The Democratic advocate., 1886-03-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

pounds.
Lawrence c. Snyder has been appointed
postmaster at Snydersburg, this county, in the
place of Elisha Snyder, resigned.
Mr. Charles J. Everhart. of this city, leaves
for Atlanta, Kansas, on Monday, where he
will take charge of the farm of Mr.. Chas.
Yingling.
A little boy was asked by his father if he
knew what Ash Wednesday was for. He
said he did "'What is it for?'' he said.
''To pick eggs" was the reply.
A. f. Barker, executor of Joseph Barker,
deceased, has sold the Littlestown, Pa,
foundry and machine shops to c. w. Sauer-
hammer and Peter Anthony for So, 400
Rev. Henry R. Sargent of st. Mary's Chap
el, Mt Calvary Parish, Baltimore, spent sever
al DAYS with Rev. S. B. Pond, this city, this
week, and assisted him in the Lenten services.
Mr. Virgins, the New Jersey weather. seer,
predicted great storm for Sunday last The
day was clear and bright Wiggins should be
interpreted by the rule Of contraries-when
he says it will storm it wont.
The Anti Nicotine Cigar Company, of this
city, decided to offer their employees reduc-
ton in wages on Monday last. The employees
decided they could not earn enough at the
prices offered, and quit work the same day.
The horse of Mr.. Charles E. Dix. of this
city, ran off on Wednesday afternoon, and
when the animal turned into Court street,
going to the stable, Mr.. Dix was thrown out.
He received severe but not serious injuries.
Dr. and Mrs. F. 7. Shaw attended the re-
ception of President Cleveland on Tuesday
evening. 1t is said to have been more largely
attended than any that has preceded it, and
that the ladies were more handsomely attired.
Mr.. George W. Albaugh started his cigar
q IA l. H.
upper part of his large building, near the
depot. He began with eight or ten hands,
and the force will be increased if the business
should warrant.
A Pink Tea will be held at the Centenary
NJ. L. Church, March IS, 10 and 20. The
ladies serving the tables will be in costume.
A programme of entertainment will be offered
each evening. Supper served any hour after
p. m. All are invited.
On Tuesday last Mr. +. H. Orendorff, of
this city, received telegram from DIR. E. D.
Wells, who with his family and Miss Estelle
Wathen, recently removed to San Antonio,
Florida stating that Mrs. Wells was quite i'll
with diphtheria.
Miss Jane Buckingham, well-known and
highly esteemed lady, died at the residence of
her brother-in-law, Mr.. Mordecai McKinstry,
at Union Bridge, on Saturday evening, aged
about sixty years She had been a mem ber
of the Methodist Church for a number of
years.
About three inches of snow fell here
Monday-from about 2.30 to II a. IN. 1t
melted rapidly after the sun came out at noon,
and by night very little was left There was
a light fall before daylight Tuesday morn.
ing, another light fall on Wednesday and
some snow yesterday.
A letter to the ADVOCATE from the Balti-
more county Union, published at tTowsontown,
says:-'Piease send us copy of the ADVOCATE
containing notice of the farm of the late Col.
Piper, Antrim. now owned by H. NJ. Cla-
baugh, Esq. The ADVOCATE is to be COM
mended for its continued enterprise
An attempt was made recently to burn the
residence of Mr.. John Heagy, near Sandy
vile. The fire was started over the door
going out ON the porch. 1t burned one of the
heavy logs half through, and part Of the door
frame, and then went out. 1t is not known
who did the act. The burned place was dis
covered on Tuesday.
Mrs. S. X. Wortbington, widow of the late
Nicholas Worthingrop, daughter of the late
Joseph Z. Muse, of Carroll county, and grand
daughter of the late David Kerr, OF Easton,
Md, died at Annapolis Tuesday morning,
aged sc years. DR.. j. NJ. Worthngton, Eu-
gene Worthington and Assistant Engineer
Wo.fhington, of the navy, are her sons. She
also leaves two daughters.
For some time past the residents of the
peighborhood of ReisterstoYn have been
troubled with chicken thieves, The henhouse
at the McDonogh farm, about FIVE miles from
Reisterstown, has suffered several times lately
from thieves. Last week Mr. VerleyJ. Clopsh-
er, formerly of this county, overseer ot the
farm, placed n gun in the henhouse, and ar
ranged it with a spring, so that when any one
not used to it opened the door the gun would
he discharged. Last Friday night the hen
house was visited, and the gun went off with
a loud reDOrt. Mr.. Clousher went out, but
could not see any one, SO he went back 10
bed. Early Saturday morning he went again
40 the henhouse, and by tracks of blood traced
the wounded man to fodder stack, where he
was hidden. The injured man proved to be
Jin jackson, a colored man, aged ab9at 20
years. who had very lately gotten out OF Jas!
for stealing chickens. jackson was shot bad
ly in the side. and could not get away. de
has been lodged in Jail at Towsontown.
Mr.. Norman B. Carr, of the firm of Carr
Bros. & Co., wholesale druggists, No. "
German street, Baltimore, and favorably
known in Westminster, where he has often
visited, died Wednesday morning, aftsr an
Salpess of only about thirty-six hours. Mr..
Carr left his place of business on Monday
evening at seven o'clock, took his supper, as
u,
his home. After getting off the car it is sup.
,.osed that he was seized with an attack of
vertigo. and that he fell to the ground: a
gentleman passing by few minutes later
Noticed him and assisted him home. As none
of the family were there at the time Alr. Carr
went to the residence of a friend, MIR. stephen
G. Roszel, at "a Jefferson Place, to whom he
complained of nervousness and heavlness
about the head After short time he re-
l-1lf tn nc hrn
Mr. John W. Carr, that he was very SICK.
DR.. John H. Grimes and Prof. S. e. Chew
attended him, but his condition grew steadily
worse until he died.
The ADVOCATE last week published an item
acknowledging the receipt of sixty.hve cents
from a Ea;r held by three little gt'ts-Ollle
Grimes and Lille and Louie Woodward Ihe
paragraph went on to commend their effort
and predicted that they would grow up to be
useful and charitable wems4, Last MONDAY
the City Hotel herdic coach stopped before
the ADVOCATE Office, and two young gentle
anen-aged Z years each-alighted. They
came into the office, and addressed one of the
.editors-''We amt girls; we are boys. You
put it in the paper that we we're girls, and the
iapople tease MS" They were Oliver Grimes
md Louis Woodward. Due explanation was
made az 60 how the mistake was made. They
were teid thai collie was the abbreviation
or nickname for Olivia, a girls name, and
Louie was supposed TO be nickname for
Louisa. They were advised to tell persons
who called them Ollie and Louie that their
names were Oliver and Louis. Yhe egpiaEs-
lion was satisfactory, and the men who haze
been teasing the youngsters had better "look
out" They mean business, and don't pro-
pose to either be called girls or by girls names
neither do they propose to grow up to be
useful and charitable women"