The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-03
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Circuit Court meets next Monday.
The Grays Band of this city have purchased
several new horns.
The young folks Of Westminster INDUCED
in two hops this week.
Western Maryland Railroad stock has ad.
yaced three dollars n share.
Twenty-Five persons have prolessed CONVEX.
sion Mt the Reisterstown NJ. L. Church.
The children's annual festival, at Ascension
7. Il. Church, takes place this afternoon
An interesting and successful revival is
going on at Sandy Mount Methodist Church.
Rev. Stewart Smith, the new rector for As
csnsion Church is expected here next Wed
nesday.
The pavemeuts we're so icy OH Wednesday,
many pedestrians took the middle Of the
streets
The Taylor Manufacturing Company are
having new roof put upon their foundry
building
Two weddings have ligened up society in
Fountain Valley neighborhood during the
holidays.
Forty.six marriage licenses we're issued dur
ing December, 1879, by DIR. Shaw, Clerk Of
the Circuit Court for this county.
Mr.. Williams, Of Fountain Valley, had a
valuable dog shot last week, and he is now
on the hunt of the person who killed it.
Hon. A. X. Syester, Of Hagerstown, Md +,
has been quite seriously indisposed for sever.
al days, and is confined to his residence.
The large oil painting, 29x42 inches, ratified
| by Mr.. James NJ. Shelman last week, was
drawn by the Westminster Fire Department.
Winter is one.third gone, and ice houses
are not filled. Mint will be low in the mar.
kst next summer unless the ice crop is good.
| The Westminster Fire Department had n
supper on Thursday night, the first anniver.
sary Of the meeting which resulted in its or
ganization.
Messrs YingIing & Matthews, real estate
and insurance agents, this city have present.
ed this office with several handsome calendars
and blotting pads.
! Mr.. George Sharrer has been elected to Gil
n vacancy in the Nestry Of Ascension Church
this city, caused by the resignation of Col.
| WIN. Z. Maulsby.
| The trial of Felix Munshour for the murder
of his cousin, James l.. Wetsel, near Emmits
burg, on the 9th of August last, began again
at Frederick on Monday last.
new postoitce is established at Eichel'
berger, this county, on the Hanover and Bal
timore Railroad route, near Black Rock, with
| Ephraim W. Warner as postmaster.
From November 80, 1878, TO November
80, 1879, the Western Maryland Railroad
carried 1929 tons of freght-an increase
of 1889 tons over the year previous.
The Grays Band Of this city presented Miss
Mary b. Shsllman a handsome silver plated
set Of castors on New Years eve, engraved
to IN. Is. $. from the Grays Band of West
minstar." This was token in recognition
of Miss Shellman's assistance to the band at
their late festival.
We received several days after the feast a
handsomely gotten up bill Of fare for Christ
mas dinner, from our old friend Albcrtson
Of the Mansion House. Baltimore. Ii the
dinner was fine as the bill Of fare, il must
have been Il superb one. 1t should have been
received the day before Christmas.
Ice on the ponds was from three to FIVE
inches thick on Sunday last The weather
moderated considerably on Monday. Tues,
day was as warm and pleasant as May.day.
Wednesday was ushered in with sleet and
mist and rain prevailed all day. Thursday
was much such day us Tuesday. Yesterday
was warm aud cloudy, with slight rain.
The old year went out Swallowed with cloud
and mist and sleeti but the new year dawned
in brightness and beauty, the sheen of the
frost. crystals glittering in the sunlight upon
I every visible object The bells OF st. john
st. Pauls Reform, and Ascension tolled oul
the old and heralded the new. born year, and
myriAds of guns, pistols and other explosives
fred a grand fen de joie, at midnight and a
dawn. Happy hearts gave expression to the
joy within in songs Of gladness, and our
streets were vocal with midnight mnstrelsy.