The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-02-02
AFFAIRS.
Local Brevities.

The Arctomys Monax comes out this morn
ing to make his annual weather proghostica-
tons.
urEF. Reese, formerly of this city, has
loon very i'll in Washington, ID. c., for several
weeks.
Mr.. Oursler, of Marysville, Ohio, form
srv of Carroll, is visiting relatives in this city
and county.
The dog tax law for Carroll county, passed
in 1889 but which has never been enforced,
has been repealed.
NrL.P. Mapning, of this city, huckster,
ook 40 dozen eggs to Baltimore this week.
last week he took down 90 dozen.
Aouantity of clover seed was stolen from the
harm of Mrs Mary Baldner, near Union
Bridge, on Thursday night of last week.
THE ADVOCATE has received from D. M.
Ferry 4 Co., seedsmen of Detroit, Michigan,
alot of choice flower and vegetable seed.
AIbaugh's Grand Opera House will not be
used for entertainments for the present, Mr..
Albaugh having his furniture stored in it.
Maud Sheen, colored, aged about two years,
broke her arm whilst playing around the room
finer mothers residence near Green street,
on Tuesday.
Mr.. Il. j. Lawyer, who has been confined
to his residence in this city for about two
weeks, has nearly recovered, his many friends
will be glad to hear.
During services at the Lutheran Church at
Union Bridge last Sunday cornet solos were
PLAYED by Prof Pfaff. Rev. d. b. Floyd, the
former pastor, officiated.
From Mr.. NJ. f. Butler, formerly of this
cty. we have received late Minneapolis
papers, Also from Mr.. B. Nelson, papers
from Missouri. Thanks.
Mr. H. L. Norris has resigned the superin-
iency of the NJ. Z. Sunday School, this city,
owing to i'll health, position which he has
filed for twenty years.
Mr.. j. Roller, stewart of the Aims House,
killed seven hogs last Monday, weighing as
follows 662, 453, 3O1, 1873, 321 1856, and 800
pounds; also beef dressing AIS pounds.
Eggs sold in Baltimore this week at from
ii to so cents dozen. Since navigation is
opening the price is declining and by Monday
itis thought the price will fall to % cents per
dozen.
Mr.. Z. R. Repp, of New Windsor, has been
awarded patent for metallic roofing shingles,
dated January 90, 1884, which he has assigned
10 the Ahglo- American Roofing Company of
New York city.
Mr.. Jacob Thompson, whose loss of horse
and sleigh was reported in the ADVOCATE last
week, returned home last Saturday after a
fruiteSs search for the thief. He could not
trace him further than Harrisburg.
Mr.. Levi Chalk, native of this county,
died in Baltimore on Tuesday, aged II years.
For thirty-hve years he kept grocery store
in northwest Baltimore and was the Oldest
member of Strawbridge NJ. Z. Church.
subscriber at Vaudeville, Va, in trans
hitting his subscription few days ago, writes:
Continue the paper, as | can't possibly get
along without it. take five papers, but the
ADVOCATE is the first one | look over"
Jacob Thompson received a car load of
horses from Virginia on Wednesday night.
One of the most valuable of them died on
Thursday morning. The cause of his death
is unknown, but it is thought that he took
cold on his journey here.
There were light snow falls throughout
Monday, the snow laying to the depth of
an inch. A rain set in on Wednesday, which
broke up the sleighing, which had been con-
tnuous for six weeks and a day. A few
SIeighs and sleds were still running yesterday.
On the fourth page of this issue will be
found report of the sixty third anniversary
ofthe Young Mems Bible Society of Freder-
ck county, together with the full text of the
address of Rev. j. L. Killgore on the oeca-
sion. The address will be found interesting
Mr.. Alfred Shriner, a former citizen of
Carroll, of Lincoln Centre, Kansas, is visit
ing relatives and friends here, and will re-
main in the county until next month. He has
been In the West for twenty years, and this
Is his first visit to his old home for thirteen
years.
Mrs. Vim. Frizell and daughters and Mrs.
Freeman, of Frizellsburg, were thrown out of
aaseigh in this city on Tuesday evening, the
horse they were driving becoming uncontroll-
ankle sprained. The horse was caught by
John Snider.
Tn Tuesday afternoon last Mary Bitzel,
daughter of Martin Bitzel, had her clothing
caught by the rod of horsepower at Ear
nest Rausch's, near Bethel Church, Woolery's
district, and had her right arm broken before
being released. DR.. j. II. Billingslea, of this
city, reduced the fracture.
If few of the subscribers to the ADVOCATE
ia to receive their papers after this week,
they will understand that their names have
been stricken from our list until arrears are
paid. We dislike to do this, but paying cash
ourselves for labor and material, we must in
sst upon prompt payment.
,,, The English sparrows are prolific race.
Their noisy clamor indicates that they are
billing and cooling on every fair day, even in
winter. They do not wait to verify the old
poetic fiction that the birds mate on the 18th
DAY Of February. Every day is a good enough
St Valentines Day for them.
!, Today, the I'd of February is Candlemas,
NE feast ofthe publication of the Virgin Mary.
II was probably so named from the great num-
Der of lighted candles carried in the process
SONS of the day, or from the custom of con-
.ne year. The day is also popularity known as
ground hog day.
The tenant house on the land of Mr.. VIM.
a Cunningham, on the outskirts of this city,
came near being burned down last Saturday
morning. The joists caught fire from a stove
pipe, and the fire was making considerable
roadway when Mr.. Shaffer, the occupant,
discovered it about FIVE o'clock in the morn
ing. Mr.. Shaffer's dog did his best to awak-
q the family by barking vigorously. The
nre was extinguished before very much dam
age was DONE
Roddy, the bird whistle man, has returned
y Westminster again, where he is liked by
everybody. He has been in Norfolk and
portsmouth. Va, since the fall, and he speaks
i. u nigh praise of the kindness he received
nere. de has established the whistle bust
uess In that section, and he will remain per-
'aanently here and manufacture his whistles
ana send them to agents to dispose of them.
aaS1Sady IS also advertising agent for Geo. W.
bills, &c. - ''''"e '''1 49,
9, Mrs. Matilda Shriver, wife of Mr.. Francis
IS pm Of this city, died ON Sunday night
, az" and her remains we're inferred in the
~ ossnetery Wednesday afternoon in the presence
~ al. yer: very large number of persons who turned
O ~. IN the rainy and disagreeable weather to
KY a1elr respect ito the memory of an esteemed
trend i;as 4, and neighbor and CONSTANT chris
l D. Mrs. Shriver was native of Hanover,
is =, where she was born on November "a,
cSEIia; and her maiden name was Frysinger. 4