The Democratic advocate., 1877-11-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


| present, among whom were considerable
| number Of Republicans, friends and neiehbors
/ OF Mr., Brown, who mingled with the Demo.
Gratis, on the occasion, with hearty good will
| Party politics we're quite ignored, for the time
being, and OIL alike entered fully into the SO.
/ cial character Of the meeting, putting aside
everything like political differences. Persons
began TO arrive about 10 a. M in carriages,
on horseback, and on foot The first object
which met the eye the visitor, on approach.
/ ing Mr.. Browns residence, was his herd of
/ beautiful Devons, OF which there was over d
hundred, browsing in the adjacent pastures,
along with other cattle. An adjoining field
was dotted all over with flock Of sheep,
which, together with the cattle, presented one
Of tho most lovely rural sights imaginable.
| Upon ahill'side, several hundred yards distant
1 from thedwelbng, could be seen wagon load Of
oysters containing about 100 bushels, sarroun.
dcd by several large hres, at which groups Of
men were bqsily employed roasting and open
| ing the delicious bivalyes. And near by long
table OF boards, covered with muslin, about
800 feet IN length. Near where the oysters
were being roasted were several barrels of
| sparkling cider, which seemed to divide the
attention Of the multitude with the oysters.
The oysters and the cider only served as ap-
feast which was in course Of preparation, and
which was promptly announced at l o'clock,
in obedience to the arrangement. Two bull
locks were served up at the table with about
800 loayes Of bread, with vegetables and CON
diments Of various kinds to garnish the feast.
Il was agreed, that, in the preparation OF that
feast Ct good things Mr., Brown had literally
'done it up brown"
Brown TO a turn, sirs,
Brown TO Il.
Brown in rib and round sirs,
Brown as brown need be,
And. what was even better still,
Twas Drowned for you and me.
Freedom district always dispenses her hos
pitality with lavish hand; and here WAS
freedom Of hospitality and hospitality of
Freedom; freedom FROM business, for one day
at least, freedom from care, freedom from
party asperity, freedom of social intercourse,
and free outgushing Of mirth and mer
riment and cordial good will. Two bands
Of music were present, the Mount Pleas
ant Silver Cornet Band, and the National
! Grays' Band Of Westminster. In addition to
the abundant provision made in the open air,
a most sumptuous table was spread in Mr..
| Browns residence, at which were seated a
| large number of his more intimate friendsand
neighbors. The air was little crisp and
/
| hillside to roast the oysters, served also TO
temper it considerably, and to make the oc-
casion more enjoyable. Mr.. Brown taxed
his energies to the utmost to add to the gen.
eral enjoyment, and the occasion passed off
to the qualification of all present. We sub
join the report OF the baltimore Gazette,
whose representative, DR.. Cole, was present:
Mr. Frank Brown, member elect of the
Maryland Legislature from Freedom district,
| Carroll county, entertained several hundred
4 of his friends yesterday at his handsome coun-
| try seat. Ii is situated about one mile aud
a.halftr from SykesyilIe, and is called Browns 5
Inheritance and is also popularity known as
| ''The Devon Stock Farm The estate com.
| prises some 400 acres, and is devoted princi.
| pally to the raising of choice stock. The
oldest herd of Devous, imported into Ameri-
ca in 1917, were located here. The Devon
| herd Of Mr.. Brown now numbers one hundred
head. They were awarded the first premium
at the late State and County Fair at West
minister. The original herd was imported by
the late George Patterson, and purchased by
the father Of the present proprietor, the late
s. L. c. Brown. On the place are also a fine
lot Of Percheron horses, among them the stall.
lion Major General bred by Col. Fieklin at
Fredericksburg, which weighs l,700 pounds.
| These horses also secured the prize at the
| Westminster fair for the best heavy draft. Mr.
Brown also raises fancy breeds OF sheep and
swine, and doperatestwoe extensive dairies. The
residence is quiet looking and unpretentious
frame structure, which has been occupied by
the family for more than a century. 1t is in
excellent preservation, and contains many in.
teresting relics of the past. Adjoining the
| Devon stock farm ON the one side is the ex.
tensiye estate belonging to Mrs James Car.
roll, nee Miss Florence Patterson, and on the
| other the estate of the late Hon Elias Brown,
an uncle Of Mr.. Brown, who was noted
member of Congress in the days of the great
! triumyirate Of American statesmen-Clay,
1 Calhoun and Webster. Besides managing
his own place, Mr.. Frank Brown has charge
of the farm Of Mrs. Carroll.
! The occasion yesterday that drew the yeo-
manry of Carroll into the Piney.run valley
was a social reunion given by Mr.. Brown to
| celebrate his reelection to the House Of Del.
egates. All citizens, irrespective of party,
were invited to participate in consideration of
the good feeling that characterized the late
contest in Carroll. About 10 o'clock the ar
| rivals to the reunion began, and the stream of
vehicles and men on horseback continued
uninterruptedly until noon, when five hundred
persons were assembled. Among those who
participated in the rural fete were Henry
tanderiord, I. Herbert Shriyer, Robert Sell.
man, Jr., DR.. ]. Rinehart, +. l. Wheeler, G.
w. Manro, DR.. A. G.. Hammond Jas. Shri.
yer, Captain j. W. Bennett, DR.. Steele, Col
j. Brooke Boyle, Louis C. Trumbo, !. o.
Wadlow, Lewis Dielmau, Jas. II. Steele, DR..
Somerset r. Waters, Judge L. p. Slingluff,
David Prugh, DIR. VIM. n. Hines and Capt
Trusten Polk.
On lawn near the house was erected a
table three hundred feet in length, on which
the feast was spread. The participants en-.
joyed the rare repast with appetites sharpened
by the bracing November air, and in short
time one hundred bushels Of oysters, two
beeves, several fine sheep, all roasted to a
turn, together with large quantity of bread,
butter, pickles and other condiments, disap-
peared, and were washed down with copious
ibations of sparkling cider. The Mount
Pleasant band, numbering sixteen, Professor
John Byers, leader, and the Grays band, Of
Westminster, numbering twelve pieces, with
Charles Stonesitfer, leader, furnished some
excellent music. Owing to the cool weather
there was no public speaking, and the fete
was confined 10 n discussion Of the good things
provided and in the interchange Of social and
friendly greetings All present enjoyed the
occasion very much, and the shades Of eve
ming had gathered upon the billtops before
the large company left the valley for their
respective homes.
MEETING or THE School BoARD.-The
Board of School Commissioners held the reg.
ular quarterly meeting for the Fall term on
Monday.
The Fall term having closed on Thursday
the 18th inst, the teachers were paid in full,
the sum total Of the payments amounting to
about $40, 800, No other business Of general
interest was transacted
A misunderstanding between the trustees
and the teacher Of q school in the 9th election
district, was settled by the presentation Of
the teachers resignation addressed to the
trustees by name, thus recognizing their au.
thoriiy, which the teacher subsequently dis
puted. The trustees, who are recognized as
such by the Board, being present, testified
that they had accepted the resignation aud
employed another teacher, and had refused
afterwards TO accept subsequent effort of the
teacher to Withdraw the resignation, which,
IL accepted, would have sahjeeted them
10 the necessity Of giving the legal notice,
which had been previously withheld on the
teaches promise to resign.
AZ there vii be no necessity for meeting
I in December fha tiua haiuO 81 ahnri tho