The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-18
SATURDAY. MARCH IS, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Rrevi.ies.

man Valley Railroad to this city are very en-
couraging.
VIM. A. Bennett was commissioned post
master at New London, Frederick county, on
Wednesday.
J. S. swormstedt, of Washington, D. c.,
formerly of this city, was visiting friends here
on Saturday and Sunday.
Orders for engines and boilers are pouring
in on the Taylor Manufacturing Company and
il cannot keep up even by working at night.
Ambrose Hayden. residing near this city,
in trimming his grape vine recently, cut on a
piece of last years growth PIG feet IN length.
Invitations are out for complimentary hop
to John j. Leonard, by his dancing pupils, at
Odd Fellows Hall, on Easter Monday night.
Cattle dealers and others interested will
find ON the next page the bill now pending in
the Legislature to lease the State cattle scales
Rev. Thomas o. Grouse, of ST. Michael 5,
formerly of this city, was too i'll to attend the
NJ. P. Conference lately in session in Balti'
more.
Whilst removing some meat in smoke
house recently. Mrs. John SterRer, of Myers
district, fell and fractured her right arm near
the shoulder.
Owing to disagreements the american Sen
tinel printing office in this city has been re-
plevied from the former manager and Is now
in other hands.
John ]. Smith, florist aud trucker of this
city. has made sale, and ON yesterday left for
Alieganv city. Pa, where he will take charge
of large private garden
F. NJ Shipley, appointed magistrate for
Freedom district, having declined, Governor
Hamilton has nominated in his stead }. Frank
Shipley, now holding the position.
Charles warield. colored. sent to the pen
itentiary from this county for cutting jim
Dorsey with razor at Black Ankle. was re-
leased on Saturday last and retained 70 West
minister again.
Business men viii make a note of the fact
that the ADVOCATE has larger circulation
in Carroll county than any other paper, and
larger paid up list Of subscribers than any
county paper in the state.
On Monday last Henry Writ, was chosen
president of the Hanover and Maryland Line
turnpike company, and Luther Weigle, W. {;
W. Welsh, r. Young, Joseph Broekiey and
Wr. \. Schol, managers.
A slight snow on Monday and a fall Of
about four inches on "Wednesday night, IS the
kind Of spring weather we have had this week
in this section. Several sleighs appeared on
our streets on Thursday.
Daniel F. Shipley. Of Winfield, this county,
graduated from the Hahnemann Medical Col
ieee, Philadelphia, this week, and viii locate
permanently at Winfield His examination,
we learn, was very creditable.
By reports Of condition on March II, pub
lished in this issue. II win be seen that the
Union National Bank, Of this city, had $780,
745.40 on deposit, and the Farmers and Me
chanic's National Bank had So, s4a-l 10.
Mr.. John Beaver, marble worker a. this
city, has executed marble bust Of the late
President Garfield. The figure is about foot
high and was modelled from photograph. i
is on exhibition al his shops, and j. eredita-
BILE piece Of work
Western Maryland College is 10 receive from
the state s.. GOO annually for two years from
next September, payable in four instruments
.on the first DAYS Of October, January, April
and July In addition tits 70 receive $500
annually from the Academic fund.
Rogers Birnie, IT., Of Taneytown, now FIRST
lieutenant, ordinance department, y. 5. Army,
at West Point, leetured on Thursday night Of
last week. at the officers mess, on "Aaneu-
xers Of the ninth corps, French army, in Sep
tember, 1880, Of which be was a witness
A gentleman Of this county, who made sale
of his stock last week, called 20 pay his adj
vertising bill On Saturday last. He remarked
that advertising paid. as the aggregate Of the
sales amounted to about six hundred dollars
above his estimate. At the time Of the sale,
too, il rained all day.
The lecture Of Wallace Bruce on Woman
hood in Shakespeare, at Odd Fellows's hall,
on Friday night Of last week, isvery generally
commended. The audience was small, fact
due largely to the lecturer himself, who miss.
ed railroad connection in Baltimore and could
not begin his lecture until after . o'clock.
The ADVOCATE is indebted 10 James NJ.
Shellman, stationer and news dealer, for a
.scapillary Pen, which is pen and ink com
bined. and Is an instrument for writing o.
great convenience. II is not only valuable
for Office work, but for agents. constables and
Others, who need pen and ink whilst travel
ling around.
Under distribution Of the State publ,
schoo, fund. lust made.4 Carroll county vii
receive 81, $50. 6S for white schools, and SOL.
~ Tor eoIored schools Howard county val
receive &, $40. a for white schools and S4ss
50 for eOlored schools; Frederick county 81,
$50. 90 for white and SI,014.l3 for eoloFed
Baltimore county Sll, le0.S2 for white ant
81 ,096.02 for colored.
Nothing was accomplished on Monday b
tbe directors and stockholders towards main
tanning the Carroll county Agricultural SOcie
1Riand 10 prevent the sale of the grounds ant
buildings. and they are advertised at publ,
sale. a contribution Of ten cents from eaei
inhabisant of Carroll county would relieve tn
Society Of debt, aud give them besides nice
sum TO continue their annual fairs.
Rev. ]. r. Murray and family returned
home from Baltimore on Wednesday evening
where they had been during the sessions o.
tbe NJ. p. Conference. On the evening o.
their return members Of the NJ. p. congrega
ton visited the parsonage, bearing many val
nable gifts 10 the pastor family. X b. Nor
ment made a short presentation speech, Il
which DIR. Murray responded.
There are in this county about Is graves 0
Federal soldiers of the late war unmarked
with tomb-stones. Congress several year
ago passed an order for the supply Of tomb
stones for the graves of soldiers who dice
nr;oy "a the passage Of the order. These
stones have been manufactured by ID. l.. Nell,
4 Co.. Of East Dorset, Mass, and will b'
skipped to this county in a few days
In. view Of the great number of swindler
going about the country, the farmers OF TIM
county, and elsewhere, should deal with none
but home dealers Buy your farming lmple
ments and machinery from local agents, ever
If Won have to pay little more for them
Won huy them from strangers they viii wan
some instrument of writing, and the next yor
hear Of it, you are notified that note Is due
Easter day fell on April o, 1871. 1t vii
not. however, fall on this day again after the
present year til; 1919; then again in 1880
2023, 2034, 2045, &e. In 1886 it will iall on
April p. its latest possible date. This vii
be the first time it has occurred since the IN
PRODUCTION of the new style in lI52 II WI
then not occur again on April Is until afte
an interval Of fity-seyen years, or in 1913
and then not again for one hundred and sixty
thee years.
Senators Warfield of Howard, and Lloyd
of Dorchester, were in Westminster from Sat
nrdav until Monday, the guests Of Hon. Chas
b. Roberts. The Westminster Brass Bans
gave them q serenade on Saturday night
DR.. Isaac T. Cossan, a member of the Hous'
of Delegates from Worcester county, was tn
guest OF DR.. Rinehart, at Frizzellsburg, at tn
same time. Drs. Coston and Rinehart attend
ed medical lectures together twenty five year
ago in Philadelphia.
AT meeting Of the Mayor and Common
Council Of the city of Westminster, held OF
Monday evening last, list of all the propert
holders in the city, whose pavements needed
repairing, was presented, as ordered at pre-
vious meeting, and the Street Commlsslone
,,,as authorized 10 Issue to each legal DOtic