The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-12-09
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Brevities.

Local Brevities.
Circuit Court re convenes on Monday next.
Chickens were frozen to death in this town
on Thursday night.
The Westminster Band realized about PAU
from its festival last week.
protracted meeting commenced IN the Nj.
p, Church at Union Bridge last Sunday.
Mr.. Adam Clark, near Taneytown, has
killed two spring pigs, which weighed gu
pounds. 81.
The net receipts of the Catholic fair at Tan
oytown. which closed last week, amounted to
S959.96.
New York apples, forty cents peck" is
the cry of our hawkers and peddlers, as they
pass along the street.
.Ioseph Stockslager, of Mountjoy township,
Adams county, Pa, has purchased the Nation
al Hotel, in Littlestown. .-...
Frank Beaver of this city, returned ON
Thursday from Virginia, bringing with him
nearly hundred head of cattle.
The Montour House, of this city, which has
haen unoccupied for twelve or eighteen
months, was reopened this week.
Nessrs. VIM. H. Westaway and Jabez A.
Rreb started last week for Georgia to examine
the country and note the prospects.
Harry E. Newman, living near MlddlebuTg,
bod his face cut and several teeth broken by
his horse falling with him last Monday.
Christmas is approaching Consult our
business columns as to where TO purchas
Holiday gifts and Christmas supplies generally
Storv-readers will find very interesting
one in to-day's issue. Also some very enter
tanning miscellaneous and agricultural reading
Jacob Mause, of Liverpool, Illinois, is now
visiting his friends in this and Adams and
York Counties. He left this county AZ years
ago.
Messrs. Charles Engle, Stewart Roberts,
Samuel Roop and Theodore Englar left on
Monday for some point beyond Oakland, Nd,
on a wild turkey hunt.
On Monday last small child of Cornelius
Matthias pulled hot utensil OF some KIND
from the stove and put its bare foot on IT,
The child was severely burned.
A number of petty thefts occurred in fancy
town last week. An overcoat was stolen from
P B. Englar, box of collars from tount
store and a pair of lines from the Union Hotel.
There was a sudden change in the weather
ON Thursday. At 9 o'clock, a. m, the mer-
curv registered 38; at 2 p. m. y, and at p.
M. Pa change of twenty-six degrees IN ten
hours.
Mr.. Auuila Bowers, of Freedom district,
this county, will enter upon his 93d year next
New Years day. Mr.. Bowers still goes about
the premises with much activity for one OF his
years.
All the ice stored last winter, or nearly all,
was secured before Christmas; therefore, get
YOUR ice-houses ready and be prepared to go
TO work the first opportunity presented by ice
of sufficient thickness.
The transit of Venus called into requisition
n considerable amount of smoked glass, on
Wednesday last, but the filmy cloudiness OF the
atmosphere interfered with observations to
some extent.
On Tuesday Westminster seemed packed,
from end to end, with vehicles of all sorts.
We counted about one hundred in third
of the town, and then gave it up. Business
at this season is very active.
A number of hogs have been slaughtered
this week, their owners not caring to wait Tor
the increase of the moon,n having no faith
in the old notion that hogs slaughtered on the
decrease" would shrink in the pot.
st. Paurs Lutheran Church, near Hamp
, stead, was dedicated on Sunday last. DR..
Conrad, of Philadelphia, Pa, preached the
dedicatory sermon. Rev. A. Bell, the pastor,
was assisted by Revs. H. W. Kuhns, of this
city, and r. C. Lepley, of Reisterstown.
George Wharton, an umbrella tramp, was
committed to jail last Monday for thirty days,
in default of fine for being drunk. George
Bond, of Baltimore county, was arrested and
fined for being drunk on Tuesday night. JUS
tice Crapster attended to these cases, and i'm
posed fines on three others this week for being
drunk.
Prompt attendance at the Sunday School
may be looked for about this time, as the
Christmas festivities are approaching. There
is much piety in good cheer, in Sunday School
or out of it. There would not be much with
out. A hungry man is heather, until his
hunger is appeased.
The Taylor Manufacturing Company COM
menced the eight hour system on Monday
last, to continue during the short days. The
time of removal of the works to Chambers
burg has not yet been definitely fixed. Fifty
of the employees will be temporarily discharged
to-day. Eight were discharged on Wednes-
day.
Henry Clay Lodge, I. o. o. F., of Reisters
town, offers reward of 500 for the arrest
and conviction of the murderer or murderers
of Mr.. VIM. A. Russell The total of the re-
wards offered amounts to S1300-$5OO by the
State; $500 by Baltimore county; 5000 by citi-
zens of Reisterstown, and the 500 by Henry
CLAY Lodge