The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-07-18

| The threshing season has commenced IN
earnest. Wheat is pouring into Sykesviile
for shipment. Mr.. Frank Brown shipped the
first new wheat on Monday last. The quality
is good, but the yield is only about half, com
pared with the crop of 1884. The average
/ yield of wheat in this district this year will be
/ about II bushels per acre, and that will be
about the average of the county. The Sun
estimate for Carroll county of an average
/ yield of Is bushels is much too high. The
! low price, too, is discouraging to the farmer.
! 1t is probable that less wheat will be sown
this fall, as it has ceased to be a profitable
/ crop.
On Monday last at Springfield wagon
I load of wheat was set on fire by sparks from
the engine, and the entire load burnt up.
| Corn is looking well, and promises an ex-
traordinary yield.
Mr.. Jacob NJ. Zimmerman, of the we'll
known firm of Zimmerman 4 Schultz, was
taken i'll in Baltimore on Thursday evening
of last week on his return from trip down
the bay. He has remained in the city ever
SINCE His condition at one time was serious.
! He is now fast recovering. and will be brought
back to his home and friends on Sunday next.
Mr. John Berret, of Washington, is quite
sick at the residence of his brother, Mr.. julius
Berret. Gen. James G. Berret is at his hos
pitable home, "Glen Marcy" for the sum-
mer, where he receives his many friends. AT
.sSpringheld," Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brown
will entertain largely during the summer
Among the visitors there last week was Capt.
James L. Clark, of Colorado. Capt Clark
was an officer on Gen. j. L. b. Stewards staff,
and commanded a company in the Second
Maryland Cavalry. The "Kaloramo Heights
are filed with artists, and the beautiful land
scapes are daily being sketched.
Among the sojourners here from Baltimore
are Miss Volck, Miss Matte Shaefer, Miss
Jennie Eysmans, Miss Gertie and Miss Mary
Beatty. Misses Lizzie and Mary Grover, and
Mr.. Chas Webb. General Manager Dun
ham, of the B. & o., has his family at
Bloomfield, y the residence of Capt I. Polk.
Rev. Ernest McGill preached his first ser
mon on Sunday last at Trinity Church, Ell
dersburg. He made very favorable impress
sion with the people. Under his care the
parish will soon be built up.
We are obliged to put the base ball report
in or else make the boys mad. Sykesville
Union played the Glenwood nine here on last
Saturday. The game was called at the end
of the 7th inning, when the score stood 26 to
8 in favor of Glenwood. Mr.. Samuel g.
Little acted as umpire. Mr.. Little said, when
appealed to- that he knew nothing about the
rules of the game, and we don't think he did,
from the looks of the score. The Henryton
scrub nine came near scrubbing the Caledo-
mans at that place on the same day. Score,
10 to 8, in favor of the Caledoniaus. Our
games here generally end in good deal OF
loud talk.
The hanging of Cooper at Towson was the
proper thing to do, and properly appreciated
by the ladies of the land. We want less legal
technicalities, so that just penalties for crime
may not be postponed or set aside. We are
law abiding citizens; and if the lynchers
broke the law in this case, they only did what
the lawyers were trying to do.
Politics have been postponed until after
camp meeting time; then look out for squalls.