The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-11-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


The skaters steel rings over the frozen
lake.
The weather this week has been no "sof
snap
Westminster merchants represent trade us
never better
Wild turkeys and pheasants are plentiful in
Our stores are beginning to wear holiday
appearance.
Snow to the depth Of an inch or more fell
here Wednesday night
Several droyes OF fine cattle were driven
ahrough this city this week.
On Tuesday ice was reported as being three
or four inches thick on ponds.
In Clear Ridge, near Uniontown, out of
thirteen wells all are dry but five.
Roddy says that paper printed on u Hoe
press is a hoemade thomemade) paper
The name of the postothcc at Emory Grove
Baltimore county, is changed TO Glyndon.
Edwin War6eld, Esq, Register Of Wills for
Howard county, was in this city on Saturday
last.
Turkeys are selling at eight and nine cents
per pound live, and from ten to twelve cents
dressed.
Mr. Peter Smith, Of Taneytown district, has
len ut this Office several fine specimens of
copper ore.
The ice harvest began in this county this
week. Ice from three to five inches thick is
being housed
A retort in the Frederick gas house ex.
ploded ON Tuesday, caused by the building
catching FIRE. Loss 5000.
DR.. James II. Frazer, editor Of the popular
C,cd County Nelcs was in this city from Sat
nrday until Monday last.
Several persons brought out their sleighs
pm Thursday afternoon, but the snow was too
light to afford good sleighipg
Mr.. Richard Manning, of this city, has been
appointed agent Of the Maryland lile lnsur.
encc Company Of Baltimore
Mr.. John Tracy, Of Arlington, Baltimore
county, formerly Of this county, lost yalua
bic horse last week from collie.
Our Thanksgiving turkey, as usual, came
from Uniontown. The generous donor 4.
u. Shepherd, Esq, has our thanks.
The festival for the benefit of the Young
Mems Christian Association in this city last
week was not very successful financially.
Andrew Banks, Esq, stepped through
gangway at his new mill, at Reisterstown, on
Z The the 18th inst, aud broke his right arm.
Rev. Gusts i. Jones, of Baltimore, OIL
4 ciated at Ascension Church, on Sunday, the
Rector being absent on account of indispos.
lion.
David King died in Mechanicstown, Fred.
crick county, on Wednesday, aged 30 years,
o months and 20 days. lie formerly resided
near Liberty.
The German carp is said 10 be much infer.
Tor to the English. The difference is as great
rs that between a lean, andpike pig aud a
thoroughbred Berkshire.
Thanksgiving Day was observed here by
the closing Of the banks and schools and the
Taylor Works. Services were held in the
morning at the NJ. T.. Church.
ID. Il. Buckley has sold his agricultural
. implement stock, in this city, to j. Y, Sutely
and ID, keener Shryer. The new firm have
taken possession and commenced business.
The Directors of the W. Md. K. Il. have
reelected j. NJ. Hood president and general
manager, Alexander Reiman vice president,
and John 5. Harden Secretary and Treasurer
The County Republican Central Committee
met in this city on Monday last, A member
informed us that il was simply business
meeting relating TO the expenses Of the cam.
paign.
No snow fell in the vicinity of Morgan's
Run on Wednesday night, More snow fell on
Thursday aud it was showing at the hour of
going TO press. Sleighs were running Thurs.
day evening aud yesterday
Reuben NJ. Dorsey, n wealthy and promi
nent citizen of Howard county, died at his
residence near Ellicott City, Monday night,
in his eighty fifth year. Mr. Dorsey had been
confined to his bed for several weeks.
The springs are very low, many Of the
pumps dry, and the ground hard frozen, so
that the rain and the snow cannot permeate
through the soil. The supply of water is
therefore likely to be less than il is at present,
Jonathan Hartman died in Dallastown,
York county, Pa, on the 18th instant. lie
was the father OF IL children, II Of whom
survive him. His descendants also embraced
10 grand children Of whom G2 survive, and II
great grand children.
Joseph NJ. Newsou Esq, Examiner for
this county, attended the meeting of the
State School Commissioners on Tuesday.
Prot. Newell read a report stating that there
had been an increase in schools aud pupils,
but decrease in expenses.
Maryland morsels, oysters, canvassbacks,
diamondbaeks, sausage, hominy, buckwheat
cakes, turkey, celery and cranb erries. Any
onp who can't celebrate Than ksgiving on
these must be hard TO please. What other
State affords all these delicaces in such pro.
fusion?
The Peoples Foice, Reisters;own, has the
following announcement, "A home camp
Meeting will be held in the Reisterstown
Methodist Episcopal Church, commencing
Sunday morning, December 9th, 1880, aud
. continuing one week. There will be two ser.
vices each day.
j he young ladies of the college on Saturday
night handsomely surprised the male students
with splendid repast Of deecacies very sci.
dom found within College walls. It was
Leap Year treat, and thoroughly enjoyed
The students, as we lear, now desire that the
calendar shall be changed so MS to bring leap
year around oileneF.
A business man from Baltimore. who visited
Westminster few days since, said there was
not man idle in the city who would work
A similar thing may be said of the country
generally, and yet there are the usual number
of tramps upon their beats. As long as they
are fed by the public they will not work.
Our commissioners ought to forbid their on.
tertainment at the almshouse any longer.
Prof. Wyman performed here on Thursday
night, according to announcement and al
though the weather was not favorable some
two hundred persons were present, including
number Of ladies. The handsome presents
silver and gold watches, chamber sets, bar
rels of flour, &c.-were not given out, but he
had a stock Of collar and sleeve buttons, worth
dollar peck at least, and each per SOP re-
ceiyed a present.