The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-22
Local Srsnitiss.

Yesterday, the 2lst, was the vernal equinox.
The recent pleasant weather has caused the
buds 10 swell.
Largo numbers Of railroad ties arc being
hauled to this city.
Many farmers have begun ploughing on
southslde exposures.
st. Patrick's day brought rain and snow,
but not much Of either.
Mr. James Biggs, of this city, lost a COW,
last week, from pleuro pneumonia.
The yernal equinox is here; days and nights
o equal length; Spring now begins.
There will be May Ball at Lamottes
Hotel, Hampstead, on the first of May.
Arrangements are being made for walking
match on tho Fair Grounds, this city, on
Easter Monday.
A number Of droves of horses, cattle and
sheep have passed through this city for Bal.
timore, this week.
Examine fractional currency we'll There
are counterfeit half dollars, ten and three
cent pieces in circulation.
Charles Alexander, q wellknown auction.
Ger Of York, Pa, died on Thursday of last
week aged sixty-fve years.
band of gypsies, with n number Of wag-
ons and a drove Of horses passed through
this city on Wednesday.
Our exchanges report the fall Of sulphur at
several places in Pennsylvania on Monday.
The smell Of sulphur was noticed here on the
same day.
Rev. II. C. Holloway, formerly of this city,
has rendered his resignation of Christ English
Lutheran) Church, Cumberland, Nd, 10 take
effect May l.
The first of April il generally settling day,
in this county, and we would be pleased to
have paying call from all who know them.
selves indebted TO this Office
Carroll county recei es as her proportion
Of the State school find, for the quarter end.
ing March 10Th, S2,866.49 for white schools,
and 1921. 50 for colored schools.
George Freyman is building new house
l6 by "a feet, near Westminster and near the
Washington road. 1t is to be log weather.
boarded, James Barnes carpenter.
Rev. DR.. Isaac Cole, formerly Of this city,
but now pastor Of the Second Baptist Church,
! Washington, ID. c., was here this week. Re.
viyal services we're held in his church for
seven consecutive weeks, the past winter, and
tweuty-three persons were baptized.
! Among the graduates at the late commence.
ment Of the Maryland Dental College were
| Edward j. Parkinson, Of Reistcrstown, and
| Thomas q. Morrow, of 0wings' Mills. The
first named gentleman, although quite young,
took the first prize-a set Of instruments in
class Of twenty-seven graduates.
The residence Of Mr.. James Doyle, this
city, had narrow escape from destruction
by fire on Saturday morning last 1t is sup.
posed to have caught from sparks from the
bake oven. Fortunately it was discovered in
time, and by the exertion Of several neigh
bors it was extinguished with a loss Of about
! 500.
Wild geese have been going over in coHsid-
cradle numbers this week On Monday morn
L. Il -
its way and circled around over the city sew.
eral times, flying very low. On Monday
night, about O'Clock, flock passed over,
their loud, sonorous honk co. honk ringing
through the air as they passed.
| A letter dated March ., from Sherman,
! Texas, sSys:-The Advocate arrives by Tues.
day Of the next week after il is printed.
cannot do without it, as it is like a letter
| from home. Peach trees are in bloom; farm
ers begun planting corn the last OF February,
| A large number of emigrants are pouring into
this State; there is plenty Of room and lots o
cheap rich land.
We learn from the Mail that Hagerstowr
/ has population of 1000, with an assessablt
basis, for corporation purposes, Of 50, zoe, 600
| The tax is so cents on the 500, producing
| S., 100. The salaries of the Mayor, five Coun
cilmen, Clerk, Attorney and Treasurer, cos
only $500. The bonded indebtedness is ovei
| $4,000, and against this is an offset of 5000
uncollected taxes. Rents are moderate, and
over seventy new dwellings were erected dur
ing the past year, many of them large and
| handsome buildings. The streets are lighted
by oil lamps. These taxes, which the Mai
considers slight, are just three times greater
than the taxation in Westminster, on an as,
sessabe basis Of about 100000
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