The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-07
UNIONTOWN DISTRICT.
Retired from Business - Cookie Large
Yields of Barley and Wheat, Etc.

Joseph Enelur who has been running the
elevator, hay press. lumber and coal ard,
ticket, express and freight agent, taglran,
&c. &c, at Linwood for number of years,
retired from that line of business ON July list,
and handed the concerns over to his brother,
John Englar, of Iinwood. and Il. Lee Myers,
of New Windsor We wish them success and
hope they will be as genial as their predecessor.
The corps of obliging employeeS-Me ssTs.
koontz, Drach, Little and Joe Smlth-wlll
hold drawing card for them. Mr.. Englar
retireS with many warm friends and will here
after look after his farm.
''Where does the cookie come from aud
how does it get in our wheat fields?" On one
stalk there are about 10 OF 10 seed pods.
These pods will carry from 10 to 20 seed each.
On an average stalk there will be 80 seed.
If one stalk is left in the field and narrowed IN,
(everv seed seems iertllel, next wear tnl>
one stalk will produce about go stalks or an
average of 81. 500 seed.
Peter Smith claims that he viii have a
bushels of wheat TO the acre.
Barley has been turning ont iiuely, and So
far as reported those from who have Ihreshed,
the yield is a big one. Snader DcUlbl>S, uH the
Edward G. Gilbert farm, reports 62l bushels
to the acre. George Is. Euglar 90 huShels,
Cyrus Hull 81. Peter Smith 81, JOSIAH Erl
81, the Bowers brothers. Jesse NuShauul, Sol
ONION Ecker. each 50 bushes TO the "rre.
Jonas Wagner during The past season.
with his threshing rig, thresAei oH 10000
bushels of grain.
Harvest hands have been very scarce.
The wheat in this section tUujoniownj Is
all cut and the crop promises 10 be- % h'g one.
The straw is long aud heads lar-r aui welt
filled
On Friday OF last week the traction engine
Of Jonas Wagner broke through bridge near
Spring Dale school. aud one night last w"rS
was within au ace of being hit log the "mtd
night freight at I.jnw3od.
II is thought that Benton F!ater, nu ghr
Daniel Diehl farm, viii have about 300
bushels Of wheat from los acres.
Harry Haines, near linwood, had wheat 81
heavy that it took 80 pounds ui twlue 90 h'nd
10 acres.
The big egg and the ''Iule egg have
been found William Il. Iolickatier, Of near
Unioniown. found when gathering his eggs.
one of the Plymouth Rock variety that meas
ured 81 by 81 inches. The egg was double,
that Is. there was the usual white and yei.oN
OF an ordinary egg, aud also regular s.-'i
egg perfect in every respect, she'll. Ac-. fH.
side the big she'll When Mr.. A1ihcAotfr
found the egg he thought the hen bad 'aaIa g
goose OF herself james ". heiiBlaH
found an egg-also Plymouth Rock variety
that measured Il ty y inches.
Here Is another: Mr. Lel5gkuiier, whfie gpi
ting wheat, found a guinea nest With - eggs
ia il. he thought be had hunted aiI over ths
farm and does not sec how - could bl',
missed the rest. considering The space H ess
erred
The Pipe Greek German BapIf.t 'oggrr
Cation Withhold their Harvest Home .gr-
vices, on saturday, July lith.
o. H. Yercmiau. am Armenia siHi,a. %
the German Baptist Church, ui At Morris,
Illinois, Will preach pa Pipe trres caaraa n7
Sunday, July 18th
The linwood elevator building s. a.iHe 5,".
proved by adding q story to the engine Ts,aHI
and one on the office. The former ia- 9 rarN
shop and the latter tor Prv.ie olhce.
Charlie. J Splsimau. %; N4isvulH. HAs az.
cep,cj "a position in Ihc miluai uiaa1 Ut i"H.
wood
Mr.. louisa Morris, ui uI cas-, Pa. lHut
several DAYS with hes brothers, Charlie aHt
Henry Sitie. near Daloatssa. Nh Morn.
sailed for Europe ou Wes.1c-.laE. iaF f.-tt
OF . year ur more.
Miss Ethel Waznuar, OF Westm.a.,-r. IS
visiting her SISTER. Mr.. VI B BsuAari a-ar
Uuiontuwu.
Mrs Aun Bruau, ag4 laughter. Mas, MARY
I.izzsa BraAu, of Bruins sl,b, Ca. srr Ea-.-.HE
friends a their ola bomp uu the EfiEe