The Democratic advocate., 1879-11-15

days past. 'iN'S "'''p IVY So"ne
heavy irosls which would kill the fly would
be acceptable to farmers. -'N
The newly.eected county officers will be
sworn in next month. TSrf t''' -
The. streams of Carroll county are1owsr
ihan they have been for years. Many welIs
aud springs have failed EfFffF ~
The Grays Band, Of this city. have 70.
eelTed their new uniform, and will have a
dress parade this afternoon about o'clock
mr.. T. Await has finished the mason work
10. the bridge over the Monocacy river which
y being built by Carroll and Frederick coun.
John Armacost, living in Baltimore county,
near Hampstead, this county, is 90 years old
and am his wife is SO. They have been married
6S years.
Plus D. and Maggie Miller. of Berwick
township, Adams county, lost four cbilSren
from dipthiheria from the lst TO the i0tb Of
November
Justice Peter b. Mikesell, of this city.
raisedi this season, over 1870 bushels of Peer.
less potatoes on half an acre of land. While
All were large, some were immense.
Sonnt Is a title OF distinction 10 Europe,
ana Count Nocount is title Of one Of the
characters 10 well-known burletta; but last
week we had IN Westminster a count of no
account among the ballots, as Allgire is
elected
Messrs. Thales Linthicum and John T.
Morris, Of the Baltimore Bar. were IN this
city on Tuesday, attending the Circuit Court.
Hon. NJ. Bannon, of the same bar was here
on "Wednesday. II. X. Boarman, of Towson.
town, is here engaged in a removed trial from
Baltimore county.
The .Vestry Of the Parish Of the Ascension,
Westminster, have sold to Mr.. Elias Stouffer,
OF Unlontown, the Protestant Episcopal
Church building, and the lot whereon it
stands, in that town, about one.quarter Of an
acre, for the sum Of $500. The font, bell
and altar were reserved
Street scene-a newly-elected gentleman
jocularly remarked to coterie Of friends on
the street the other day that they must take
of their hats to him now. One replied that
he, the elected man, was formerly an equnl
but since the election he was n SeIpdnt, and
should raise his hat to the sovereigns. 1t
was a clincher
On Sunday night, the 2nd instant, large
safe IN the store Of Z. Edward Beekley a Co.,
at Reisterstown, was blown open, aud the
vault OF the safe, together with its contents,
carried of. The vault was found near the
Hannah More Academy with all the papers,
but the 500 in money aud other valuables
we're missing. The money, it is stated,
mostly belonged to Baltimore parties, for
whom it had just been collected by Beckley
4 Co.
The Hanover Junction, Hanover and Get.
tysburg Company have new project in view
"a connection north with the Harrisburg 4
Potomac road, by completing the link be.
tween New Oxford and York Springs; or by
extending the Berlin Branch road to the Sus.
quehanna, and there connecting with the
Reading Railroad, by bridging the Susque.
hanna. This would give through line from
New York and the east to Baltimore, via
Reading, Harrisburg and Hanover.
An incident occurred on the 4 o'clock train
from Baltimore, on Saturday evening, which
illustrates the admirable management of The
Western Maryland Railroad. A young lady
bought ticket for Linwood but dropped Il
somewhere about the depot. Conductor
Sheets, in taking up the tickets, was informed
OF the fact, but very properly required tn g
fare to be paid again, which was cheerfully
done by the young lady. Seventeen miles
this side Of Baltimore, the train was oyertaken n
by telegram, apprising the conductor that
the ticket had been found. He very promptly
went to the young lady and returned her
money.