The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-09-26

Cold weather is approaching, and farmers
are beginning to cut corn. The crop IS SAID
to be a good one.
On Tuesday, September 26th, the Frank
| A. Robbins show is to be at this place, and
the attendance promises to be large one:
Mr.. Charles Hunter has contracted to iced
both man and beast belonging to the show,
and for this purpose five hundred pounds OF
bread have been ordered, besides large guam
/ titles of meat and other edibles.
! The mountain resorts begin to wear desc
late appearance. At the Blue Mountain
House only about sixty boarders are left,
whilst at Monterey, Clermont and Buena
Vista only few remain.
Messrs. Albert and Jacob Wisner, who have
been engaged in the clothing business in this
town for the past eight years, left on Monday
last for Carlisle, where they have shipped
their goods and will permanently locate
Burgess J. T. Reininger was heartily wei
coined home on Tuesday morning of last
week by his many friends. He had been
! travelling for the last two months in his native
country-Germany- and reports having a
good time, and is much benefited by the trip.
He says when he reached the shores of Amer
| lea, and spied the stars and stripes, it made
him feel so glad that he took off his hat and
gave a couple of hearty cheers.
The old public pump is at last taken away.
On the morning of its removal a crowd OF
men and boys gathered around it to take their
last drink of its cool, sparkling water, and
take the last look at the time-honored veteran.
The cup was filled several times with its re-
freshing water and passed around for fare
well sip, and many aspired to taste OF the last
drop, Mr. Clayton Philips claiming this dis
tinction. The old we'll has done good service
in its day, but since the completion of the
water works it has been of very little service.
Just when it was dug no one seems to know,
but it is the opinion of the Oldest inhabitants
that it has withstood the storms of one hun
dred years. Some interesting incidents are
connected with the old town pump. About
seventy years ago a man by the name of Adam
Wagaman was walking across the Diamond
and stepped on the flooring, which gave way,
precipitating him to the bottom, depth of 81
feet No one witnessed the accident, 1t being
in the evening, and the cries of the poor fell
low failing to reach any one, he was COM
PEELED to remain in the well until the next
day. At that time water was drawn by means
of windlass. The next morning citizen
lowered bucket into the well for water, and
when he thought it was full he proceeded to
haul it up, but, noticing its unusual weight,
peered down, and was startled by seeing a
dark object dangling from the rope and hear
ing the words ''pull ahead! ~ He was terror
stricken for awhile, and letting go the windlass
rushed up Main street, shouting that the devil
was in the well. A crowd was soon gathered
and the poor man rescued. 1t is also said
that at one time Mad Anthony Wayne, of
Revolutionary fame, and in honor of whom
the town is named, passed through, and
quenched his thirst and watered his horse at
the we'll During the late war Gen. Lee
passed through with portion of his army on
his retreat from Gettysburg, and watered his
horse at the pump, while his staff officers
drank from the little iron dipper that for years
slaked the thirst of many weary traveller.