The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-03-12
TIFF DEMoCRATIg ADVOCATE.
SATURDAY, MARCH u, 1881,
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Rrevities.

The recent rains flooded number of eel
lars in this city.
Margaretta Forney, aged 81 years, died IN
Hanover last week.
Four brides were in attendance at ST. John s
Church, this city, on Sunday last
The March No. of HUing Literary Gazette
will be issued on Tuesday next, the 10Th.
The sleighing which began on Friday ended
ON Monday. The snow disappeared rapidly
on Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. Ed. S. Slingluff, of Canal Dover, Ohio,
has been visiting his relatives and friends IN
this county during the past week.
Mary, eldest daughter Of George Mum
maugh, near Patapsco, died sudden y on Sun
day morning from paralysis of the brain.
Rev. H. Lewis, son-iu law of Rev. DR..
J. T. Ward, of this city, is secretary OF the
NJ. P. Conference, now in session at Cumber-
land.
A. Klef, the popular proprietor of the
Diller House, Hanover, will assume charge
of the Central Hotel, of that place, on the LIST
of April.
David Il. Byers. formerly living near this
citv. left on Wednesday for Mcpherson coun-
tv. Kansas, where he will make his home for
the future.
ne ueldY Ot tEAius On dGItuub Va shOH Ntt
Friday and Saturday last, caused a delay in
the delivery of the ADVOCATE at number of
postofices.
Scarlet fever is prevailing in some parts of
Uniontown district, adults as well as children
being attacked. Several deaths from the dis
ease have occurred.
There was a large attendance at Verley j.
Clousher's sale on Thursday and prices we're
generally good. Horses sold as high as s23I
and cows as high as $50.
The snow was eighteen inches deep at Pen
mar, on the Western Maryland railroad, at :
o'clock Friday evening of last week, and It
was then still showing hard.
The 10th anniversary exercises OF the
Webster Literary Society, of Western Mary
land College, take place at Odd Fellows
Hall on Friday evening of next week,
On Thursday night of last week freight
train on the Frederick and Pennsylvania rail-
road was thrown from the track, near Bruce
vile, BIZ broken frog, and four cars wrecked.
Officer Macintosh arrested Chales A. Yonst,
of Frederick, on Thursday, at Nerley Cloush-
ers sale, for selling without license. He was
committed to Jail by Justice p. B. Miksell in
default Of S25 fine and Sl1.50 cost.
The train which left here at 1920 a. m. i,
Friday, did not make the round trip until
about a. M, Saturday. Over so men were
engaged in sheveling the snow from the track
in the mountains, and trains ran regularly on
Saturday.
Rev Thomas Crease formerly Of this city,
but now OF St Miehaels, Talbot county, was
recently given by mistake spirits of ammonia
instead Of the medicine ordered by his physi-
elan. The ammonia burned his throat aud
tongue dreadfully.
Prof. A. NJ Elliot, of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, leetured before Reisterstown Literary
Society on Tuesday evening, on The ODER
amergau Passion Play of 1850. DIR. Hop
kins rendered vocal selections, with Mr.. Gas.
sari, accompanies.
The snow of Wednesday was yerihcauoa
Of Vennor's prediction. He said We were to
have snow on the Sth or 9th, followed by
sIush, and we had both. Notwithstanding the
wet condition of the earth, the snow fell so
fast that it laid an inch or more II depth.
Had the ground been dry il would have lain
five inches deep.
The neat, tidy and healthlul appearance Of
the children who attend Central Hall School,
Of this city, has been the subject of remark by
admiring observers. Now, if the moral and
intellectual development ofthese pupils should
keep pace with their physical, West master
will have cause to be proud Of the future Of
her rising generation.
A correspondent, writing from Union
Bridge, informs us that DR.. Manakee was not
the first physician who had charge Of the case
of the little son of Mr.. Daniel Boon, living
near Union vile, an account Of whose severe
affection was copied in the ADVOCATE last
week from the Frederick Times Dr.. Mana
kee is the attending physician HOte.