The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-10

Farmers here, so long impatient of dry
weather and dread of fly in their wheat, have
now had rain enough and to spare, the excess
making such impetuous exit, as to take much
of the soil, wheat and fertilizer with it, and in
| their wake, not a small share of the farmer S
hopes for a remuneratiye crop next harvest.
We now have daily mail on route 10, 26S
from Woodbine via Day, Daniel, Winfield to
| TayIorsville and return, Winfield and lay
louisville being taken from route 1927 max
ing Porter's the starting point at should re-
verse and start from the railroad) of last
named route, from which the carrier now lives
FIVE miles away, at Taylorsville, involving ten
miles of travel each day to get to and from his
route. This seems little bit hard, fits fair.
The day prior to those changes taking effect,
we asked the Department in a private letter,
if it could not give our carrier, Mr.. Adam
Ways, S25 above his pro rata in doubling and
extending his route. We will give sentence
from the official reply by return mall ''No
greater amount than that already made can
be allowed, the order having been made in
accordance with law and the terms of the
contract" When this was read to Mr.. Ways,
he bravely answered 81 can stand it, y and he
went on his way rejoicing, and our new line
is working admirably, with a heavy mail.
But thank, goodness, favors do not make us
selfish; and we would fain turn paraclete for
Mr.. Little, carrier on the cut off route. If we
could benefit him. but the Hon. A. Leo Knott s
sin accordance with law and the terms of the
contract" would put the question down just
where we took it up; and we see no more
feasible plan for Mr.. Little, than to change
place of residence.
We think the political outlook here is grow
ing more encouraging. We had-or rather
listened to q talk a few days ago with one of
the candidates, and some of the opponents at
the primary, and we were pleased to see
smiles instead of tears on the part ofthe latter;
while the former, with his tongue nicely bal
anced in the middle, evolved such concilia-
tory words as to evoke something of the ''pur
suasive'' from Brother Macs Darkroom. We
are gratifed that we feel safe in breathing
requescat in pace to those temporary by-gone
ruffles upon the political tidal wave that is to
make its final enforcement ofthe whole shore
in November.
Just here we are interrupted in this writing
by the announcement of whole wagon load of
Messrs. Shipley, embracing three generations,
mot all of them) with the newly appointed
postmaster, Rev. Horace L. Shipley, on horse
back in front as chief marshal Of the retinue,
all to take the oath of office as postmaster,
assistant postmaster, bondsmen and clerk.
And Just so soon as the papers receive the
official approval of the Department at Wash
ington, Daniel postoffice will be opened and
in full blast. And we would suggest that the
old name of the village be abandoned, and the
place be known in future as Daniel, the de-
partmental name, adopted becaus the old
name came in contact with those of other Of
fees of like name. We simply suggest; this is
a question for the action of the Mayor and
City Council of the place. Success to the
new ofice,-a well and long merited boon to
its officials, and desideratum to the postal
community surrounding.
Miss Ida V. Day, of Baltimore, is visiting
friends near Day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Duffrien, wife of William
Duffrien, died here on the 4th inst, aged II
years, and was inferred on the following day
at the Catholic Church, at Sykesville, with
the usual services.