The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-04-27
Hoaoksville Items.

Spring Feper Those fine, mild, sun
ny days are developing great deal of
incipient spring fever among our farm
ers, although the season is two or three
weeks later than ususal
Seeding The farmers have not yet
become dismayod but have gone to work
in earnest; many of them resorting to
new mode of putting in their oats
crop, by using heavy three horse cul-
tivator sowing the oats on corr stubble,
then following bya heavy roller, leaving
the ground in level condition for the
grass seed.
lSk69ers Since my last we have
had several very refreshing and eopious
showers Of rain which will have a sal
utsry effect in replenishing the exhaust
ed wells aud springs, and must change
the aspect of the suffering and almost
exhausted grain and grass crops Our
farmers do not despair Of a good crop
with n favorable season.
Bacon St0ien--Last week, whilst
Mrs Plowman, poor widow, was at,
tending the fan:ral Of a neighbor, some
dlstardly thief entered her meat house
and took all Of her bacon
Orphans CoRgt Proceedings Adam
Shower, ESQ, Chief Judge; Isaac C
Bale and Upton Roop, Esqrs Associate
judges; Joseph NJ Purke, Register Of
Wills; Geo. N Prke, Deputy Register,
Monday, April 22l, ls72.-J X.
Loagwell, executor ot MARGARET Pogder,
returned inventory Of Bank Stock, aud
obtained orders to sell same aad notify
creditors.
Mary a shaiTar, admiais.rairix Of
WI, ohaTer, settled drst account.
Frederick Yost, guardian to Caroline
ieakIei settled lst and liual account.
letters Of administration on the es
tate Of Dr. Lewis Kelly deceased we're
granted to Margaret Grace Kelly
Tuesday, April 23i-Mary Kahn,
execatrix Of David Knho, returned list
Of sales.
john Smith acting executor OF vi
chael Wagner, settled 4,h account
George Schaeifer, guardian, settled
10Th accounts eich Tor Sarah g. and
Wesley W. ScbaefTer, aud 7th account
each for Ellen c. aud George S Byors
William z Anderson, administrator
W. A. of Edward Myers, settled 1t
aud dnal account
Eli Wollgaug, natural guardian TO
Jonas Wolfsang, settled 9Th aud fnaI
account.
Isaac W Shriner, guardian to Fran
els j, Englar, settled his 9Th account
Hargaret A. Dorsey, administrative
Of David A. Dorsey, settled her End
and final account
Isaac w Shriner and Peter II Shri
uer executor OF Jacob Snriner, deceas.
ed, returned inventory of money aud
additional list Of sales and settled
their lst administration account.
Salaries If Teachers We trust the
County Commissioners will grant the
request made at the last Teachers In.
stitute meeting, aud levy such addition
al tax as will enable the School Com.
missioners to increase the salaries Of
the Teachers, which are entirely too
low to retain good Teachers in our Pub
lie Schools The new law an,horises
levy Of IL cents, which will add about
81 800 to the School Fund.
Acticiy "A visit to the machine
shops OF Messrs. Wagoner Il Matthews
will show that there is great activity ia
their trade at present Some twenty,
five or thirty men are nov employed
By this firm, aud we are informed that
they expect to increase their force soon.
Cars and agricultural Implements aFe
the principal part of the work 10 the
shop, whilst the foundry uses about
5000 pounds Of metal weekly ia making
castings.
Closed The Public Schools Of this
county closed on the 18th instant
Owing TO the depleted treasury there
will be no appropriation in aid of1hose
teachers who contemplate subscription
schools. The last Legislature passed a
general School Law, which is somewhat
different from the former, aud increases
the rate Of taxation to IL ceu.ss We
will publish the law next week.
Cohl edt'er-There was consider.
able ice on the morning of the 25l; the
ground also was frozen. Notwithsiaud
ing the cold oa Tuesday, on Thursday
afternoon the thermometer registered
So.
Psrsoa1i Hon. Hamilton W. Rob
inson, Judge Of the Court ct Common
Pleas, OF New York city, and his wife.
visited Westminster, on Saturday last,
aud were the guests of Hon. Wm. 2
Maulsby
The question before the West Fad
Debating Club for this evening is as
follows :" Does Memory afford more
pleasure than llope?' Dsba,ors, John
r. DiEeubaagh, Anthony S. Dil!er, Ira
Y. Grouse aud Levi Eyans.
APpoirted The board Of School
Commissioners, Or Tuesday last, appoint.
ed J. NJ. Newsou, Esq, % Secretary
and Treasurer for Two years from the
LIST Of January 1872
For kicking up dust, there is no
place like Westminster.