The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-04-17

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entertainment intended 70 have been given bs
Miss Annie I. kinzer, teacher Of the school
q tbs place, n the close Of iheprcsent term,
and referred 20 Ia formaf correspondence,
has been postponed until he 2jd instant,
owing TO the illness Of one Of the pnpiIs.
Nathan, son Of VIM. r. Oorsuch, and a
resident Of this district, died snddenly on
Monday last, OF hem0rrhaee Of the lungs. M
Amherst Court House. East Virqinia His
remains were brought home and Inferred at
Springfield, on Thursday, al N o'clk. y. m.
James George, Esq, has purchased lot
OF ground at New Greek, or keyser City, on
the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad, where he
intends to erect store aud dwelling house,
and will locate there with the intention Of
conducting the mercantile business. He has
ample means, and as the place is growing
rapidly, little doubt exists as to his success.
j. b. Berret had his foot severely injured a
few days ago BY being thrown from Young
horse; he suffered very much, and for lime
feared that erysipelas would result from the
injury. He is now better and the danger
passed.
Freedom Grange No. 1879 Of the Order of
the Patrons Of Hushandry, met on Saturday
last, and conferred degrees on several mem.
beFs. The officers and members have gone
TO yavk in earnest, aud the prospects are,
that they will accomplish results beneficial to
themselves and Others. Your paper is still
welcome weekly visitor TO the Grange. Much
interest in regard to the order Of the Patrons
Of Husbandry has been manifested not only
in this community but elsewhere throughout
the country, and inquiries arc often made as
g its objects and purposes, these are many,
We name In part as follows ;-First, The
development OF higher status Of manhood
I and FrnmunhanHs lftsrfafa fh.f.
wives, daughters and the farm laborer, thereby
eleyating them to the high position which
God intended they should occupy. Secondly,
Advancement in the home comforts and the
adding Of attractions thereto, that our attach
ments to our avocations may be strengthened
and success made more certain. Third, To
effect CO operation and thereby reduce ex-
penses Fourth, To buy less and learn to
grow and sell more. Fifth, To diversity our
crops aud not depend on specialities. These,
among other things, Freedom Grange desire
to accomplish, and having placed the prize
high up, they will, by earnest effort aud con
tinued perseverance, strive to attain thereto.
DouBLE prs CREEK ITENs. -0n Tuesday
as the noon freight train west, fifteen cars,
passed here 81 . high rate Of speed, when OPP
posite the depot the fifth ear, o. empty gon,
dola, jumped the track. The engineer not
knowing the ear was of, drove on, the car
making heavy jars on the ties one set of
wheels soon broke loose and crashed through
Mr.. Milton Covers fence, and so one snt az
wheels after another was left BY the way. side,
and the skeleton car was dragged on the
track one-fOurth Of q mile from where il
jumped the track in all that distance the
ties are much broken and split Before the
track could be cleared the 1850 p. m, freight
train from Wilhamsport came on. An extra
engine from Union Bridge had also come, so
we had three engines, with some thirty cars,
crowded together hara, The extra engine
backed the rear end the broken train on the
switch at York Road, and after the track was
cleared, the remaining part Of the train back.
ed on the Frederick and Pennsylvania Line
road to enable the east train TO pass. BY this |
time the mail train came dashing along This |
had to back on the switch here, the repaired /
western train passed by, without any one being /
huIt, and enlf rev minutes detention to the (
mail train.
Mrs. J. Milton Cover, of this place, has a |
hen which took the strange fancy Of laying /
heF eggs from Che top hoard in the large gate I
Mt the wagon shed. The eggs would drop
down Eve feet. To prevent breaking Mrs. /
Cover had some straw packed around the /
place, and here the hen dropped some thirty
eggs, breaking but a few; and now the hen
sits, and has persisted for the last week in
sitting on the edge Of an inch board. Mrs.
Cover told me that she will have box nailed
to the board on which the hen sits, and il she
will occupy II, Mrs. Cover will give her sit
ting of eggs, and let her try her luck in hatch
ing on the gate.
On Tuesday morning the ground was GOV.
cred with snow, and it continued showing all
day and part of the night. On Wednesday
morning the ground was frozen, but BY p.
m. the snow had all disappeared, and the
wheat appears greener than before the snow.
The repair hands are busy repairing the
damaged track from the late run off,
Y. NJ. c. "A committee Of the Young
Mems Christian Association reported on Mon
day evening that they had collected $105. so
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