The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-02-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS


master at Gist, this county, vice David Smith.
Miss Hettie Troxel has sold her property
of % acres, near Kingsdale, to VIM. Brown,
for $3.50.
The firms of Skunk, Roop Il Co., agricul-
tural implement dealers, and Schue Schaef-
fer, butchers, of this city, have dissolved.
There are fifty nine cigar factories in Adams
county, Pa. Last year they made q, $50, 900
cigars. Three at McSherrystown made s.,
900.
There will be glass ball shooting match
at Marsh's Hotel, this city, on next Thurs
day afternoon, for breech-loading double
barrel shot gun.
A vocal and instrumental concert will be
given at Mechanicsville on Friday night next
for the benefit of Providence NJ. P. Church.
A pleasing program is promised.
Mr.. Jacob Myers has sold his 45-acre farm
adjoining the village of Frizzelsburg to Mr..
George r. Beam, of Lancaster county, Pa,
for 81, 800, about S109 per acre.
Col. VIM. A. McKellip, of Westminster,
has been selected as one of the five delegates
to represent the Department of Mary land,
Grand Army of the Republic, in the national
encampment, which will be held in San Fran
cisco next August.
On account of the unavoidable absence of
meeting of the School Board was postponed
from last Tuesday until next Monday. The
meeting of the Teachers Association, which
was to have been held yesterday, was post
poned until next Friday.
The ground hog saw his shadow last Tues
day and went back to winter quarters. Ii he
hadn't he would have been buried in snow on
Wednesday and frozen to death. 1t Is safe
for the Arctomys Monax to remain in his hole
until the both of March every year, ii he
can't stand cold weather.
At the close of the semi annual examina-
tons at the Hannah More Academy, the pu.
pills Tuesday night gave very pleasant and
ENJOYABLE entertainment to their relatives and
friends in Wyman Hall. The cantata, Trial
by jury was part of the programme, and
among those who took part in 1t was Miss
Julia McKellip, of Westminster.
J. A. Mitchell, agent for the Hedge Fence
Company, has taken orders up to the present
time for over 5000 rods of fence, or about 20
miles, to be set in the spring. He has taken
orders from some of our most substantial cltl-
zens and farmers This goes to show the
appreciation of the new enterprise among our
people.
The commission of the Westminster post
master expires to-day, but he will hold ON
until his successor is qualified. Mr.: Joseph
B. Boyle, druggist, will be appointed to
succeed Mr. Huber, but he will not take the
office for perhaps two weeks. His bond will
have to be approved and his appointment must
be confirmed by the United States Senate.
Mr.. Thomas Snyder engaged a Chinese
laundryman and advertised to open laundry
in this city on Wednesday, in the Sherman
.storeroom at the West End. The Chinaman
came here but before operations were begun
became dissatisfied and left. He was too
much of curiosity for the boys, who did not
treat him properly.
e On Saturday last, Noah Schaeffer, as mort
gage of Henry B. Lippy and wife, sold a
house and lot in Manchester to Miss Char
lotte Stansbury for $500; also acres and
roods of land, near Manchester, to Henry d.
Keller at Sl3.09 per acre; also acres, 2roods
and u perches, about one mile from Man
chester, to VIM H. Miller for S13 per acre.
In after years, sixty or seventy years hence,
when the oldest inhabitant is talking about
the .sold time winters if he should chance
to forget the sth of January snow and its
heavy drifts in 1886, he will probably recol-
lent the 3rd of February snow OF the same
wear. fifteen inches on a level, and, like the
January snow, badly drifted in places.
Mr.. Samuel Cover, it is said, will be reap
pointed State Cattle Weigher. Mr.. Cover is
good officer, and Governor Lloyd could not
secure more efficient one. Besides, by Gus
tom, Mr. Cover is entitled to term equal to
the Governors. Mr.. Cover went in under
Gov. McLane, and Gov. Lloyd's administra-
tion is but the continuation of Gov. McLane' s.
DIR. James Adreon, of Logansport, Indiana,
a brother-in law to Mr.. John L. Diffenbaugh,
of this city, died in New York on Thursday
of last week. Mr.. James A. Diifenbaugh, his
nephew, went to New York to attend to the
af nr A ancOmnanled the
remains to Logansport, where the funeral
took place on Wednesday. DIR. Adreon was
a bachelor and leaves considerable estate.
His only heirs are the six children of Mr..
John I. Diffenbaugh.
The proprietor of the City Hotel Billiard
and Pool Room proposes to have billiard
Tournament The tournament will begin on
next Monday night, and will continue on
Wednesday and Friday nights-one game
each night-until the contest is concluded.
A gold badge is to be presented to the one
winning the greatest number OF games. 1ners
are some EXPERT players in Westminster, and
the games will no doubt create considerable
interest There are eight entries, but the
contest is open to any citizen of Westminster
beautiful parhelion, or mock sun, was
visible ON Thursday afternoon for consider
able time The sun was shining through an
atmosphere of haze, with large circle around
it and four mock suns at opposite points O
the circle. But what was very peculiar, the
circle was intersected by what appeared to be
a segment of another and a higher circle,
reaching towards the zenith, while towards the
southeast was a well-de6ned bow somewhat
similar to a rainbow. This phenomenon wa
visible for upwards of two hours, or until the
sun declined towards the horizon.
From Hon. Frank T. Shaw we have re
Il f.l1 ant documents
Report on the Manufacture OF Chemical Fro
ducts and Salt, Report on the Population
Industries and Resources of Alaska, History
and Present Condition of the Newspaper anc
Periodical Press of the United States, anc
the Report on the Cereal Production of thu
United States. These are valuable doeu
ments, and we regret that they are not better
bound 1t is waste TO send sneh books GU
bound in paper covers, aud the government
printer should be instructed to bind them
better.
Mr.. George Savage, who is well known II
this city. delivered the annual address before
the Caledonian Club, Baltimore, on !uesaa.
of last week. 1t was the 127th anniversary
of the birth of Robert Burns, and Mr.. Savage
took him for his theme. The address wa'
published in the Baltimore Telegram OF Sat
urday last. and shows that Mr.. Savage han
died the subject in a mastery manner. VIZ
extend our congratulations to Mr., Savage
upon having the honor of being selected e
deliver the address before the club, which II
composed of some of the most intellectua
and best men in the Monumental City.
81 told ye it was comm, y could be heart
from the weather prophets all along the stree
on Wednesday morning when the snow CANT
down SO merrily. Snow began falling abou
2 o'clock on Wednesday morning and con
timed until 10 O'Clock Thursday morning
thirty. eight hours. On level the depth wa
about fifteen inches; but, as the wind wal
blowing, the snow drifted as deep as ten fee
in some places. The Washington road wa
again closed, and the Freedom mail earrie
only went about a mile down on Thursda,
morning, having to return on account Of thu
heavy drifts There was a fall Of four inehel