The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-04-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIES.

\ new poStothce has Deen estaDflsneu at
Greenmount, Manchester district, with Mary
c. Dehoff as postmaster.
Col. VIM P Maulsby and wife spent from
last Friday until Monday with DR.. and Mrs.
J. H. Frazer, at Elkton, Nd.
The skating rink will be open tonight for
the last time this season. The Westminster
Band will be present to enliven the skaters
Venus and the crescent moon, in close
proximity. presented a beautiful sight about
O clock Thursday morning. New moon to-
morrow, the 4th.
During the month of March there were re-
corded at the clerks office here fifteen mar
rage licenses, seventy-hve deeds, fifty hve
mortgages and ten bills of sale.
On Monday Congressman Shaw introduced
bill in the House to pay Henry b. Strevig,
of Carroll county, S32 for produce furnished
a federal soldier during the late war.
Howard T. Wantz has been appointed post
master at Tyrone in the place of w. NJ.
Marker, resigned; and Mrs. Abijah Place at
Porter's in place OF W. f. Barnes, resigned.
On Tuesday last Chas E. Fink. as trustee
sold the farm of the late James Wivill, in
MYERS district, near Kingsdale, containing
703 acres. to A. N. Michael, of Hanover, for
$2625.
John W. Yingling, who for two years past
has been engaged at E. o. Grimes x Cos.
warehouse, this city, removed to Middleburg
on Thursday, where he will take charge of
Buckeyes Mill.
Mr.. David Geiman, living near this city,
was stricken with apoplexy last Sunday
morning Although upwards of 10 years; he
is improving rapidly, and is in fair way to
complete recovery.
A new postofice was established on Wed
nesday at Haight, this county, with Ella A.
Haight as postmistress; special from North
Branch. 3 miles northwest, Eldersburgh
miles southwest.
The Bijou Theatre Company, which is well
known to our citizens, will give performance
at Odd Fellows Hall this evening. At their
visit here, little more than year ago, they
gave fine performance.
Charles p. NJ. Stitcher, youngest son of
John g. Stitcher died in Baltimore on Satur-
day last, in the 9th year of his age. The
deceased was cigar maker, and several
years ago lived in this city. He died of con-
sumption.
Beginning on next Saturday daily mail
will be established between Union Bridge and
Unionville, Frederick county, as noted last
week. Unionville will be omitted from route
lO,290, to Mt. Airy, and Linganore will be the
terminus.
After seventy two hours of rain and storm,
with the mercury ranging from 40 to go,
March took its departure, and April dawned
bright and beautiful. On Wednesday night
the frogs were piping merrily, for the first
time this spring.
At the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Farmers Fertilizer Company of Carroll
county, held on Wednesday, David ID. Bon
sack, Uriah Bixler, Samuel Roop, Theodore
f. Englar. Nelson Gilbert, John Gait and
John T. Diffenbaugh were elected as board
of directors of said company.
The ADVOCATE receives many curious and
odd things, and the latest in that line was
nest and fourteen little mice, brought by John
l.. Breitweiser on Monday. They were found
at Augustus Neigrums corn house, on the
Gorsuch road. Fourteen is a large number
for one family, and the supposition is that the
mice in that corn-crib live on the communist
plan.
On Tuesday of last week Mr.. Philip Zeiber
and wife, of Reading, Pa, celebrated the G3d
anniversary of their wedding, and each is "a
years of age. Mr.. Zeiber is an uncle of Mr..
Israel Zeiber, of this city. Inc latter
father, a brother of Philip, is still living at
Reading, and will be 80 years old in July
next.
Mr.. A. Kleif formerly of this city, but for
n number of years proprietor of the Central
Hotel, Hanover, Pa, has rented the well
known and popular summer resort, DIRK
Sulphur Springs, Adams county, Pa, and
took possession on the LIST instant. Mr.. kletf
thoroughly understands his business and will
make all comfortable who visit the Springs.
Mr.. Henry Winebrenner died at his resi-
dence in Hanover, Pa, on Thursday of last
week, in his nth year. He was the father OF
Mrs H. Writ Shriver, at Union Mills, this
comfy. Dropsy of the heart was the cause
of his death. The deceased was native OF
Hanover, where he lived all his life, and
where he was for many years engaged in tan
siinS>
Mr.. Edward Lynch, of this city, in letter
10 the Union Bridge Agricultural Club on
growing millet, says: Il have tried German
and American niillet, both of which are good
but found the American the best. On good
land it will yield four tons of hay as good as
timothy. Sow from LIST to 26th of June.
Land should be III nice order. Sow about
one bushel per acre; cut when the seed is
about formed in the head, say sixty days from
dhe time of sowing; let it wilt one day in the
sun; then put in large cocks of three or four
hundred pounds in each; it will cure nicely
in heaps; a moderate amount of rain will not
hurt it,
Thursday was the LIST of April, and, as
usual, many people were hoaxed, At several
places pieces of money were fastened securely
10 the pavement, and many persons stopped
to pick them up, only to be reminded of the
LIST of April by the laughter of bystanders or
watchers. Early in the day report was
started that "A well known citizen had commit
ted suicide, and some persons believed the
report until the gentleman himself appeared
in his usual health and then they remem-
bered it was April FOOLS Day. The splinter
and other jokes were played upon the unsus-
pecting.
On Tuesday afternoon q coored boy named
Gibson. living with Mrs. lsadore Hoppe, near
this city, attempted to commit suicide. He
went to the hay barracks, and after adjusting
the rope bore bis weight on it to test its
strength, but the rope tightening around his
neck frightened him, and loosening the moose
he returned to the house and informed Mrs.
Hoppe what he had done. Gibson is church
member and a close reader of the Bible, and
has always conducted himself well, but lately
he has become impressed with the idea that
he had committed an objectionable sin and
shat be you'd be eternally lost. From brood
ing over this he got into state of melan-
choly, which caused him to attempt his life.
Gibson says bs is satisfied now and will not
try it again.
DIR. A. NJ. Jelly, of New Windsor College,
Iass week 1.-THE 25th ult.) attended family re-
anied at the elegant residence of his sister,
Mrs George McHattie, at sAlum Rocks, -
near FalIston, Beaver county, Pa. The New
Brighton, Pa, Ne,rs says MRS. McHattie
is the second daughter of Mr.. Armstrong Jelly,
.one Of the early settlers of Beaver county.
now more than 20 years deceased. They are
widely scattered, from Maryland to Mime.
sofa. Mr.. John E. Jelly, of the latter state,
after an absence of thirty years, has been
snakiag visit to the friends and scenes of his
childhood during the last few weeks. Before
returning to his home in the West, all sur
viving members of the Jelly family, except
the oldest sister, Mrs. Elizabeth J. Scho6eld,
of Lakevile, Minnesota, were gathered on
Thursday last at Mr.. and Mrs. McHattie' $
hospitable home The barns, gardens and
orchards of the "Alum Rocks Farms" were
laid under contributions for as fine a dinner
as the most liberal hospitality could provide. "