The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-08
Local BreVitics.


What has become of the crows since the
severe weather began?
The snow around Baltimore is not more
than half as deep as tits around Westminster
Nearly one thousand persons received the
Eucharist at COnowagO Chapel on christmas
day, near Hanover.
Mr.. Gustavus Barnes, of Sprlngdale, killed
= beef on Monday, two and Il halt years o!u,
winch dressed 600 pounds.
Westminster icy pavements have afforded
rood skating for the boys and girls the past
lew days.
Rev, T. D. Valiant, president of NJ. +,
Conference. preached morning and evening
in the NJ. p. Church here last Sunday.
few Dersons who had not filled their ice
houses, have been packing it away, this week,
in blocks from eight to ten inches thick.
As we 90 to press clouds are gathering,
,.r,r,arino, no doubt, for the big snow storm
predicted by Vennor for the 9TH and 6th'
The firm of Fahnestocl, Bros, merchants,
Of Gctysburg. Pa, is reported to have SuS-
pended. and Maj. Bell appointed as their as
sigmce.
ON Wednesday last I. Z. Benton HartSock,
rs Mortgage, sold two tracts OF land, IN free
dom district containing Isl acres. fUrchaSeu
by the mortgagee for SD 49,,
Henry b. AIbaugh, of Pleasant Valley, Will
remove to Middeburg in the spring, ana Ell,
cage iuthe grain, coal, NC, business lie VIII
occupy the CIabaugh property
Miss Mary b. SheIIman and her little band
of carol singers collected thirteen dollars last
Saturday night The money will be eXpehd,
cd for gifts TO poor children.
Under a quarterly apportionmcnt OF the
State public school fund, just made, carroll
comfy will receive for white schools $500. =
90. and for colored schools S29l.G2.
Wakefield was not the coolest point on the
aI,t Of December. While the mercury there
registered 2G' below zero, at the Western
MARYLAND College it was down to 30 below.
4 snow slide from the roof of the Bentord
House, this city, on Thursday morning, crush
ed porch roof, making 1t complete wreck.
Mr. BeulOrd had passed under 1t Just before
il fell, making a narrow escape.
Or Thursday morning trees and shrubbery
we're coated with ice, and gIttered resplen-
IDENTIFY in the bright, warm sun. Lovers OF
the beautiful could feast their eyes to con-
. 'cutment.
The fair and festival held last week at
NiddlcLurg for the benefit of the NJ. f..
Church there, Melted about $50. The pro-
rccds will be applied to building steePle ON
the church and purchasing bell.
Jos. \. Wyalt has been appointed justice
of the peace in Taneytown district, vice Geo.
J. Layuor. resigned, and Joseph Arnold a
Justice of the peace in Mddleburg district,
vice Isaiah Hahn, failed to quality
Much sympathy is felt for G. 5. Davis at
Patapsco who was recently burned out, and
his nrighbors and friends are kindly raising a
substitution for him. lie is represented as Il
worthy man.
Jas. W. Lautz, of New Windsor, lost a
4 valuable horse on Monday. He was out on
his huckster route, gathering up produce in
Il sleigh. and about noon the animal dropped
dead
The Hanover Herald says: Among the
& poultry shipped to Philadelphia, recently,
8 from New Park, this county, was a goose
i tortgoue yea,Y oH The Philadelphian who
81 purchased that goose for u Christmas dinner,
must have had an enjoyable feast.
Mrs Polly Rcinccker of Pleasant Valley,
had one of the bones Of her right forearm
fractured on Thursday night of last week.
She had just gotten in a sleigh, when the
horse started, and the bone was fractured
whilst catching the side of the sleigh. DR.. j.
r nehart, of Frizzelsburg, reduced the trac
tlre.
The evening train upon the Baltimore {
Hanover railroad, on Thursday Of last week
got stuck in the snow near Hampstead, and
remained blockaded all night. Four engines
and lot of hands got it eXtrcated about
0 clock on Friday. Some of the passengers
were trost-bitten, among them Rev. ID. Ben.
q ton Winsead, of Hampstead, and Capt A.
". Eichelberger, president Of the road.
James W. Beacham, of Avondale, near thi
city, died suddenly on Sunday morning last o
heart disease. He had been complaining to
some days previous, but seemed to be getting
well, and up to 10 clock Saturday night wa
chatting cheertuly with his family. Mr.
Beacham was good citizen and greatly es
teemed in this community. He formerly livec
in Baltimore, and at one time was manage
of the Howard McHenry estate in Baltimore
cONnty