The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-11-23
EocAr AFFAIRS.


Nisif ~ rns GRAND 1eRyf0 ria Ates
iiogse--On Thursday last ne Grand IafN.
together with 4 uanbcr ct iasited guest. viss
he'd tbs Aims Hoase Coz DE lar,ose az in
specbng the condiiicn 0fthehniilih1s. injnntss,
farm aud the stock They wers cordially n
ceivcd b The Steward, Granville Wilson, and
his estimnhle lady 4 short time wis spent
in social intercourse, when dinner was al,
noqReed The diniHg.fnom was thrown open,
and tables, 70 use hackneycd phrase, ''liier-
ally eroanng under the weight Of good
things, me, the eyes ofthe company The
dinner was made up ef aahstahlials and deli.
clcies, cooked aud served III ine style, and
would have done credit 10 Delm0nie0
Ailer dinuer, a thorough and complete ia.
spection Of the hniiline washail Each room,
was thrown open and all scrutinized closely.
Il was a subject Of general remark that never
under the stewardship Of any mas the house
ever found 10 be Ia SO eleaniy condition..
The walls Of the rooms were neatly white.
washed, the floors aud walls as free Of dirt as
the deck OF q maa-ofwar, (said to bc the
cieanest hahltation kuown,l the inmates
cheerful and eoatentented and wen satisfied
with their situation.
! During the summertime Coanty Commission
ers had placed IN the building one Of !.
\ Weatherby \ Sens Chison Steam Furnaces,
/ BY which the eaiie building Is heated. Each
room has a register Of sufficient capacity Cor
the coolest weather. The halls are also heated
! by the same means, and several gentlemen
who had visited the premises during the win
ter season, when the building was heated so
calledl by the old method, said they never
knew the house 10 be 50 comfortable, not-
outstanding the day was cold and strong
Is.a.t. IL AZ
alnined the lnruace, aud it, workings were eN-
! planned BY Mr. Wilsou While making the
necessary alterations FOR the purpose OF put.
ting in the new heater. it was found thar sey-
crai large joists were considerably charrud,
and liable 70 take FIRE at amy moment By
heating with steam no such risk is run, and
the registers cannot be tempered with hy sim
ple-minded ones among the inmates, As was
the case with the old one, which was a hot air
furnace. The male department Is heated hy n
similar furnace 10 that used In the dwelling
proper. Another great requisite TO the health
of the inmates Is, having hot and cold water
on each floor, besides bathroom with
hot and cold Ratol and the inmates looked as
II they made Use OF il frequently. In the garnet
OF the main building is a reservoir with a ca
pacity Of 800 gallons, and water Is forced up
TO It By means Of lifting and force pump with
"a capacity Of % gallons per minute. Ia case
oi ire the building can be flooded with water
in an almost incredible short space Of time,
The apartment set aside for the males was
found TO be web heated and ventilated beds
comfortable, rooms clean. aud the men well
clothed and booking as though they lived upon
the fat Of the land.
Now We are invited to the hQggery. What
sight pen containing % hogs that will
net. at the lnwes, calculation, 10000 pounds.
There were also - shoats for next years XIII.
, ing, also four brood SONS. The stoamng pro,
cess is used by Mr.. Wilson in preparing food
for his stock, and was curiosity TO many.
I Sometime was spent IN Viewing the hogs, az
ter which the new saltiue tub with "a capacity
Of l5.00O pounds. was examined Il is bniit
Of brick, lined inside and outside wiih cement,
and has splggots for The purpose of drawing
off the waste water,
The barn was the next place Of interest.
The horses and cattle were greatly admired,
especially the latter
Not coutent with the sanpmous dinner sci
. before has guests, Mr. Wilson had prepared a
table in an aute-room. ON which were huge
piles Of cake and large vessel ws filed with
egg-nogg. Sometime was spent IN discussing
this bountifh supply. and the health Of Mr..
Wilson and his lady drank Several speeches
were made, and all echoed the remarks Of the
speakers, particularly that which said 'tHe
was the right man. 10 the right place" We
: forgot to mention at the proper place the visit
TO the garden and farm. In the first were
two large rows Of cabbage packed for winter
, use, containing 5000 heads there is also III
bushels Of potatoes, 45 bushels each Of beets
parsnips aud turnips, stored away ia the most
approved plan. There was raised on the farm
, from 45 acres y bushels Of wheat, and from
83 acres $50 barrels Of corn, also about 20t
Z bushels Of oats, - bushels Of rye. and 81
bushels Of barley The farm was in exccleu
condition, free Of briars, weeds and bushes
the fences in good order and the ditohei
+ clean. One gentleman remarked in our hear
. ing that he doubted whether there was farm
r in Carroll county in so good a condition
. Several weeks ago. IN company with n gentle
4 man from Rhode Island, We visited this place
I and we're shown through the different apart
+ ments, they were as clean aud orderly then
as on the dag alluded TO above. After on
return to town We asked him what he though
Of it, his reply was, II have been in almos
Q every State OF the Union, have visited tn,
p different Institutions. both Of city and country
and Your Aims Huuse is in better order thar
! any was ever IN, except when they expected
r visitors. No higher praise could be hnstoW
ed upon anyone than the above, and indgin.
5 from the remarks made by those present OF
q the above occasion, no one has ever occupie,
the position Of Steward with 50 great satisiac
0 ton to the public.
The cost Of the new heaters is S5,068. SO
but fhe security from ere and the great sayini
Of fuel and labor will recompense the count
+ in time, and the increased comfort Of the ia
o mates, amply repays for the outlay tn
: probabilities are that if the old heaters hal
= been used another winter, the county woalt
+ have been taxed heavily for the purpose 0
erecting new buildings.
=