The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-09-02
News from Adjoining Counties.


The D.oughk--The excessive warm
and dry weather still continues. Al
though there hang been fue rains re-
Gently in different sections Of our coun-
ty, it has been about three weeks since
we haye had good soaking rain in
this immediate locality. The corn and
potato crops which looked SO very prom.
ising during the earlier part Of the sea-
son, are beginning to show The effects
of the drought, aud unless Vo soon get
rain, we fear the yield will fall far
short of what was anticipated.
Acqmtted.-F. Wcems Black, charged
with the murder of Thomas J, Lee, at
the house of Mrs Rosensteel, near Get
tysburg, in February last, after tria!
OF some three or four days has been
acquitted. 1t will be remembered that
alter the homicide, accused stated that
it had been entirely accidental, to which
statement he strictly adhered up to the
time OF his trial
ARRESTED FIR Forgry-Oficer Rou-
ger, Thursday morning, arrested man
giving his name as Long, aud as haiing
from Lebanon. this State, upon the
charge of being concerned in the forgery
Of note Tor 1920 upon Joseph A,
lIemlcr, Of Mountjoy township. 1t
seems that last week three strangers
came to Mr. rs. house aud offered him
an agency for the sale of "Improyed
Elliptic Horse Hay Forks, manulac
tured BY Shenk, Light 4 Co, Lebanon.
Pa" it was agreed that he should
have Mouatioy, Cumberland, Freedom
aud llamiltouban townships, and Mr..
Hemlcr says that he signed duplicate
agreements therefor, but no note. Long
was not one Of the party making the
agreement, but tried to dispose Of the
note day or two ago. The other three
seem to have disappeared suddenly,
Long was taken before Justice Cover,
aud in default Of $500 bail, WIS sent to
Jail.
Recocercd.-Two of the horses stolen
in Littestown on Tuesday night of last
week have been recovered by their
respective owners, Mcssrs. VIM. Yount
aud Jacob kellar. They were brought
here on last Sunday morning by man
named Washington Wilhide, Of Johns.
vile, Frederick county, Md, who repre-.
scented that he had purchased them in
the above named place Mr. Grouse
has not yet recovered his horse.
Joseph Lilly, Esq, an old and highly
respected citizen OF Mount Pleasant
Township, died SUDDEN at ludianapo
lis, Indiana, last week.
FREDERICK COUNTY.
The Frederick papers contain the
following:
Coaricted-Josiah Young, whose
case was taken from this to Washington
county, was convicted of horse stealing
aud sentenced to the penitentiary for
nine years.
Frederick and Pennsylvania Line
Raiiroad.-The work on this road, we
arc Informed, is progressing finely. The
contractors are hard at work. They
are coming toward this city and are
now grading the road through the farm
of Mr. Henry Il. Harris. The work OF
grading is also going on beyond Woods
boro IL the direction Of Carroll County.
The friends of the enterprise entertain
the confident hope that the road will
be completed at the time specified
Everything, we believe, is working well
aud when the road is finished the first
step toward railway communication with
Washington will have been taken.
Success to the enterprise
Wei Gone Dry.-As an indication
of the severity OF the drought, We will
mention the fact that the well of Mr.
Henry Fraiey, living in West Patrick
street, has gone entirely dry, the first
time 1t has been known to go dry ioI
thirty years, We also understand that
II number Of springs and wells in. the
country have gone dry, and some Of
them have never been known to fail
before. There were several fine showers
last week in different parts of the coun
ty, but it still remains very dry in this
locality, and fears are entertained Of 4
iailurc OF the corn aud potato crops.
BALTIMORE COUNTY.
The following is the Democrat,
Conservative Ticket for Baltimore Coun
ty: For House of Delegates. Edward
s. w. Choate, Lewis Turner. ,Jr. Dan.
iel w. Cameron, Columbus |. Shipley
Thomas B. Catch. John N. Carroll
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