The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-02-02
THE MERRY SLEIGH.

Dee tnem win caprtclous prankS,
Ploughing now the drifted banks
Jingle, jingie-'mid their glee,
Who among them cares for me
Jingle, jingle-on they flow,
Caps and bonnets white with snow,
. And the faces swimming past
Nodding through the feecy blast;
Not single robe they fold
To protect them from the cold.
Jingle, jingle-'mid the storm,
Fun and frolic keeps them warm.
Jingle, jingle-down the hills,
Ger the meadows, past the mills;
Now tits slow, now it's fast--
Winter will not alwys last;
Every pleasure has its time,
Spring will come and stop the chime.
Jingle, jiLgle-clear the way,
It's the merry, merry sleigh.
Farmers Club.-A meeting will be
held at Central Hall, Westminster, over
the store Of Mr.. John II. Bowers, on
Saturday afternoon next, 4th of Febru.
airy at 2 o'clock, for the purpose of or.
gauizing local Farmers Club for the
7th District, Westminster. Farmers
and others favorable to the promotion Of
the interests of Agriculture are invited
to attend, and take part in the organi.
zation of said Cllb.
Much benefit has resulted to the farm
ing interest, in other parts of the
State, BY the farmers coming together,
10 their local clubs, aud talking over
the different subjects which interest
them most in their farming operations,
aud by detailing to each other their in.
diyidual experience in the cultivation
OF the several kinds Of crops raised by
them the mode of culture the manure
used; the yield per acre; the nipple.
ments used, their cost and efficiency
the stock raised; the mode of treatment
of the same; the kinds Of poultry most
profitable; how managed; the produce
and proper management Of the dairy /;
aud what crops can be most pro.
fitably produced. All these, and mum.
berless other subjects relating to their
mutual interest engage the attention OF
those who compose these clubs. The
knowledge of all is thus combined and
made available to all, and their rcspec.
tive interests are thereby greatly bene.
fitted. Such clubs would be of great
benefit to to the farmers Of Carroll, and
they would do well to organize one in
every election district in the county.
There is fine county organization al
ready existing, and these distric. organ
izations would be great helps and aux.
iliaries to it, No expense attends these
Gibbs except the procurement of place
to meet 10 and the necessary fire to
make it comfortable during their meet.
inss, which are held once week, dur.
ing the winter months. In the summer,
the meetings might be once a month,
or if thought best, the meetings could
be held in the fall and winter months
alone. We hope the formers of Carroll
will avail themselves of this means of
organization. Capitalists, manufactar.
ers, mechanics, almost every other class
Of men combine to promote their mutual
interests, and why should not the far
mers combine alsol
Tdiuable Water Po,cer. a hasty
visit which We made to Double Pipe
Creek, last week, we we're struck with
the immense water power at that place,
which might be utilized to a far great.
er extent than il now is Mr. Covers
fine FIGURING Mill is doing On active
business, but there is water power un.
employed sufficient for factories Of the
largest class. 1t would be fine loca.
tion for cotton or wooden factory, or
for first class paper mill, and has the
advantage of being Immediately on the
line Of the Railroad. A large stone
building, formerly used for manufactu
ring purposes, is now unoccupied, but
in a good state Of preservation. We
should not wonder if it did not remain
idle much longer. Such valuable sites
for manufacturing purposes are not to
be met with every day.
Sale Of Real Estate.-The late resi-
dence of Rachel O'Brieu, deceased, sit.
uated 10 Unknown District, this county,
on the public road leading from Union.
town to Linwood, consisting of ll9
square perches Of land, on which there
is one story log house, vas sold on
Saturday last, at public sale, by Mr. II.
@. Cover, auctioneer for the Executor
Of the deceased, for the snug little sum
Of 5000, @. Wilson Esq. present stew
ard of the Carroll county Aims House,
being the purchaser.
About fifty gentlemen sat down at
Marsh's oyster supper, on Thursday
night last. The oysters were superb,
and we're furnished by Myers, of Balti-
more. Dir. Marsh leaves US for Man
chester this week.
Tho protraoted meeting is still in
progress at the Methodist Protestant
Church in this city. Thirty-three nc.
sessions to the membership is the re-
ult Of this meeting, so far.
The taxes 10 Carroll county, are low
= than they are 10 any other county in
he State.
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