The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-02-19
-ANDERFORD BROS,


Local BrevitIes.
Wheat throughout the county is reported
to be looking well.
The name of the postofice at Englar, this
county, is changed to Medwood.
During the year 1880 there were 2,259,S55
cigars manufactured in this county;
The Westminster banks will be closed on
Tuesday next, the I'D, a legal holiday.
Advice gratis Never employ an hostler
who keeps pen of hogs. Do you see the
point.
Mr.. W. R. A. Koehl, of the New Windsor
Herald, paid the ADVOCATE visit on We'd
nesday.
Many a farmer pays out large sums for fer
tilizers, while he allows those of his own
barnyard to waste.
joel Roop has purchased for $4,000 the
farm of Edward c. Matthai, containing 56
acres. near Uniontown.
John W. Blizzard, of Patapsco, expects to
go to Illinois about the LIST of March, and will
remain there several months.
Next Tuesday will be the IA 9th anniversa-
nv Of Washington birth day. 1t is also the
day for Miss Steiner's musical and dramatic
entertainment.
Of all the farmer boys in Carroll county,
but one, so far, has entered for the prize acre
of corn, and the time for entrance expires on
the first of March.
The first Of the four mogul engines ordered
BY the Western Maryland Railroad, to meet
the demand of its increasing trade, was put
on the road on Tuesday.
Gov. Hamilton has appointed March 25th
for the execution Of Felix Munshour, who
murdered his cousin, Jas. l.. Wetzell, in Au-
gust, 1879, near Emmittsburg.
A couple of college students promenaded
through Main street last Saturday with straw
hats on. There has been no special eyi-
dences Of spring since, however.
When the frost breaks up and the ground
is in good order, won't the farmer settle down
to his spring work in dead earnest after his
long continued and enforced holiday
An occasional April-hke day may now
be looked for. This is not from FenROr, but
from a recollection Of the capucious charac-
ter of the weather towards the vernRi season.
The oyster supper held at Pleasant Valley
for the benefit OF the Reformed and Lutheran
congregations at that place closed on Tuesday
evening. Ii melted about two hundred dol ars.
If you want a large attendance at your pub
lie SIDES and good prices for your properly,
advertise in the ADVOCATE. IL goes into
every nook and corner of the county, and has
a large number Of readers.
David W. Smelser and Charles c. Engel,
of New Windsor, have formed a Co partner
ship, bought of Peter Engel & Son the depot
al. the w. Nd railroad there, and will COM
mence business about the lst Of April.
Vivid lightning and thunder accompanied
the storm Of Saturday msrning. If the thun-
der walked up the snakes they must have frozen
on Monday and Tuesday mornings, and a
short crop may be anticipated the coming
season.
Leander Gladhill has parehas ed the stock
of goods and leased the siore-house OF h. 3.
Albaugh, at Pleasant Valley, and viii assume
charge about the middle of March. Mr.. Al
baugh will remove TO Middleburg about the
same time.
..High tea" and s'luneh, are now quite
the thing among fashionables- The latter
takes the place of dinner parties, and is for
ladies' only; the former more Of dinner than
a tea, having all the usual substantials with
out the ceremony.
On Thursday, Chas. 7. Reifsnider, as at
torney and agent, sold a farm containing $50
acres and OIL perehes, situate in Linganore
district, Frederick county, near Sans Creek,
20 Isaiah Nusbaup at $685. per acre. Total
amount Sll ,002SS.
Peach trees should be planted on upland,
or on ridges, never in valleys. Scientific OBJ
servation has shown that the peach hourishes
best In upland locations. Valleys are far
more liable to frosts, and the cold is more
intense in lowlands.
In noticing the temperance lecture by Mr..
VIM Delphey, last week, he was mentioned as
the proprietor Of the Pennsylvania House.
This was mistake. Mr. Delphey is proprie-
tor of the Western Temperance Hotel, How
ard and Saratoga streets.
Mr.. C. l.. johnson has resigned his posi-
.tioas as superintendent of the Chestnut 5lli
Iron Ore Company and superintendent of the
Bachman Valley Railroad, both 10 take effect
April LIST. A Mr.. Berry takes Mr.. Johnson's
place as superintendent of the iron mines.
At the sale of the personal property of the
late ]. Henry Hoppe, on Wednesday last,
$1,000 Carroll County bond was sold TO Miss
Elizabeth Cassell for Sl08S. One hundred
sixty-six shares OF the Farmers and Mechanics
Bank, this city, par value $40 per share, sold
from IS to So per share.
The new iron bridge across the Catociin
creek at Ellerton, Frederick county, which
was only thrown across the stream on Wed
nesday Of last week, was carried away the
same night. The ice from above came down
with such force that it destroyed the trestle
work upon which the iron work still rested.
The flood in the Patapsco routed many
muskrats from their accustomed retreats, ana
carried some of them dOwa the stream. One
gunner, near Finksburg, shot fourteen, on
Saturday last, and one cross-tie, borne down
the stream BY the accumulated ice and the
flood, h$d no less than seven muskrats uPonlt
The case of Samuel II. Adams VS.. John y.
Hoover, action Of trespass, came up IN the
Washington county court on Wednesday, ana
on motion Of J. X. Shot, Of BALTIMORE co1n'
sci for Hoover, the case was removed to this
county for trial at the May term OF court.
Adams brings suit against Hoover for tres
passing on land in his possession at Pen Mar.
Two or three weeks ago, Mr.. Vim. VAN
pler, of this city, discovered that some mis-
creant had cut down or girdled number OF
Young fruit trees on his lot situated about
two miles distant from this city, on the Wash
ington road Such vandalism as this de-
serves to be punished severely, and 1t is TO be
hoped il will be, if the perpetrator can be DIS
covered.
Winters mill dam commenced tOgive way on
Friday of last week, and was temporarily re-
paired, but on Saturday, owing TO the heavy
rain fall and the melting OF the snow and lee,
the volume of the water became so great that
about twenty feet of the breast of the dam
gave way, flooding the meadows below. A
number Of fine bass and other fish were caught
by sportsmen.
The Valentine party at Wheeler's Hotel on
Monday evening last. under the management
of Miss Mary B. Shelman and Mr.. Douglass
B. Smith, was a success. The ladies wore
fantastical costumes and were masked. and
the gents wore their best clothes. Much
amusement resulted in the drawing of Valen-
tines The long gents drew the short ladies,
and short ladies drew long gents; the pretty
drew the ugly, and the ugly drew the pretty
those unacquainted were occasionally each
others Valentines, and there was laughable
all around 1t was SO enjoyable
that it was kept up quite late.