The Democratic advocate., 1881-02-12
-ANDERFORD Az BROS,
Local RrevitIes.


Monday next is Valentine Day.
O the snow, the beautiful sRow, how we
wish you now would go.
Eggs have fallen fifteen cents per dozen
since last Saturday.
A debating society has been started in Friz-
zellsburg, and is well attended.
The February term of the Circuit Court
(non-jury term commences on Monday next
The Hanover Spectator has donned new
suit and is otherwise improved. IL is good
local newspaper.
Jesse Arnold, living near Frizzellsburg.
was fined S5 on Thursday by Justice Aikeseh
for beating his wife.
DR.. Isaac Cole has resigned his charge OF
the ID Baptist Church, Washington city, and
will return 10 his farm near this city.
This is the sort of weather, if it continues
long enough, to start the sap and II It become
cold again, the fruit is likely to be injured.
The demand for houses in this city is
greater than the supply. There will be con
Siderable building in the spring, it IS thought
At Double Pipe Greek on Monday the mer,,
cury was u below zero. In this city 1t ranged
from So above to 49 below, according to loca-
ton.
r F. shriver L Co., intend starting a
cheese factory at Union Mills. This viii give
the farmers Of Myers district a market for
their milk.
A Valentine party, two musical and dra.
matte entertainments and wedding are all
announced to come of in this city in the next
two weeks.
Beautiful blocks of ice, twelve inches thick,
from the dam of Col. Longwell, were stored
last week. by Mr.. J. II. Someryille, butcher,
of this city.
Resin F. D. Warehime, charged with as.
saulting Joseph E. Pool, in December last.
was discharged by Justice G. W. Crapsier on
Friday Of last week.
It IS said that the freight business on the
Baltimore & Hanover railroad has been 50
great recently that the company cannot sup
piy the demand for ears
Diphtheria and mnmps are prevailing to
considerable extent in some parts OF this
county, and the attendance at some Of the
schools is quite slim in consequence.
Mr.. John T. NJ. Orendorff, son Of the late
Mr.. Samuel Orendorif, of Baltimore, former
" of this city, has been nominated by Mr..
Hayes to be Consul at Manzaailla, Mexico.
The stump of a cigar and a toothpick were
left in this Office on Tuesday last, which the
owner may recover by looming forward,
proving properly, paying charges, and taking
them away"
t. ]. Meyer & Co.. who purchased the
Morelock building on Green street, this city,
are having it remodelled. preparatory 10 put
ting in the necessary machinery for a steam
merchant mill.
Il is contrary to law to throw 6lth5 ashes,
and other refuse matter into the streets. City
pride and common deeency ought to restrain
any one from doing so, but where II does not,
Ies the bailiF see TO il, at once.
At the sessions Of the Grand Lodge oi
MARYLAND Knights of Pythias, held in Baltl-
more on Tuesday and Wednesday. Charity
Lodge Of this city was represented by Mr..
John Bernstein.
A new postofice will be established next
week at Englar, this county, on the Western
Maryland railroad, between Avondale and
Warfeldsburg, with III. Stewart Roberts az
postmaster.
Mr. L. 4. Puzenet, who conducted the
!. cotton factory at Sykesyiile for number o.
years, in connection with Mr.. Edward l.
Schultz, died in Frederick on Friday Of last
week, aged 6s years.
VIM. Delphy, formerly Of this county, nos
proprietor Of the Pennsylvania House, OF
Franklin street, Baltimore, delivered q tenn
city, on Sunday night last to large audience
A thaw set in on Tuesday and the SNOW
and ice disappeared rapidly. Wednesds,
was still milder, and a heavy rain set in a
night WHICH continued on Thursday. Th,
mild weather and the rain broke up the sleigh
ing, which has been good continuously for 53
days-from December q, to February II, boil
days inclusive
The Hanover Spectator announces th'
deaths Of Henry Myers, aged s5yearsi Lewis
S. Myers, aged So years, John Casper Clay
in his S0th year, Mrs. Susanna Miller, aged
50 years, Michael SteTner in mis- 7Sd year
and Mrs. Mary Sorbaugh, in her S0th year
all respected citizens Of :hat town and vicin
ity.
An old friend Of the Gettysburg Compile
dropped into our Office on Saturday week 10
glance at its business columns. He soon
discovered the advertisement of the Executorl
of DR.. HoItz (Valuabie Town Property Al
Private Sale,) upside down, and desired US tc
ask bic old friend Stable if the intention was
that people should stand on their heads to
read il, or was It printed so merely for the
convenience OF those who are as often or
their heads as their feet.
The irst of April is moving day, or the
time for sslitting,h as il is called here, ~
town and country, and now is the time fol
renting farms and dwellings aud entering into
contracts preparatory to spring changes
The inquiry for houses, in Westminster, We
understand is very active, and from present
indications, it is not likely that there will be
any vacant ones after the FIRST of April next.
This is a good sign, which speaks well for the
activity of the place.