The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-01-03
SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1886.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Brevfties.

Der "a, 1904.
Two bank reports arc published in this
ISSUE The low price Of grain has had some
effect on deposits.
AtSt. Johns Church, this city, on Christ
mas Day the collection was for ST. Mary $
Seminary, and amounted to $1,000.
Driscol's dining rooms is new establish
meut opened last week near the railroad, this
city. John Driscoll is the proprietor.
Two car loads of turkeys passed through
Westminster on Monday afternoon; each car
contained 500. They were from the South.
Mr.. Geo. w. AIbaugh, this city, presented
each Of his fifteen statesmen and salesladies
with useful Christmas present, which was
much appreciated.
Sheriff George A. Shower has butchered
six hogs, weighing respectively 346, S65, 408,
433, 446 and 54s pounds "a total of 2541 and
an average of 4232.
The Weekly Era is the name ola new paper
established at Union Bridge by G. f. Wei
gandt The first issue was published on
Thursday of last week.
Mr.. John G. Hiteshew, Of Uniontown,
challenges any person in the state of Maryland
to produce an older spinning wheel than his.
Date 1852 with full pedigree.
4eAoO
spring and summer 108 new buggies and Z old
ones, and just before Christmas sold in three
days 80 new sIeighs and 8 second hand ones.
Beginning Just before Christmas last winter
there was continuous good sleighing for six
weeks and a day. From January q until
February 16 the weather was continuously
cloudy.
On New Year S eve, the discharge of pack
of fire crackers, in this city, frightened the
horse of Mr.. Jacob Schaeffer, causing him to
run away and break the shafts and other parts
of the buggy.
Edward S. Miller, trustee of Joel Miller,
deceased, sold on Saturday last farm con-
tanning SIS acres, 2 roods and 30 perches, near
Melrose, in Manchester district, to Christian
Geiman, at $50 per acre.
The Sunday School of Grace Lutheran
Church, this city, will hold their Sunday
school and mission anniversary in the lecture
room Of the church, on next Sunday evening
tJanuary 4th) at o'clock.
Last week a lady of this city lost bracelet
valued as a present. A three-line advertise
ment in the ADVOCATE, at a cost of 30 cents,
restored the missing article to its owner. The
fndersaw the advertisement in the ADVOCATE.
Public school No. l, in Hampstead district,
Familiarity known as Jesse Browns School,,
the building occupied by which was recently
burned, will reopen on Monday next at the
residence of Michael Walsh, near the site of
the old house.
Tomorrow, Sunday, has been designated
by a. j. Rawson, well-known second adj
yentist of Chicago, as the day upon which all
things mundane will terminate. Rawson may
terminate, but the balance of the world will
likely go on as usual.
The train due here at S.22 in the evening,
ran off on switch at Emory Grove Station
on Wednesday evening. The milk car of the
train and a gondola on the switch were broken,
and some of the passengers were shaken Up
little. The train arrived here about an hour
late.
Isaac r. Trostle, an old and prominent cit
izeu of Huntington township, Adams county,
Pa, whose mind had become affected, COM
mitted suicide by hanging last Saturdaynight.
His lifeless body was found in the barn about
o'clock Sunday morning. He once before
attempted suicide.
On Tuesday evening last Mr.. j. I. Orn-
dorffs of this city, gave the second annual
supper to his clerks. Among the other
guests were Revs. G. w. Heyde, Chas. Reid,
Jas. R. gladden., A. S. Weber and II. w.
Kuhns, D. D., Col Samuel Herr, DIR. Ship
ley and Chas. II. Baughman.
During the year 1884 there were recorded
in the Clerks office 634 deeds, 296 mortgages
and 81 bills of sale This is an increase of
So deeds. a decrease of 40 mortgages, and an
increase of 13 bills of sale. The number of
marriage licenses issued was POS, an increase
FIJI over 1880 much for leap year.
A slight fire occurred at the residence of
Mr. n. I. Gorsuch, this city, on Sunday
morning, caused by an explosion of gas from
the stove. The property was insured in the
insurance agency of Mr.. James E. Smith, this
city, who adjusted the loss and handed over.
a check for the amount yesterday morning.
Charity Lodge No. So K. of p, Of this city,
has elected the follow ing officers to serve
during the ems ming term &C. G., John d.
Keen; ". c., w. H Fowler; M. of E., John
Bernstine; NJ. of f., w. L. Seabrook X. Of
R. and s., G.. II. Spurrier; Prelate, j. II.
Mitten; NJ. at A., J. w. Poole; !. g., +.
Himler.
The Lutheran congregation of Freedom
district will occupy their new church, near
Porter's, for the first time on Sunday, January
18th. The congregation recently have been
worshipping at Brandenburg's schoolhouse.
and on Sunday last they passed vote OF
thanks to the school commissioners and board
of trustees for the use of the building.
Mrs. Lulu Lamar Strother, formerly lady
principal in the Columbus Female College,
Georgia, which was burned one year ago, has
accepted a position in New Windsor College,
New Windsor. She has already arrived, and
will enter upon her duties after the holidays,
Jan. 9th, 1885. Mrs. Strother brings to her
work the highest testimonials and a success
full experience.
The Georgia wonder-Mattie Lee Price
q notice of whom appeared in the ADVOCATE
last week, viii appear at Odd Fellows Hall
ON Monday and Tuesday evenings next. Some
of the muscular men of the city will have a
chance to test their strength against the power
of this 14-year- old girl. Narcisse, the trans
atlantic Londonm mystery, will be an attraction
of the entertainment.
A lady in the upper part of Carroll, writing
to the ADVOCATE this week, says: ALLOW me
again to compliment you on your paper, by
no means the only weekly visitor, yet, with
the Baltimore San, the most welcome in our
household. feel safe in starting my chill
dren into the literary world beneath the rays
of the Sun and under the Democratic iniiu-
eaces of the ADVOCATE"
The present issue of the ADVOCATE will be
found quite interesting. On the first page a
little gem of poetry, The Bachelors Wooing,
an interesting story, and several entertaining
miscellaneous articles, among which IS the
Stone Forest, the Submarine Gable, Cnlnese
Lacquer, the Statue of Liberty, the Influence
Of Numbers. On the fourth page some inter-
esting agricultural reading.
In the Register of Wills office last year 43
wills were admitted to probate, 81 admins
trations granted, % guardians appointed, los
administration accounts and so guardian &C.
counts settled; there were 125 inventories and
lists of debts, AZ sales of personal property,
20 reports of sales of real estate; taxes paid
to the State on executors and administrators
commissions, 81, 761.97; on collateral inheri-
tances, $684.S4; total, $2,446.81. As com
pared with the record for 1883, there were
more wills probated, 5 less administrations
granted, / more guardian appointed, Is less
administration accounts, and y less guardian
accounts settled. &c less inventories, % less
sales of personal property, less reports o.
sales:s taxes on commissions were S376.25 less
and 1888. Al less on collateral inheritances.
The boys had high old time Wednesday
night seeing the Old Year out and the New
Year in We don't know that the town wa!
painted red, but presume some of the boy
had rudy complexions. Guns and pistols
were fred almost continuously for an hour o
more, and the reports of fire crackers, double
headers, were added to the gun powder par
,of the celebration Then came the sleigh anC
COW bell chorus, with drum corps accompani
ment, and the hills and valleys re-echoed the
racket for miles around. .tScreech Owl War
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