The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-02-07
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY :, 1880.
LOCAL AFFAIRS


LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local BrevItIes.
Some Of our citizens began cutting ice yes.
terday. w
The smallpox seemS to be spreading in
Baltimore.
Mr.. J. b. Foard, of Mddletown, Delaware,
is in this city
The Baltimore county Jail has forty.six
prisoners in it,
Sleigh. were out on Tuesday, aud every day
and night sinte.
A band Of Indian and African masqueraders
were out Thursday night.
The September term Of the Baltimore on
circuit court cost Sls,371.77.
Rev. I. o. Grouse formerly Of this city. il
quite IL with pneumonia at Middleway VIVA.
One hundred and fifty one head. Of cattle
were shipped to Baltimore over the Western
Maryland Railroad last week
The sixth annual entertainment of the So
cieties of New Windsor College will be given
in college hall February 10Th
The trustees Of Western Maryland College
have petilioned the Legislature to renew tho
appropriations TO tn Institution.
Next Wednesday will be Ash Wednesday,
the beginning Of Lent. Tuesday will be
Shroye Tuesday, or Pan Cake Day.
Trial by Jury" an operct,a by Sullivan,
author OF "Pinalore,' is the next piece 10 be
put on the boards by Westminstertalent.
A posoilice has been established at Alesia,
this county, on the Baltimore q Hanover
railroad, with Mr.. Samuel II. HoiIacker as
postmaster.
We learn that movement is on foot to
make u new district out of Freedom and
Wooley's, districts, with Mechanicsyille as
the voting place.
Mr.. Henry Loreniz has sold his farm in
Emmiilsburg district, Frederick county, con:
tanning 100 acres, to Mr.. John AgnCw for
for $1,000 cash.
Tbs greatest revival known u twenty years
IS now IN progress at the New Windsor NJ. T..
Church, under the charge of Rev. Mr. Cum.
mlngs, OF Baltimore.
The farm of Vim. II. Hunt, situated near
Poplar Springs, Howard county, and contain.
ing 100 acres, has been sold to Elias Liyezey,
mortgage, for 900.
The Flremsn's festival is in full blast Mt
Odd Fellows Hall. The room is tastefuly
trimmed, and every delicaey of the season Is
served. Tonight is the last night.
The principal hotel in Towsoutown has
been closed aud telcgrnphc communication
with lha, town has been discontinued Now
fence in the place, aud whitewash il.
Several families from the neighborhool of
Hampstead, in this county, have removed to
Woodberry, Baltimore county, for the pur.
pose Of working in the factories at that place
The Farmers q Mechanics National Bank
OF Westminster has declared dividend of
three per cent for the six months ending on
January 3lst, payable on and after Tuesday
next
Mr.. Gorgas, residing at Owings' Mil, Bal.
timore county, dropped dead recently, from
heart disease. lie was an estmable citizen,
and father Of Prof +. j. 5. Gorgas, Of Balti
more city
Mr., Harry Boyle residing near Liberty.
town, Frederick county, aud son OF Col Jno
u. Boyle Of this city, was kicked on tho leg
by horse last week, and was confined to h.s
house for several days after.
Sixty'one public sales are advertised ia
Ihbhc Opinion at Chambersburg, Pa. The
people OF franklin county know the adyant
age OF large crowds at sales, and know how TO
draw them.
Euoch Cross, colored, for assauting James
Alfred johnson, alias Timber Jim,n was
before Justice Mikesell on Monday evening,
and was discharged. The trial was racy.
The young ladies' Of McSherrystown, to
show the young gentlemen how such things
should be done got up an elegant leap-year
party last week. They paid the fiddler, fur
nished the refreshments aud played the gal
liant to the gents.
Mr.. Zach, Humphrey, living near Reister,.
town, recently brought forth lizard from
his stomach, ailer taking an emetic. The
lizard was several inches long and is suppos.
ed that IL was swallowed when he was n child
whilst drinking water.
The Western Maryland College, this city,
has recently purchased an elegant Estey Or.
gan, from Messrs. Sanders q Stnyman, 10
North Charles street, Baltimore, Nd, select.
ed by Mrs. 5. +. NJ. Jones, the competent
music instructor Of that institution.
David EmeTich, Of Baltimore, leader of the
band that was run over on the Baltimore 4
Ohio railroad near Hoods Mil, on the 9th of
August, 1878, entered suit against the Rail.
road Company for $1,000 damages, in Bati.
more, and obtained verdict for s., 900.
Mrs. Henry Irieber, residing near Ilauo.
yer, Pa, while suffering FROM temporary in.
sanity, on Wednesday OF last week, attempted
TO kill herself with razor. She cut three
gashes across her ribs, three perpendicular
ones along her breast bone, and then cut her
throat from ear to ear.
Nelson j. Lee, the temperance apostle, so
well recolected by the people of this county,
aud who entieed Miss Ida u. Foutz to run
away with him, is keeping q liquor saloon in
Eric. Pennsylvania. He recently gave pub
lie lecture on his fall FROM grace. A fall IRON
u gallows would not be amiss.
The physician to the baltimore county Jail
suggests that books, papers aud magazines
should be supplied for the use OF prisoners
confined there, in order that the tedium OF
the hours be relieved Good fires, good fare,
with plenty Of literature, what punishment
would a term in Jail be?
Monday opened lively in Westminster. Be.
fore o'clock there had been sociabie dis.
cuSsion with fists, Charles Mtten's butcher
team ran Oh, breaking the wagon, and a little
son of 81 Wilson was run over by a six.horse
wagon, bruising but not breaking his legs.
And all tins happened between the post Office
aud Wheeler's Hotel
We have heard of the "deyil among the
tailorsh and "the devil in the band. box, p but
we never heard Of the devil in lantern, yet
many of the visitors to the store of Grimes 4
Weaver, this city, believe that the devil has
seized lantern in their store. This lantern
Is in continual motion, and hangs up with
dozen or more, which are still. 1t swung,
without apparent cause, for two days, and
when stopped will began to swing.
what n Cost 10 SIT la n Girls Lap.
Henry Rowland, eolored, was before jus.
tice p. b. Mikesell on Saturday evening last,
charged with assault and battery on Alverta
johnson, also colored. The testimony showed
that both Henry and Alverta were at the res.
idence Of Mrs. Squirrel, near the depot, in
this city, on the night previous. Henry,
thinking, no doubt, that as this was leap year
the girls should hold the boys, took scat in
Alyertas lap Alvcrta did not relish this
proceeding, and according to her own test.
mony, threatened to stick a pin in Henry.
Other witnesses said that Ayeria stuck Henry