The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-02-03
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ,, 1883.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local BreVitieS.

Local BreVities.
Next "Wednesday is the beginning of Lent.
Our neighbors over in Pennsylvania Will
aoId elections for township officers February
both.
A new biliard-roo has been opened at the
Nest End.
magnificent aurora borealis was visible
Thursday night
There is to be another wedding IN west
minister next week.
4 protracted meeting is in progress at the
M. +. church, New Windsor.
There is talk of building hotel at Tank
Station. says the Union Bridge inter-
Hon. Michael Bannon, of Anne Ar2nde
county. spent Wednesday night IN west
minister.
c. O. Burgess, of Baltimore, succeeds Mr.
Isaac Wright as principal of the Union Bridge
grammar school.
Prof. James W. Reese, of Western Mary
land College, has been confined to his resi-
dence this week by sickness.
The grounding saw his shadow yesterday
morning. and, as the saying goes, there are
to he six weeks more Of winter weather.
The heavy rains, mild weather and brigh
sun broke up the sleighing on Wednesday
which had been enjoyed continuously Tor thre'
weeks.
The annual election for directors of the
Taylor Manufacturing Company. occurs on
TUESDAY, the 18th inst, completing the hrS'
wear of its organization in Chambersburg.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Lawrence Zepp,
wLiIst being driven to a sleigh on Saturday
ni%Lt reared up and fell dead at the East
End. The horse was quite old-twenty years
Or more
Rev. W. S. Hammond, of Chestertown,
formerv stationed in this city, has been ap-
pointed to preach the conference sermon ut
The NJ. p. Conference, which meets here ON
March II next.
George W. Albaugh has extended the time
i'm which proposals will be received for work
ON his new building until the 10Th INST, thus
giving our brickIayers and masons longer
time to figure on it.
J. J.. Roller, steward of the Aims House,
killed on Monday last eight pigs, one year
#old. weighing respectively 343, $40, 362, 34O,
845. 3G4. 3GG and 3S4 pounds; also, steer
that dressed 406 pounds.
The store of f. Mackley, this city, was
robbed on Friday night last of about 81 IN
money. 1t is supposed the tibet sccreted
himself in the store before it was closed tor
the night. No goods were missed.
A party of maskers i'll sleighs, from the
neighborhood of Mechanicsville, i'll Woolery s
district. drove through Westminster on Tues
day afternoon. When there is another snow,
BOYS come up again and in greater force.
4 horse belonging to Judge Smith, whilst
beino driven bv his coored man on Monday,
on the Warheldsburg road, became frightened
at 4 wagon and ran off, throwing the driver
out. breaking the sleigh and iniuring himself
VIM. II. Yingling, of this city, member of
4 Col. Maulsby's command during the war, re-
ceved this week pension OF two dollars Il
month and back pay amounting to between
four and five hundred dollars.
The Westminster Forest and Stream Club
held a meeting on Tuesday night last, and
passed series Of resolutions on the death OF
DR. VIM. II. Rippard, who was the founder of
the club and its vice president ut the time OF
. his death.
A correspondent at Hoods Mill writes to
the ADVOCATE that j. NJ Dorsey killed hog
recently that weighed 1873 pounds, and that
Ebb,rt h Beck one that weighed 40 pounds;
that the latter gentlemen lost a COW this week
valued at $50.
Band Of Hope for children meets every
Saturday afternoon from > to o clock at
Carroll Hall. Parents are requested to send
or take their children. Meetings of the W.
{. f. L. at Carroll Hall every Saturday after
noon at , o clock.
The Westminster Forest and Stream Club,
at a meeting on Tuesday, appointed Messrs.
George Sharrer, Frank Cunni ngham and W.
J.. Seabrook to visit the camp on the Monoc-
acy examine its condition and ascertain what
improvements are needed.
An effort is being made to establish pub
lie school at Carrollton Station, this county.
About fifty children would be Accommodated at
that school. if established. They now have to
walk Il distance of one and a half to two miles,
to reach the two schools nearest that point.
1t would be great convenience to the people
living in that vicinity.
At meeting of the congregation of St.
Paul's Reformed Church, this city, on Mon
day afternoon, by an almost unanimous vote,
atterward made unanimous, it was decided to
call Rev. s. Il. Bredenbaugh, of Berlin. So
merset county, Pa, to the pastorship of the
charge. kreider' congregation, belonging to
the charge, did not hold meeting on Mon
clay.
Miss Emma r. Steiner, of Baltimore, and
well known in this city, is achieving great
success as a musical and dramatic director in
Boston She rehearsed the Rice Company,
the Philadelphia Opera Company and the
Boston BJou Company this season. She has
received much praise from Boston and other
Eastern papers.
\ subscriber to the ADVOCATE, in paying
his subscription last week, remarked that he
was glad to see that the ADVOCATE did not
dun its subscribers through its columns. Pa
irons who desire and appreciate paper will
pay for it. The subscribers to the ADVOCATE
pay for it without dunning, and new names
are being added to its list daily.
An exchange says persons using kerosene
lamps will be glad to know that if the wicks
are soaked in strong vinegar twenty four
hours, and thoroughly dried before being in
serted, all smoke will be avoided, the wicks
will last twice as long and an increased brill
liant light will be obtained. Try it.
Wilson l.. Harp, road hand on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, was struck by the
engine of freight train near Woodbine Sta
ton, at 100 a. IN. on Tuesday. He was
hurled down an embankment and had the
back part of his head and left shoulder crush
ed. He was removed to his home at Hood S
-hillS, IllS county anu uleu lHcfc Il snOrI Illne
after the accident
William B. Given, who spent several years
of his school-bOy days in this city, and now a
lawyer in Lancaster county, Pa, has been
presented with the Bible which was used to
qualify Hon. Robert E. Pattison as Governor
of Pennsylvania. The presentation was made
by Mr.. Thomas +. Cochran, chief clerk of the
House ofPennsylvania Representatives. Mr..
Given was the Democratic nominee for Con-
gress in his district last fall.
The Pennsylvania Conference of the United
Brethren Church, which includes the United
Brethren Churches in the southern countie sol
Pennsylvania and in Carroll and Baltimore
counties, will convene at Chambersburg, Pa.
on the 28th inst, and will be presided over
by Bishop J. Dickson, of Ohio. The Confer
ence numbers 125 ministers, and one lay rep
resentative from each pastoral charge, and
represents over Il, 900 communicates.
Judge Miller filed the opinion of the Court
of Appeals on Thursday in the case of Solo
mon S. Ecker VS.. the First National Bank OF
New Windsor. The bank brought suit against
the estate of Ecker to compel payment OF
ono poto Co. nnn ond onotbar noto g.,