The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-12-06
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1879.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Atells.
Quite luIter was created in our village OF
the 18th ut, by the arrival here of Messrs
Bennett and Marshall, members of the 6rn
OF Grail, Bennett CO., Phtsburg, Pa The,
were accompanied By two ladies, and nro
cceded at once to Springfield, were the ores
were carefully inspected. They were assiste,
b. Capt Thos. Paynter, Of Freedom, who is
practical miner and clever geologist. Mr.
Bennett was very much pleased with the ricl
orc that these mines abound in, and the cas-,
facilities for shipping, located us they are
within one mile of the Baltimore and Obi,
Railroad. Mr.. Bennett meant business, and
said that he represented capital of ten mil.
lions, and came with view to purchase; and
should the negotiation now pending result IN
purchase by this company, an impetus will
be given to the trade of Sykesyille that will
make business lively for the season of 1880.
We have in our midst many old and expe.
rieneed miners, who have taken to different
eallings since the stoppage of the Springfield
mines, who are ready and willing now to &c
down the 'shaft' again.
The meeting Of tho Patapsco Dairy Asso
citation of the both ut., drew together quite q
number Of Dairymen. Several new name,
were added to the membership, which now
embraces all u the prominent Dairymen on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad west of Eli
colt City.
Quite a lively debate was participated in
by the members MS to fixing the price of milk
II was finally agreed that eighteen cents per
gallon should be tho price from December
10Th, and n committee of ten was appointed
by the President to attend the State Dairy
mems Association and demand il possible
this price.
Mr., Frank Shipey sad-Thal he hoped tho
State Association would do something to ben.
eft the dairymen; that the learned disserta
lions generally INDUCED in there could be
read better in pamphlet form.
The committee Of ten was also instructed
to wait upon the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad
officials and have the time of the morning
train changed so as to reach Sykesville about
: o'clock. The next meeting of the Associa
ton will be on the first Saturday in January.
The question Of producing milk ut the pres.
ent prices, is indeed very serious one to the
Dairymeu. Feed Of all kinds is higher, and
although the fall has been warm, the drought
has shortened the pasture, and dry feed had to
be given earlier in the season. All other pro.
ducts of the dairy are higher butter has nd.
yaared twenty-five per cent. Is il to be won,
dered then, in the face of these facts, that the
dairymen care to listen to learned disscrta.
tons on milk, of its relative proportions Of
the plastic to the non-nitrogenons constituents
and their effects upon infants and inyalids.
Now, we hold up before the dairymen oil
Maryland, a gallon of pure milk at IA cents,
and ask Of them a commercial analysis, to SEQ
II they can find any money in it. There isn't
any use Disgusting it, that is what we are Of.
ter, aud hope soon to see five gallon can
Of milk contain big silver dollar.
We had an exciting runaway here on Sun.
day night. Mr.. VIM. c. Folks team broke
loose from Capt. Gorsuch's, aud ran to Sykes
vile, distance Of about one mile and half
They came through the village in full run
Fortunately for the people it did not Occur
twenty minutes sooner, for the road was ther
filed with ladies aud children going to church
They came to halt behind the store of Zim.
norman 4 Shultz. One OF the horses wai
thrown down and slightly hurt--the bugg,
was badly wrecked.
A dispatch just reached us, bringing til,
sad news of the death of Capt, W. II. b. Dor
sey Of Mt. Airy. As friend we knew him
tried and trae, and as a comrade in caus,
we loved and lost, he WAS one Of the brayest-
Maryland sent no drawer or better soldic
from her shores TO join the Confederate rank
than Capt, W. II. b. Dorsey.