The Democratic advocate., 1882-03-04
SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local BrevitIes.

Local BreNAAAcS-
Florida Notes win be found on the fourth
page of this issue.
Forty-6ve thousand persons visited Mont
Alto Park last year.
Dr. H. W. Lefevre, of Littlestown, it is
said, purposes locating at Stonersvilie, near
this city.
Edward S. Rely. Of Conowago township,
Adams county, fell and broke a leg in New
Windsor, last week.
Jas. A. C. Bond, Esq, who has been con-
fined TO his house by sickness the past ten
days, is improving slowly.
B. F. Weishampel and family, who have
resided in Westminster for several years, have
returned to Baltimore again.
L. NJ. Lantz has commenced the erection of
a two-story brick house On his lot adjoining
the Doyle property on Main street
During the heavy rain of Tuesday night and
Wednesday Winters dam, near this city, was
damaged somewhat by the high water.
Charles r. Favour, of Sykesville, has been
appointed as Indexer of the Senate Journal
for the present session of the State Senate.
A graveyard insurance check for GA cents
was handed to a bank in this city for collec-
ton, this week. The policy was for 5000.
Spring, with her s'etherial mildness, came
on Wednesday, but the mildness got wet, and
perhaps it win require some cold winds to
dry it.
Dr. c. Berry Gushing has given up the prae-
tice Of medicine at Union Mills, and on Mon
day left Westminster for Montgomery county.
Virginia
]. Frank Brinkerhotf, Of this city, has gone
10 Gettysburg, Pa. to engage in the canning
business. His family win remove there about
the lst Of April.
Rev. John Edwards, pastor Of Centenary
M. f. Church, this city, was called to Frost
burg, Nd, on Saturday, by the sudden death
of his wife's sister.
Chambersburg has raised the necessary
SIP. GOO to secure the Taylor Manufacturing
Works, which will be removed there in the
course of the next few months.
Geo. W. Keller has been appointed post
master at Houeksville, this county; Geo. n.
NOVEL; at Glencoe, Baltimore county, and
Ernest Brady at Waters Store, Howard
county.
DIR. R. B. Warden will accept our thanks
for an invitation to the 18th annual commence
ment of the University of Maryland, which
was held on the 1st inst. DIR. Warden was
chosen secretary by the class.
Joshua Lee, Of Freedom district, brought to
this Office on Tuesday last a goose egg that
takes the cake. Il measured nine inches
around 6ne way aud eleven and half the
other, and weighed eleven and a half ounces
The firm Of 0rndorff a Sharrer, dry goods
merchants Of this city, has been dissolved.
Mr.. Orndorff viii continue the business atthe
old stand Of the firm, and Messrs. George and
Jesse Sharrer viii open clothing store in
the Boyle building, opposite the Catholic
Church.
Col. Thomas Scharf. the historian, was in
this city yesterday. He informed as that
agents would deliver his history Of Western
MARYLAND to subscribers in this county IN
about ten days. Ne shall notice the history
next week.
Mr.. Elias c. Stoeksdale died on "Wednesday
ii Reisterstown, Nd. in the ftfy-eighth year
Of his age. Mr.. Stocksdale was for many
years Justice Of the peace, leading member
In the N. +. Church South, Of influence and
greatly respected.
Nicholas Stephen and Mary n. Miller were
married in Germany on the 18th OF February,
1882. and came TO this country IN 1859. Mr..
Stephen was born in 1906 aud his wife in 1872.
Tuesday last was the 50th anniversary Of their
wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen have resided
near War6eldsbuFe. this county, for long
time
Among the local optionists before the tenn
parance committee Of the House Of Delegates
this week, was Rev. d. Benton Winstead Of
this county. He believed, he said. that local
option could be carried in this county at a
special election two years hence, but as the
measure was recently defeated he did not be-
blieye the people were ready for the question
now.
The Annapolis correspondent Of the Balti-
more .San. speaking Of the visit Of commit
tee Of the Legislature to the House Of Correc-
ton. says: ..The committee next visited the
House Of Correction at Jessup's Cut, where
they we're received BY Hon. Michael Bannon,
Superintendent +. l. Wheeler and his assis-
tant, Mr.. Deever. A thorough inspection Of
the Offices, armory, guard-rooms, workshops
cellars, chapel, cells, laundry and kitchen was
made. On every hand the neatness was man
.of-war like, and the tidy appearance Of the
inmates was the subject ef much favorable
comment. To many of the committee who
had never before visited the place the impress
sion made was favorable, as i exceeded their
expectations in every regard. Dinner was
spread in the dining hail Of the superinten-
dent, and was much enjoyed by the tired leg
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