The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-04-07
SATURDAY, APRIL Z, 1883.
oGAL AFFAIRS
Local BreVitieS.

rriob Foglesong, Mayberry, had five ewes
<bat produced him twelve lambs this spring.
A brood SOW belonging to A. j. Easton, of
his district, farrowed fifteen pigs last Satur-
Hay.
Egbt new subscribers were added to the
Any0cArE's list last week and twelve this
week
# the author of ':Coals of Fire will send
her name to this office, the story will appear
next meek.
r. p. Buckingham, who bought out the
Store of A. NJ. Warner, West End, this city,
took possession on Thursday.
Our Taneytown news letter was missent
last week 1t arrived here in the course of
time, by the way Of Emmittsburg.
Jacob Keyser, of Taneytown district, died
suddenly week before last, his death result
ing it is supposed, from having a tooth ex-
tracted.
Vrnnor said-"Possibly snow on the last
dav of March, or entry of April There was
snow ON the last day of March and first day
of April also.
Francis l.. Shipley, this city, has an Alder
ney cow. four years old this spring, from
which he has made during the past year 800
bounds Of butter.
At HAZEL T. Shipley's sale, in Freedom
district. on Tuesday, a horse sold for Sl75,
two ycarling colts brought 500 each, and four
shotes sold at so each.
The tongue of the truck Of the Fire De-
nartment was broken on Easter Monday.
7IIr Carnival Committee donated sum Of
money to repair the damage
Don't forget the concert ut Odd Fellows
Hail ON Wednesday evening, April 18th, by
ahc Fifth Regiment Band and Orchestra,
from the Academy of Music, Baltimore.
4 The Firemen will hold ball about the LIST
of Nav Messrs. Harry Shaeffer }. 7. Iile,
II. NJ. Eckenrode, G. +. Bowers and Frank
cunningham compose the committee of ar
Engagements.
We have received from W. A. Shriver, who
rccrutly followed the course of empire, a
copy Of the Billings, Montana, Herald, and
from H. Il. Hitesheu, of Chicago, Il number
'of papers Of that city.
Persons writing to have their papers ad-
dressed to new pOstotiices, must send the
name of former Office. We have about LOO
names on our list, and cannot readily ascer-
tain poStotlice addresses.
On Monday John Hartsock WAS elected
Mayer of Union Bridge, beating Edward
h .eeds eight votes. Councimen were elected
las follows Basil Metz, John NJ. Furney, j.
&. Wentz. NJ. c. McKinstry, Jesse Anders.
At the annual election of the Nestry of AS
crnSiun Church, this city, on Easter Monday,
Douglass b. Smith was chosen delegate to the
diocesan convention which meets in BATH
more in May, and A. NJ. Warner, alternate.
Since the opening of spring all our me-
chancs and business men are actively en-
poyed. while the evidences of industry are
seen by the observer on every hand. The
present season, like the last, promises to be
,one of great business activity.
Harry Mitten, of the McDonough School
Farm. Baltimore county, was relieved of his
yocketbook by some light fingered individual
whilst attending the Easter Monday demon.
stration here. His pocketbook contained
considerable money, it is said
sheriff Thurman yesterday took Edward
Tully and Joshua Mulay, who were commit
Ted to Jail here last week to await the action
of the grand jury on the charge OF being
common thieves, to Baltimore on writs OF
habeas corpus from Judge Duffy.
The Webster Literary Society of Western
MARYLAND College will hold their twelfth an
miversarv at Odd Fellows Hall on Friday
evening next April 18th. The programme
will consist of addresses, music, &c, and
some 200 invitations have been issued.
Whilst number of persons changed resi-
dcnces on Saturday, Monday was general
moving dav In the morning Main street
cooked like preparations for another carnival
gerr being made, so many wagons, loaded
Ggith conglomerations of household goods,
Were moving about.
- &
Ridgcville, was arrested by deputy sheriff
Shower, on Thursday of last week, and de-
iivered to the authorities of Howard county,
where he was arraigned in the circuit court
on Monday for arson. He was tired on
Thursday and acquitted.
Maj. b. W. Bennett, of this city, on Mon
dag last paid to the executors of the late d..
". Nall, by drafts and checks, Sl3, 600, for
the Cottage farm lying on the Frederick coun-
ty side of Sans Creek, and the same day
decided ii TO his son, Pinkney }. Bennett, the
consideration being ten dollars.
\ town hall and engine house are necessi-
Ties in Union Bridge, and the citizens appear
10 be in earnest to procure them. A meeting
for that purpose was held last Saturday night,
and at the corporation election on Monday
the vote for an appropriation for these pur-
poses resulted in 50 for the appropriation to
10 against.
At the sale of the personal property of the
late Thomas c. Brown, near Finksburg, on
Wednesday, by George NJ. Pearce, acting
executor, horses sold from Sl60to S17S, cows
from $40 to S74, yearling heifers from $40 to
SI4; machinery, wagons and farming nipple
ments sold we'll; Is acres of growing wheat
sold for SO per acre, and corn for $3.50 per
barrel. The farm was offered, but withdrawn
and is now held at private sale.
IN our notice of the Easter Monday demon
StratiOn in Westminster we omitted to men,
zion the Union Bridge Band. The Band not
only furnished good music during the parade,
but their handsome wagon and uniform added
much to the display. The omission was an
oversight entirely, and not observed until
some member of the Band, more angry
than polite, called our attention to it. To the
other members of the Band we make apology.
Except this omission our report, we believe,
Was correct.
W. S. Myer & Bro. have made many i'm
provements in their Touring mills, this city,
since they started two years ago. They have
nearly double the machinery running now
that they began with, and are turning out
about 100 barrels of -four daily. The capaci-
ty Is $50 barrels per day. An automatic
feeder was set in motion on Monday. The
elevator is a large building, with immense
capacity, and on the lots adjoining, which
they have recently purchased, they purpose
erecting cooper shop and storehouse for
fertilizers. The establishment of these mills
was an important addition to the industries OF
the city.
We have heard of field days, gala days,
high days, holy days and redletter days, but
FRIDAY and Saturday of last week were crystal
days. That consummate artist, Jack Frost,
mad dressed trees and vines and shrubbery in
seety crystal, the sheen of which presented
everything in fairy like aspect. The limbs
OF the trees were garnished with myriads of
pendant icicles, two or three inches in length,
forming delicate fringe-work radiant with
hlaments of light. SO firmly and thickly set
was this crystal garniture, that it continued
throughout the day and succeeding night, and
on Saturday morning, when the sun rose
bright and clear, his light irradiated myriads
Of bnlliants, presenting a scene of SURPRISING
beauty
work is now progressing on what will be
Two O., OF the largest and handsomest buildings
OF Westminster. The foundation is being laid
s6y Await L Son for Charles v. WANTS. new
building, which is to be 35x100 feet, three
stories high, and to have a handsome front.