The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-03-29
local BrovItles.

"Ais "bhi VI baftuhONf bl near MNNnHFfN,
has moved to Frederick city
Housekeepers and farmers will End some
useful recipes on the fourth page.
John Chenowith, Of Reisterstown. lost four
/ children from diptheria, on Monday.
Look out for the martins. Their CHEEKY
chatter will greet the ear about the first Of
April.
The article on tree planting, sent us by the
Union Bridge Agricultural Club, will appear
next week
Rev d. G. Babcock, of Philadelphia. will
hold series Of temperance meetings ia this
county next week.
Al account Of the finding ofa white male
child at Union Bridge, will be found among
our Union Bridge items.
Mr.. John Beaver, Of this city, has executed
a peace of bassrelief work ia marble, which
indicates high order Of talent.
March Is the best-abused month in the cal.
endar, but the month now coming to a close
Is about the best March we ever knew.
Il. I. Snader, of Sans Creek, who has
been i'll from loekiaw, which proceeded from
running splinter under finger nail, is i'm.
proving.
Mr.. Webster, who has been postmaster at
LutherYille, Baltimore county, for several
years, has resigned, and intends moving into
this county.
A meeting Of dairymen will be held at NIL.
ler's Hotel, Paca and German streets, in Bal.
timorc, to-day, TO form State association of
milk products.
Rev. A. Nj. Jelly, pastor of the Twelfth
Presbyterian Church, proposes to resign and
hereafter devote all Of his time to the presiden
cy of New Windsor College.
Prof Wesley Walker, teacher of the Sam 8
Creek singing school, is from Damascus,
Montgomery county, instead of Mt. Airy, as
published last week. His school numbers G2
/ persons.
Mr.. J. G. Weaver has opened an agricul.
| tural implement warehouse, on Liberty street.
near tho depot, this city, and intends intro
ducng all the latest improvements in labor
saving machinery.
| The Penmar hotel company has purchased
/ 81 acres OF mountain land in Ringgold district,
\ Washington county, for the location of q sum
mer hotel near High Rock. The price paid
was S3j. 10 per acre.
Quite number of shade trees have been
planted recently on Main and Centre streets.
1t would be well if our citizens generally
would beautify aud improve their property by
setting out handsome trees.
The time for the Westminster municipal
election is near at hand. Cannot arrange.
ments be made, By public meetings or ether.
wise, for needed repairs on streets and side
l
Next Tuesday is "nitting,dayr ia Carroll
county. The tenants in the counties border,
ing on Pennsylvania move either on the 18th
OF March or the LIST Of April In all the
lower counties they move on the LIST of Jan.
| uary
Parents should forbid their children mark.
ing doorsteps, houses, window slls and shut
tiers, aud fences with chalk, pencils, &e. II
is done thoughtlessly, no doubt but is very
annoying to housckeepers and deiaces prop.
erty, which is n Unable offence.
The National Gray's Band have removed
their Band House from the lot where it
was formerly located, near the brick yard, to
n lot which they have leased from William
Stansbury, Jr., in the rear of Green's Hotel.
j. ii. Keen has purchased the furniture,
&c, Of the Wilson House, opposite the depot,
and will take possession on Monday. He is
also preparing to build store on the lot
nearly opposite the First National Bank, ad
joining the store Of Chas. V. Wantz.
Mr.. John Loats, President OF the Frederick
and Pennsylvania Line Railroad was stricken
with apoploxy on Monday morning last, at
his residence in Frederick, and died about 6
o clock in the evening. He was in the 65th
year Of his age, and was well known through.
out the State
An excursion train will be run to Baltimore
on Thursday and Saturday next, leaving here
at 1.8S =. NJ, and returning leave Baltimore
at II z. NJ, to give our citizens an opportu.
nifty Of attending the opera Of ii. NJ. $. Pima.
fore, at Ford's Opera House. Round trip
| tickets, 90 cents. Tickets TO opera, 90 cents;
secured tickets, Is ceAts.
| The Western Maryland Railroad has done
alarge freight business the past winter, incud.
/ ing heavy grain shipments to Baltimore. The
connection Of the Western Maryland with
what are called the ''Eichelberger roads" in
Pennsylvania, will be completed next summer,
aud excursions will be made to Hanover and
| Gettysburg by this route.
The Baltimore County Union, Of Saturday
last, says Mrs. Green, who has been keen.
ing the Maryland Line Hotel for some time,
will remove to Uniontown, Carroll county,
about the first of April, TO take charge of a
large hotel and boarding house. She has
been engaged in the business here for up.
| wards OF twenty years, and has many friends,
her house having been one Of the most agree.
/ able stopping places on the road between Bal.
timore and York. She will carry with her to
her new home the best wishes OF hosts of adj
miring friends,
WATEGsyILLE ITENs. Mr.. Henry S. Davis,
Jr., of this neighborhood, was married to Miss
| Emma X. Crawford, second daughter of DR..
| Il. j. Crawford, on Wednesday, the 10Th inst
| by the Rev. l.. S. Fort, at the residence OF
the brides father. After the ceremony was
performed a dinner was spread with every
| thing palatable, which the bridal party and
every one present heartily participated in.
About dusk, or the same day. they were
warmly received at the groom's parents, but
did not give reception, owing to the illness
of Mr.. Henry Davis, ST., who has been sui.
iering with consumption for some weeks past.
The Rev. DIR. Stephenson, Of q race Church,
New Market, Frederick county, held service
according to the Episcopal form, in the old
Baptist Church, near this place, on Sunday
evening, the 10th instant. Nearly all of our
neighbors were present, and listened to an
excellent sermon on Faith.
The Webster Lyeeum have adjourned their
meetings for the present season, on account
OF the shortness of the nights and the draw
! ing nigh of the summer season.
Rev. w. w. Nanarsdale, the newly appoint
ed minister Of the Baltimore NJ. 4. Confer.
ance for this circuit, preached his first ser.
mon in the new Taylorsville Church, on last
Sunday evening, the 23d instant, to a very
large and attentive audience, aud it was
thought by all who were present to be an ex-
| cellant sermon.
The several parcels Of land that we're sold
IN tnis vicinity by Dawson '. hammond, trus'
tee for Thomas Hammond, deceased was
ratified by the Circuit Court of Frederick
county, on Saturday the 10th instant. Pur.
ehasers can now take possession and prepare
for growing their crops the coming season
| The few warm days Of March have loosened
and dried the ground to such an extent that
some few Of our farmers are now engaged in
blowing.
The Rev. Il. s. Fort who was on this cir.
cult some years ago, was gladly received by
his friends Of this neighborhood
The first Of April is set apart as day for
tenants to change places and move. There
will be but very little moving in this neighbor.
| hood.
A, D and c are hucksiers. A has 10 eggs
b has 80 eggs, and G has so eggs; they oil sell
their eggs at the same price, and they all re-
ceve the same amount Of money after the
sales, how much did each huekster sell hi.
eggs for and how much did each receive?
have a job Of work TO do employ 100
hands and have only 500 to pay them. !
employ men, women and boys; I give the
men Sl.50 per day, women ST. rs per day, and
the boys 80 cts. per day. how many OF each
must employ TO do the work.
HAMPSTEAD irEMs.--Aiter a long period OF
extreme cold weather, the bonds Of winter