The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1868-12-10


lists, and all others looking forSbargains,
would do well to read the advertise.
ments of real estate which appear from
time to time in this journal. bat more
especially thoseo Of land in bower Mary
land. A sllert fine since we published
the sale Of the property Of psln Lyles,
deceased, r. Marbury and s. b Hance,
Esars., r. tistees, situated in Prince
Georges county, containing 1000 acres.
This land is naturally very fine and
well adapted to all the crops usual to
that section Of countrys with an album
d;int supply Of wood for fuel and fen
eng It has been greatly improved,
by the fact that it was occupied by the
Government during the WAR and large,
herds of catt e were fed on it. 1t is
also most sdesirabIy Situated for Ship
ping purposes, as there is u steamer ply
ing daily between landing place upon.
it and the cities, o. Alexandria and
Washington-it being eight miles from
Alexandria. Upon it are inexhausti
Bile supplies Of Shell aud Green Sand
Mari, said by the State Chemist not to
be surpassed, it. eaualled, by the cele-
bralcd Marls of New Jersey. This prot
perry was sold on the 18th ultimo, and
we take from the Marlborough Gazette
the account of tho sales Of the above
farm. also of the Gontee estate, which
shows that land can be purchased in
that county at very moderate price,;
Lot No 4, containing IA acres, TO John
II. Underwood, at $3.50 per acre lot No.
2, containing 256. acres, to Dennis b. Lyles,
of Washington, d. c., at S3l per acre, and
lot No 8, containing sos acres, to Dennis
B. Lylcs, at SIS PEP acre. The purchase
money for the three places amounting In
the aggregate to ST., 1880. The same
Trustees, ON the 18th of November, sold
the Trent Landing Fishery on the Potomac,
belonging to the said VIM. Lylts. to Capt;
John K. Humphrey, for 50, 800.
r. B. b. Chew and Daniel Clarke, Esqrs.,
as Trustees, sold, on the Both of November:
to Thomas Scabrook, Esq, the real estate
of the late John Contee, containing 2a8
acres, at SIS per acre, and the wood land,
containing 294 acres, at $40. so per acre
the sales amounting to S9,597. Mr.. Sea
brook, is the principal contractor OF the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad. These
lands are situated on the Washington Branch
of said road, and were sold at an advance
of four thousand dollars over the price bid
for them in 1865, when they were offered
by the Trustees.
Carroll Couaty agricultural Society.
The following circular has been very
generally circulated through the county,
aud We hope our farmers and prominent
business men will attend the meeting
Dear Sir You are earnestly invited to
attend meeting, TO be held at the Court
House, IN Westminster, on the 1st day Of
January, 1869, at 10 O. clock, \. NJ, to con-
suit as to the propriety and best method of
organizing an Agricultural Society in Car
roll county. Cattle Shows, elsewhere, have
been attended with the most beneficial re-
suits, and aside from the advantages which
would necessarily accrue to the people of
the county, generally, Thy the holding of
Annual FARSI we are convinced by the
financial results obtained in Frederick and
adjoining counties, that it would be a good
Investment, pecuniariIy. yielding hand.
some profit to its projectors. Our county
now ranks third or fourth in the State in
population and wealth, and it only needs a
little more enterprise, little more life and
vigor on our part, to push her rapidly into
the front rank, and secure the benefits which
are now reaped to great extent by others.
FL We therefore ask you to give one day to
this matter; to meet with us for constita-'
ton, believing that we shall succeed in:
the Society, and that much good
will result therefrom. -' ''.'
Very Respectfully Yours,
JACOB REESE,
JOHN b. BOYLE,
JOHN +. SMITH,
:" Ii. HAINEs,
lFM. A. MckELIIp,