The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-03-27
SATURDAY, MARCH "a, 1885,
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Local nreVItIcs.
Work is progressing at Jacob ShaelIcr's ore
bank in Barhmnns Valley,
Emory Grove Camp Meeting will CON.
menee on the 12ta Of August.
Jacob A. Kliencielier has been appointed
postmaster at Chenille, York county Pa.
On the first page Of this issue will be found
an Easter story and two Easter poems.
Alfred Coats, colored, residing near Lib.
erty, aged 10 years. weighs 22O pounds, and
is still growing.
Gov. Hamilton has signed the bill permit
TIM the citizens OF Carroll county to vote on
the local option question.
Charles V. Miller has been appointed post.
master at Oregon, Baltimore county, vice
James W. Rocky, resigned
Five car loads OF fat cattle we're shipped to
Baltimore from Hngerstown on Saturday last,
over the Western Maryland Railroad.
Next Thursday is the first Of April--gen.
eral annual settlement day in this county
The ADVOCATE office will be open from O.
O'Clock A. NJ. uutil r. NJ.
An invitation has been extended to Rev.
S. V, Leech, of Frederick, TO deliver the an
nual Grafton before the Literary Societies of
Western Maryland College.
The North Pleasant Valley Silver Cornet
Band, of Myers district, are building hall
on the road from Humbert's school house to
Nace's mill. 1t is TO be 20xl0 feet.
George Dorsey, colored, for ASSEMBLING Ben.
Warren, was discharged by Justice Crapster
on Thursday, the evidence showing that Ben.
was the aggrtssor
Tomorrow will be Easter. Several Of the
churches will have extra services, and the
choirs will render choice selections nppr0-
pirate TO the day.
A building association has been organized
at l.ineboro, Manchester district, with Francis
Warner, president; Jacob Ffiek, vice.presi.
dent Jacob Zehring, secretary, and Leonard
kopp, treasurer.
Mr.. Geo. W. Harris, formerly Of this coun.
ty, has sold 10 the Washington County Agr.
cultural Society % acres Of land at $3.50 per
acre. The ground will be used for eNhibi
tons by the Society.
The Carroll County Trelling Association
have reserved June sih, oh aud 10Th, for
their Summer races. Their programme Is
not complete, but they propose TO offer liberal
purses aud secure good racers.
Mr.. Simon J. Diller, of Hanover, Pa, has
a family Of foxes-a mother and Eve whelps
They were purchased from gentleman named
Carr, who caught them near klineieltersvil.e
on the BachmRn Valley Railroad.
Jno. II. Haines has been appointed aud con
frmtd registrar Of voters in Uuiontown dis
trict, vice Charles Beck, resigned, and Sam
uel s. Spaldiug as justice OF tho peace 10
Freedom District, vice Thomas }. Belts, re-
signed
Edward A. Getlipger, Of Frederick, has
been appointed aud confirmed as census So
peryisor for the third district Of Maryland, in
which is included this county. 4. u Colds
borough was frs, appointed, but was re
jeced by the Senate,
Rev. DR.. T.. II. Engbers, Of Columbus
Ohio, has, il is stated, accepted a call to the
presidency Of Moaut ST. May's College, En-
piitsburg, Md, made vacant by tie elevation
Of Rev. DIR. Matierson, the former president,
TO the bishopric Of Columbus.
Young men and Others who have on attack
of Colorado fever should read the article in
this issue eutitlcd "lhe Colorado Silver
Fever II may save them from much dis
appointment and heart longings for the we'll
filed table aud comfortable surroundings ut
home
The afternoon train from Baltimore, which
leaves that city at i.l5 oclock and is dde
here ut q. 10, met with two slight accidents on
Tuesday aud was more than an hour late.
As the trains Of the Western Maryland Rail
road are so regular, considerable anxiety was
manifested by friends Of passengers along the
route.
As Prof Yennor, tho weather prophet, has
predicted the weather for two months with
great accuracy, il would be well for farmers
10 pay IA little attention TO bis opinions. He
announces snow the FIRST few days OF April
and cold wet rains up 10 the 10Th. Ladies,
too, need not hurry about getting their spring
ir0ess and millinery.
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Of Dag Hill elected the following Directors
las, Saturday for the ensuing year ~ cssrs.
7. II. l.. Myers, William Baehmau, L. Ma
thias. Phanuel Wentz, John R0yer, Eli Hull,
William llouck, John II. s,reyig, George c.
Stansbury, john W. Tracy, Henry ii. Miller
aud John G.. Denner. The new board will
organize to-day, Saturday, March u.
Mr. Harry j. Shellman, formerly Of this
city, and recently editor OF the Observer, pub
lished at Washington, Pa, has sold his inter
est in that paper, and has removed to New
York City, where he has purchased aH inter
est IN the American Book Publishing Com
pRny, Tribune building. Under the manage
ment Of Mr.. :. the 06serrer became an
enierprising and successful paper. We wish
him continued prosperity in his new enter
prise.
The Montgomery county bill, enlArging
powers Of Justices OF the peace, in which Car
roll county was included, was considered
again in the Senate on Thursday, where Il had
been sent from the House with the SENATE
amendment striking out Carroll conuty not
eoneurred IN The Senate did not recede
from It's amendment, and BY agreement the
House will concur. Carroll county, then,
will not be included. II
collision occurred on the BALTIMORE s.
Ohio railfoad near Watersyille, this county,
at Bio o'clock on Wednesday morning. The 4
owl train had switched of there, and a
freight train coming along shortly after ran