The Democratic advocate., 1882-02-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Breyities.

Lent begins on Wednesday next.
The Hanover fire department has purchased
a steam FIRE engine.
The Frederick Rifemen will celebrate
Washington birthday by q parade.
Look out for the new comet in the north
east heavens next week.
Vennor predicts that the close of this week
will witness snow, sleet and rain
A new Masonic lodge has been instituted at
Hanover. with Henry Atzerodt master.
Mr.. Geo. W. Albaugh has recoved from his
recent sickness and is attending to business
again.
The second hop of the Carroll Assembly
comes off at Odd Fellows Hall next Monday
evening.
misfortune to disloeate one of her wrists one
day this week.
Our neighbors over in Pennsylvania will
hold their spring election next Tuesday
Only township officers are to be elected
The February term tnon.juryl Of the CIR
emit Court began on Monday and was con
eluded on Tuesday, but little business being
done.
Major John Scott, former sheriff and aims
house steward Of Adams county, died in Get
tysburg on the l0fh inst, aged 40 years and
- days.
The Methodist Protestants Of this city held
a festival and oyster supper in the basement
of their church on "Wednesday and Thursday
evenings
The Missionary Society Of Centenary NJ. E.
Church Sunday School will hold its anagal
anniversary on Sunday night. 26th inst. A
pleasant and profitable time is expected.
Rev. W. X. Zeiher, d. D., pastor Of En-
manuel Reformed Church, Hanover, has re
signed on account Of continued IL health.
The resignation takes effect Isl Of May next.
A. Lawrence Benford has purchased a fawn
and has il in = pen back Of the Benicrd
House II Is quite tame and i curiosity m
the city. many persons cailingto look ~ 4.
Daniel Benner. sr, the last survivor Of the
three companies that marched from adams
county to the Canada frontier IN 1874, died in
Mouniioy township on Saturday last, IN his
s7th year.
Miss Bette 4. Harris daughter Of Mr..
sgeorgp W. Harris. Of fHagers;own, formerly
OF Middleburg. this county, was married on
Thursday Of last week 20 Mr.. John Markell,
of Baltimore.
John Bernstein. OF this city, attended the
Grand lodge Of Knights OF Pythias, al Balti-
more. this week. as representative Of Charity
Lodge No. S. Proceedings Of the lodge ART
published elsewhere.
Among the petitions 10 Congress this week
was one from Chas. VI Webster, Of this clty,
asking for a pensioBE claiming that his eye
sieht was impaired b. his imprisonment in q
Confederate prison daling the late war
If the subscribers to the ADVOCATE viii com
pars it.wifh other county journals IN this sec
fion they will observe TINT il IS printed on bet
ter paper, has ciearer typography and contains
more reading matter. II has no advertise
meHts Of humbugs IN It
W. l.. SeahF0ok. Esq, has been elected
a delegate to the Maryland Annual Confer
ence Of the NJ. r. Church, which meets in
Baltimore on the sih Of March. X. b. Nor.
ment, Esq, was chosen as alternate.
The MOberly eieetment case removed from
Frederick 10 Washington county, has now
been removed 10 this county for trial. As
the case occupied full week at the last term
of the Washington county court, it's either an
important case or a warmly contested one.
On Tuesday evening" last the Young SEN
tlcmeu and ladies' Of this city held a valentine
hop at the CITY Hotel. w A. BroEnley, super.
iatendent, which was largely attended and
passed off pleasantly. all enjoying themselves
to the utmost The music was good and the
supper likewise, and was served by Westmin-
ster : eolored caterers, Hopes Bruce.
Ground limestone is attracting attention in
Washington and Frederick counties, and the
ADVOCATE recently published an article in
referenee TO it. We learn, however. Saat the
ground limestone Is valueless fertilizer, It
having been well tested here some years ago,
when many tons of il were ground by some
enterprising citizens of this city, and pdt on
the market.
About fly tons of rock rolled down on the
track of the Western Maryland Railroad. be
tween midnight and day Monday morning. IN
in deep cut Just east Of Rocky Ridge.
freight train was near by, and the engineer
seeing the EsIl, endeavored to stop, but the
distance was too short, and It plunged into the
mass of debris. damaging the engine consider
ably and slightly injuring Joseph McCubhln,
the engineer. A slight detention Of trains
Monday morning was occasioned.
On Wednesday last Charles B. Roberts and
George Edwin Hoppe, trustees of J. Henry
Hoppe, sold to Harry Keefer for Sl20l, the
house on Main street, this city, opposite Cen
tral Hotel. nov occupied BY Henry Hahn.
On the same day they sold the two aud ahali
story brick house on Liberty street, near treen
street, TO George Stoach and Milton Schaeifer,
for Sl.975; also house and lot on Green
street, near the Washington road, for S's23 to
Perry Narheld.
The removal Of the Taylor works IS at
present at a rest. II seems that Mr.. Schall, who
owns controlling interest, promised 70 re-
move the works To Hanover, il the citizens
there would meet certain requirements IN tax
fno stock The requirements were met, and
NJ. SchaIl feels that he must keep his word.
Whist Hanover was at work Chamberslnrg
pat IL : bid, after consultation with Mr. !. y.
TsylOr. The Messrs. Taylor and Beck would
prefer SO remove ct Chamhersburg. but cannot
20 without Nj. SehaIl consent. Mr.. Schall,
however, proposes to sell his interest 10 the
citizens of -ChambersbHrg, for Ss7 800, and
there the matter rests.