The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-31

Inc Freedom campmeeting, which com.
mences on the 6th Of August, Is rapidly draw.
ing near and the members Of The 81 Il.
Church south, in this ncighborhood are max.
ing great preparations for the opening. Sew
efa car loads Of lumber have arrived nj
sYkeayille, which are being hauled TO the
groands. The tents will be pitched on the
tth Inc following ID a list Of the tent hold
eers ~ essrs. =. ]. Baker, H. G. shipley,
Dennis buckingham, g. W. Manro, John o.
Dcvuea, Joshua Lee, Jas. ii. Hobbs, Il. NJ.
ss9lipley, ). l.; Perine, VIM. d. Beasman,
Elias Brown, Joshua Beasman, Il. S. Mccoy.
II. Newton Deyrios, Rev. J. J. Engle, ]. NJ.
Shipley, o. r. Buckingham Mrs A. Dorsey,
Mrs. Charles Hobbs, Mrs j. Henry Steele,
MISS Almira Lee, Mrs. Sarah Shipley, Miss
ia1zie Wadow, Mrs. J. -. Berret and Miss
y. Bennett, these are from Carroll, Howard
and Baltimore counties, and Mrs Snville, Of
Delware. The additional tent holders. We
will give you next week. Joshua Lee will
have charge Of the boarding tent and prom
lses all who come lrst'elass entertainment.
The grounds have been greatly improved
since last year, and with is beautiful and
healthiul surroundings, make il the most de.
slrable eanpmeeting ground ia the State.
Inc roacs leading to the camp are in excel
lieut. condition.
We are glad to see the road supervisors in
our district taking more interest in the roads,
there IS nothing that mars the pleasure Of q
trip to eampmeeting more than drive over
lad roads. The only objection we have 10
make now is those COMPOUNDED breaks. Ii
you cannot be made to believe, master super
visor, that roads can be made without them,
just knock the top Of them oil, il you please.
The shipment Of wheat from Sykesville up
70 date aggregates some eighteen thousand
bushels. The shipment has fallen of the last
ten days, owing To the rainy weather, which
has prevented many from threshing. As
many as five steam threshers have been run.
ming at one time in this district The yield is
much better than was expected, but the av.
erage yield per acre is the most difficult thing
to get at. The fact is, wheat lands shrink
so;we have known farmers to SOW fifty acres
OF wheat, and when Il was threshed they only
had forty acres. Preparations are already
being made Tor the next crop, nearly one hun
bred tons OF fertilizer have been sold here,
Mr.. Frank Brown taking forty tons. A much
larger crop will be sown this year There
appears TO be perfect mania for growing
wheat. Our farmers don't intend TO stop
until they have bought every fertilizer manu-.
iacturer q town and country residence aud a
cottage at the seaside.
/ Every farmer in the district who takes sum
mer boarders has his house; fall, more have
I applied than could be accommodated.
Dir. and Mrs. Frank Brown leave for Eu-
/ rope on the Ith Of Angus, they intend max.
| ing short summer tour
/ A Hancock and English club will be organ
lied in Freedom shortly, and genuine hick.
/ DRY pole raised in Sykesyille. The Republi
cans are pulling taily.
The Freedom tournament will come Of
/ between the 10Th and 18th Of August and vii
be one Of the grnudest affairs ever witnessed
in this county. II will be after the style o
the Tri-State Centennial Tournament, tire,
double arches, two knights riding at time
Some Of the best riders in the State have
promised to be on hand. Valuable prizes will
be offered, and nothing will bed spare to maxi
1t a success.
A collision occurred on the b. g. O. Il. r.
near Gathers Siding, on the afternoon OF tn
18th inst, about a,80 o'clock, between tw,
freight trains, considerably damaging one 0
the engines AID throwing three empty Goa
hoppers and tender OF the track. Tn
cause Of the accident was, the freight trait
going east, was taking tho siding to let thi
mail pass, and was backing 10, in face Of tn
approaching train, which is asserted, did no
get proper notice. Trains were delayed abou
I an hoar