The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-04-03

More than eleven years have elapsed since
the flood Of 50, which destroyed so much val.
liable property IN Sykesyilie, bui to-day the I
memories 81 these scenes are being revived /
by the work 81 Mr. John Grimes who il hny' I
ing tht debris removed in front Of bis premises I
south of the railroad, on the site Of the Old /
hotel. lie has several hands employed under /
the supervision Of his sou George. Their /
work attracts many lockers on who are curious
70 know what treasures may be unearihed.
Thus Ear their iabors have been poorly re-
warded, but their work Is made light by the
hopes OF abigiind. When The store OF MessrS.
Zimmerman & Shullz was washed away, il
lodged against the hotel. That building fall.
ing buried much Of the merchandise beneath
It's ruins, and to day from among the stones
aud brick arr found bottles OF laudanum and
different essences all in good stale Of preser'
walton. Hinges are being taken out by the
dozen paig kegs Of nails, 80 corroded as TO be
Of no value, cups and saueefs, scales, &c.
Yesterday clock was found, and among other
things several non hoops which belonged TO
barrel Of soothing syrup better known in
those days as Mt. Vernon Whiskeyi and we
1 sighed as We thought Of the fun the fishes had
| Here, too is supposed to be buried the safe
belonging TO the firm, which, strange TO say,
has never beeu found. Mt. Zimmerman in
/ formed us II contained but little money
about twenty-five dollars, (which was in cop
1 pers, some little jewelry and mining stock.
/ II will probably take a month yet TO complete
/ the work Of removing and examining this huge
pile Of earth and stone, which we shall watch
and report any thing Of note that may occur
The people Of this district have been exer-
cised very much ofla,e about the public roads.
We neaa the spperyisorship- 1t appears
from political usages here that every man
= - r ~ Dill g.. .,ftfl.A 10 ,.uh.
lie road TO work, but here is the Col0nel's
dilemma. BY actual count be finds he had
three hundred more votes than he has roads
in the district. How TO care for his friends is
pazzel which throws the famous rs in the
shade. The Colonel is continually being way.
laid by these anxious aspiranis, who use all
kinds of argument TO press their claims. One
will point him to a bridge, that did not cost
the county Que cent for he had very gener'
ously torn up his kitchen floor to repair it.
Aaother will show him a spot in the road
which once was frog pond, that his grand
father filed with stone, for which he never
charged the county anything. We would sug
gest TO the Commissioner, in view OF thu
trouble, to let the names OF the applicants b'
put in box, (the same one our jury IS draw
ironn then let the Commissioners draw a
many names as there are roads. Ia this wa!
they could be kept in the family, as the SAINT
names would be sure to come out every spring
Then let a prize Of twenty-five dollars b
awarded to the supervisor who has the bes
S road, tho number be limited 10 ten, with a
Z entrance fee Of two dollars and fifty cents.
! Mr.. John Baseman has captured iemal
! iox with four young ones, which he has Sc
= curely housed in comfortable quarters on b.
] farm, and purposes raising them for the chase
. The weather has bgsn as unsettled as Al
: napolis politics; the trouble was March II
j. fused to confirm Probabilities appointment