The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-07-19
Maryland Affairs.

Cpfn aud giass are SNORT w hehe
county,
Horses n baltimore county are troubled
with the epixootie.
Caroline farmers who have thrcshed
their wheat say they are disappointed In
the yield. The drouth still continues.
Hale's Early Peaches were shipped from
Somerset conntv IN Nav York on the
l0,h instant
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"neas IN tiariotu county = "ou, S"ini
oats, grass ana po'a'oes nave Su"efeu mum
the urousnN
A farm containing lOl acres, near
Easton, was sold ON Tuesday TO Richard
Hollyday for sltOO Cheap as DIRT
The rate Of taxation for Worcester
county Is 5s CENTS Talbot county, Us
cents Hartford county TO cents, and
Charles county 100 cents on the sioU'
The execution Of Thomas jackson,
colored, for the murder Of James Schofeld,
took place at Lconardtown, St. Mary's
county, on Friday lie met his late with
great comFosure, and died without either
admitting his guilt or claiming to be inno-
cent.
The Easton Journal says Harvest Is
over and machining has commenced.
From all parts OF the county We hear the
s same rspol'-r-y VA piss u s'ln" pu' yer,
ii'le wheat Z ne y'e'u . poor, very Poo''
anu ,i'e crop Vi '"e COUNT, WI" '' very
snai'
On Saturday morning, Frank Posey,
Prince George county, started across Pls-
Getaway creek with ms vile ana young
ps =, a s'"a" m po@t " Pus snem VI
poaru = s'sainer lug poa' was sMainPe1
ny Ways p run w ~, s s'u.'nlel nnee'' anu
"is, rose' anu 'ho ooy "e'e ufowneu
The Frederick Ctf'sea says We are
glad to learn that the wheat crop through
out the county promises to be the finest st
we have had for the past ten years; Still
.nerc are q some on Oh our FARMERS VINO say
'hoy WIN naiuy nn'Nc '.u ~ seeu' Inc
aseiase eroPi ho"e'ei' WIN po very nne'
H. X. boarman Esq OF Iowsontown,
has sold the Pimiico property, situated on
Green Spring avenue, near Mt, Washing
ton, and purchased by him about one year
ago, to Dr. ~; Carroll, OF Meadyille, Pa,
for s4b,ooo' Ihe tract contains leo
acres, aud IS unimproved'
Perry Thomas, negro, ON Wednesday,
made a murderous assault with an axe on
Mr.; Lewis =. Roberts, residing near
Rider switch, Northern central Railroad
Baltimore county, Mr.. Roberts was cut
on the head, shoulder ana MP. Thomas
was arrested.
Caroline county is suffering from con.
tinued drought, having had no rain for len
weeks, corn is burned up, and those who
have any of last year. crop will not sell fol
fear that it will be failure this year
there is no pasture and cattle are as thin
and poor as in March, and the prospect is
very discouraging.
On Tuesday. John s. Townsend was
fatally injured by mower, near Warwick
He left the machine for the purpose Of ad.
iusting the reins. and in returning 10 take
his place he trod on bees nest they i'm
mediately few out and stung his mules
the mules started and Mr.. Townsend wa,
caught by the knives One foot was chi
off and the other leg badly mutilated HI
died the same night
The drought still continues in Talbo,
county. There has not been rain enough
to wet the ground thoroughly since the
middle Of MAY. The corn is suffering tn,
pastures are burnt up. the cows give it'll,
milk for want of green food, and butter i,
scarce and high in consequence yegeta.
bles cannot grow, and the berries arc en-
off in the middle of the season. A poot
soaking rain would be ofincalculable bene
fit.
At the free excursion on Saturday i,
Baltimore, for the poor children, there was
an old lady present who was 95 years Of
age, and was making her first excursion OF
water. Eight great-grand children &C
companied her. The excursion was to
Holly Grove, and there were present 1885,
children and their mothers. These excur
sions are gotten up by a few charitable
people, and take place each week during