The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-29
F,ac0i BPeVities.

Next Wednesday will be grounding day
4 lodge of Independent Mechanics is to be
organized at Uniontown shortly.
Granville Grouse, of this city, has rented the
Western Maryland Hotel at Emmittsburg.
A. J. Thomson, of the Nassau, Bahama
Islands, bar, has been in the city for week
past.
Trap the cartridges and save them from
starvation, so that they may be turned out in
the spring.
Although Valentine Day, February 14th, is
more than two weeks off, sales Of valentines
have commenced.
The Old stable at Wheeler's Hotel, this city,
fell under the weight Of snow on Friday at
tcrnoon Of last week.
Mrs. Mary Burke died in this city, on Mon
day last, after an illness of four days, aged
81 years and days.
II. NJ. Schmuck has been elected President
of the First National Bank, of Hanover, Pa,
in the place of DR.. j. p. Smith, deceased.
Henry Kridler, formerly of this county,
died near Coumbiana, Ohio, on the 9Th inst,
in his 6lst year. He went West about thirty
SIX years ago.
\ large canning establishment, steam
-four mill, and an ice cream mandatory, are
to be added tothe business enterprises of Vest
minister, next spring.
Donations of potatoes, turnipS, cabbage r
y o'Lar vegetables will be gladly received from
p .rsous in the country for distribution among
the needy III this city.
Rev J. L. Elderdice, of Finksburg, will
4 lecture in the NJ. p. Church, at Sandy Mount,
on Tuesday evening next, on Thoughts on
i Conversation" \ small admission fee will
4 be charged.
4 party of ladies and gentlemen Of this city
and vicinity. gave Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Baby
lon. near Uniontown, a surprise party on
. Wednesday. There were seven sleigh loads
in the party, and a pleasant evening was
spent.
The hawks and the crows are dying from
starvation. Quite number Of dead hawks
have been picked up in various parts of the
county. The boys, iii some places chase the
crows over the snow, and have killed and
captured large numbers OF them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown, of this county,
gave a reception and full dress ball at Leh
mans Hall, Baltimore, on Thursday night.
Nine hundred and fifty invitations were issued.
The floral decorations were the most e!abo-
rate and artistic ever seen III Baltimore.
Mrs. Chapman l.. Johnson, nee Mary Shri-
ycr, Of Ebbyae Manchester district has been
pressed into service by the MARY Shrver
Dramatic Society of Frederick, to assist in
an entertainment for the benefit of the poor
Of that city. 1t will be q success, as her eX
ccutve ability will carry anything through
which she undertakes.
During the excavation for the new house
TO be erected on Centre street, a gentleman
picked up an old Washington cent, dated, as
well as could be made out, 1891. Over the
mead was the word ''Ilberty'' On the edge,
The words Zone hundred Dollar" On the
. reverse, the usual wreath. These old cents
are ROW very rare, and are worth much more
than their nominal value, as relies Of the past.
The committee in charge Of the entertain
ment at Odd Fellows Hall, for the benefit OF
the poor Of this city, on Wednesday night,
have sent Us the following report-trom sale
! Of tickets S3O.75, sale Of gun, Capt. y. Bill
lingsea donation, So total $3.50. Ex-
4 pcnses-paid DR.. Bagby, lecturer, So rent
Of hall IS, printing bill 81 total $4,000.
Net proceeds Sl5.75.
There are some men in our town,
And they are wOndrous wise,
Whenever they have goods to sell
They straightway advertise.
And when they find their goods are gone,
With all their might and main,
They hurry in another lot
And advertise again.
Some FIVE or six secret societies hold meet
fingS in Odd Fellows Hall, above the audito-
rum, and it always happens that one of the
orders meets on nights announced for enter
'tainments at the Hall. Some are more noisy
than others, but the quietcst of them manage
sto considerably disturb the audiences below
'On Wednesday evening, during Bagby's en-
tertainmcnt, both the lecture and music were
marred by the noise of q lodge above, which
at one time sounded as if the goats Of the diff
terent orders had gotten loose and were but
Ting things generally and the members were
frying TO catch them. A place for entertain
ments should be built, with no rooms for Sc.
cret societies.