The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-04-30
SATURDAY, APRIL 80, 1881.

local Brevities.

LOCAL AEEAlESS
Local Brevities.
Corn planting will begin next week IN tins
county.
A flock of wild geese passed over this city
on Wednesday night.
An election for Mayor and City Council,
for this city, will be held on Monday next
All the rooms in Dielman's Hotel, New
Windsor, have been engaged by summer
boarders.
A meeting of the directors of the Carroll
County Agricultural Society has been called
for to-day.
Thomas Doyle has sold his little farm of IS
acres. about two miles from this city, to Elias
Cole for $500.
Mount Union Cornet Band, in Myers dis
trict, has been reorganiZed with Levi K. Mar
kle as leader.
]. Oliver Wadow, as trustee, has sold lG4
acres Of land in Freedom district, to Mary A.
and Basil Dorsey at S27 per acre.
DR.. Thomas o. Kinzer, formerly of Titles
town, Pa, died recently in Bonneauville,
Adams county, of consumption.
Stouffer & Bale, Gamers, New Windsor,
we learn, will plant this season 200 acres in
sugar corn and II acres in peas.
A. G. Blair, job printer of Waynesboro,
Pa, was in this city on Monday, and took
look through the ADVOCATE office.
Mr. Chas d. Baughman is conducting
subscription school in Central Hall School
Building, and has thirty nine pupils.
Westminster City Hotel has been reprinted
and repaired recently, much to its improve
ment. The stabhng is being repaired also
There is more building, repairing, painting
and general fixing up in Westminster at pres
ent than has been known for a number OF
years.
Mr.. L. Tappy, of Philadelphia, Quarter.
master LIST Regiment Pennsylvania National
Guard, was in Westminster from Saturday
until Monday.
Josiah Crowl has about finished his ice
cream establishment, in this city, and expects
to commence manufacturing ice cream on
Monday next.
Summer boarders are already hocking to
the country from the city, and no wonder, for
country life is far more enjoyable during the
warm season.
Rev. j. T. Ward, President Of Western
Maryland College, this city, preached IN 81.
Johns Independent Methodist Church, Bal
timore, on Sunday last.
Mr.. Jacob Keefer, of this city, whose i'll
ness was announced few weeks ago, died on
w eQueSuaY night last. his NGAC sA-
TERED yesterday at Taneytewn.
On Thursday evening we received from Mr..
John L. Covell, Of Centreville, Md, pair
of fine large shad. They weighed eight pounds
each, and were Of superior flavor.
The ADVOCATE library has received a dona-
ton Of two books from Mr.. Douglas B. Smith,
of this city. One was a report on the Agri.
culture of Connecticut, and the other Laws OF
Illinois.
Elias B. Arnold has purchased Of Scott l.
Markle, II acres, for $3.50, and from the
Stocksdale heirs sSl acres, for $3.50. Tals
land IS in FiRksburg district, and IS nearly all
timber land.
The Webster Literary Society, Of Western
MARYLAND College, received this week an el-
.egant collection Of South American minerals,
from Hon. Wm. I. Wright, American con-
sui at Santos, Brazil
J. w. Perkins, formerly Of this city, but
now residing on Pennsylvania Avenue, baitl-
more. was robbed of jewelry and other prep
erty, TO the amount of S3I3.50, on Wednes.
day of last week. The thief was caught and
placed in Jail
Spare the birds, boys, spare the BIRDS II IS
a shame to shoot at and kill these sweet little
sougsters, whs are the life Of our groves and
orchards Besides, it is punishable, in this
city, by fine of FIVE dollars, to kill bird.
Lay aside your guns, sings, and stones, and
let the birds alone.
Hon. Neal Dow, Of Maine, delivered a
temperance address in the Lutheran Church,
this city, on Saturday night last, and another
in the NJ. E. Church on Sunday afternoon.
The audiences on the occasions were large
and the addresses well received. Unlike
many temperance orators, Mr.. Dow was TEN
perate in both manner aud speech.
Tomorrow is May Day, but being Sunday,
Of course those who wish 10 observe the old
custom of going .Maying must postpone It
a day. In good old Merrie England, the day
was quite festive one in ye ancient time. Il
is still observed, by the youth OF both sexes, IN
forming carly morning May parties and going
in quest of snails and flowers, but not TO the
extent it formerly was Milton has the fol-
wing beautiful song on May morning
.sNow the bright morning star, days harbinger,
Comes dancing from the East. and leads with her
The aow'ry May. who from her green lap throws
The yellow eowslip and the pale primrose
Hail. bounteoRs May that dOst inspire
Airth and youth, and fond desire;
Woods and groves are Of thy dressing,
Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing
Thus we salute thee with edrly soHg.
And welcome thee. and wish thee long
Gen. Neal Dow addressed the people of
New Windsor on temperance, on Monday
night, and left on Tuesday morning for Anna
polls. where he spoke on Tuesday night. He
expressed himself as highly pleased with
Western Maryland, as far as he had seen II.
Gen. Dow said-''Your ample barns. fine
dwellings, and beautifully cultivated farms,
are levely to look upon, but your villages are
not kept as clean as those of New England
Let the residents of all our towns profit by
this hint and especially our municipal au.
thorities. Keep the streets, lanes and alleys,
clean; paint and whitewash the houses and
fences. Westminster is rapidly improving, in
this respect, under the admirable manage
ment Of cur city authorities, but her people
might second the efforts Of the Mayor and
Common Council to a greater extent than
they do 1t will be gratifying to ourselves as
well as pleasing to visitors, and promotive of
health, as well as of beauty.