The Democratic advocate., 1880-03-06
SATURDAY, MARCH C, 1880.
LOCAL AFFAIRS

Preparations are in progress for gardening.
Typhoid lever IS raging in North Cordorus
township, York county.
March came in rather lamb like. Now
look out for the closing days.
Wheat in Carroll county never looked more
promising at this season OF the year than now.
The local option bill for Carroll County
passed the Senate on Thursday ltnow goes
to the House.
Miss Catharne kurtz, formerly Of Hanover,
"a, died in huntington, Pa, January 10Th,
aged 90 years
Rev. Mr. McMecm, Of New Windsor Col.
lcge, has declined the call Of the Presbyterian
Church Of Frederick
1t is said that more real aud personal prop.
erty sales have been advertised ia Frederick
county this year than ever before.
Mr James Barnes, carpenter is repairing
aud building an addition to the dwelling of
Mr.. jesse Williams, near WarfieldsburE
A. G. Strasburger, Of this city, has shipped
to Philadelphia this season $50 skins Of skunks,
minks, muskrats, raccoons, opossums, rab
bits, &c.
Prof II, A. Young, talented young mus
can, died near Glen Rock, York county, re-
Gently. He was the composer Of a number
Of pieces.
Mr. aud Mts. Wesley Steele, will accept
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cake. The announcement Of their marriage
was published last week.
Malignant diptheria, scarlet fever aud Group
are prevailing at New Oxford and vicinity,
Adams county. A number Of deaths from
these causes have occurred.
Scarlet fever, Of a malignant type, prevails
IN Glen Rock section, York county, to an
alarming extent. II has been very fatal be.
tween Sclizland aud Shrewsbury.
Mr. Abraham Greider, contractor on the
baltimore 4 Delta Railroad, had a barrel Of
whisky stolen from him some days ago, by the
hands on his work, who drank their I'LL and
then INDUCED in general fight.
Mr. Henry 5. Slcycr, Of Myers district. sent
to this office on Thursday an apple OF the
gtindstoue variety, raised in 1878. The apple
was in good state of preservation, and had
been about eighteen months Oh the tree.
Mr. Richard Logue, near Spring Mills Sta
ton, Western Maryland Railroad, has SOW
that has had four litlers ofpgs II at the FIRST,
rs ai the second, Il at the third and u Mt the
last. All ofthe pigs Of the first and second
iiticrs were raised and II Of the third
A postal card iron Il. @. Matthews, Of this
city, now travelling in the South as agent for
Louis Cooks carriage factory at Cincinnati,
informs the ADVOCATE that he has sold for
cash S27O0 worth of buggies ia the last thirty
days. Mr.. Matthews is nowat Pulaski, leu
n6ssce.
On Monday Richard Morgan was before
Justice p. b, Mikesell charged with assault
aud battery on Emily Wheeler. IL appeared
from tie evidence that Emily Wheeler and
Caroline Kelly assaulted the boy first, aud his
assault was simply n defense Of himself He
was discharged.
Ida 7. Siier is appointed postmaster at New
Market, Frederick county, Md. vice z. o. II.
Slicr, deceased. New postofliccs are estab.
hshed q, Sci,zland, York county, Pa, on the
railroad route between Shrewsbury and Glen
Rock, aud at Craley, in the same county, on
the route from Long Level to Borguiyille.
The game Of 40, which has set the pcO.
pie wild at the North has created similar in-
terest in Baltimore and Westminster, aud
dealers IN the game cannot supply the de.
mand. At the North several people are re.
ported to have gone crazy in their perpeXity
over it, aud in this city several parties have
worked all night upon it.
The Pennsylvania Conference Of the United
Brethren ia Christ will commence its one
hundrcdth annual session next Wednesday,
March 10th, nt West Fairyiew, near Harris.
burg, Pa. Bishop J. J. Giossbrenner, Of
Churchylllc, Va, the presiding officer Of this
body is now lying i'll at Chambersburg, Pa,
and will not be able to attend, aud Bishop j.
Dixon will likely act in his stead
Mr. j. j. koler, the newly appointed Stew.
ard Of the Aims House, took charge of that
institution on Thursday Mr.. John Tracy,
former Steward, removed the same day to the
farm Of Dr. Hopes and Scott Wilhelm at
Arlington, iOur miles this side Of Baltimore.
The farm contains 2G0 acres of good land,
improved with good buildings
From recent reports Of the four banks in
this county II appears there are on deposit ia
them S2S9, ,0lI.G7, divided as follows First
National Bank of Westminster, Sl07 ,003. 60;
Union National Bank Of Westminster, $s7,.
207.Idi Farmers 4 Mechanics National Bank
Of Westminster, $50, 100. 20; First National
Bank Of New Windsor, Sll,ll2SG
Alonzh Price and S. Elizabeth Bnnkerl,
alias Price, colored, were committed to jail
on Thursday in default Of bail to keep the
peace toward Mary Bankert Whoa tho ofi
Ger went to arrest them they were found at the
house Of complainant, and whilst the officer
was trying tn effect mn entrance Elizabeth
amused herselfby breaking about four dollars
worth Of dishes belonging TO Mary Bankert,
for which additional charges have been pre-
ferred against her.