The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-12-27

MONDAY.
BE careful to write 1880 after next We'd
nesday
Diphtheria is still very fatal in Adams CO.,
Pa, several deaths have occurred recently.
The Union National Bank of this city has
declared semi-annual dividend of four per
cent.
The Trenton Emporium reports the cure Of
a child sick with diptheria by Stacking lime in
her room.
A lady writes US to continue 1'nn ADVOCATE,
''as 1t will be n deprivation to be without it
one week.
Next year will be leap year. Old bache-
Tors are already feeling rheumatic, and get
ting wonderfully poor,
Westminster has had three weddings this
week. and invitations have been issued for
another next Wednesday.
Dr. Ed. Fenby, Of Baltimore, son Of Mr..
William Fenby, near this city, came home
last week quite sick with typhoid fever.
Prof j. Nj. Newson, Superintendent of
Public Instruction, has recently visited large
number Of the schools in the county.
A first class steam flour mill has been talked
OF in Westminster. Whoever starts the en-
terprise here will put moHey in his parse.
February next will contain five Sundays.
This happens but three times in century.
IL being leap year, February will have TWEEN
ty.nine days.
BY Christmas last year nearly all the ice
houses we're filed with thick solid ice. So
far this season ice has not formed over two
inches on the ponds.
There is to be "a devil of time" at New
Windsor some time during the holidays-that
is, there is to be debate among some of its
citizens whether or not there is Devil.
There is no hearth this merry Christmas
tide but one dear face is missing that was
wont to make the joy and sunlight Of our
lives sweeter to us than all the world beside.
Western Maryland and New Windsor col
leges closed on Friday last for the Christmas
| holidays, and nearly all the students of both
institutions returned to their homes TO spend
| the vacation.
Keeping "open house on New Years day
is becoming very fashionable even in the coun.
| try. Our Office will be open on that day to
receive the congratulations of our friends and
for the transaction Of business.
| Fountain Valley claims the champion hog
Of the season. 1t was raised by Chas. Stoner
and weighed Cos pounds. Emanuel Forney,
| Of the same neighborhood butchered u young
COW which dressed GOD pounds.
| The time for new resolutions and turning
over n new leaf is at hand--the time to look
over the past and to reflect that il you have
done any thing you are sorry for, that you
are glad of it, and will do it again.
Alter sinking the artesian well at Union
| National Bank, this city, so feet, a strong
stream was struck, which forced the water 10
into the old well 81 feet. The old well was
about 40 feet deep before boring began.
| The proprietor ola huckster route, in this
county, says it costs him annually for turn.
| pike tolls on his wagon and buggy, SIP.
/ That is "A pretty heavy tax for the privilege Of
/ riding and driving for the period of one year.
/ Elnur feed norE roilrnad tiaa ahastn,,4
| rails, posts, fire wood, hay, straw, ETC., have
been pouring into Westminster by the wagon
load for some weeks past. The activity in
| this kind Of trade seemed to increase as the
holidays approaches.
! Thomas Goodwin, residing near this city.
when going home on Saturday night last, fell
| from his horse at the junction of Main street
and the Washington road, and cut his face
badly near the mouth. The horse slipped
and fell on a bridge.
Christmas is over, aud you didn't have such
n good time as you anticipated, did you
Now you can build your hopes on the 4th of
July, when you can take your girl and eat
ice cream at dollar a gal.-that is, the ice
cream will cost you at the rate Of dollar q
gallon.
During the holidays The ADVOCATE OFFIcE
has received two turkeys, one goose, bottle
of wine, three dozen eggs, sausage, otc., with
the earnest request that the donors names be
kept private. II some of our lower county
friends had sent us n barrel of choice oysters
we could have kept Christmas right royalty.
One aud all will please accept our thanks.
Fowl murder hath been douel
! Lol here's the proof"
In this county, on the day before Christmas,
by savage blow from an axe in the hands OF
an employe, Mr.. c. II. lcken and Mr.. T. U.
X. Key had their heads completely severed
from their bodies Strange TO say, no arrests
have been made.
Early pedestrians yesterday morning might
have supposed q murder most foul had been
committed in this city the night before. Near
the City Hotel was portion of mans face
mashed and battered, presenting horrible
appearance. No arrests have been made and
no steps taken to ferret out the matter, nor
does the city seemed alarmed at the occur.
renee, nor need il, for it was only false face.
Straw hats are generally worn during sum.
mer's heat, but gentleman wore one through
this city in a sleigh on Tuesday Some might
think it q strange proceeding, but we admire
the fellows spunk. No fashion convention.
altics constrain him. This is free country,
and he has as much right to wear straw hat
in the depths Of winter as to wear a far-lined
cap, II was his head and his hat, aud il was
\ simply nobody's business that he wore il
y sleighiug last Tuesday
4 Roddy, the bird whistle man, dropped in
a the other day to ask US 10 get up a parady
q Auilable to Christmas, and suggested that
q llfhe Night Before Christmas and "The
d iirial OF Sir John Moore would furnish the
u Aterial. The two were put in our poetry
snder and the following is the result
Tvs the night before Christmas, when all through
. y the house,
n Not drum was heard, nor funeral note
: Nutfreainrc was stirring not even mouse
g MOI Aoldier discharged his farewell shot
but iC. G. Moore and Charles Wolfe had q
! chant they would discharge a shot at Roddy
! for aSing us to murder their poetry in that
d style.