The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-03-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS
.oCAL BREvITIEs.

Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday, the
beginning of Lent.
Foxes are said to be numerousin the vicin
ity of Melrose, this county.
Mr. Fabian, the eminent elecutionist and
vocalist, will appear at Odd Fellows Hall
next Monday night.
Mordecai Babylon, of Silver Run, proposes
to remove to this city on April LIST. to engage
in the sale of buggies.
The Phlomathean Society, of Western
Maryland College, will give an entertainment
at the College on next Friday evening, 18th.
Blind Tom is to be at New Windsor, at
Norris Pavilion, on next Saturday night,
March 10, and at Union Bridge on Friday
night, March u.
An election for twelve directors of the
Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company of
Dug Hill, will be held at the Company
office, Manchester, on March 20.
Mr.. John A. Macintosh, who has been a
constable in Westminster district for eight or
nine years, has resigned, and Mr.. John
Thomson has been appointed to fill the va
cancy.
Theodore Lantz, of Warfeldsburg, was
stricken with paralysis on Wednesday OF last
week. He was cutting up beef for Louis Sell
man. and complained of feeling unwell. He
went home and shortly after was paralysed.
Last Monday. the LIST of March, was one of
the busiest DAYS in this city for long time.
The number of people in town was very large
and much business was transacted. 1t was
almost equal to an April lst general settle
ment day in Carroll.
The Patapsco' Debating Society has received
a challenge from the Pleasant Valley Society
to discuss the question SIS man the architect
of mis- own fortune The challenge has been
accented and it only remains to arrange par
ticulars, &C., when the fur will fly.
From New Windsor-''We are daily ex-
pecting tragedy here, as the man who wrote
the New Windsor items last week is getting
down to his fighting weight. He has shaved
off his moustache, wears his hair la porcu.
piae-and has ordered q pine coffin for one.
Mr.. John D. Powder, near this city, raised
some yellow corn last season, that turns out
remarkably well. In preparing some for SEED T
last week, one bushel of ears, with the small
grains off, yielded 81 quarts and l pint.
This is at the rate of nearly bushels and
pecks to the barrel Fifteen ears shelled
peck.
A slight fire occurred at Western Maryland
college on Tuesday morning. The floor
caught fire from a stove in the main building,
and hole had burned through when discov-
erred about o'clock in the morning by stu
dent who happened to wake up at that time.
The timely discovery perhaps prevented a
.serious fire.
The ADVOCATE has received Go cents for the
benefit of the poor of Westminster. The
money is the proceeds of fair held by three
little girls-0llie Grimes and Lille and Louie
Woodward. This act of the little children is
very commendable. 1t shows charitable
feeling that will increase with years, and all
no doubt will grow up to be useful and chart
table women.
Mr.. Solomon A. Foutz died ofconsumption
at his residence near Waverly, Baltimore
county. last Saturday, aged SO years. lie was
the originator of the Foutz horse and cattle
powders, and was recently in the commission
business in Baltimore. Mr. Foutz was ma
tive of Carroll, where he has a considerable
number of relatives. His remains were IN
tered at Pipe Creek cemetery, near Linwood,
on Monday.
The annual report of the Bachman's Valley
Railroad Company for the past year has been
made public. The gross earnings were Slo,-
1882, and the expenses were Sl4,o24.9o, !;
net earnings 81, 1885. As compared with
the business of the previous year, the gross
earnings show an increase of S668.17. In the
freight earnings there was decrease OF soz.-
26. In the passenger earnings, anlncrease OF
S65s.O9. In the mail, S94.60. In the ex-
press, decrease of S1.62.
The ninth game in the billiard tournament
was PLAYED on Friday evening last, between
G. w. Frizell and John I. Driscoll, and won
by the former in % innings, by score OF 70
to 49, Average-Frizell. 2.69; Driscoll, 4o.
On Tuesday evening X. l.. Gist won close
.qame from B. Mills, beating him by three
POINTS Ayerage-Gist, 98; Mills, "a. On
"wednesday evening Driscoll and Ed. Marker
played, Driscoll winning by IS to So. Average
--Driscoll, 1.02; Marker, ~.
Mr.. Joseph B. Boyle, accompanied by
Congressman Shaw, on Tuesday last called at
tha Postofiice Department and filed his bond
as postmaster of Westminster His sureties
are John B. BOYLE, DIR. J. w. Herring, e. y.
Grimes and VIM. B. Thomas. The postoffice
rvSll likely be removed to Mr. Boyle's drug
Store. near the depot, to-day or Monday.
what mail facilities the East and West .por-
ti0as of the city are to have has not yet been
determined. For the East end branch post
Office and special delivery are each being
discussed.
Mr.. John L. Driseoll will leave on Monday
NEXT for Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he Is
engaged as pitcher on the Chattanooga club,
Southern League. Dnscoll has kept himself
in practice, ard Increased his skill. The
batters of the League WILL have 30 watch close
his incurves and drop balls, ifithey would not
he retired on strikes. Nicholas, the West
minister catcher, will go to Lawrence, Massa-
ehusetts, about the 18th of April. He is to
catch the swiftest pitcher in the New England
League, and will be equal to the task.
Tn the following item, taken from daily
manner. the Samuel Dickerson Leech spoken
of was once student at Western Maryland
College. and is well-known in this city One
of the pupils at the Albany Female Academy
was Robertina L. Hevenor, daughter OF
citizen of Albany On Tuesday telegram
came from Samuel Dickerson Leeeh, we'll
known newspaper man of Albany, now lying
very i'll at Saratoga, asking her to come te
him at once Then it TRANSFERRED that these
two young people were man and wife. Ihey
were married in September last, and none o
their friends had suspected it,
Our Sykesville and Berret correspondents
the latter being dubbed by the former as ''Olt
Freedom Miscellaneous are both free lances
and it is our custom to give them full sway
They hit at each other, and pretty hard, too
but all is given and taken good naturedly
Early in the winter they crossed pens. ant
each wound up with writing the obituary 0
the other. The Sykesville knight of thu
Quill last week told good story on the Der
ret X of the Q, and in this issue the latte
retaliates by telling a good one on the former
Last week the demand for the ADVOCATE II
Freedom district could not be supplied, an'
we suppose there will be demand this week
When these two lock horns the people there
and throughout the county, know there