The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-03-25
SATURDAY. MARCH %, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Rrevifies.

Local Brevifies.
Farmers Of Carroll have done much spring
blowing.
A new comet has been discovered, of the
eighth magnitude.
Judge Hayden is presiding at the Howard
county Circuit Court
Last Tuesday was the vernal equinox. The
days will now lengthen until June 2lst.
Mr.. A. G. Briggs and wife Of Boston, Mass,
are visiting Col and Mrs Maulsby of this city.
Twentv-six carloads of fat cattle were ship
to Baltimore from Hanover on Saturday last.
Mr.. Douglass B. Smith, of this city, has
been confined to the house for some days past
by sickness.
Next Saturday will be the LIST of April
general settlement day in this section; also
the day for practical jokes
Persons desiring to have the Advocate sent
to new postoffices, will please state their pres
ent as well as new address.
David H. Grouse, at Grouse store, will re
move to York, Pa, next month, where he VIII
engage in the grocery business.
Two more inches of snow fell on Saturday
last, which melted nearly as soon as 1t fell.
Several snow squalls occurred on "Wednesday
Abraham Stonesifer, of Littlestown, has
purchased small farm from John Duttera IN
Myers district, upon which, It Is said, exists
fine iron ore.
David Royer, of this city, has gone to Flor
ida with the purpose of settling. A. {. Wine
miller, a student at Western Maryland Col
lege, went with him.
George Y. Metzel, managing editor of the
Baltimore Magnet, journal devoted 10 the
Improved Order Heptasophs, was IN tins
city on Thursday.
Mr.. j. Frank Briukerhoff, now of Gettys-
burg. was here last week, and on Monday last
took his family TO Gettysburg. he will en-
gage in the canning basiness.
George f. Sheets, barber Of this city, has
gone 10 Sunbury, Pa, where, with lather,
brush and razor, he will help to improve the
faces of the male citizens of that place.
A Joint resolution of Congress granting the
use Of tents, etc. for the encsmpment of the
Grand Army Of the Republic at Gettysburg in
July next, has been signed by the President
The merchants Of Westminster are now Of
faring large aud varied stocks Of spring goods.
The competition is lively and prices are way
down. The first purchasers have the best
stocks from which to select.
A correspondent of the Liberty Banner says
that Mrs. Pfoutz and Mrs. Rumspert, at Pleas
ant Ridge, near Uniontown, have exchanged
farms, the former receiving 81, 600 in consid-
eration Of the exchange
A running race between a Westminster
horse and Woolery's district horse for a
purse Of $50, was an event at Babylon sale,
near CaFrollton. on Tuesday, not down on the
bills. The Westminster nag won.
A petition for the pardon Of Mason, the sol
der who ATTEMPTED 70 shoot Guiteau, for
which offence he has been sent to the Albany
penitentiarv at hard work for eight years by
military eonrtmarshal, has been in circulation
in Westminster.
AT sale Of Percheron horses at the farm Of
William T. Walters. near Goyanstown, Baltl-
more county. on Wednesday, Mr.. Frank
Brown, Of Freedom district. paid 81, $50 for
Zulu, fine looking black stallion, six years
old, l63 hands high. and sired by Jacques
Coenr."
George s. Krantz, Of Manchester, who was
convicted OF obtaining money under false pre-
lenses ct the Nav term Of the Circuit Court,
1879, and sentenced to the penitentiary for
Ave years, has been pardoned by the Cover
nor and was released from the penitentiary
last week.
Hon j. Fred G. Talbot, cur Representative
in Congress. on Wednesday, introduced bill
in the House for the relief Of John G. Duvall,
who, while postmaster al Mt. Airy, in this
county. was robbed Of postage stamps valued
ut SIS, the robbery having taken place Oeto-
Der y, 1891.
The attorneys in the Hoppe will-ease, which
has been removed from this county TO Hagers-
town, are endeavoring 10 bring i to trial in
June next. This is the suit Of Mrs. Byers
against the administrators Of J. Henry Hoppe,
claiming SAC, 700, with the circumstances Of
which onr readers arc familiar.
Just after the operatives at the Taylor
Works went to work on Saturday morning last,
the roof Of the machine shop took FIRE and the
alarm Of FIRE was sounded and general turn
out Of iremen and citizens took place. There
was more smoke than fire, however, and II was
extinguished BY the operatives before the IRE
department arrived.
There was tremendous crowd at the sale
Of Cyrus Schweigart, near this city on We'd
nesdav. Cows sold from $40 10 SIS, horses
from $3.50 TO S175 and implements. &c, in
proportion. Corn brought $4.55 per barrel.
Mr.. Schweigart secured the crowd and good
prices by advertising in the newspapers and
bv hand-bill There was large attendance
on Thursday at Samuel Covers sale. at Sill
yer Run.
The Postofiice Department announces the
following changes IN the star service on routes
IN MARYLAND Route 10, $50, Houeksville to
Hanover and Baltimore railroad Station.
Change route so as to state It from Houeks-
vile TO Hampstead, instead Of 10 Hanover and
Baltimore Railroad Station. Route 10, ls4,
West Friendship to Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road station. Change route so as to state i
from West Friendship to Sykesville. instead
Of to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station.
Mr.. Chris. Woolery, the father of 80 chill
dren, and living pear this city, having seen IN
the ApyocArE's Sans Greek correspondence
The weight OF Samuel Sharrets, l6a years old,
given as 1876 pounds, informed us this week
that his daughter Mary Ellen, Is years and
months old, weighs 1870 pounds, and his
daughter Elizabeth, just u years old this
month, weighs liz pounds. Mr.. Woolery
weighs III and his wife $50. His girls having
beat the Sans Creek 'fbig boy, he does not
think it necessary to mention the weight ofhis
boys.
An election was held in this city on Monday
for officers and directors of the Taylor Manu-
featuring Company for the ensuing year.
There we're seven hundred and forty-fye
shares Of stock voted +. J. Bonebrake, q
Chambersburg, Pa; w. n. Wyeth, OF Balti-
more, and T., F. Shepherd, K. NJ. Beck,
George A. Taylor and james +. Taylor, OF
Westminster. were elected directors. James
r.. Taylor was then ft-eietbeu PAesiucsi'i
Thomas f. Shepherd, vice-president; George
A. Taylor, secretary and treasurer. and X. NJ.
Beck, superintendent.
The Eleventh Animal Report Of the Bach
man Valley Railroad Company shows gross
earnings of $14, 1879 65, expenses ofS9, 900. 80,
net earnings S., 288. %; of which 81, 700 was
used to pay interest on the floating debt tSl1,
1874. SO. and S134.4 As to pay taxes. 81 1852 81
was paid to the Baltimore and Hanover Rail
road as rebates, leaving balance of S6S0.9e
,lne the Hanover Junction, Hanover d Get
tysbure Railroad Company for working the
road for the year. The interest on the bond
ed debt tS45, OO0) was reduced from to 5 pei
cent during the year.
Items Near Manchester.
On Sunday last Granville Leese, son o.