The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-05-12
sYKEsyuLE ITEMS.
Accident to Minister Christ Church Guild
improvements crops-A Visit to Spring
field" its Horses, Cattle and Crops, &c.

sYKEsvILLE ITEMS.
Accident to Minister Christ Church Guild
Improvemonts-cr ops-A Visit to Spring
Held" its Horses Cattle and Crops, &c.
Rev. P. P. Flournoy, who was thrown from
his carriage on Monday last at Mt. Airy, was
brought home on Wednesday. His injuries
are not as serious as at first reported in the
daily papers, but are Of such character as
to prevent him from performing his ministe-
rial duties for at least q month. He is badly
bruised about the body and the left shoulder
injured Mr.. Flournoy has the sympathy OF
:he community who hope for his speedy re-
coyery, as he is held in high esteem by all
who know him.
Christ Church Guild, of this Parish, were
pleasantly entertained at the residence OF Mrs.
kearney, on Wednesday, the I'd inst. 1t is
the custom of the Guild to meet in alphabet
cal order at the homes of the members once
every week. The officers for the ensuing
year are Mrs. Henry jenkins, president;
Mrs Moorehead, vice president; Mrs. Voor-
bees, secretary, and Mrs. Hall, wife of the
rector, treasurer. The work for the summer
was marked out at Mrs. Kearney's, and some
pleasant, entertainments may be expected:
Mrs. Trusten Polk very generously offered
her home and elegant grounds for lawn
party, which was accepted, and arrangements
made to give one at an early day contingent
with the ripening Of the strawberry.
The grounds at the new rectory. have been
improved by Geo. W. Holmes and enclosed
with neat board fence, which is made to
bristle with barbed wire, to keep away the
multitude Of tramps that worry the good par.
son, for the tramp of to- day is a professional
beggar, and not the kind mentioned in Holy
Writ, and who cares if he is seen hanging on
a barbed wire fence.
The wheat rarely ever looked better at this
season than now in Freedom district, and
gives promise of great yield. If the farm
ers could only get about $40 per bushel for it,
they could make up some of the losses on last
years crop.
''Springheld'' was visited this week and we
found everything looking well. The farmingis
not on as extensive scale as former years, but
under the good management of John Phillin
ger great deal of work is done with few
hands. The postmaster is content with
smaller crops and will this year increase. his 1
stables and turn his attention here to breed
ing heavy draught horses. His stables now
number sixty-four head, among them are
some twenty-five brood mares carefully select
ed by Mr.. Brown himself His three Perch
eron stations are among the finest in the State.
Norman" is rich dark brown years old,
IS hands high, and when led upon the scales
for our inspection tipped the beam at 100
pounds. Springfield" is years old, grey
of color and weighs 1860 pounds. Horace
is sorrel, years old and weighs 1850 pounds.
A better trio of their kind could not be found
in the country. They are gentle and easily
handled, and Notwithstanding their great
weight are as active as horses of half their
size Large and well adjusted stalls are given
to every horse on the farm, with plenty of
attention and good feed. A team of six half
Percherons of dapple grey, whose average
weight is 400 pounds do the heavy hauling
of the farm, and all who have seen them agree
that the line was never drawn over better
team.
To the dairy Mr.. Brown has not given as
much attention Of late, only fifty cows are
kept at one dairy, the other having been
abandoned. Most of his Devons he has dis.
posed of, and the herd has dwindled away.
They were "too English you know'' for
profit.
In the swine line we found eighty head of
pure Berkshires which he finds a profitable
branch.
The crop of the farm this year will be 100
acres of wheat, 100 acres of corn, so acres of
oats and ten acres of potatoes; 200 acres will
be given to hay, and the great meadows and
balance of the grass land will be used for
pasturage.
All the outbuildings and paling fences on
the farm are being white washed, as white is
the prevailing color. The lawn is kept closely
cut and the flower beds are being arranged by
the gardener. Springfield never looked pref
tier. Mr.. and Mrs Brown may occupy it for
a short time this season. The grounds are
open for visitors, and all who come here gem
orally avail themselves of the opportunity
to view this grand old Maryland homestead.
p. ]. Webel, formerly with S. r. Duvall,
has opened tin shop for himself in Melon
AIDS warehouse. He is popular young man,
a good mechanic and we have every reason
to believe he will be encouraged in his new
venture.
The Seward Brothers have taken posses
sion of the store of the late firm of thinner
man & Schultz, and will open with full line
of goods on Monday next.
Warfeld & Donovan have put up fancy
awning in front of their store, which not only
gives them shade, but puts the other merchants
in the shade also. II
There has been marked Improvement all
around this spring; all seem to be brush.
ing up. The only back ward step was the fall
ing Of a broad and spreading chestnut tree on
the village green to crafty the vanity ofagent
Norwood. By the way Norwood's nose is
blooming. This is the second temperance
nose in the village that has bloomed this
spring 1t does not improve the agents looks,
for in its efforts to bio ON it has twisted the
member very much awry, and now looks like
the first bud on cactus.
Thomas W. Fisher, as agent, has sold the
Tome farm, near Sykesville, containing 200 !
acres, to Louis Horfel and J. H. Springer,
of Baltimore, for $1,000.
The derailing of several freight cars at Bar
switch on the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad delayed east. bound trains here sew
eral hours on Tuesday.