The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-12-13

Snow, hail and rain fell on Thursday night.
A polar wave is predicted from the North.
west.
Mr.. Samuel Shiploy Ia preparing to build a
house on Green street
Rabbits are plenty in Westminster at fifteen
cents apiece.
The Observatory ut High Rock was dam.
aged by the storm on Friday Of last week
Emmittsburg has an Amateur Dramatic
Association to relieve the monotony Of the
place.
James Dorsey, colored, was committed to
jail Tuesday night for ten days, by Justice G.
W. Crapster.
new postofice is established at Tank, this
| county, on the Hanover and Baltimore road,
with Aaron Miller as postmaster.
Rev. DR.. j. A. Brown, President Of the
Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, was
stricken with paralysis Tuesday morning.
Mr.. j. ii. Goodwin, the general travelling
agent for Foutz's medicines, is now travelling
through the South and is meeting with much
success.
castanet epidemic is raging among the
boys in Westminster. Our little city could
furnish an "End Man for all the Minstrel
troupes in existence.
The fine rains the past week have replen.
ished the supply in wells, springs and streams,
anu Huh hu Gnu ~ Nuc NibaAh hhNh was bS-
ginning to become serious.
jeremiah o. Jones, Of Myers district,
while assisting his father in killing hog on
Monday last, had finger Of the right hand
bitten off near the first joint, by the animal.
Rev. Frederick Gibson, OF st. Lukes
Church. Baltimore, preached two admirable
sermons in Ascension p. r. Church. this city,
last Sunday. Rev p Milburn otIiciated at
Centenary II. L. Church, on Sunday night.
Charles Gwynn, an employee ia the shops
Of the Taylor Manufacturing Company, this
city, had the second finger OF his right hand
badly lacerated by being caught in lathe, on
Monday. DIR. +. T. Shaw dressed the wound,
Mr.. Frank Noel on Monday killed garter
snake about two feet long, on the farm Of Mr.
Frank orendortf, near this city. 1t is rather
| late in the season for snakes 10 he crawling.
Business on the Baltimore 4 Hanover II.
| h. is reported to DO so brisk that it is will
difficulty that cars can be provided to carr,
the freight.
Deputy Sheriff Macintosh on Tuesday took
John Dun and his wife, Annie, to the Hous'
of Correction, to which place they were com
mitted for sixty days last week by justice
Crapster.
An exchange gives the following recipe e
cure n cold First catch your cold, then boi
| il, sprinkle little sulphur on top, and broi
| u wen. III TINS uOesu ! succeed, lAke an AK
and chop it up fine, pour on little kerosene
and apply match
Mrs. ZollickOfFer has sold her house an,
lot on Main Street, this city, TO Mr.. William
Callaghan, for 500. Mrs. Zollickoifer ha
purchased lot on Green Street from Mr.
James Biggs, for $3.50, and purposes building
dwelling on it.
Basil Warfeld, Of Freedom district, wa
sent to Jail here on Monday night, for tres
pass with intent to kill. There was some de
feet in the commitment, and he was releases
by Judge Hayden on writ Of habeas corpus
gotten out by b. +. Grouse, attorney. at. law
Mr.. Jacob PeitFer has opened an 0yste
Bay in the rear of Haines 4 Co.'S. store, anc
serves them up in any style, besides sells b.
the pint, quart and gallon. If he keeps u
his supply to the specimen given US the othe
day, the public eau rely on getting fine oys
tiers from him.
The festival at Odd Fellows Hall this week
for the benefit of the Grays Band, has no
been successful, owing TO the very inclemen
weather. The hall was Hastily trimmed, tn
oysters, ice cream and other delicacies wer
superb, whilst the music was the Grays' best
which everybody knows was good. The fes
tiyal will be continued ton ight-Saturday.