The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-02-18
local AFFAIRS
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

The thanks of the ADVOCATE are due Mrs.
.Joseph D. Brooks for late Chicago papers.
Mr.. Nathan 'Conaway, of Louisville, who
has been very i'll with paralysis, is improving.
Snow began falling yesterday just before
hpon, and the prospect was good for heavy
Ill.
Mrs. Caroline Shriver and family, of Avon
dale, will remove to Westminster in the
bring.
i Wednesday next, Washingtons birthday,
~ legal holiday, and the banks will be
tlosed
In digging TO thaw out water pipe on
Main street on Tuesday, it was found that the
mound was frozen to depth of over three
Bel.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
rill meet at the residence of Miss Lizzie
Herr, west Main street, next Thursday, Feb
mary 23d, at o'clock, p. m.
a report that some Pennsylvania parties
have written here concerning the establish
nient of match factory in this city, was
fnmored on the streets this week.
On Sunday night last the dwelling of VIM.
W. Witherow, near Taneytown, caught fire,
and was destroyed, together with the most Of
is contents. The loss is about 1000.
The Webster Literary Society will present
1he famous drama, "Rio Grande, in College
auditorium, Tuesday evening, February 2lst,
OF the occasion of the Society's ODD Ami
0ersary.
Daniel Halliday, Jr., of San Francisco,
Ealifornia, formerly resident of Westmin.
ser, has been, upon his application, divorced
fIom Mary L. Halliday, by the Superior
4-onrt of San Francisco,
Rev. Irl Hicks says that the weather from
did I'd to the 4th of March will be clear and
cool. This will be welcome prediction to
nose who contemplate attending Cleveland
Inauguration on Saturday, the 4th.
The junior class of Western Maryland Col
iefe gave banquet TO the senior class on
ftiday night. Miss Annie l.. Hall, of Eli
eeft City, was the hostess and, with William
6. Baker. Of Buckeystown, president of the
class, received the guests.
The J. p. Hnll Horse. Cattle and Poultry
fogder Company, of this city, is meeting
Nith demand for their product beyond their
1nticipation and greater facilities for the
slanutaeture have had 10 be added. The
towder is being shipped daily from the
tsetory.
The Westminster Band has just gotten new
uniforms, at a cost of 5000, and will wear
them at Cleveland's Inauguration on March
When the Band will accompany the Grey
s'0ne Club of Baltimore to Washington. The
rcR suit consists of white coats and helmets
and army blue pants.
Wednesday next is the anniversary of
Nashington's birthday. There is no recon-
1.endation on the subject from the School
1onrd that we know of, but the reading of
Washington S FarewellAddress TO the scholars
ia The public schools would be fitting close
81 the session on that day.
Rev. DR.. T. H. Lewis, president of the
Western Maryland College, delivered the ad
dress at the anniversary service on Tuesday
1itht of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
<ceiety of the Methodist Protestant Church,
81 West Baltimore Church, Lafayette avenue
and Gilmore street, Baltimore.
louis Barnhardt. colored. while in the
employ of Col. j. X. LongweH in November
z1sh slipped and broke his right knee cap.
On Tuesday night, at his home, while going
down the cellar steps he made misstep and
<foke the left knee cap. DR.. D. F. Shipley
rednced the fracture in both instances.
J. Morelock, of Marysvile, Ohio, brother
ii Nc. William j. Morelock, of this city, a
{ev weeks ago lost, from sickness. large bay
&igdesdRle stallion. The animal was valued
II g, 200, and several veterinary surgeons
<tlrd valuable stallion Mr.. Morelock has lost
s<:lhin few years.
The next entertainment of the course under
<1t management of Prof Diffenbaugh will be
rIFen at Central Hall on Tuesday evening,
<eoruary 18th, beginning promptly at 8
@'tloek, and will be a rendition of Shakes
xaer's Midsummer Nights Dream, by the
<e.lpwned impersonator, Mr.. Charles F. I'M
.'efhill, who gave SO successful and agreeable
= rendition of The Rivals in the course of
z4s| winter. Mr.. Underhill takes every
F|:eraeter himself and preserves their identity
%1hderfnlly.
[he present February will be a month
Wtnout full moon, a circumstance that hap
s't<s only once in 20 years. 1t isfhe irregu-
ze@iiies of the calendar that place Luna in
*t's false position. The interval between
<4'I moons is always 291 days. so that Feb
Fi:tfy is the only month that possibly can be
*7hout full moon, and that only when the
x-seeding fall moon comes on the 30th or
81 N Of Janaray. The last full moon was on
<>pnary 81, and the moon will not be full
<s+In until March 2.
gentleman subscribed TO the ADVOCATE
z1# week, who said be had taken no county
4}er for some time, and did not know what
*&A going on in the county. He further said
:<1{ he had lost sixty dollars. some time be-
1.t. by nottaking a county paper. An estate
|z3|'ch owed him that amount had been finally
<@''Ied up and he did not know word of It
W. nonths afterwards. He consequently
'|E the bill by not knowing that creditors
'< been warned to present their claims by
'<tf time or else be excluded from all bene-
"A said estate. Morai-eyery man should
81 county paper.