The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-01-28
AFFAIRS.
LOCAL BREvITIEs.
There are % prisoners in Jail.

Thursday afternoon. Harry held the RIB
bons.
Col. J. Fenner Lee, formerly of Finksburg,
this county, has been appointed Chief Clerk
in the Department of State at Washington
At the Anchor Hotel. this city, on Thursday
evening, Mr. Elijah Wagner assaulted his
son.in-law, Mr.. NJ. L. Main, with a cowhide.
Mr.. Harry Weaver, of Uniontown, while on
his way to Westminster, on Thursday, ran
into snow bank, upsetting his sleigh and
throwing him out
VIM. Cox, VIM Blizzard, Thomas Miller
and Thomas Kerney, were discharged from
Jail on Monday, having served 30 days for
being drunk and disorderly.
A letter from F. Nee. Brown, formerly of
Uniontown, this county, to the ADVOCATE,
saws the MARYLAND boys are all well and enjoy
ing that genial cline. Thanks for papers
sent.
Mr.. J. j. Abbott, of Hampstead district,
sold to N. ]. Gorsuch & Son, this city on
Tuesday, two white Chester hogs, months
old that dressed pa and 3l2 pounds respec-
lively.
Sleighing was very uncomfortable on
Thursday, owing to the high wind which
caused the snow to drift and almost blind the
, driver. The youngsters, however. seemed to
enjoy it.
A number of water pipes succumbed to the
continued cold on Tuesday, and onr plumb,
ers were necessarily quite busy. Several
street sprnkling pipes were also bursted by
the frost.
Mr. Levi Valentine. one of the inspectors
of steam vessels in Baltimore, has resigned
after IS years service. His resignation was
voluntary, and he will move to his farm in
this county.
Between six and seven inches of snow fell
on Wednesday afternoon and night About
4 o'clock Thursday morning a strong north
west wind sprung up causing the snow to
drift very much.
Thursday of next week is Candlemas Day,
or the Feast of the Publication. Many
persons call it Ground Hog Day, and firmly
believe that its actions on that day govern
The weather for the next six weeks.
A progressive euchre party was held at the
residence of Mr.. VIM. D. Reese, this city, on
Wednesday night last. There was playing at
four tables Alex. Klinedinst won the first
prize and NJ. John Lynch the BOBBY. After
the playing refreshments were served.
Rev. P. II. Miller will be Installed as
Pastor of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
on Sunday morning. Rev. r. q. Holland, of
Martinsburg, W. Va, President of the Mary
land Synod, assisted by Rev. s. W. Owen. of
Hagerstown, will perform the installation
services.
The freight train which passes this place
about IL p. NJ, became stuck in snow drift
on Thursday night, near Mediord. Assis
lance was summoned from Union Bridge and
the train was extrcated about three hours
later On Friday morning the fast mail had
two engines to it.
John Reene, who was tramping through the
country with woman named Lizzie Long,
with child eight months old, was arrested on
the sd The woman and child were sent to
the aims house, and John was sent to the
House of Correction for four months, by
Justice G.. W. Crapster.
Thirty two couples attended the hop given
,bv ''The Westminster Socials" at Odd Eel
lows Hall, on Wednesday, evening. The
grand march was led by Mr.. Daniel Snider
and wife. Morelock's orchestra furnished
the music. Dancing was continued until
a late hour and all had ar enjoyable time.
The Reisterstown Free Library, founded
by Mrs. Tillard to perpetuato the memory of
her husband, the late Mr.. Algernon Tillard.
formerly of Stukeey Hall, Huntingdon, Eng
land, but lately of ''Clover Hill' farm, near
Finksburg, was opened at Reisterstown on
Wednesday. There are about 800 volumes of
select reading in the library.
Those who were compelled to be cut be-
tween and clock Thursday morning had
some idea of what a Western blizzard is. A
strong wind was blowing from all points OF
the compass, the air was filled with snow,
which at times was binding, the cold was in
tense, and the frozen snow pricked and stung
the face until the skin felt as if it was burn
ing.
Saturday and Sunday, January 81 and y,
were the coolest days of the season. On
Saturday the mercury at a. M, was 10 and
at D. M, Is, while on Sunday at I a. M,
the mercury was and above zero, and
2 below, according to location, and at . p.
M, Is above. Fortunately on both days there
was no wind or the cold would have been
almost unbearable.
Messrs. James A. Difenbaugh and Harry
keif received severe injuries on their backs
and shoulders on Wednesday afternoon, by
the breaking of an axle of their buggy. They
had a colt fastened to the buggy which they
we're taking to the country. Some dogs ran
after the colt and frightened it, when the
colt reared and came down on the buggy
breaking it, causing the accident.
On Thursday evening Mamie Hcnning en-
tertained about thirty of her young friends,
the OCCASION being her twelfth birth day.
Games, music and hundred other things
amused the youngsters for several hours
When Refreshments we're served. On the
table we're twelve colored wax candles, EN-
blenatic of her age, flowers, evergreen, etc.,
which with the colered gas shades gave very
pleasing effect.
On the first page of this issue will be found
several interesting descriptive articles-The
Pacific Northwest, The Redemptioness. and
The Great Eastern, the largest vessel ever
built On the fourth page is the report of
State Tax Commissioner Woolford and the
of tba ard
Both of these reports should be read with
care by all who are interested in state finances
and the health of our farm animals.
A letter to the ADVOCATE, from Joseph III.
Newson, formerly Of this city, but now resid-
ing in Eufaula, Alabama, dated January 10,
says: The weather here is delightful and
the people are making garden. i like the
country very much. Eufaula is about the size
of Westminster, but has not near as much
business, its principal trade is in cotton. 1t
is on the Chattahochee river and we can go
every day to Florida by boat"
Mrs. Ann DeYilbiss. aged 81 years, 3
months and 20 days, widow of the late Casper
Devilbiss, died on last Monday morning at
the residence of her son-n- law, Mr.. FL. A.
Pymire, ia Unionville, Frederick county,
with whom she had been living for the past
few years. She died of pneumonia, after an
illness of two weeks. Funeral services took
place on the following Tuesday, at Bethel M.
l.. Church and was attended by large con-
course of friends and relatives Rev. Z. L..
Jones of the VI. Z. Church, South, officiating.
Representative Shaw, with Mr.. A. X.
Shriver and Mr.. Numsen, representing the
Canned Goods Exchange of Baltimore, were
ON Thursday granted hearing before Chair
man Mills, of the ways and means committee,
relative to placing tin plate on the free list.
Mr.. Mills listened atientively to the argu,
ments submitted to show that all or nearly all
of the tin plate used in this country is i'm
ported, aud that the abolition Of the duty on
This article would not injure any particular
industry, but expressed no opinion indicat-
ing the probable action of the COMMITTEES on
the subject.