The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-03-10

The Literary and Social Club-Bad Roads-En
Observation-Disclosures, Personals, &C.

| The Literary ana Social CluD-BaQ h0dQS-hn-
tertainment- Measles, Personals, &C.
The rs. 7. Literary and Social Club held
IFS second weekly meeting at the home of
| Miss 5. Ellis Weaver on Tuesday evening.
| Nearly all the members were present, together
with several spectators. The constitution was
the chief feature of the meeting, and after its
second reading by the chairman of the com
mittee was adopted. During the evening
several new names were enrolled and two new
committees created, one known as the audi
torial, the other as the deficiency committee.
The hour for adjournment having arrived, it
was decided, upon the invitation Of Miss Eva
Devilbiss, that the club hold its next meeting
at her residence, on Tuesday evening next, at
100 o'clock, and that the consideration of
The BYLAWS be made the special order of the
evening The members Of the club repaired
to their homes congratulating themselves
upon what had already been accomplished,
and feeling perfectly sanguine that their new
enterprise will prove grand success.
On Tuesday morning last, at five o'clock,
the thermometer registered degrees below
zero, the lowest of the season; three hours
later the mercury stood ii degrees above.
The roads in this community are very
rough, owing to their almost impossible con-
dition during the recent thaw. Indeed, in
many places the bottom seemed to have fallen
out, and in driving over them they would APP
parently culver. We will take, for instance,
the road leading from this place to Linwood,
as there is not another road in the district,
or perhaps in the county, that is travelled more
than this one, and needs improvement as
badly as it does. 1t is impossible for horse
to draw anything like load over this road in
its present condition, and taking into account
the time spent in drudging through the mud,
the wear and tear of the horses, harness and
vehicles for the last % years, we are certain
had the County Commissioners the money for
these numerous events, they could afford to
construct first class turnpike between the
above named places. Every citizen of Car
roll county should commend and use his ln-
fiuence to secure the passage of the bill to
enlarge the powers of the County Commits
sioners, now pending before the Legislature.
The Band of Hope, under the auspices of
the W. c. T. o., anticipate holding their first
anniversary by giving free entertainment in
the NJ. P. Church here, on Saturday evening
at o'clock. The program will consist of
readings, recitations, dialogues, music, &c.,
Miss Sallie Bankard, of Hagerstown, is
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. FL.
Yingling.
Measles are prevalent around town, and
many children are housed up with them, but
as vet there has been butt deaths reported,
the one spoken of last week, and the other
was an infant of Charles Haines, who resides
near here.
Miss Lizzie Warner died of pneumonia, at
the residence of Charles Haines, on Saturday
last. She was the mother Of the little boy
whose death was mentioned in our last, and
was the third death in Mr.. Haines' family
within week. She was buried in the Hill
cemetery on Sunday morning.
The mill property of the late Thomas NJ.
Haley, which is located about three miles
south of this place, was sold at public sale on
Tuesday last, to Emanuel Fisher, for 81, 100.