The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-03-30
Local Intelligence.

DoHbis Pipe Creek.--0ur correspor
dent under date Of March 2Sth, write
as follows:
The lIheat Lrop.-There certainl
cannot be half crop of wheat in gu
surrounding country, from the fact tina
the plants are not on the ground, whea
fields as a general thing appear like
fresh ploS ed field. The clover an,
timothy is however not thrown up b.
the roots as is often the case, from tht
fact that the earth has not been thaweC
three inches deep since the 6rst OF No
vember last, so there being no lhawing
aud freezing like some seasons, thu
roots remained in place, aud warm sur
aud frequent showers will revive the
grass fields
Otter Tappsa--Mr. Augustus ill
Ter, Of Ladiesburg, Frederick county
succeeded few days ago 10 capt=ting
black Otter, which measured from
the nose to the eni of the tail, Eve feet
Otters are aquatic, and feed on fish,
aud at this season of the year bear a
good quality of fur. They have large,
eattish heads, short ears, wcbbed toes,
crooked nails, and tails slightly fat
They are becoming very carce, though
there are still some along the Pipe
Greeks; they are exceedingly shy, aud
it requires much skill and patience to
trap one aud to secure him after he is
trapped is another consideration. Mr..
Miller trapped the one he captured aud
getting into deep water aud getting he
trap aud chain entangled 10 the limbs
of tree which had fallen Into Pipe
Creek, he could not rise to the surface.
aud drowned before he could extricate
himself. According to size, they are
perhaps the strongest living animal, aud
it they can get on solid footing, aud
get the chain to the trap twisted up so
that they eau bring their strength to
bear on the part held by the trap, they
release themselves, if it costs them a
right leg or foot Your reporter,
when in his teens, trapped one, and
although the jaws Of strong steel
'P't"s 't1P Saush' h'hl ABOVE tue knee
" '"0 "'la ise, NC Eo' ,ne cnsi9 twisted
where he left the trap aud leg, which
was all | had as a trophy of my skill
ia Que. trapping.
60. Ga RI, -, =.
year comes 90 Tue Istn Of March and
H's'e, SUNDAY on 'ne oist, 10 eeciesi
ast'S:i history we're iea'ts o. the church,
ne'd 10 memory OF ehrists death aud
rusu'ieo'lOu' ana were nelu as cont'n
uous ,eas1 caiieu rasS9'eF-Whieh least
was a'SC ne'u ~ tue jews az 'hs same
.'ne. hese ieas's were aneieniIy held
y '"o o".'s''''s as carry as the second
oeu'u,y ou'' IN o'Get TO distinguish
'ne Snr's'iao festival from tue jewish,
sne Noune'' oi VICE, 10 the year \. ID
90 ueeIeeu mat TINS festival OF Easter
e'y' OF '"s 'SAu''ee''oh' snoOid iall on
SUNDAY |hlcn comes next alter the full
ICon lOi'o"'ns the zIst oil March, and
mus !. ~ AVOIDED 'ne Je"'sn Passover, which
zen on ,h1 very Gay oil the new moon
IRON ,ns PHysle"i events which are de
s1sPe's t II ms nl' Oren deducted oy ehron
o 49,: "s''e's .Ha' 'uo aay o. Tue cru
v'uA; S u ou u, ''oru was Oh tue oth OF
Ap''' a ~ "a
UJo mn P.c,ir. 10 W.
.,,nA rho, H. :, - y, -, unI ',
con,ne,;,;cn rar ,ho sim -" "s'' q g o's !,
bv Tho Carrou Conntv s "Ls'eI
Socis,v for tho hs., ,cs. If g.. y - 's. ~
in mi: conntv Ia, ON c,,mn. " :" y
themselves Tbcre ;s 10 no"d 80 - ~
CARROLL as el.ewbcra "a !, a,'i' :"
on;rss nr,nor n,s,,a,,o,a a"u o"'y 'e
.,ae for Anril there !. rscarJ.i -a'Sa
couu, of n field that had hem 10 =" ,o ..
for sixtv cop,ecutiyc vaars and H. ~ =
crop was one hundred md ,ix,y f'n,
busbel, ncr aero Thor - ,i.a 'oa
ond premium offered 40 If vom ,ra ~,
successful in obrain;ng III. a., IL wv
Is n chance for tho second Tho oa 80
close on the 16th or Nar nav, ''s
n "1"' ""y y, SUNDAY niSht last,
nI fII"s o"a''e,, o' TINS Guy, who
nau ea,leu 10 see hr' oamuel Hoop, u
snort distance IRON 'own, had his buggy
eSnPle,e'y WreSEed oy the running OF
OF us morse ne morse was securely
ueu' auo must nave Deem frightened,