The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-01-21
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Ioca. BrevIties.


Joshua Gilbert, of Farmersville, Ohio, is
visiting his brother. Nelson Gilbert, of this
city.
S65.OOO of the $780, 900 required for ma
chine shop at Taneytown have been sub
scribed.
John J. Leonard dancing class at the East
End numbers about twenty. 1t meets at the
City Hotel
Rev. John Cecil. at Taylorsville, received
handsome donation from his friends on
"Wednesday evening.
William Kump, of Myers district, has pur.
chased for s., 500 the house and lot OF Lew
Maus, in Littlestown.
Col VIM. A. MeKellip has been elected
senior vice department commander OF the
Department Of Maryland, G. A. x.
Thomas ]. Ferguson, of Pikesville, has been
granted patent on a hemp washer, and John
c. Fennent, of Glyndon, on a transplanter
A class oftwenty-6ve scholars in vocal mu-
sic was organized on Thursday night, at the
NJ. p Church, BY Prof c. II. SpurTier-
The ladies of Ascension Church will hold
an oyster supper and festival at Odd Fellows
Hall on next Wednesday and Thursday eve
nings.
At the annual sale OF paintings, for the ben
eft of the Artist Fund, in New York on Mon
day, tito, by Frederick Dielman, brought
S2i25O.
Bad roads is the general complaint all over
the county. Unless the roads are piked We
shall expect to hear the same complaint every
winter and spring.
Atthe Methodist Protestant Church on Fri
dav evening next, Rev. 5. V. Leech Will de-
liver lecture on 'sThe Perls of Genius, as
illustrated by Edgar Allen Poe
One dav last week Francis, little son of
Mr.. Harry Boyle, of Liberty district. Freder-
: lex county. cut his foot severely with an axe,
while IN Taneytown with MS father.
Geo. w. Albaugh desires us TO state that
che has never had any idea Of opening any
more stores, either in this city or county, OF
/. branch stores. in anSfne of business
Mr.. Israel ZeTber purposes erecting store
house. 30xsO feet, ON his lot at the West End.
adjoining the alley leading 10 Thompson
livery stable The building Is to be brick
frame.
The smallpox seems to be on the SPREAD
everywhere. Several new eases were devel-
.oped in Baltimore this week. People should
guard against this dread disease by getting
yaecinated.
J.J. Roller, Steward Of the Aims House,
ON Monday last killed seven more hogs, weigh
ing respectively 81. 35S, 3S6, ass, So, ~
and $50 pounds; also one beef which dressed
424 pounds.
A Young man Of this city, took an aequaint-
ance home 10 spend the night with him few
nights since, and be Is now minus two dollars
and a half, which he believes his acquaintance
relieved siis pockets OF.
An unknown man, tramp, hung himself IN
a barn ON the tenant property Of Hamilton
Forrest, a mile from Lttlestown on Thursday Of
last week. He was thinly clad and had been
in TIL neighborAood sevesal days
Mrs. Mary Sanble, living near Spring Mill,
whilst going from her dwelling to the wash
house, on Wednesday last, slipped on the icy
walk and fell and broke her left wrist. DIR.
KIink. Of this CITY. was called TO attend her
injuries
Mr.. w. F. Waters. Of Parson, Kansas,
relative Of DIR. $. X. Waters, of franklin dis
tricf this county. was married on the lst M
slant. TO Miss Minnie 4. Wilson. The Par
sons Sun says the presents were numerous
and elegant"
Carroll county has FIVE students in the Ma
ryland Deaf and Dumb School, in Frederick,
viz :-Mandela Dutrow, Of Union Mills; John
f. and Theodore f. FOwble, of Manchester
Theodore Houck, Of Bachman's mills, and
Frank Sharrets, Of York Road.
Tothe ADvocArEs list Of subscribers, which
has been steadily increasing for the past four
teen years, has been added quite number OF
new names in the past shree weeks. Some
thirteen preparing THE only kind we takel
yearly subscribers we're added this week
The ordinance on clearing sidewalks Of
snow and ice should be enforced. One halt
Of the sidewalks Of the city are now dangerous
to walk upon. on account of the negligence Of
property owners Owners of vacant lots and
unoccupied houses should be required to keep
the pavements in front clean.
Some three inches Of snow fell on Tuesday
morning lass before OF clock. rain which
froze as it fell covered the payements with an
inch of ice on Wednesday night. On Thurs
,aayrnorning boys indnlged in skating up and
fiown ttise .pavements until the bright sun
caused the ice to soften and melt.
During the annual meeting Of the Fire De
partment on Wednesday night, the proceed
ings we're interrupted by the alarm of fire.
The canse of the FIRE was the burning of boxes
and barrels on a vacant lot on Green street,
near Bell Grove Square, started, no doubt, to
break up the annual supper. Such Jokes
should not be perpetrated- An alarm OF hre
Is too serious a matter 10 trlfe with.
Charles Never. alias Charles Fisher, u
1ramp. was committed to Jail on Tuesday night
bv Justice p. b. Mikesell, and was given his
liberty "Wednesday morning, upon the promise
that he would leave the city and county forth
with. Wednesday afternoon he became dis
orderly at the West End, and being arrested
by Constable Macintosh again he was com
mitted 10 the House of Correction for NINETY
DAYS by the same Justice.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hatton
ON Wednesday made the following order: :
Postmasters viii not allow non-subseribers to
take from the boxes, nor will they hand to
them. newspapers addressed to subscribers,
refolded and returned TO them into the gene
raj delivery. without verbal OF written permit
from such subscriber. A violation of this reg
ulation will be considered as sufficient ground
for the removal Of the offending postmaster
On Thursday night some sixty or seventy
members of the congregations of krider' and
Grace Lutheran Churches surprised their pas
tor, Rev. H. W. Kuhns, by donation party.
Among the presents was a Crown sewing ma
chine. given by NJ l.. Main, NJ. Sehaeffer,
Mrs Rachel Hoppe, Zepp Bro. and Mrs
Rebecca Wagoner. Besides this were hams,
chickens, turkeys, sausage. sugars, coffee, tea,
cake, &c, &c. The presentation speech was
made by John G. Skunk. Mr.. knhns re-
sponded in feeling address.
Two youths, Charles T. Smith and William
Watts. of Baltimore, were lodged in Jail here
ON Friday night of last week, charged with
theft OF articles from the engine house at Gar
theirs Siding. Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad, in
Freedom district They were arrested by
night officer james Hutchinson, of the b. q
o. r. r., and taken before Justice Charles
r. Favonr. W, . committed them for the &C.
ton of the 3 sad jury. hos alleged they had
several articles beI6nin lathe railroad in their
possession when arrested.
The dwelling house of Mr. Samuel Shaner,
near this place. was discovered to be on hre
on Tuesday night of last week. The fire orig
mated in the attic, and is supposed to have
been ignited accidentally by one of the child
rem. who had taken a lighted lamp up an hour
or two previous. Numerous articles were de
stroyed by the fire, among others a Dedstead
and bedding; also several articles of wearing
apparel. Mr.. Shaner, in his efforts to con-
quer the flames, was badly burned about the
face and hands. Had the discovery been
made few minutes later, the house and con-
tents would inevitably have been destroyed.