The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-01-11

Winter is about half over.

week.
Dogs still outnumber the sheep in this
county.
York county Jail has 2is inmates, mostly
tramps.
The american Sentinel commenced its 35th
volume last week.
Mr.. John Merryman and family were in
Paris on Saturday last.
We have resumed the reception Of gold at
this Office, and take it at par.
During the late cold weather our coal deal
ers looked "childlik and bland"
There was slight fall Of snow on Tuesday
night and also on Thursday afternoon.
Carroll county Teachers Association will
meet in this city on the eth OF February.
David Smyser, pronfAent citizen OF Han
over, died on Tuesday last, aged 60 years.
Fresh North Carolina shad were retailed in
Westminster, during the holidays, at dollar
piece.
Some freight has been carried over the
completed part Of the Hanover and Baltimore
railroad
John II. Millcnder, one Of the Commits.
sioners of Baltimore county, was here on
Thursday.
Carroll county shipped her first installment
Of Migrants to the House OF Correction on
Thursday.
Hay stacks, barracks and fencing were
blown down in this county by the high winds
Of last week.
The three inches Of snow that fell on the
2lst of December afforded nearly three weeks
good sleighing.
Keep the churches warm. Cold churches
produce colds and coughs and SOW the seeds
Of consumption.
There we're 1887 money orders issued from
the Post Office in this city last year, against
272 ten years ago.
The handsomest sleighs on our streets this
winter were manufactured by Eckenrode x
SnideT, of this city.
Mr.. A. j. Klef, formerly proprietor of the
Montour House in this city, has leased the
Diller House in Hanover.
Henry Brakeman, for drunkenness, was
committed to Jail for two days, on Tuesday
night, by Justice Crapster
The greatest deglee of cold indicated by
the thermometer here, during the late severe
weather, was 100 below zero.
Amos j. Collins has been appointed post
master at Two Taverns, Adams county, in
place of Baltzer Snyder resigned.
The failure Of two machine shops, one to-
bacconist and two merchants, make up part
of the financial record Of 1873 in this city.
DIR. J. d. Keller, formerly Of this county,
but now of Genvlle, York county, is able to
be out again after an illness of four months.
The thermometer registered II degrees
above zero at o'clock yesterday morning.
Later, the boys were skating through the
streets.
The English sparrows have become 50 tame
since the severe cold weather SET in, that they
will almost suffer themselves to be trod on
before they will fly.
Several persons, in this vicinity, had their
ears frozen last week. Fingers and toes, aud
ears and noses, suffered much during the late
intensely cold weather.
The country is safe. Our correspondent at
Sans Creek, says that the Greek has deter
mined to assist Secretary Sherman in main
tanning specie payments.
Two aged citizens of Frederick county died
last week, Mrs. Barbara Castle, at Burkitts.
vile, aged 90 years, and Arthur Suman, al
Harmony, aged SO years.
"For ways that are dark Westminster is
peculiar. The city council has determined
not to have the streets lighted until the fuan.
ces are in better condition.
Mr.. +. |. Wheeler has rented the house
lately occupied by Mrs. Spaldiug, nearly op.
posite the Westminster Hotel, and is prepar.
ing to open public house.
The temperature moderated on Tuesday
last, after sixteen consecutive days Of as Wig.
orous winter weather as was ever experient
ed, perhaps, in this latitude.
Diptheria is prevailing TO such an alarming
extent in York county that in some sections
public schools have been closed.
The number of students now attending
Western Maryland College, in this city, il
ll2. The number enrolled during the yeai
was 1874 New students are expected.
Jas. ii. Hartsock, mortgage of Jacob
Nusbaum and wife, sold recently, 1893 acres
ofland, between townsville and Union Bridge
ut S2S per acre, mortgage purchaser.
John Sauble, near New Windsor, in the
spring will build a bank barn 5Oxl0O feet
Matthew and Jonas s. Harner, of Taneytown
carpenters; c. Await, of this city, mason.
The cellar Of d. Myers, Jr., near Pleasant
Valley, was robbed of six jars of peache,
week before Christmas. Mr.. Myers would
like to have the jars returned after the peach
es are used.
The train on the Emmittsburg Railroad
was delayed for some time on Friday last, on
account of the cold. The engine froze upon
the track, and the engineer and fireman were
badly frost bitten.
Mrs RoedIs, of Mount Pleasant township,
Adams county, Pa, died on the 30th utimo.
She was l0i years old on Christmas, at which
time she was visited by large number Of her
relatives and friends.
The Christmas otfertorya at Ascension Church,
in this city, amounted to $40, of which sos
were applied to the church debt, leaving but
$40 still to be paid to liquidate the entire in.
debtedness Of the parish.
The report that Mr.. Orlando Reese, of this
city, lost a number of plants by freezing in
his conservatory, we are glad to hear is not
correct. Some of his Chinese primroses were
slightly touched, but they will recover.
Mr.. J. ii. Goodwin, general agent for
Foutzs horse and cattle medicines, and form.
erly of this city, has been quite sick with ty
phoid fever at the Mansion House, Baltimore,
Tor three weeks. He has now recovered.
He said he was tired, and sat down to rest;
ard whilst singing grand clocks father was
too shelf for the big, and it floor ninety years
on the stood" he was stopped short and
lodged in Jail until he was over his fatigue.
Ice on Tracey's mill dam, in Manchester
district, near Black Rock, is eighteen inches
thick. Mr.. Tracey has lived there for eigh
teen year and has never known ice to form to
such thickness on the dam during that time.
Election of Directors will be held BY tho
Farmers & Mechanics, First National and
Union National banks of this city, on Tues
day next. The First National Bank Of New
Windsor will hold similar election on the
same day
Mr.. VIM. b. Thomas offers $500 reward
for information which will lead to the arrest
and conviction of the person or persons who
attempted 10 burn his house and stable on
Wednesday night. The Mayor and City
Council also offer reward of $3.50
The County Commissioners have agreed TO
donate 500 for the erection of an engine
house, when an engine and other fire appara.
tns shall have been purchased for the city.
The city council, it is expected. will give $50
annually for support of the FIRE company.
The Carroll County Agricultural Society
received $500 from the State treasury, during
the year ending September 30th, 1878. The
Agricultural Societies of Frederick, Washing.
ton, Caroline, Dorchester. Hartford, Kent,
Montgomery, Somerset, Talbot and Worees.
ter counties received the same.
Capt Luther Welsh, formerly Of this coun-
ty, but now residing near Liberty, Frederick
county, was severely injured on the oath ult.
He was riding horse, when il stopped sud.
denly, tarowing Mr.. Welsh on the pummel Of
the saddle. He has been confined to the
house since, but is rapidly improving.
W. d. Bowers, son of Mr.. John II. Bowers,
OF this city, will accept our thanks for copy
of the Chicago Commercial Advertiser, con.
tanning description Of Seward county, Ne.
braska. Willie is engaged in the State Bank
Of Nebraska, at Seward, Claudius Jones,
President. The paper contains illustrations
of the principal buildings in the town of Sew.