The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-11-28
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1885.


SOU per Darrei'
A festival for the benefit of Grace Lutheran
Church, this city, opened at ODD feilows
Hall on Thanksgiving night and will close to-
night-Saturday
Winter set in all too soon for most farmers
Some have nearly all their corn yet; others
have small quantities out, and very few nave
fuel, &c. ready for winter.
Mr.. Joseph A. Wheeler, member OF the
grand iury. who was very sick at MIR. George
Blizzard' S for about week, has so far re-
cayered as to be able to return to his home.
John z. Eckenrode, of this city, killed five
HOGS. weighing 355, 1893, 1923, 300 and l5l
no1nds: George Eckenrode, two, weighing
572 and 24G pounds George Kerby, two,
weighing $40 pounds.
ON December 18th the ADVOCATE wall com
mence the publication of series OF articles
descriptive Of some of the best farms of Car
roll. These articles will be interesting and
will be continued throughout the winter, one
each week.
DIR. Stevens, the veterinary surgeon who
located in this city some months ago, and
who made quite a reputation in his hne, re-
tnrned to his home in Canada this week,
where he will remain and engage in business
with his brother.
DIR. J. L. Warfeld, formerly of this city,
celebrated his 84th birthday yesterday, Nov.
9th. at his residence near Baltimore city.
His brother Charles, two years Older, IS still
living in California, and visited DIR. Warheld
in Baltimore last summer.
Gen. Moore, of Brooklyn, New York, chief
of the Salvation Army in this country, adj
dressed meeting at the Court House here
last Monday night. He was accompanied by
Rev. Mr.. Braithwaite, native OF the British
West Indies, who also made an address.
The weather's essentially murky,
The streets are tremendously lerky,
But the smell of mince pie
Fills the air full and high
Whoop! we'll stuff ourselves tuil OF roast
turkey
Messrs. John and Henry Himler have form
ed co.partnership, taken the stand formerly
occnnied by Mr.. Thos. f. Goodwin, and will
eondnct the grocery business on a large scale.
G. J. Willet has also opened grocery and
provision store opposite the Montour House.
THr DICKENS !-"With charity for all' be-
oins the Westminster ADVOCATE, and with an
account of barrel of fine, fat Miles river
oysters it closes the paragraph Charity be
bnsted The pen which writ that was dipped
lin call and norwood. Catoctin Clarion
In paving his subscription few days ago,
a subscriber, in Baltimore, wrote: II desire
to add nv commentator of your firm advo-
cacy of Democratic principles, and will GER
tainly renew my subscription should L again
remove to the country, as l consider the paper
invaluable to anyone living in the county"
Mr.. Henry Moale and wife, of Baltimore,
spent a few days this week in Westminster,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs George M. Parke.
Mr.. Wathen, of Annapolis, also spent a few
days here this week, on visit to his sister
Miss Estelle Wathen. Miss Wathen expects
to 90 to Florida shortly, to spend the winter.
Myriads of crows throng this region, and
have a rookery or roosting place about mile
and half from Westminster, on the Van
Bibber road, in small wooded knoll, where
in the evening they gather in immense num-
bers. They are very destructive to the corn
in the fields where it has not been gathered
in.
The Court of Appeals handed down mum
her of decisions on Friday of last week, among
which was one in the case of Ecker, execu'
tor VS.. The First National Bank of New Wind
sor. by Chief Judge Alvey This was an APP
neal from the overruling of motion to quasf
an execution, and judgment was affirmed IN
favor of the bank.
Mr.. VIM. N. Matthews, living in Woolery'
district. near Carrollton, raised this year lOC
barrels of corn from 81 acres-nearly 100
barrels per acre. For the ''barrens' this Is
a very fine yield, and would be called excel
lent grooming on "good" land Mr. Edward
Lynch raised an average OF Il barrels on slA
acres adjoining this city.
Dir n. w. LeFevre, of Union Mills, dice
on the 10Th inst of consumption, after a I'm
gering illness, in the Both year OF his age
He was a native of Pennsylvania, and wal
horn and raised near Littlestown. The Doctor
was the last of the Amos LeFevre family, al
having died with the same disease. he hat
been living in Carroll four or FIVE years.
The City Fathers get so many suggestion
on town affairs, that it is with reluctance VIZ
offer anv. but it would be well for them tC
have the fire plugs examined, to see If the.
are in GOOD order. and to have the ordinance
enforced in regard to keeping the pavement
clear of snow Some citizens are slow abou
this matter, and where houses are unoccuplet
the snow is allowed to stay until 1t melts
Miss Annie g. Bond and Mr.. Thomas Par
ran. Jr., were married at Prince Frederick
Calvert county, Nd, on the 10Th, at Chris
Protestant Episcopal Church, the ceremon!
being nerformed by Rev. DIR. Dashiel, tn
actor The bride is a daughter of Mr.. Johr
r. Bond, and niece of JAS. A. Y. BOND
ESD, of this city. Mr.. Parran is member
elect of the House of Delegates from Calvert
On Thanksgiving Day, in the afternoon
Mr.. DUNCAN, the proprietor of the Easter
Hotel. this city, had pig race. He CHARGE
ten cents to enter and about twenty men ant
bovs Joined in the chase. A pig, weighing
abouf seventy-five pounds, was turned loos
ON the street, and away the contestants scam
nered after it through mud and slush, much
10 the amusement of the spectators. JOIN
Traney succeeded in capturing it, and carried
the squeezing prize home with him.
Winter set in rather abruptly last week
beginning with several days of cold weather
followed by considerable snow furry OF
Saturday. There was cold ram on ounda
and on Monday until noon, followed by NOR
Snow which continued to fall until noon Q
Tuesday, reaching depth OF fully SIX inches
although much melted as 1T fell In the begin
MING. owing to the wet condition of the ground
One slide ventured out on Tuesday, but N
sleighing was INDUCED in. Light snow flu
rios occurred on Wednesday, Thursday an
yesterday.
On Tuesday next Dr. VIM. n Martin wi
assume the duties of Clerk to the Circu
Court. to which position he was recently eleC
ted. For the present his assistants will
George A.. Miller, B. f. Grouse and Charlie
i. Lauver. Sheriff elect Lynch will go int
Office the same day, and County Treasure
elect Brilliant on December Z. The Count
Commissioners succeed themselves, anu thel
will be no change, though their new term WI
begin on December 8. Mr.. Parke will SUI
coed Mr. Wadlow, as Register of Wills, Q
Monday, December 9TH.
DR.. John S. Matthias, living in the suburb
ofWestmiuster, had some fine guineas. The
were wild, and roasted in a tree some distanC
from the dwelling On Tuesday they did NJ
come down from the tree, on account OF IL
snow. The doctor noticed that the tree WI
crowded with crows, and took his gun an
went out to shoot some for sport. When
got dlere he found the crows had killed
couple of the guineas. He took the remain
of the gaineas to the house, and then wei
after the crows again, and in the meantin
the crows had killed eight or ten more.
Rev. John E. Coleman, of New York, o
cupied the pulpit of Ascension Church, th
city, last Sunday. The subject of his addre
was the work Pere Hyacinthe Loyson, in el
Aeavoring to bring about a reform in Il
GasEcan Catholic Church of France. M
Coleman endeavored to show that the Pere
work deserved the cordial support of all churt
men, both is England and America, becau'
the ecclesiastical spperiors of the Church
England and of the American Episcop
Church have given it the sanction of the
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