The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-25

Look after your water pipes and ranges
during these sudden changes. a stitch in
time saves nine.
| The pupils %! Double Pipe Creek school
| presented their teacher, Mrs. Anna X. New
man, handsome lamp for a Christmas pres.
! ent.
Miller Bros. merchants of this city, gave
| away 5000 presents IL the children Yesterday
afternoon. This firm is immensely popular
with Young America"
The street sprinkling committee of the Cit,
Council have about completed arrangement,
Tor the purchase of a sprinkler, and are much
pleased with the project
Harvey Il. Caple, huckster, living neat
Flnksburg, received China chamber set from
Mrs. Margaret Jordan, a customer. near Den
nlngs, as Il Christmas present.
he members of Baust's Reformed congre
gallon on Friday morning yesterday pre-
sented their pastor, Rev. X. Q. Spessart. :.
fine fur buggy robe and beautiful chair.
William Haines has the contract 10 haul
1000 perches of stone to the Meadow Bracl
pike from Roop's quarries at Wakefield II
Will require about 100 days to do the hauling.
The public schools of Carol! closed ON
| Thursday for the Christmas holidays The
teachers throughout the county gave their
| scholars a treat. In Westminster the teachers
made each other presents in addition.
Mr.. VIM. j Crabbs. teacher at Fcnby
Scheo. near this city, was presented by the
scholars on Thursday with handsome comb,
brush and hand mirror. The gift is all the
more appreciable as it was so unexpected.
Mr.. Crabbs treated the school to candy, &c.
Wilson & Clay, Mount Airy, killed their
! hogs last Wednesday evening, and they
| weighed separately, $50, GlO, 587, 5GG. max
guessing contest on the weight, at five cents
guess. There was $50. 35 in the glass, and
Elisha Beall got it, his guess being 2,303-
within one pound OF the actual weight.
| Mr.. Edward J. Little and Miss Hattie b.
Bard, both OF this city, and both formerly Of
! Chambersburg, Pa, were married at o clock
on Thursday night, December %, at the par
sonage of Grace Lutheran Church. By Rev. p.
| H. Miller. The bride has been SaleSlady al
! Miller Bros. stores, and the groom is eng ,ged
with ]. b. Savior. baker and contecioner
| We are indebted to j. Oliver Wadlow.
! Esq, for Il copy Of the SeconI Annual Re
port of the Board of Managers Of the Second
| Hospital for the Insane of the State of Mary
land, located at Sykesvilte, Nd. Also from
State Fire Marshal Lawyer copy OF his
| Second Annual Report. \ synopsis of this
report will he found in another column.
! Thanks, gentlemen.
! Rev. DIR. Dreishacil, pastor of the Reformed
| Church, at Silver Run, was rendered dona-
! ton BIZ his congregation on Friday night OF
last week The Dr. and his family had been
on IA visit to Mrs Dreisbachs parents in Ian
caster. Pa. and the members of the church
had supper ready for the family upon their
return besides leaving them large lot of
Christmas ''GXings, &c.
George Smith, of Mont Alto, died on De
cember 18th He was born February 10th,
1918. at Taneytown, and removed to Frank
/ lin county, near Mont Alto, in 1852, where
he has resided ever since. Mr. Smith was
married in 1S47 to Miss Anna Martha Duncan.
Of Adams county. n sister of Augustus Dun
can, of ClamherSburg He was II prominent
and successful farmer and Il man of excellent
business qualifications, and extensively en-
gagged in the milling business up to the time
of his death.
Rev. p. H. Miller, of Westminster. as one
of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Iuh-
eran Church, acred as one of tho pall-hearers
Of Rev. DR.. Day in Baltimore on Tuesday,
Dr. Day was a noted missionary, and died ut
sea. on the steamer Lucania, last Friday. on
his WAY to this country The remains were
taken to S"lins Grove, Pa. on "Wednesday.
for inteiment. DIR. Day was very successful
in his missionary work, and Bishop Pennck,
of the Episcopal Church. once said OF him
that he was doing more work than amy halt
dozen men.
Yesterday, December ~. was the coolest
of the season. Al 30 Il, m. the mercury
was down to 50, and the strong northwest
wind blowing caused those who were exposed
10 shivrr from tie cold. Hicks predictions
for December, which were published i'll This
paper about the first Of the month, said =
The 22d to 25th is the crisis of winter
soticc. Look for heavy rains in the south.
Billiards in the north, and dangerous storms
itv will wind mp the period. December ends
al close of rcactionary Disturbances.
\ representative of the ADVOCATE met
Gir#rdu& H. Walters. better known in this
city as .'Roddy." where lie is universally
liked on "Wednesday evening. amd he had a
package ON his back as large as that usually
as to the contents of his package he said it
contained presents from 1.-The Push. Il social
coterie in Philadelphia who made his
uuaintance at Atlantic City. where he had
his wonderful life saving raft. They had be-
come his warm friends and each had remcm
bcrcd him by Il present. Not only did they
send him presents, bnt they invited him 10
Philadelphia and promised him cordial wei
come aud Il feast fiji for kings Roddy will
reach his sd mile stone in lifr'> Journey on
February |. and if circumstances are propi-
tiollS he may 90 TO The city of Brothrriy Love
ut that time. Roddy seems to hc Il tayorlte
wherever he goes. and he WAS highly pleased
at the remembrance OF the Push.