The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-02-05
Laes, Rrevities.

The Reisterstown Brass Band has dlSbanded.
Five sleiehing parties were out u this
neighsorhood on Thursday night.
The weight Of snow aud ice has played
havoc with spouting in this city this winter.
The School Board will meet next Monday,
at which time accounts Of teachers Will oe aa-
dited.
Prof. Riley, the entomoiogst says that the
seventeen year locust Will appear IA thls State
next June.
1t is rather early, but camp meeting and
agricultural fairs are already begInlng 70 be
announced.
January closed in snow storm and Feb
rnary was ushered in 10y one. Nennor dian {
have one on the bill.
Octavius Devries has been appointed post
master at Henryton, Carroll county, wee
George F. Jones, resigned.
William c. Hickson, who was born ~ 1910,
near Taueytown, this county. died IN YORK,
Pa, January 2lth, IL his 9Th year
The next quarterly meeting Of the County
Teachers Association will be held IN Central
Hall School, this city, next Friday
VIM. Delphy, Of Baltimore, viii deliver .
lecture in the NJ E Charch here Tomorrow
evening, on "Does II pay 10 drink!
E. NJ. Norman, of y c., and c. Jarman,
of Greensboro, Nd, have tins week registered
as students at the Western Maryland College.
Heartily tired Of ice aud snow, poor SILVER.
ing humanity repeats the invocation TO Spring
Come gentle Spring, ethereal mIlduess
come.
The springs of water are so low that many
pumps and wells are dry, aad farmers are
melting snow Tor their cattle 10 drink. IA many
places.
]. P. Blessing, photographer, Of this city,
has purchased the Palace OF Art, Baiti-
more, and will close business here about me
lst OF March.
Attention is called to the large uumher OF
real and personal property sales IN THIS issae'
also to The advertisements Of several Of our
business men.
Mr.. David H. Byers, living near this city,
purnoses selling his farming utensils aud
household goods and removing 20 Mcpherson
county, Kansas, in the Spring.
Whilst clerking at the sale Of Lewis Il. Cole
on Thursday Of last week. George Homer,
of Finksburg, had his head severely burt by
a falling piece Of uesbeF IRON stable loft.
Venus, Jupiter, aud the crescent moon, aud
a star Of lesser magnitude, hung out the'F
lamps together, on Wednesday evening, ~ a
cloGaless sky. The scege was most beautiful.
ID. n. Henning, Esq, has parehased Of
Mr. George r. Cehr, for - 6l9 the dwelling
on Main Street he recently bought Of Dc. J..
". Herring, administrator Of David II ShG-
yer.
A matrimonial disappointment occurred
IN this city on Thursday. Tue bride expect
ant and friends waited IN vain at the parson-
age for the groom-eleet. \ breach Of prom
Use salt Is in order.
Eggs are selling in some places "a, 30 TO 60
cents per dozen. What's 10 be done, under
the circumstances? Why, stop your omelei
your ham and eggs, and yOnr egg nog, unless
your purse can stand IT.
Reisterstown has Literary Society, Whica
meets weekly, and has lectures, debates, reei
tations and readings. adording rational anass.
ment and edihcation to lis citizens during tue
long winter evenings.
The ADvocGTE has the best pzyiag sab
scribers of any county paper ia Maryland.
We Judge so from the fact that We never have
70 dun them, and we scarcely ever pick ~ "A
rural exchange that does nUI contain oue or
more notices asking delinquents 10 pay up
And this is invariably the case with cheap
papers.
The English Sparrows do not wait to choose
their mates till the 18th Of February, accord
ing TO the old tradition, but upon any pleas
ant day, for week or two past, their NOISY
uproar indicated that they we're anticipating
that time. If there are any police regulations
among them, the staff must have their hands
fall, for their contests are of very fierce
character.
1.-THE grounding vas able 70 dig through
a foot and half or two feet of snow and got
out on W ednesday ht saw his shadow, and con
seanentIy there will be six weeks more OF
winter If ne didn't get out, We don't kno~
how it will be- Nennor however, predicts
some severe weather about the middle OF
March, such as snow, rain, sleet, &c. No
sensible grounding would have poked his
nose above ground on Wednesday, when The
mercury was close TO zero all day.