The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-02-21
Local Brevities.


LOCAL AFFAIRS
Local Brevities-
Monday next is legal holiday, and banks
will be closed.
Miss Sophie Spalding, Of Baltimore, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. j. Howell Billingslea.
Wednesday was Ash Wednesday, the be-
ginning of Lent. Easter falls on April 9Th.
Mr.. T. P. Mullinix, of Mt. Airy, accom-
panied the Knights Templar of Baltimore to
the New Orleans Exposition last week.
Poles for the direct telephone wire to Bal
timore, are being delivered. From Westmin-
ster 70 Reisterstown they are nearly all de-
livered.
Ice twenty-five inches thick was cut from
Allaways creek, Taneytown district, on We'd
nesday. Ice a foot thick has been housed
here this week.
new clothing store is to be opened in
Westminster next week. VIM. II. Shower h
Brother announce that they will start their
machine shops here on April 1st.
Mrs Billingslea, of Union Bridge, widow
of the late Dr.. James L. Billingslea of this
city, slipped on the ice few days ago and
fell and broke an arm.
Interest in roller-skating is increasing, and
the rink at Odd Fellows Hall is crowded
every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights.
On Tuesday night next there will be panto-
mime masquerade, and lots of fun.
DIR. John S. Matthias has determined to sell
a portion of his farm adjoining this city for
building purposes. William Coon and John
Eckenrode have purchased II acres for $20S0.
On Wednesday of last week Mr. Winfield
Lockard, near Bird Hill, fell and cut the back
of his head severely. He was leading horse,
when the animal slipped on the ice, throwing
Mr.. Lockard down. fg
In the Circuit Court last week was tried
the appeal case of William Oursler vs. Fran
els l.. Shipley. Judge Smith rendered de-
cision last Tuesday in favor of plaintiff,
throwing costs on defendant.
DIR. Shaw's successor as Clerk of the Cir
cult Court has not been appointed, though it
is generally believed that Mr.. George A. Mil
Ter, who has been chief clerk for some years,
will be appointed to the vacancy.
The fast mail service on the Western Mary
land railroad, about which there has been
some solicitude, is to be continued, Congress
having made an appropriation for fast mails,
which includes the service over the Western
Maryland road.
A Farmers Convention is to be held in
baltimore next 1ueSudy anu UeunSSudyi ~
which all farmers are invited. In another
column will be found notice Of the Conven-
ton, its officers, the programe ofproceedings,
and the reduced rates on railroads to those
who attend.
Mr.. Jesse Zepp, grocer of this city, doing
business in the Albaugh Building, has made
deed Of trust, with Messrs. II. NJ. Clabaugh
and Milton Schaeffer as trustees. Mr.. Jos.
ID. Barnes, merchant, of Berret, Freedom dis
trict, has also made a deed of trust, Messrs.
Geo. NJ. Pearce and VIM. B. Thomas being
named as trustee.
On Thursday last as is his custom on the
10Th of February every year, Mr.. Louis DEL
man, ofNew Windsor, brought out and showed
to his family and friends his discharge from
the German army. The document is dated
February 10Th, 1850 years ago-and shows
that Mr.. Dielman had served four years and
two months, and was honorably discharged.
George J. Meekins, Esq, treasurer of Dor
chester county, one of the trustees of Western
Maryland College, and well known in this
city, was married on Tuesday last. to Mrs A.
G.. Lyden, of Denton, Caroline county, Nd,
by the Rev. S. d. Hall, Rector of the P. E.
Church, at Denton We tender our congrat-
ulations to the groom, with our best wishes
for a lifelong honeymoon.
A letter from Chambersburg, Pa, to the
ADVOCATE, says tour city is now being
lighted by electric lights, and number of
our stores are using it instead of gas and
lamps. The Taylor Manufacturing Company
has an encouraging outlook for 1885, Mrs.
Robert NJ. Beck is improving rapidly. Hop.
ing that you and all the people. in that dear
old place (Westminster) are well, will close
by stating that all the Westminster boys are
enjoying excellent health.
Messrs. ]. B. Bocock and E. P. Brundige
have bought out Mr.. John l.. Reifsnider,
wholesale dealer in tobacco, cigars, snuff. &C.,
this city, and have taken possession. The
firm name is Bocock & Brundige. Mr.. Bo-
cock is from Lynchburg, Va, but lately with
ufacturers of tobacco. Mr.. Brundige was
formerly with F. A. Davis & Co., of Balti-
more. We welcome the firm to the city, and
wish them abundant success.
The winter of 1884-18S5 may be set down
as one of the severest known for many years.
There have been numerous snow-falls, plenty
of rain, and some hail; cold weather has been
quite uniform since early in December, the
mercury twice dropping below zezo. Snow
fell on last Friday, again on Saturday, on
Monday, aud on Tuesday night, the total
depth being about fifteen inches. On Tues
day morning the mercury was % below zero
at o'clock, 14o above on Wednesday morn
ing and 40 above on Thursday morning, and
at zero yesterday morning Sleighs have
been running since last Friday.
Capt. o. T. Anders died in this city on
Saturday night last, after short illness, aged
AZ years. He had been resident of West
minister about eight years, and came here
from Washington. New York was his native
state but Tennessee was his home. When
the war broke out he was on visit in Illinois,
and enlisted in Company G, 18th Illinois reg
iment, as private. At the battle of Shiloh
he lost leg, was promoted to heutenancy
and discharged. He was a man ofmany good
qualities and above the average in intelligence.
His remains were buried in Westminster Gem
htery on Monday with military honors by
la.post of this city.
General Roberts, of this city, at
ception of the Americas Club,
the Academy of Music there
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