The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-07-27
Letter from Talbot County.
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Correspondence o. the Democratic Advocate
RoqAt OAK. Nn, July y, Iss9
MssEs RurrsAs The farmers in ,his region are
t..gsy shr,shine wheat and shipping H to market
The -lund q lhe steam thfesher is heard un every
hand The cnsp ain yisid much better Than Was
sutle paisi thoush the quality g beiow The usual
,laudari Thlrty bushcis % ihe acfs have been
raised by oisc q the farmers bore who hardly eN-
Teci e. grs over tueuty, on account o. the eNces-
sire r4in TIE wheat Is light iu weight and much
affected Is ths scab. The corn Is backward some
farmers not getting u planted until June aud the
weeds lu some fields aEe nearly high as The corn,
ou account OF tbs ground heins too vet o. Work
Ia the main however the corn looks healthy and Is
noa making a rapid growth. and will pTeaenl a
gd-I aspect In september when the season iog
growth draws b. an end. clover and timothy arr
unusually laxuriNnt and Viii compensate, In seinv
degree for the lack ia other crops.
The protected railroad lrora Eistou. through the
lower section = Talbot is a common subject for
di.eassIon szJrkmen are engaged upon the east
eru terminus Of the line ia the vicinity Of Easion
anI a e17ls Of surveyors are az work around the
peishbarhori Of Royal OAK. where they have run
half a dozsa lines. as &c not satisfied vlh either
And they are ssiil surveying, and from present ap
uearances arc likely % keeP on survey ing. until
overtakcn by the contractors and constructing
force ANY intelligent farmer in the neighborhqod
would long since have laid down the most Taeti-
cable route aud had no difficulty in doing 80. bnt
these surveyors OF this much surveyed route through
a narrow peninsula OF not more than two OF three
miles in width and land As level as barn door
are sin surveying as IL the region was one Of the
most difficult and perpieNing topography, And,
besides. they are cutting aud hacking the timber in
the finest in an un,ya rrauted manner entering upon
private property and using the same without having
rst paid for it, in compliance with the organic law
of the state thus rendering themselves liable 30
damage for trespass the rights OF private citizens
are strictly guarded in this respect. The company
should move with more caution and circumspeetion
or il may suddenly find itself in the tells OF the law
and may also find that il does not own the land
/ with which they taking 50 much freedom but
that the title still exists with the former proprietors
In testing the depth of the mud in Royal OAK
creek piles were driven down to the depth of thirty
feet and. to the surprise OF everybody, stream Of
/ water gushcd up several feet above the surface
showing the existence of powerful spring beneath
| the bottom of the creek. If the creek should bt
bridged at that point instead of going around with
the road BY the head il at the village, il is sale
the shores viii be filled out with earth, 50 as 10 re
duce the length of the bridge as much as possible
To cross at that point would cut off the village from
/ railroad privileges and be ineonvenienl to all o
Ferry Neck and considerable portion of the count!
besides The matter will ultimately be determined
it is supposed by those mysterious surveyors: tina
is, if the survey should ever be completed. q