The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-01-02
Day p. O. LIENS.


A short time since we gave brief descrip-
ton of this new plant called DAY" which,
from its lately acquired mail facilities, has be-
come the nucleus of thriving community,
whose watchword is progression till the will
derness shall blossom as the rose" We are
told that sixty years ago this spot could be
bought for 81 per acre, in any sized tracts.
A lot in this village has lately commanded
5000 per acre, with nothing thereon but young
timber. Morgan Chapel, of this place, is
church, and not the place called Morgan, by
two miles. The latter Morgan is railroad
station on the B. & o. r. R., and postoffice,
where the same Capt. James Morgan that do
mated the Morgan Chapel lot at Day, some
years prior planted paper mill and obtained
a switch from the B. q o. r. R. Co., which
paper mill is now known as the Woodblne
Paper Mills of John A. Dushane Co., of
Baltimore, and are operated most efficiently
by Superintendent White for said firm, who
have expended liberal sums in the improve
ment of the property, their machinery being
first class and the whole premises handsomely
laid out and tastefully arranged, and their
hundred feet high iron smokestack may be
seen more than a mile
''Belching its thick sulphuric smoke,
Black as where morning never broke"
The Sans Creek road from Woodbine, via
Day, Daniel, Winfield, to the head waters of
Sans Creek, lies on the summit of q beauti-
full ridge for a distance of eight miles, with
but slight undulations i'll the surface, and
without touching ravine or running water,
which is, however, found gushing in copious
supply of the purest at the foot of said ridge
on either side, within from one hundred to
three hundred yards of the summit. The soil
on these gentle slopes, which break into more
defined hills east and west in the distance, is
peculiar, and not less superior, Astounding in
flint and soft gravel, affording silica for wheat
and potash for corn, which latter makes fall
blowing desideratum, that freezing may
dissolve those soft gravel, or rotten stone, and
free the potash, ready for the corn plants IN
spring; and those pebbles also form stepping
stones for the water in heavy rainfalls and
prevent much of damage that would other
wise occur BY washing. This soil responds
quickly to lime, and the clover plant, with
just taste of pure bone, will luxuriate
thereon, and make the passer-by imagine he
has caught a glimpse and inhaled the per
fumes of the amaranths of Eden. The largest
average sized potatoes we ever saw grew here;
the largest parsnips we ever saw grew here;
and as large corn as we ever saw we have
seen grow here.
We Just spoke of pure bone. If all were
such that we are assured is, we would GER
tainly sigh with the Indian chief, sab, bones
of my fathers !" but our faith in those pure
bone assurances is not strong enough TO induce
us to fear the exhumation of our forefathers
while South Carolina rock is more available,
and talk is cheaper than sand or coal ashes;
the former often being more effective in its
application to the ear of the willing listener
than both the latter combined are in their
application to the soil.
We would here say, for reasons affecting no
interests that make explanation necessary,
that the "Day P. o. Items" of the Sentinel
are not from our pen. Our correspondence
for that paper has never appeared under that
caption, and usually bears our full name.