The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-05-06
SATURDAY. MAY 6, 1882.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Brevities.

local Brevities.
The bulk of the corn crop has been planted
in this county this week.
There is a demand for furnished houses in
Westminster for the summer.
DR.. Woodward and wife, of this city. are
now at the Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Doves are very abundant in this region, but
not partridge is to be seen or heard.
The Westminster Gas Light Company has
declared dividend of three per cent
A dealer in fertilizers informs us that the
demand will not be as active this year as last
There was ice and heavy frost on We'd
nesday morning. Cold weather Cor the 3D. of
May
VIM. f. Tyler yesterday morning caught
eighteen rats in Willhide trap at his butch
er shop
Charity Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of this
city, will have an excursion to ChaIabersburg,
Pa, on Thursday. May Is
Coy. Hamilton on Thursday issued COM
mission to G. W. Crapster as Justice OF the
peace for Westminster district.
The following festivals occur this month
Roaation Sunday, May IA; Ascension Day,
May 10; Whit Sunday, May %.
There was no meeting Of the Board OF
Health on Tuesday, the President of the
Board being the only one present
On Thursday the Baltimore city council
passed the ordinance for loan of $685., 900
to the Western Maryland Railroad.
Exercises lately suspended on account of
scarlet fever at Mt. St Mary's COLLEGE, En-
mittsburg, win be resumed next Tuesday.
Ii is about time for our juveniles TO com
menee attending FIVE different Sunday schools
at one time--the picnic season approaches.
Perry Koontz, at Winters Mill, near this
city. recently caught two cells that weighed u
and pounds respectively Who can beat
them
Carroll county never presented inner pros
pect for an abundant wheat crop than IT does
al this time. The fields are most luxunant,
go which way you viii.
Messrs. Ebbert and Beck, near Hood Mill,
are building bank barn, 4SxT5 feet. Jacob
Knippie, Of Westminster. mason; furney
Crumbaeker, Of Union Bridge, carpenters.
The damp, chilly weather Of the present
spring has developed bronchitis, rheumatism,
eatarrh. neuralgia, lumbago. sciatlca, tic don-
loureux, and many other kindred ailments.
Burglars are operating in neighboring eoan-
ties in this state and Pennsylvania. Several
safes have been opened aud money taken and
valuable papers destroyed. Let our people
be ON their guard.
Clouds Of dust, sitting as the simeon Of the
desert, have swept through oar streets Tor
DAYS past. covering everybody aud everything
and inhictine great discomfort. and yet our
citizens bear II all patiently.
L. i. Billineslea, Of this city, started from
New York on Thursday for a three months
tonr across the continent He goes by way
of the Southern Pacific railroad and will re-
turn blythe Union Pacific.
The Grand Army encampment Of the De.
partment Of Pennsylvania At Gettysburg viii
begin on Jnly % and close on the 2sth. The
prospects now are tbst this will be the largest
encampment yet held there.
During a FIRE in Middletown, Delaware, this
week, Mss Ella Tilghman, formerly OF this
city, had her pocket-b book, containing so,
stolen, and the church where her wardrobe
was deposited for safety, vas burned.
aIay Is is the anniversary Of Ascension
Church, this city. The day viii be observed
bv special services in the Church. In the
evening history az the parish viii be given
and al address made Several elergymen
from distance have been invited
The regular monthly meeting Of the Fire
Department was held Oh "Wednesday night
last. After the meeting the company went
out for practice with the apparatus. The
ladders we're tried on Prof. Buell' 5 property
and the front Of the Montour House
Gen. John W. Horn has been elected war
den Of the penitentiary. In 1887 he was en-
gagged rs military instructor IN Manchester
Academy, where be remained until the break
ing out of the war when be went % baltimore
and opened the first recruiting Office IN that
city.
The remains Of Miss Sarah Lougwell. twhs
died in this city last january, and was inferred
81 the Episcopal cemetery here, at thai time, }
were disinterred on Wednesday last, aud
Transferred to the family burying ground at
P;ney Creek Presbyterian Church, near Ia
nertown.
n H. S., raga az this issue viii he fand
a.a ~ ;n,s,sl,;g sesrr;nt;ve letters from
r 80 sa5 f,.le1s;ne Which have recently
a,ssai.!ared i, ~ Gettrshuro. pa. C.,mpilsr.
Thsv ~. from Rev 3. ii. Boil. Of that place,
Who L y, now travelling through that country,
and will well repay careful perusal.