The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-10-13

FREDERICK County IrEMs.-The rain OF
the 9TH instant threatened TO be as destruc.
i've in Frederick as that Of 1868. Market
street was flooded from curb to curb, and
many persons moved their furniture; cellars
were filled, and much loss was caused by the
water. The widening Of Carroll Creek after
the flood of 1868, no doubt saved the city
from great loss. The fields lying west Of
Cartzendafuer's Mill were filed with water,
running fence high, while the water had
backed nearly to Mr.. Simon Basis farm lust
below the gas house.
The Times says the storm in Urbana dis.
trlct was very heavy, and the destruction Of
mill dams, bridges and fences, as well as the
damage to the crops and roads will be seri.
ously felt. The principal damage is however
along the course Of Benefits Creek. The
oldest residents along the creek say that it has
not been so high as Il was on Thursday in the
last nifty years. The principal damage, as far
as we have been able To learn, on the main
stream and branches, is about as follows -
The mill dam Of William Williams waswashed
away and also considerable fencing. The
Hood made clean sweep Of the mill dam Of
A. X. Simmons; he also loses heavily in post
and other fencing; his mill dam was new one
having been built last July, to replace one
washed away by the heavy rain just before har
vest Mr.. Simmons loss will foot up about
$500. The Windsor Brothers lose about 60
barrels Of corn. in shock, and $50 panels of
fence, mostly post The new mill dam of
Thomas Peters, which he built about q year
ago, at cost of $500, is badly damaged, hay
ing some thirty or forty feet of the central
portion washed out. He also loses a consid-
cradle quantity of corn meal and rye chop,
which was washed out Of his mill. His total
loss, including fencing, will aggregate about
5000. u. G. Harris, Esq, sustains loss of
about seyenty-fiye barrels of corn, in the
shock, and a considerable lot Of fencing. Geo.
T.. House loses about forty barrels Of corn in
shock. Capt. Ordeman's loss will aggregate
SoOO, mostly in post fence. Nearly all of our
farmers suffered from the destruction of fen.
cling, and the flooding and washing of the re.
Gently seeded wheat fields.
The stoppage the mills, in consequence
OF the destruction Of the dams, will be
great inconvenience to many of our people as
well as q considerable loss to the millers.
The mill dam Of George Darby, Hyatts.
town, Montgomery county was also destroyed.
BENEFITS Creek, at Thomas Peters mill,
raised thirteen feet above low water mark
Mr.. Eugene l.. Derr, residing about three
miles North of this city, lost six sheep by
drowning on Thursday last. The sheep were
grazing in field on Monocacy Bottom, and
the sudden rise in that stream caused the
sheep to become confused, and the number
stated above were drowned.
VIM. A. Cronise, son of Mr.. Jonathan r.
Cronise, residing in New Market District,
was drowned in Ben's Branch, near the Lin.
ganore, on Thursday last. Mr.. Cronse and
son were going along the creek, and the boy
seeing large pumpkin floating on the water,
said that he would show his father how he
could swim out and capture it. After re.
!monstrance from the father the boy plunged
in and was soon carried down by the current
and drowned.
Eugene j. Gernaud, postmaster at Grace.
ham, was accidentally killed on the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad, on the I'd instant. He
leaves a wife and six children.