The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-12-23
SATURDAY, DECEMBER % 1882.
Local RreVifieS.


stCarol. carol, Christians, .,-
Carol joyfully;
Carol for the coming
Of Christ's Nativity;
And play gladstone Christmas
For all good Christian men.
Carol, carol, Christians,
For Christmas comes again
The Denison trial has lasted ten days, and
is now nearing the end.
Ahout an inch of snow fell on Wednesday
night. followed by rain on Thursday.
Some bows of Sans Creek neighborhood
haooed nine 'possums in one night recently
Tho moon fulls on Christmas eve. That
Is no reason why every body else should be
full.
Rev. P. Light Wilson, of townsville, Fred
- county. and well-known in this city, is
dangerously ill.
Judge Smith and his son Arthur made
Aying visit to Baltimore yesterday to attend
the Pigeon Show.
Large Quantities of ice, from six to eight
inches thick. have been housed here within
the past two weeks.
Rev. C. A. Reed and DIR. W. H. Rippard'
who have been quite ill for some days past
are slowly improving.
The Union National Bank of this city has
decIarad a semi annual dividend of four per
cent, clear of State and County taxes.
Tho residence of DR.. John S. Matthias, this
o;ty was broken into last Sunday night, ana
a hook and pair of forceps were TAKEN
Eoos are selling at thirty-fve cents dozen
IN Westminster this week. Dealers will be
Glad TO get twenty cents a dozen two weeks
hence.
The Baltimore city loan of 1911 900, four
ner cent. on account of the Western Maryland
Railroad. was taken on Wednesday at an
average OF Sl.O3
Christmas and New Years day are legal
HOLIDAYS. The banks will be closed on those
DAYS. and notes maturing on those days must
be paid beforehand.
.'My Maryland" heretofore published at
Now Windsor, will hereafter be published
simultaneously at New Windsor and at Wash
ington, D. c., under the name of Thrift.
The officers of the Carroll County Trotting
Association met on Wednesday and finally
closed ND the affairs of the Association. Gone
te meet the Carroll County Agricultural So
ciety.
LET Christmas find welcome in each heart,
and ioy and happiness to all lmpart. Let
New Year find each bosom's high resolve to
improve the fleeing moments as the years
revOlve.
From to-day until January End the Western
MARYLAND railroad will sell tickets to and from
Baltimore from all stations at the rate OF two
cents mile. Round trip from westminster
would be Sl.36.
A donation party visited the residence OF
Rev. John Gloyd on Tuesday, and tllled his
larder we'll Among the donations were four
hams. barrel of flour, several sacks OF flour,
canned goods, etc.
Sportsmen have recently bagged wild ducks
ON the Monocacy. When the rivers and the
hay freeze over. these wild fowls resort to rapid
running streams which do not close up so
readily as tide water.
Fun at Odd Fellows Hall this Saturday
afternoon and evening. Haverly Cos
Mammoth Minstrels will perform there.
They announce twenty first class artists and
Prof. Minncks Royal Band.
Mrs. Green, of Uniontown, has taken the
hotel formerly occupied by John Marsh;
Mr.. Marsh has taken the Benford House, and
! Mr.. Bhnford has moved to the residence
formerly occupied by DIR. Kink.
st Paul's Reformed Church is now without
pastor, Rev. John G. Moss pastorage end
ing on the 18th of this month. Mr.. Moss has
been nearly unanimously called to the Silver
Run and Pleasant Valley charge.
An exchange says: burnt corn is a certain
and speedy cure for hog cholera. The best
way is to make pile of corn on the cobs,
,efectually scorch it, and then give the hogs
free access to it, or parch 1t In PAN
Doorto- Virtue Lodge No 46, A. F. A. M,
ON Thursday night elected the following Off
GERS VIM. A. Cunningham, VIM; Milton
Schaeffer, S. w.. Rev. j. Stewart Smith, }.
W; William Moore, Secretary; Rev. Jas.
W. Reese, Treasurer. The last two were re-
elected.
The letter from Georgia, written by Mr..
Jabez A. Bush, of Patapsco, which appears
in this issue, by the efficiency of the United
States postal system in the South, was first
sent to Indiana, then went to the Dead Letter
Office, and reached the ADVOCATE Office on
Tuesday. Read it, it is interesting.
David Sullivan, living near Ebbvale, this
county, died on his way home from this city
on Wednesday evening last, in a carriage.
He was in company with his brother, who did
mot know he was dead until they reached his
home. Mr. Sullivan was in his usual good
health while in Westminster. He was about
fortyfour years old, and leaves a wife and
eleven or twelve children.
Christmas Services.
St. Pauls Reformed Sunday School will
hold its annual Christmas festival on Christ
mas night at O clock.
Christmas services at Centenary NJ. E.
Church will be held tomorrow, Sunday. At
1920 a. m. the Pastor, Rev. John Edwards,
will preach on ''The Glory ofthe Son of God"
At p. m. the Sunday school will have
Christmas service, consisting of responses,
Tecitations and song, led by the choir. The
church will be appropriately decorated.
Christmas services at st. Johns Catholic
(Nhurnh will ha fnllows EirSf Hirh Noes
at a. M, second Immediately after; High
Mass at l0a. m. and Vespers at p. m.
Ascension Church-First celebration Sun
day, midnight second celebration at a. M;
third celebration and sermon at 1920 a. M.
evening prayer at 4. The colored con-
gregation will celebrate the festival at First
Vespers, 8 p. m. Sunday, in the Chapel.
Children's festival, Thursday, holy Inno-
cents Day December %, at 790 p. IN. in the
Chapel.
Lutheran Churches, Rev. H. W. Kuhns.
pastor-Preaching tomorrow, Sunday, at
Grace Lutheran Church, at 1920 a. M; at 2
p. m preaching at Kreiders. Sermons APP
pirate to the Christmas festivals.
At the Methodist Protestant Church the
Pastor will preach on Sunday before Christ
mas day, on The Mission of the Son of God
to the Earth Gal. iv. 4. 5. ''When the full
ness oftime was come, God sent forth his Son,
made OF woman, made under the law, to re-
deem them that were under the law, that we
might receive the adoption of sons" The
discourse will treat of the person sending and
the person sent, and their unity; the life of
the Divine visible in the flesh. The condi-
tons under which Christ appeared in the
world. The period of the advent making the
grandest epoch of the worlds history, fixing
the time mark of the world. And the great
end OF His mission. Rev. j. 7. Ward, D. D.,
President of the College, will preach the even
ing sermon, which will be appropriate to the
occasion. The choir have been rehearsing
special selections of music for the services.
The Sabbath School entertainment will not
take place until after Christmas
Christmas services at ST. Marys, Silver
Run, at 10 a. m.
The Sundsy School of the NJ. E. Church,
OF Union Mills, will hold its annual Christmas
festival, on Tuesday evening, December 26.