The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-12-27
THiaD Dls1AIoT ITEas. Our correspondent

THiRD DIsrKIcT iTEMs. Our correspondent
at Union Mills sends the following items:
DEsTRucrIyE FfkE Another destructive
Ere occurred in our district on Thursday. the
18th inst, in the burning Of the barn and hay
shed Of Mr.. Peter Baumgartner, residing on
the Hanover road, about one mile from this
place. About II o'clock, NJ, on the DAY
above mentioned, Mr.. Banmgartner brought
home load Of wood and had just finished
feeding bis horses and other stock when his
attention was called BY his little boy to the
TACT that smoke was issuing from the hay shed.
Upon quick examination il was found that
bright blaze had already kindled there and
was making rapid headway through the hay.
&c Mr.. Baumgartner aud his family used
every effort to suppress i, but without success,
and IN few minutes the whole she'd was
enyeloped In flame. An unfavorable wind
prevailing at the time, the barn, too, soon
caught and was also burned to the ground.
When Mr.. Baumgartner saw that the destruc-
ton Of both buildings was inevitable. he
worked at moving from the barn such prop
erty as he could and succeeded in saving ali
Of the stock and most Of the implements.
The loss, however, will yet be heavy, against
which there is no insurance. The fire il
supposed TO have originated by sparks being
carried BY the wind from the house chimney
to the hay shed, as there is no other way Of
accounting for IT,
HEAVY PoRKERs.- The following is q list Of
weights and owners Of heavy porksrs slaugh.
tered in this vicinity during the present sea.
son .-Abram Wolf one, 476; Christiau
Bankert, four, 1856, s4s, 285, 2ls; Perry
Rumler, two, aged 10 months less one week.
o42, 646i Edward Stonesifer, one, 2g5
Andrew Stoneslter, one, 299 Al. X. Shfiyer,
two, s2li 265; Thos. J. Stitely, one, 29s.--
Sentinel
CHRISTMAS. day was generally obsery-
ed, and pleasantly spent by many in making
christmas calls. From early in the morning
untif late in the evening g Young America
amused themselves by firing crackers, blow
ing horns, and enjoying themselves generally.
Service was held in the Reform, Catholic ana
Protestant Episcopal Churches, which were
well attended. Each Of the Churches were
beautifully decorated with evergreens and
mottos appropriate to the occasion. The al
tar OF the Catholic church was llumined by
over one hundred gas jets, handsomely dress
ed with flowers and evergreen and in the
centre Of the arch over the altar was this in
scription Gloria in excelsis Deo."
Christmas masqueraders were out in full
force on Wednesday and Thursday nights.
Ii they would behave with more propriety
when entering the residences of our citizens.
they would be treated better, but as it is they
seem to take the occasion for showing how
rudely they can misbehave.
SALE OF REAL ESTATE --On the 18th inst.
Moses Shaw, as trustee, sold farm contain
ing lo2 acres and 10 perches, situated in Ta-
neytown district, TO George Duterer at $40
per acre. Also another tract containing 35f
acres to same at same price.
Delaplane g. Cochran, l12 North Eutaw
street, Baltimore, advertised six hundred large
Carroll county turkeys for Christmas
There was a slight fall of snow on Tuesday
last, just enough to powder the wig of the de-
parting year.
Mr.. Samuel Yingling, Of Manchester dis
trict, recently lost three fine fat hogs and o
dog by rabies
A Farmers Club is to be organized in Free
dom district, ,.on Friday, the I'd of January.