The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-04-06
Double Pipe Creek Items.

weather has come ut last, aud our farm
ers have gone to blowing for their sun
mer crops. Mr.. John Biehl, on Little
Pipe Creek, near York Road, has sue
ceeded 10 seeding several acres of land in
oats on Saturday the Goth Of March. This
is the only March sowing in this neigh.
borhood. BY observation and expe-
rience farmers have learned that the
early sowing of oats is decidedly the
best, hence our well.to.do farmers have
adopted the plan of blowing their oats
ground in the fall in order to be ready
for seeding as soon as the season opens
But frost setting in so early last fall,
and freezing the earth so hard and deep
that no blowing for oats was done in
these parts and the probability is some
will adopt the lazy plan aud SOW with
out blowing at all.
That "lSdme OIL Coon" Tropped.-
Mr.. Augustus Miller, of Ladissburg,
Frederick county, trapped a very ine
large old rackoon in his otter trap, u
few nights ago, Mr.. Miller had set his
trap for offers, out the old coon got his
foot in by mistake, aud his awkwardncss
cost him his life. An old coon is cred
tied with much cunning, aud some even
affirm he is shrewd, but be that as it
may, he had better take heed how he
tramples about Mr.. Miller's otter traps
if he will save his hide.
Severe FdA-While one of the sec
ton repair hands on the Western Mary.
land Railroad was celebrating he Easter
Monday Festival, and was walking on
the porch of Mr.. Frank Covers ware
house, which is four feet from the
ground, he lost his balance aud fell
across the switch with such violence
that the breath was knocked out of him,
so that he remained breathless for sew.
eral minutes before he was shaken to
consciousness by those present.
Orphans Court Procecdings.-Adam
Shower, Esq, Chief Judge; Isaac C
Bale and Upton Roop, Esqrs Associate
Judges; Joseph NJ. Parke, Register OF
Wills; Geo. NJ. Parke, Deputy Register.
Monday, April LIST, 1S72-Edwin A
Atlee, guardian for Lewis NJ. Shueey,
settled his 9th guardian account.
II. II. Reindollar, executor Of George
Reindollar, deceased, returned addition.
al inventory of personal property OF
said deceased, also list of sales of per
sonal property.
Alberta c. ReindOlar, Orphan, bound
by indenture to George Stear.
Laura V. ReindolIar, Orphan, bound
by indenture to Samuel Messenger.
Alfred Zollickotfer, administrator OF
Edward Zollick offer, deceased, returned
list of sales Of personal property of said
deceased.
Jonas Englar, executor of Lydia
Plaine, settled further final account.
David johnson, administrator of
Catharine Haines, settled his LIST and
final account.
John f. Senscney, executor of Wash
ington Senseney, settled his 4th account.
Tuesday, April 2d.-Audrew Gram
mer, guardian for Mary Jane Henry,
(nOw Ruby,) settled his I'd aud final
account.
Letters testamentary were granted to
Upton Roop on the estate Of John Roop
of Joseph, deceased
Petition of Jacob Myerly and Jacob
Bankert, executors of Elizabeth Ever
ly, deceased, to convey property, sold to
Peter b. Mikesell by deceased. Or.
der thereon passed by the Court.
Basil d. Crapster, guardian to John
j. Crapster, settled his LIST aud final
account.
Letters Of administration on the estate
of Jeremiah Simples, deceased, we're
granted to Charles T. Reifsnider, ESQ.
Edwin Koouts, bounded as guardian
for Ada r. Nicodemus.
Mary Kuhn, executrix of David Kuhn,
deceased, returned inventory of the per
sonal property of said deceased.
John Davidson, administrator Of Sam
uel Taylor, in the place of Jos Brum
mel, late administrator, removed, set.
tied his lst account.
Manufacturing Statistics, &c.-Ac.
cordlug to the last census Carroll county
stands seeopd in the State in the mum.
Der Of her manufactures. There are
449 establishments, capital employed
s5S4,970; wages s99,679; value of
materials used, s724,82O; products
from same, Si,l2S, 430; horse power
steam, 1865, engines 0, water power 2.
52l. No. Of wheels 1859; hands employ.
ed-males over l6 years Of age, 97l, ie.
males above 16 years, IL, youths, 8.
Assessed value OF real estate, sl1,370,
OO7; personal property, s5,7lO, 1852; to.
tai, SIT $50, l59; true valuation of real
aud personal property, s21, 1866, 1872.
Taxatiou-State, s32 ,S79; county, SIG,
$50; town, city, &c, $1,000; total,
sll2,239. Public Debtor which
Bonds have been issued, Sos ,625.
Joint Bridge.-The Commissioners
OF Carroll and Frederick counties have
been petitioned by the citizens residing
in the vicinity of Double Pipe Greek,
Keysvillc and Wilson's Ford, on the
Monocacy, to erect bridge over that