The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-04-20
FROM OVER THE BORDER.
lettings Around Lisbon--An Interesting Road
Case--Eastar Reflections.

The favorable weather ofthe past four week
/ has had the effect to advance farm work OF al
| kinds. Gardens have been made and fowe
| seeds sown. Wheat and rye present goot
! appearance in this section and grass heds-
| on good and-are green with verdure.
| We took a stroll through the woodlands ole
/ and hoary on Sunday afternoon last; in fancy
we heard the voice of the flowers saying,
! peep peep. Amid the dells we espied the
/ wild wind flower and the auemones ~ bloom
while the hil5des were one wealth ot bloom
OF the trailing arbutus under the leaves. In
places We found the earth carpeted with this
delicate plant, which sent up its fragrance
when crushed by thoughtless tread.
A case of interest to land owners through
out the state was decided at the March term
of the Howard County Circuit Court, before
Judges Jones and Smith. A roadway had
passed through the orchard, by the wood pile,
and through the side yard, close by the kitchen
of 0. c. Shipley. aud was used with taclt con-
sent by Henry Hellman, whose farm adjoins-
Both farms bind on the old Frederick road
their entire length on one side; Shlpley eX-
tending by purchase TO the pike. The road
way originally led on to the old Frederick
road and was laid out by the original owners
of both farms. The two farms passed to two
owners. The predecessor of Hellman closed
the portion of the road leading to old Fred
erick road. uecessitatjng Shlpley TO make a
road through his fields 10 the county road.
Shipley reached the pike by buying a tract of
land at about $50 per acre. Neither Hellman
nor his predecessor paid a cent, nut used the
roadway belonging to Shipley. Hellman be-
came abusive and intolerable, and part of
the roadway not being used as such by Ship
ley, he closed it.. as others had before done
two sections of the same roadway. Hellman
brought suit for $1,000 damages and recovered
one cent. BY the decision Hellman has a
right to use roadway through the yard and
field of the owner. which the owner himself
does not use as such: and which, as the bed
of the road runs, does not bring him to the
pike by lO1 measured yards. The case will
be taken to the Court Of Appeals. his IS
the true statement Of the case, notwithstand-
ing the statements of willing witnesses to the
contrary.
Mr.. John Patrick prominent resident here
Is lying i'll at his home.
Rev. J. r. Andrew will preach at Harmony,
NJ f. South. church. Easter Sunday, at 1880
O'Clock, a. M The Sunday School was or.
gained at that place on Sunday last Chas-
A. Hobbs. superiuten deut; W. I. Carr, assIS-
iant: Isaiah Penn, treasurer; II. SlIcer Hobbs,
secretary; Fletcher Shipley, librarian; Mrs.
Harry Dorsey. teacher female Bible class; o.
C. Shiplev. teacher male Bible class. Other
teachers. Miss Bell Gosneil. Mrs. l.. Hobbs
and others.
For the rev school house at this town $500
has been subscribed and the county has prom
iscd SlOOd. The presumption Is the house Will
be built IL the disputauts eau settle aud agree
upon is location. From our location, just
over the distrie; line. we can listen with com
p,areucy to the rival claimants for ITS size.
4 n hrts I'd n
to take effect at end Of present quarter.
Easter, with all It's tra.n OF joyous assocla
tons. religious and social, will soon be here
aud gone. Il is a season essentially o. glad.
ness. coming as u does AZ the cad OF a forty
DAYS abstrntion from table aud social
pleasures by many Of the religious community,
aud usherlBg In thc glad springtlme i sends
a scnSuous thrill through the veins OF believer
aud unbslirver alike. Time was when 10
make special observance Of the Easter festival
vas 20 incur the hostile criticism OF those
rigid churchmen who deSpised pOmp and
ceremonial IN religions devotion, As necessa.
gily allied 10 superstition. Bat the world OF
religious thought has undergone a change IN
accord with the devotional spirit OF the iimeS-
and nov the spectacle Is presented OF nearly
ali denominations joining hands 10 the celcbra.
sion OF al the great Christian festivals. And
afiFartiveness Il IS - season OF flowers,
when the earth finally diseards is winter
rnaasle and arrays itself in ali the fresh and
beautiful hablliments Of spring The sweet
story of lhe resurrection j. seen IA every
flower that peeps above she ground, now risen
frous is winlrv bed: ard white love Of the
beautiful aud belief ia Chr5ssiau traditions
last Easter ,nusi always be a gladstone period,
lsasrned through and through With blessed
ness As each recurring Easter comes
aroand the Festival seems 20 take on wider
significance. aud even churches without =
nlual. and locking beautifully upon Outward
ipytns aud ceremonies, feel The influence Of
thr tsy and iUiu Ia the general rejoicing.
fhfough all the misis aud iarmoIl % agcs
Essser stands oul clearly and distinctly 10 the
CHRISTIAN Gale aslar, bringing Wilh Il susgcs
lions Of Immortality and In the sweet hoSrFs
gha, lir apsn she affairs OF the churches, Shis
saF3a. 10 tired aad weary hearts words Of
consolation, and placing before tear dImmed
eyes Jrraws Of glad resurrection,