aid Society was held on Sat
urday evening last, at which time the city wa
districted and placed under the charge Of tn
following ladies and gentlemen From Nit
tens hill to Centre street, Mr.. Elias Yingling
from Centre street to the depot, Miss Kat
Fortna and Miss Ada Billingslea; from the de
pot to Carroll street, Mr. George W. Matthews
from Carroll street to Western Marylan,
College, Mr.. Andrew n. Stephan; from Ying
ling's store up Pennsylvania Avenue, Nj
Thomas w. Wells. Persons who may hav
been overlooked by the committee are re
quested to apply to those having charge {
the district in which they reside