The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-03-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvIT1Es.

Hanover has subscribed $4,000 for mar
ket-house.
Fresh herring were first brought TO this
market last Friday.
A ''Pink Tea" began at the NJ. E. Church
on Thursday evening, and will continue to-
night.
Subscribers who change their postotfice
should 0ire the one at lchich they receice their
mail MS well as the one where they desire to
have it sent.
A communication, giving an account of
birth day party at Reisterstown, found ITS
way into our waste basket because the writer's
name was not given.
Miss Maggie McKellip returned home on
Wednesday from a two months visit to Elgln,
Illinois. Judge John E. Smith left on We'd
nesday to preside at the Howard county CIR
cult court.
The Phlomathean Society of Western Md.
College celebrated their fourth anniversary on
last Friday night. The chapel was crowded,
and the programme pleasing and admirably
carried out.
Rev. Samuel Brown has been re-appointed
to the pastorship of the colored NJ. E. Church,
Westminster, by the Washington Annual
Conference that has been in session at
Charleston, W. Va.
On Monday night j. A. Mitchell and G. W.
Frizel played in the billiard tournament, the
latter winning by IS to ~. Average-Frzell,
133; Mitchell, 20. Ed. Marker won a game
from B. Mills on Wednesday night by only
two points. Average-about &c each.
Robins and blue birds made their appear
ance last Sunday, and snow drops, the first
flowers to bloom in the spring were found IN
all their loneliness in the gardens. The
mercury has been quite high this week-but
winter don't usually lose his grip so soon in
the year.
The entertainment for the benefit of the NJ.
P. Sunday School library, this city, on Thurs
day evening, was largely attended. The ex-
ercises consisted of Rotations, tableaux,
singing by the infant class, and singing by
class of % girls and young ladies, &c. ltwas
n very enjoyable entertainment.
The house and barn on the farm OF Mrs.
Jacob Chronister, one mile east of York
Springs Adams county, Pa, were burned
Monday morning They were unoccupied at
the time, and the fire is attributed to incen-
diarism, as both were found to be on fire at
the same time.
On Monday last Mrs. Catharine C. Mort, of
New Windsor, was declared insane by jury
to the MARYLAND Hospital for the Insane. Her
husband, Zachariah Mort, charged that she
had threatened him bodily harm, and believed
her to be insane. .,
Under an apportionment ofthe public school
tax inst made Carroll will receive S3,378.55
for white schools and S526.47 for colored !;
Howard, 81 ,s47.13 for white and $564.07 for
colored Frederick, $5,5lS.35 for white and
SS72.07 for coored; Baltimore county, 3d.
&c., 95 for white and 81, 12S. II for colored.
Rev. Thos. H. Lewis, ID. D., who was
elected President of Western Maryland Col
leae at the recent meeting of the Board OF
Trustees of said institution, has accepted an
invitation to preach the Baccalaureate Sermon
at the Commencement exercises OF the Uni
versity of West Virginia. at Morgantown, W.
Va, June 9th. ),
Mr.. James Z. Smith, of Westminster, had
Il fine colt for which he had no use, and de-
termined to rattle it oil. Seventy-tour tickets
were sold at one dollar each, and the drawing
took place on Tuesday afternoon at the City
Hotel. A considerable number of ticket
holders were present, and stood in expectancy
during the drawing. More than fifty numbers
were drawn before the prize card was taken
The lucky holder was Abram Goldman, OF
Sonnehill & Co., Baltimore, stock dealers.
The residence of Mrs Beckwith, corner of
Green and Centre streets, this city, was enter
ed last Tuesday night, between and o clock.
A bright light was left in the kitchen, by the
servant. who had gone to the postofhce, and
the door was left unlocked. The light showed
the thief that the room was unoccupled,
and he went in and secreted himself in the
cellar. A little dog in the kitchen gave an
alarm over the intruder's visit One of the
ladies of the house went to see what was the
cause of the barking of the dog, but seeing no
one, closed the doors and went up stairs
again. When the servant returned she started
10 90 down the cellar after coal, but was
frightened back by hearing some one run over
the coal pile and climb out the cellar window.
She did not relate what she heard until later
in the evening, when she was asked where the
coal was After she told what she had heard
in the cellar, a neighbor was called in and
search for the intruder was made, but he had
made good his escape.