The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-04-15
SATURDAY. APRIL Is, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Brevities.

Local Brevities.
A freight business boom has begun on the
Western Maryland Railroad.
The act amending the charter of Union
Bridge is published in this issue.
Prof C. H. Spurrier will open summer
school in Central Hall on Monday next.
The origin of s'April Fool may be found
by looking at the Sd verse of the l17th Psalm.
The frm Of Wampler & Shaeffer of this city
has dissolved J. 7. Wampler continues the
business.
Tomorrow will be Low Sunday, and is
commemorative of the return of the Saviour
to his Disciples.
A new postofice has been established in
this county, between Porters and Freedom, TO
be known as Berrett.
A subscriber in Illinois, in orderinga con
tinuance of his subscription to the Advocate
adds-'sWe could not keep hease without it.
Mrs Isabella Wood and family and Mr..
John Babylon and family have returned from
Baltimore, where they have been spending the
winter.
The Westminster Fire Departmentare con
templating the purchase of a billiard and pool
table for the amusement of the active and
honorary members.
The inside pages Of the ADVOCATE this
week contain fifteen and half columns OF
new matter New advertisements viii be
found ON both pages.
Jacob s. Kerlinger, formerly Of this city,
but now of Baltimore, was on Monday last
appointed on the police force Of that city, and
assigned to duty in the twentieth ward.
DR.. H. W. LeFevre, of LittIestown, has re-
moved to this county TO practice his profess
sion. and located at Mt. Pleasant. residing in
the family Of Mr. Perry Rumler. The Dr.
has chosen a fine section to practice IN.
Snow fell here on Monday from o clock
a. m. until 3 o clock p. m, though it melted
as fast rs il fell, and was followed by RAIN.
At night there was another fall Of snow which
laid 10 the depth Of half an inch, the ground
freezing during the night
Mai. Jack Wharton. L. $. Marshal of Lou
isiana. a former resident of this city and we'll
known here. died suddenly of apoplexy on
Friday evening Of last week He was son
of the late Dr. John O. Wharton, of Washing
ton county, aud was about 80 years of age.
The new comet viii be visible to the naked
eve in about one week, just after midnight,
aud viii remain in sight until dawn. About
, O'Clock in the morning it viii be seen about
half way up to the zenith in the constellation
Of I.vr.l. and near Vega, the brightest morn
ing star in that part of the sky
The Rockville SeRtiaet says I'll several
cases which have been pending in this court
for year or more between the Ridgeleys and
Dorsey for malicious prosecution, and removed
from Carroll county. have been compromised.
We understand that Dorsey is to pay 500 and
costs in each Of the four cases.
A charter has been granted TO the Taylor
Manufacturing Company Of Chambershurg,
with capital stock of S150,00o. The sub
scribers 10 the stock number 367 persons, Of
rhambersburg, and Messrs. J. +. Taylor and
Il. N. Beck OF Westminster. The company,
i Is said, viii manufacture locomotives.
Westminster Lodge, independent Order Of
Mechanics, last week passed resolutions on
the death Of David w. Davis, member Of
their lodge, who accidentally shot himself near
Gist postaEEiee several weeks ago. The reso-
buttons speak Of him Is devoted member OF
the Order and express regrets at his death
The cold snap Of Monday and Tuesday in
jured the frnit buds, 50 II Is said. One gem
tleman of this city reported 70 US that he had
examined some peach buds and found them
black and dead. Another reported that he
had examined a number Of trees in exposed
localities and found the germ of the fruit nm
harmed.
ance aud IS called s'thrnsh. Ii is easily dis
tineuished BY an eruption on the skin immedi-
ately above the hoofs. and in time, L not at
tended TO, the hoofs soften and drop off.
Those horses are more liable which are over
worked or have just recovered from the pink
eve. The disease is not contagious except by
direct contact.
The fair grounds Of the Carroll County
Agricultural Society were sold on "Wednesday
afternoon at public sale to Edward Lynch, OF
this city, for S4I75. The grounds, track,
buildings. &c. cost the society nearly SO, 600.
Ii is understood that the grounds will he re-
tanned for fair and racing purposes, and Car.
roll county will not be without its agricultural
society and its fairs.
Mr.. G.. H. Walter, better known as s.Rhod-
DIV. the Bird Whistle Man, arrived IN West
minister on Wednesday, coming on Shank !
mare from Washington. Rhoddy has been
absent since last November, travelling in the
meantime about 1000 miles on railroads and
steamboats,. and only 200 of it ON foot. He
travelled through Louisiana, Mississippi and
All Of the Gulf and South Atlantic States,
spens some time at the Atlanta Exposition
and the Florida State Fair. and visited all the
chief cities Everywhere be was treated well,
nd.exhibited on his return permits from city
MAYORS TO sell his whistles without license,
newspapers with gratuitous pulls, and quite a
number Of euriosities picked up in his jour
ney Rlioddy reports sales coed during has
trip, but that his earnings are mostly invested
In Southern railroads--in paying bis fare.
Drawing Jurors for the May Term.
His Honor. Judge VIM. n. Hayden, on
Tuesday last drew the following persons to
serve as jurors for the May term ofthe Circuit
Court. which commences on the sth;
Ist District Alexander B. McNair. Jerome
H. BrickneF.