The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-24


There are cases Of Scarlet fever at Mount
Pleasant.
Typhoid fever is said TO Es prevailing in
and about Melrose, this county.
Go to hear Queen Esther, at Odd Fellows 4
Hall, on next Friday and Saturday nights.
Mrs Duhurst, Of DaltiEsSrs, is holding re-
yival meetings at Parrsville NJ. p. Church,
this county.
Rev. Mr.. Cummings, of Baltimore, is hold
ing successful revival meetings in the NJ.
n. Church, at New Windsor.
The season is far advanced, aud there has
been but little real winter weather. Ground
Hog day is anxiousy awaited
Excellently executed five dollar gold pieces
are in circulation. They are washed with
genuine gold. Look out for them.
Rachel A. Spargo is appointed postmaster
ut New London, Frederick county, Nd, vice
Noah Barnes, removed for cause.
Between the first Of July and the middle Of
December over 1000 head Of cattle we're sold
at the Hanover, Pa, cattle yards.
A disease called "black tongue has broken
out among the horses in some parts OF How
ard county.
The Baltimore County Agricultural Society
intend building fns exhibition hall on their
grounds at Timonium before the next fair.
The Emory Grove Camp Meeting Associa-
ton propose to hold a eampmeeting next
summer, but there are to be no Sunday trains
10 the camp.
Vivid lightning, slight thunder and warm
dashing shower, on Tuesday night, were
among the anomalies of the anomalous win
ter weather this week.
Smallpox has made its appearance in the
southern section Of Baltimore county, and
one death has occurred. The disease was con.
tracted from tramp.
Rav 1 Ns,b,isnn ftf c. hurt 70
Church, Philadelphia, formerly rector of AS
cension parish, this city, was here Tuesday
and Wednesday Of this week.
There were entered for record in the Clerk S
Office for Baltimore county during the year
past about / 500 deeds, leases aud powers OF
attorney and 200 mortgages and releases.
Henry Bell is building two story brick
house on the corner Of Church and Green
streets, 26lxl7 feet, with two story back
building lIx32 feet. c. Await mason, Geo.
Leas carpenter.
A new postoiiice has been established al
Soldiers Delight, Baltimore county, Md,
midway between Harrisonville and North
Branch, and near Reisterstown, with Chas
Grlswold as postmaster.
The total amount spent by the Council on
the streets Of Westminster this year is S3l3.
03. Receipts for taxes 10 date foot up 81,
OOi.3l. The gas company has been paid fol
lighting the streets up to the 18th inst.
The Annapolis correspondent Of the Bditi
more County Union says that Mr.. d. Franz
Grouse, one of our county representatives il
the House Of Delegates, "bids fair to be on,
of the ablest debaters in the House"
Three gentlemen aud four ladies -one
bride Of two weeks-were fined for disturbing
religious worship at Pleasant Hill NJ. Z
Church, near Reisters,own, last week Tn
line and costs of each amounted 70 $3.50.
The Teachers Union Institute, Of Man
chester district, met at Tracey's school hous
on Tuesday night and discussed geography
history, geometry and grammar. Debate OF
the latter subject was lengthy and animated
Roberies are frequent all about us, an
our citizens should use necessary caution i
locking doors carefully, and prepare thei
guns and pistols for defence. This week sew
eral burglaries occurred in Hhgerstown an
York, aud store in Bachmaus Valley wa
robbed.
W. +. Reider, Of Taneytown, has purchase
what is said to be one Of the best farms i
Huntingdon county, Pa. containing 1874 acre.
The price paid was S3l 900, and the purchas
included stock, farming utensils, household
furniture, &c.
Mr., Samuel Eckenrode, well known fat
mer, who resides on the Littlestown road
about four and a half miles from Emmitt'
burg, was found dead in his COW stable, With
er he had gone short time before to chat
up his cattle, on the lith instant
Rev. II. s. MeMurdie, for many years
rector of the seminary, and professor OF NOR
philosophy and theology in MI st, Mary
College and Seminary, died at the colleg
Tuesday evening, Of consumption. Fathe
McMurdie was well known in this city.
naWeou Hammond n EraHartsl pnuui
public school teacher, was tried in the Fred
erick county Court last week for assault an
battery for excessive beating twelve veal
old boy, aud convicted. The Court onl
lined him ten cents, TO relieve him Of costs.
At the annual meeting of the Society of ii
Army and Navy of the Confederate States
Maryland, held on Monday night in Bait
more, resolutions expressive OF respect 10 th
memory Of Lieut.. ". H.. b. Dorsey, Of NJ
Airy, this county, were spread on the minutel
The board OF directors Of the Carroll Cout
ty Agricultural Society met on Tuesday an
fixed upon the 2sth, 10Th and both of Septen
Der and the LIST day of October, as the day
for holding the next annual fair. A late
time was preferred, but the time up TO the -
OF October wns occupied by surrounding 81
cieties.
The principal Of the Resterstown Hig
! School, Prof. Edwin h. ljams, has been ha'
ing a series Of lectures in the school buildin
: this season on Tuesday nights. Lectur,
music and readings make up the programme
These are free, and add to the social enio,
! ment Of the place and advance the intellet
tnal tastes of the community.
Mr. Daniel Shriner, Of this city, being an
noyed by rats, set traps for them. He ha
caughtseveral, aud they were remarkable ones
! They were white and brown, one being whit
nearly all over. the color is supposed TO re
suit from a cross between brown and whit
rats, number of the latter having escape
from show here several years ago.
} The City Council on Saturday night vote
5000 to the Westminster Fire Departmer
for the purchase of chemical fire extinguisl
er. This, with the appropriation Of the Cour
! ty Commissioners, $500, makes n total {
Sl4OO. Enough now has been raised and til
engine will be purchased nj once. 1t is a
ready here, having been left by the manuiat
turer after the exhibition Of its merits in Til
city last May or June,
Mr.. l.. A. Eckman, formerly of this city
but now Of Clinton county, Iowa, seems TO b
a successful farmer From the Jackson Ca
Record, Maquoketa, Iowa, we learn that h
has eight ears of corn weighing ten pound
and ten onces, thus averaging twenty -one an
one.iourth ounces to the ear. Fifty-two sue
ears lack only two ounces Of making bush,
of corn. He also has one specimen stalk tbs
| is fifteen feet and four INCHES from the spu
root TO the top Of the tassel, aud nine ie,
from the spur root to the first ear.
Robbery OF n store.
The store OF David Palmer, at Bachnan
mill this county, was robbed on Tuesda
night Of $50 in money aud some clothing
/ Some sixty odd dollars were in another drawe
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