The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1884-03-29
SATURDAY, MARCH 80, 1884.
orAL AFFAIRS.
Local Brevifies.

,,ok ont for jokes next Tuesday.
r Ill., was heavy white frost yesterday
uorning.
Vn liz family from this city to the village OF
geIico .-,. w.
tl .,ar we have received several handsome
Easter Cards.
IT, +, morrow is Passion Sun day, the Sunday
,d i" is Palm Sunday, and the next is
Easier Day.
n. R Charles Matthews health has great
.;mnroyed and he is again in the auctioneer-
as business.
1.oob Thomson sold seventeen horses on
,..a.Jov last at his stables in this city at fair
Nenge prices.
T;rerwort and arbutus were in bloom the
- ftbis week. They are several weeks in
,drance of last year.
Travelling volinists and harpists and hand
,,-a nan grinders have made their appearance
a sure sign of spring.
Jobp R. Strevig has been appointed justice
4 e the peace for Manchester district, vice
Jacob p Baltozer, resigned.
Tuesday next, the first of April, is general
,,oripq day in this region, but many persons
Isrp moved already, somewhat in advance of
! The time.
thoroughbred Jersey COW, valued at $500,
mad by Rev. DR.. Van Deusen, at Carroll
IAN station, fell into ditch on Wednesday
and was drowned
Thomas Gorsuch and Elias B. Arnold, as
,ostees, sold on Wednesday farm of 100
acres adjoining Mechanicsville, to Nicholas
Benson for $3.50.
The Western Maryland, Hanover and Bal
6more and Pennsylvania Line Railroads will
N issue half fare tickets to Westminster and
return on Easter Monday.
Mr.. Jesse L. Hyde, of near New Market,
in tbe beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Virginia,
, former resident of Carroll, is visiting rela-
fyes and friends in this county.
The thanks of the ADVOCATE are rendered
ia our delegation in the Legislature, and Mr..
A. NJ. Ruby, folder, for bills, reports of pro-
ceedings and other documents.
DR.. +. Klink has removed to the residence
lately occupied by Mrs. Rippard, on the OPP
roste side of the street from his former resi-
dence, about thirty yards further east.
At the sale of Mr. Amos Shafer, near this
city. on Thursday, Il horse brought Sl85, a
mare $3.50. cows from $40 to $50, pair of
mules 1913, and shotes high prices. Farming
implements sold well.
Senator's Lloyd and Lane and William II.
Baughman, reading clerk of the House of
Delegates, were the guests of Hon. Chas. b.
Roberts from Saturday until Monday. The
Westminster Band serenaded them Saturday
night.
We have received from NJ. Schaeffer & Co.,
dealers in hardware, a sample of the Little
Tbroiter Rat Trap, which is cheap and simple
as a rat exterminator, and is worthy of a trial
BY all whose premises are infested by these
destructive rodents.
Mr.. P. C. Kennedy, of Pittsburg, Pa, was
in Westminster from Saturday until Monday.
Mr.. Kennedy is the engineer who surveyed
the extension Of the Bachman Valley Railroad
wear ago, and is now with the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad
Young men who propose taking part in the
carnival on Easter Monday, are requested to
meet at the Carroll House this Saturday
night at S clock. Let there be alarge gather
Ing A sub committee of the carnival COM
mittee will be present.
The Governor has vetoed the bill reducing
ihe marriage, license fee from $4.5 to 60
cents He had no idea of thus sanctioning
the depreciation of the fair sex. Those eco
nomica Young men who expected to get 4
girl for sixty cents will be disappointed.
On Saturday last John II. and Richard j.
llOlingsworth, surviving trustees of Edward
Ireland. Jr., sold GO acres, = roods and Q
perches Of land, near Marriottsville, to Thos.
NJ Ireland at $40 per acre; also 43 acres, 8
FOODS and 20 perchcs of woodland to same at
$3.50 pera
On Saturday evening last two flocks of wild
gees passed over this city going west. One
flock numbered about $50 and the other about
400. They were flying quite high. The next
evening two large hocks of geese, probably
the same. passed over the city, going east,
and just above the house tops.
On Thursday night of last week Mr.. A.
Klef, of Hanover, Pa, formerly of this city,
while driving on the McSherrytown road his
buggy was run into by another vehicle and
he was thrown out Mr.. Kletf was much hurt
and bruised by the fall. The party who ran
into him drove on without offering to assist
him.
Juuge hODlnSOn, oil the court OF Appeals
on Wednesday, delivered the opinion in the
ease of Derrctt VS.. Bowman, appeal from the
Circuit Court for Carroll county. Decree
affirmed and cause remanded. VIM. p.
Naulsby for Derrett, Jas. A. c. Bond for
Bowman. Bowman gaining the suit below
and above.
Prof Newson, whom sharp and painful
Illness has confined to his chamber for some
time, is slowly convalescing; but he is still too
feeble to exert himself physically or even
mentally to any extent. His correspondents,
tading their favors neglected, should attribute
TIE apparent neglect to the Professors ina
nlity at present to make any effort whatever.
Geo. ". and jeremiah Albaugh had a hear
ing before Justice G. w. Crapster last Tues
day, on the charge of assaulting, with intent
70 kill, Noah Lippy, near Snydersburg on
March 18th, and were committed to Jail in
default of $1,000 bail each for the action of
the grand jury at the May term of court. The
Particulars of the assault were given last week.
THE hearing d. n. Henning, states attor-
Iney, represented the state. and w. l.. Sea
brook and George l.. Stocksdale the accused.