The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-04-29
SATURDAY. APRIL 20, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LocnI Rrevities.


Some of oar farmers have finished planting
corn.
Snydersburg Band will have a festival on
May Is.
Chas. T. Reifsuider, Esq, is adding bay
window to the second story of his residence.
The LittIestown, Pa, Era appeared on Sat
urday last in an enlarged and improved form.
Speeding horses on our dusty streets may be
enjoyable to the drivers, but it is very disa-
greeable to pedestrians.
The corporation election takes place on
Monday next. The polls viii be open from
u m. to 6 p. m. at Central Hotel.
Nine new engines are to be placed upon the
Western Maryland Railroad shortly to accom-
modate the rapidly increasing business of the
road.
DR.. R. B. Norment, son of Richard B. Nor
ment, Esq, of this city, has been appointed
sanitary inspector for Woodberry, Baltimore
county.
Our correspondent at Finksburg says owing
TO the frosts early potatoes are killed. r. l..
Shipley is making many improvements to his
dwelling and barn.
On Thursday the lawyers in the Johns viii
case, which has been on trial in Baltimore
city for several weeks, finished the summing
up and the case was given to the jury.
Mrs. Isaac Yingling, on the farm of Vim. G..
Rinehart, near this city, has 16-mOnths-old
Alderney heifer that has twin calves. They
are two weeks old and are growing finely.
Shellman, the stationer, has sent us Vol. 1,
No Of Lovell's Library, weekly pubiea-
ton The first copy contains Hyperion: A
Romance, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Patrick Spellman has issued a challenge to
fight a main of cocks, each side to show thir-
teen cocks, for $50 a fight and $500 on the
main The main to take place at John Christ
mass, at Mexico.
1t is an unusual occurrence for the Clerk of
n Circuit Court to announce that all deeds
and mortgages received prior to April lst, are
ready for delivery so soon in the year, but
DIR. Shaw, the Clerk for this county, makes
such announcement this week.
The Norfolk Firgiaiaa is alarmed at what
it regards as a prospect Of injury to that city
by the proposed consolidation of the Western
MARYLAND Railroad with the Shenandoah Val
lev Road. and the consolidation Of the latter
with the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Ice formed on Sunday night and there was
frost ON Tuesday morning. The cold IS said
to have further damaged the peach buds.
Yesterday morning there was another nipping
tFOris WHICH llAct httNt 0NAtt NRtAE ~
the fruit as the trees are now in full bloom.
Mr.. Edward Lynch, Of this city, recently
appointed weigher of live stock at the. state
cattle scales, has named the following asSis-
tants: Can't. Anderson. Prince George coan-
"; John G. Frizell, Of Westminster, and Ed
ward Lynch, Jr., Of Westminster, clerks !;
David Fowble, Westminster !; Thos. B. Gist,
Westminster, aud Mr.. Emory. Queen Anne's
county. weighers. The newly-appointed Off
eers will take charge on Monday next.
Rhoddy, the Bird Whistle Man, has gone
again. His investments in Southern rail
roads not as yet paying any dividends, and his
vast estates under the sea not Welding him
any income. he has concluded TO stick 10 his
whistles, and is now ''whistlingN his way
through the West He viii return By the way
Of Niagara, and, to use the phrase OF con-
temporary. be sill be back in the sweet sub
seqaently. Good luck to Rhoddy the Rover.
Next Monday viii be May Day, formerly a
DAY Of great note in the calendar Of our British
ancestors, who used 10 celebrate il with rural
sports and pastimes. The May-Pole was
erected upon the green, deeked with garlands
and streamerx. sround which both young and
old Joined hands and danced TO the sound Of
yiol and harp and the Ininstrei's merry roun-
delay. Get Brands Popular Antiquities,
book fall of ancient lore, and you viii find ali
such customs and observances fully explained.
Readings BY r. Q. Taylor, ESQ, Of Balii-
more, afforded our citizens most enjoyable
entertainment at the Hall, ON Tuesday even.
ing last REGULATIONS, perhaps, would be
more appropriate word. for Mr.. Taylor read
nothing, but drew altogether from the vast
store-house of his memory. This gives him
the advantage Of ease, grace and naturalness
IN bis renderings, aud enables him 10 '.hold
the mirror up TO nature, and to speak to his
audience not only with the voice but with the
eye and facial expression. He was laboring
under hoarseness from a cold, but acqcitted
himself to the admiration of his audience, who
hope to hear him again under more favorable
circumstances Miss Davis, music teacher at
Western Maryland College, presided at the
piano. The vocalists were Misses Maggie Nc
Kellip, Sarah and Mary Smith, Kate Webster,
Prof G. H. Spurrier, Frank Mitten, w. L.
Seabrook, Edwin Warfield andChas. II. Van
derford. The receipts aggregated between
forty and fifty dollars, and were for the benefit
of the Reeiory Of the Church Of the Ascen-
sion