The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-02-22

Miss Elsie Mailman, of Wakefield. Is visit.
ing friends in Baltimore.
Mr.. John NJ Blizzard died Mt his boma
near Bird Hill, on Wednesday NIGHT aoed ~
years and month. He was a brother Of the
late George Blizzard, of Westminster.
Mrs. J. A. C. Bond and daughter Miss
Eloise left for New York Yesterday and - MI
| spend week there. They will he ACCOM-.
panied by Miss Amy Bonham, of York. Pa
Sheriff Murray sold on Saturday last the
Charles fmgling property, two tracts three
miles IRON Mt Pleasant, on the stone road
one containing 81 acres and the other "a
acres, roods and 35 perches. TO VIM. r
Thomas for $50, subject to liens.
William Dreishach, who was arrested IN
Baltimore last week on the charge of having
set fire to the Stitely house, near this city. oc.
/ cupled by Jack Bennett, had a hearing here
before Justice Moore on Thursday afternoon.
and was discharged, the evidence NOT being
sufficient to hold him for the grand jury.
We have received from Prof. d. w. Herring.
Z: l., professor of physics in the University
of the City of New York, shadowgraphs made
by the y rays He says Further inyastioa.
ton and experiments are being made daily.
| and the sample sent you was made by exposure
to faint blush of light from an electric tube
discharged through Crooke's tube. The
photograph seems perfect.
For % years Mr.. John T. Brown has been
engaged at the warehouse OF n. |. Gorsuch
d Son. On February 20, 1871, he entered the
employ of Gehr & Orndorff, and has re-
manned in the employ of their successors ever
since. The silver jubilee was celebrated
Thursday evening, at the residence of Mr..
Chas. C. Gorsuch, who gave banquet to all
the employees of the firm. Short addresses
were made by number of those present.
Mr.. Brown gave many "reminiscences of the
past p years, and very enjoyable hour was
passed
There was a sudden and rapid change of
weather on Sunday last. At a, m. the
mercury was 81, rain had fallen during Sat
urday night and continued until about. 7.3O
Sunday morning, when the wind suddenly
changed to the northeast and snow began
falling and continued until about a. m. At
. p. m. the mercury indicated a fall of de-
grees; at p. m. it dropped to 20; and at to
u. During the night there was a strong
north wind, and at O'Clock on Monday
morning the mercury indicated from below
zero to above, according to location. The
mercury at o'clock on Monday went up to
l20, the highest of the day, and on Tuesday
morning had dropped to 70. The cold wave
seemed to have been stationary for "A hours
The Carroll County Band will give a CON
cert ut Odd Fellows Hall, this city, on Friday
evening, April 10, at which time program
will be given that has never been given except
by military bands of large cities Among the
pieces that will be given will be ''Wiiiam
Tell, overture, ''Poet and Peasants over
ture; ''Zampe," overture; "The Merry Min
strels," (characteristic) Son the Beautiful
Rhine, waltz, besides solos for saxaphone,
clarinet, cornet, and a quartet for saxaphones.
The Carroll County Band, it will be remem-
bered, has recently been organized with thirty
seven members, and full set of new instru-
ments been purchased The band includes
the Westminster Band with the addition of
number of the best players in the county.
seven from Union Bridge