The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-04-21

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the regular nine years course.
Mr.. Patterson preferred the Devon, to the
"lordly Durham" they making "the best beef
and the most active oxen and such milk sud
butter that could not be exeelled, if eaualed"
lis stock was one hundred head of pure blood
with rich rcd hair, The proceeds Of this stock
was the sale Of butter to Barnum'e Hotel, Bal
timore, at high prices, and of young stock for
breeding None was more favnrably know
than NJ. Patterson's Devons. He raised Berk-
shire hogs instead Of Chester South Down
and Shropshire Down sheer, aud game chick
ems 10 preference to fancy stock.
His stock in the horse line was unsurpassed
OF its kind. Those who saw Mr.. Patterson
stout, well proportional, noble looking, pow
erfui and active horses at our State fair las,
year, need no comment upon the ideas he had
of good stock.
House Burned and a Child Perishes
an the Fanies.-0ur correspondent at
Unioutown writes: On Saturday last.
about II o'clock, near Middletown. in
this district, house occupied by VIM.
Walker, colored, situate on the land of
Mr.. Samuel Beck, was burned. The
wife of Walker left home for the Dur.
pasc Of going to the store of Mrs. Geo.
w. Herbaugh, and locked her three
children in the house. On her return
she stopped at a neighbor's, not more
than thirty yards distant, and remained
there sometime. A son of the person
with whom she was staying was in the
yard playing and he went into the house
and said that Mrs. Walkers children
were crying, she replied that would not
hurt them again she was warned aud
her friend insisted on her returning
home, at the same time remarking that
probably the children had set fire to the
house. Mrs. W. started, aud found
smoke issuing from around the roof of
her house, and on entering aud proceed.
ing up stairs found the bed on fire and
the eldest child, about four years old.
lying on the floor burnt to crisp from
the feet TO the chin, all the clothing
being burned of and its back completely
The second child had crawled
into a small bed aud was almost suffo.
Gated by the smoke; the youngest was
asleep in cradle in the lower ROOM
The origin Of the ere cannot be as.
certaiued. Drs. Martin and Shaw were
immediately sent for, but could do
nothing to relieve the child, and daath
shortly put an end to its suiferings.-
Walkers furniture, supposed to be
worth 5000, was all lost The dwelling
was worth 81 900, no insurance.
Mineral Wealh Of Carroll County
This county, no doubt, is one Of the
veal hest in the State in minera! pro
ductions, which only await development
Large quantities OF Iron and Copper
Ore, aud Soapstoue are shipped by every
train over the Western MARYLAND and
Baltimore and Ohio Railroads by several
Companies to various portions of this
State aud Pennsylvania, and even as
far north as New York. Our Marble
Quarries are said to contain the finest
quality Of red, white aud black yarieea.
ted marble to be found in the United
States. When the Parkton and Man.
chester and Frederick aud Penusylya.
MIA Line Railroads are completed new
companies will be formed, and the al.
most inexhaustiblc mineral deposits of
this county will then b, worked to the
greatest extent, thus atfording employ.
ment to hundreds of laborers. Recently
slate quarries have been opened 10
Myers District, by company from
York, Pa, the quality of which is said
to surpass that Of Virginia. Mr..
Edwards, the superintendent, left a
specimen at this office last week, and it
Is equal to any we ever saw. II the
capitalists of the State are seeking for
investment, no better field presents it.
self than the mincs Of Carroll county.
Its water power is unsurpassed, thus
aifording ample facilities for the run.
ming Of factories or mills of the largest
size and capacity, and its proximity to
Baltimore and other cities offer ready
market and render its productions more
valuable.
Double Pipe Creek Hea,s-The Fred.
crick and Carroll counties 81 foot bench
bridge" over Double Pipe Creek, which
was swept away by the recent high
waters, and was down some two weeks.
was reconstructed the other day BY Mr..
William Miller, Mr.. Marshal Andcrs
and Mr.. Samuel Shriyer. The Mary.
land Code of Public General Laws,
Art. %, See. so, says: "All bridges
shall be built or repaired by contracts; =
and this one not being so built, Is d
clear violation of the law. Who will
prosecute these gentlemen for their
breach Of law The citizens Of Double
Pipe Greek and vicinity surely will
not. Will their bill be paid Ga
some former occasions similar ones were
rejected, with: 1--WE didDot employ you. .
Will this one be so treated? We will
see. aud If 50, tie public will know.
The few warm, spring like days have
started vegetation. The growing wheat
IN this vicinity Is looking finely, and
promises well. The fruit prospects toe
are fair. The peach prospects arc very
promising, and unless Jack FROST, some
ofthese nights wilIlay bis blasting touch
on it, the crops viii be abundant.