The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-03-24
SATURDAY, MARCH "a, 1883.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local BreViiieS.

L..
,,aster at Silver Run.
po,ntin Easter Story, Poetry, and other
L"raoining reading on first and fourth pages
c,n,roI Cover is making some improve
',, to his dwelling in this city, preparatory
10 moving into H.
n, March l3, as will appear by report, the
rnion National Bank, OF this city, had Sl'3,-
7g1.1 on deposit.
= $. Sharrets, of Bruceville, graduated
last week at the Hahneman Homeopathic
medical "[, college, Philadelphia.
The Washington Conference of the NJ. Z.
rbnrch lcolored) has appointed Rev. Jos.
Wheeler to the Westminster charge.
From, appearances yesterday noon the old
,,.;n@ flat a green Christmas is followed by
= White Easter, is likely to be verified.
If Washington Sharrer, L. S. N, arrived
=, Westminster from San Francisco tuesday
az on visit to his fathers family.
Excursion rates on the Baltimore and Han
,,.a,. and Western Maryland railroads to West
Minister on Monday next are pu3llShed III TINS
issue.
well has been dug at the Theolog ical
Seminary and water obtained at the depth OF
,o f,nt There was considerable blasting OF
solid rock.
John Roberts, of this city, who has been
,,.nd;no the BRYANT 4 StrattOn business col
,ero Baltimore, is now in the mon National
Bank learning banking.
Mrs. Lillian Waters, wife Of VIM. II. Ed
ends and daughter of Charles Il. Waters,
,nrmerIy of this county, died IN Baltimore on
Monday last after briefillness.
The Silver Run and Uniontown bands have
.,r,lered new Instruments. The former will
g,p in the parade here next Monday II the IN
.,rgreents are received in time.
GEORGE J. Meekins, Esq, of Cambridge,
ras IN Westminster from Saturday until Mon
Iav Mr.. Meekins is Il candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Comptroller.
Ben. \. Richardson, Of the Union Bridge
L,,lrr called to see us on Saturday last. The
Iad,r has Just completed its first year, and
the proprietors are SATISFIED with the results
AT Vim. Gallaways sale near Mechanics
willie. an Wednesday, three horses sold at
prices ranging from $40 to SlSG; cows sold
from $40 to 81: fifteen months old helter SD.
On Thursday morning an eighteenmonth
,(l child of William Winters, near Fountain
VALLEY. accidentally fell in tub of scaidlng
water. Dr. Rinehart, of krizzleburg, render
ed necessary attention.
The Sd annual statement of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Company i'll Baltimore county,
has lust been made public. The losses paid
in this county were-Charles L. Reifsnider
So: Israel Ieiber $3.50.
Solomon AFTER has built himself new
ncqse on his place near Union Mills, and will
,nofo into it next week. He is now in his
I'D yegr and was born and has always lived
IN thu farm he now occupies.
S.R. Still. for some years a resident of
Westminster. Warheldsburg and Finksburg,
hut now of Steelton, Pa, was in this city a
few days ago. He came to consult DIR. j. II.
BilIngsca in reference to health.
The net proceeds of Prof. Frosts scenic en-
tr.raiaments at Odd Fellows Hall on Friday
and Saturday nights last amounted to SlO2,
onehalf ef which goes toward providing a IL
brary for tie Theological Seminary.
William \. Shriver, of near this city, left on
Monday last for Montana. We hope he may
find pleasant location and reap abundant
success. Mr.. ShriveR entertained few
friends at dinner the day before he started.
The Union Bridge Drum Corps purchased
ns,y drums last week. The Corps numbers
nine mrmbcrs-drum major, two fiers and
six tpnor drummers. They have q pretty
uniform ard have been organized about a
Year.
Joseph DeIlc4a, well known in this county.
died at his residence in Hanover on March
IL, in his Goth year, after an illness of several
months of dropSy and asthma. He had filled
revcral positions, among others as director in
the Bachman Valley railroad.
Easter on the 18th of March is a coincidence
that no living man has seen. 1t was as far
back as 1868. 1914. 1871 and l742 that Easter
came ON the 9th of March. This coincidence
is the first of its kind in our century, and wall
not take place again till 1891.
Harry PcaSe and wife, who now make their
home in this city, will appear with Sell X
Shaefiers Uncle Toms Cabin Company al
Washington next week. On April I'd. Mr..
Pease. with his own company. will play Enoch
arden at Odd Fellows Hall here.
NJ John y. Grabenhorsts sale, near West
rainser on Monday r. c. Matthews, auc-
Ihon0F! Il mare twenty one years old sold for
50; G,r. sold at $50 and S75; heifers, two
Years, S4s, yearlings SIS to $50; Champion
reaper use{ 'wo years. 800, and other things
.nmoportio4.
The Hanovqi Ur,uH s:-''St. Paul S
d. B. Church was detached from the Jetfer-
sun Church, at the recent conference at Cham
Eeghprg, and united with the Manchester,
AA, tSe latter to be a mission and Hanover
Cineh VAS united with Jefferson and called
n The Hanover Circuit"
Mrs. Scott Dillehunt entertainment, under
HE IN. auspices q de Arolathian Society of New
Hmdsor College on Wednesday night last was
altogether the happieSt given there this win
yer. and was financial saecess beside. The
ladies OF the Society have engaged her for
another entertainment.
hey Thomas II. Lewis, publisher of the
,.M%g@eace Record, in the last issue said =
we are obliged, to our printers, MeSSFs.
,ahderl0rd, of the Democratic Advocate,
wi me expeditions manner in which the paper
mas been issued, and the handsome and cor
'egI appearance which they have given to it. u
rn new John &. Haefner, pastor of Trinity
lI"'neran Church on the Deer Park road,
aoo9t four miles from this city, has accepted
%'a'l TO large church at Evansville, India
NJ Ia' ana will leave his present charge about
a~sI II; Mr. Haefner is popular pastor and
be filed. Pi''NN
s,5 5lr' Peter Smith has prepared fine large
con a pond o. on his farm near Taneytown, this
ton ul5' The pond is in two sections, one in
S 'agu ior trout and the other for carp. Mr..
S Ia.'u received an order this week from the
So %'e Commissioner for twenty-f hundred
P Ou', and will receive his carp in the fall.
.n L5Sons who want fish can be supplied by APP
.r!'Dg 10 the Commissioners
Last Sunday was the first clear Sunday this
io %' Inc mercury registered almost summer
,o1 1@,' a4aa the whole population seemed to be
o oF. |" attend the various churches Ministers
chine ,ue NJ r. Conference preached in all the
W jba,cneS except lbe Episcopal and Catholic,
i, teIe services were held by the regular min
nsIn rs appropriate to Palm Sunday. Blessed
rI r was distributed at each church.
f,o rne P past two weeks there have been issued
mon manu- Ells office the Lring Literary GAZETTE, a
PscaaTy paper, six copies of the Conference
ses s%u, a daily journal published during the
In rlls Of the Conference, two issues of the
tive JeAlE 'teq sale bills, athree sheet poster,
s~ 81" morse Sc bills, besides a large number Of
knOw goV$' Our hrethEAn of the press will
and una. .nat this required Large stock of types
pa H presses and considerable system Every
iiverodw was out On time and job work was de-
' 81 when promised.
7ea HARRISON :: Price, colored. aged about twenty
derfS,11 led at the residence Of VIM. II. Van
BEEN =. early Tuesday morning. He had
RaoI SlcK Tor about two months. For three