The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-16
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The SHOWS have come down, and we are
showed up, calling into requisition the merry
sleigh. And the first events of note through
the drifting SHOWS, is the funeral cortege of
Philemon II. Welsh, ST., who died on the 9Th
inst, aged 81 years, of incipient paralysis and
disease of the heart, and was inferred at the
old family cemetery on Sunday the 10th inst
Move slowly tread lightly there's Grape on the door
Speak softly talk kindly, death passes once more.
The snowfall is averaged at from ten inches
to a foot, while the drifts are reckoned from
that to seven or eight feet; and where there
are lanes or cuts in the roads, they are full to
the top of the highest fences, making them
impossible.
On Friday evening of the snowfall, the
Misses Cook, of near Berret, attended party
at Mr.. Frank Gosnell's; and on returning
Saturday, their buggy stuck in the drifts,
when the ladies took refuge at Mr.. John Live
ly's, where they had to remain for some days;
thus affording Mr.. Lively a superabundance
of Cooks, while the Misses Cook were having
a lipely time.
Messrs. Albaugh & Newport, of Woodbine,
give notice to the public of opening trade in
lines, Goals, fertilizers, agricultural imple-
ments, the various kinds of lumber, &C., the
lines to be manufactured at the place, they
having two large kilns now built. Woodbine
is becoming business place, having B. d
o. r. r. depot, two large stores, restaurant,
and now added the business just named.
The ADVOCATE S Lisbon correspondent pur-
ports to quote from us-from memory. We
think he should have said, from Imagination.
We did not write anything about Moses, the
wilderness, nor the promised land. We said
something about traditions of these lands as
they were some years since, and when voice
said to us in Egypt (now called Howard coun-
ty) ''Arise up, get you FORTH" and in ODE
dience to that voice, we crossed the Patapsco
river, without getting our then baby feet wet,
and have dwelt in this goodly land ever since.
But the Lisbon correspondent, who failed to
leave Egypt with US, has so long listened there
to the pathetic locust-songs, that we guess
he feels as much at home as Moses in being
called the son of Pharoah's daughter. He
must have been in the spirit, taking an aerial
flight, when he made that imaginary quota
ton: for he makes quite q circuit, hating at
Sykesville, making miscellaneous touches
through Freedom district, swooping at Day,
and some how he gets over Woodbine, not
withstanding its pursuasives; for we Ind HIM
away back at Lisbon, 1--WE meat to say Egypt
and he says nothing about how he passed the
Red Sea or Jordon. But we hope we will
pass Jordon happy some day, when we will
have mutual cha, han' if in vogue, or
more solidly enjoyable good time in the
promised land
He advises us to avoid the "pure bone"
humbug by purchasing from reliable men.
Why, that is Just what we have done hereto
fore. If a man lie and relic, who will say he
is not re lie able? He says ''wheat is look
ing WE'LL" Here, it neither looks, sees, nor
can be seen for the snow. He ''hopes the Leg
islature will pass good and wholesome laws"
If they could just raise the mercury, and lower
local point uncompeting railroad freights and
fares. we would exclaim la,cs-goodnessl don
ming smile. Well, Lisbon, think now we
are sufficiently unpathetic?
A series of meetings have been in progress
two weeks prior to the snow, in Morgan Chapel
at this place, under the auspices of Rev. Ed
ward Smith, who has labored faithfully, with
out help. Those meetings have been inter-
rupted by the snow-drift closed roads.
The SHOWS have delayed our mail trains
delaying our cross mails correspondingy.
This fellow they call Community" whose
health is so often reported, has quite cold,
but will recover, if he will keep in awhile;
and it will be duly published when his "health
is good.''