The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-07-31
Maryland Affairs.


X George Harde colored, was killed BY
lightning during severe thunder storm
in Baltimore Tuesday afternoon.
Frank G. Stroebel, young man, aged
20 years, was drowned while bathing at
Ferry Point, Baltimore, at 5 o'clock Sun
day evening.
The first peaches Of the season, preaia-
lures, reached Baltimore from the Sassalras
river, on the l4th inst. four days later
than last year.
Lead has been discovered in the noun
tains, near Mechanicstown, Frederick
county, aud preparations are being made
TO open the mine
Col. Edward wilkins, on his "River-
side" farm, Kent county, raised this seas
on on fifteen acre lot, five hundred bushels
Of Fultz wheat; aud this, to-, without us
ing any kind Of fertilizer.
Last week colored woman, residing
in Frederick, killed large potato worm,
and threw il on the front door steps, and
her child, two years old, eat portion of
H. In short time the child became
feiJ StONi q phJelOiaH was sumHVnSui Dul
the poison proved fatal.
Mr.. Benz. SnoufFer, president Of the
Frederick County Agricultural Society,
was unfortunate enough to have two fine
bucks killed by dogs week before last.
One of them was valued at S75 and the
other at $50. Several other sheep of the
flock were also killed
Mr. George b. Graves, in Patapsco
Neck, Baltimore county, raised this year
on twenty-one acres, sown with 23l bushels
Of wheat l,035 bushels, or 49l bushels
per acre. As heretofore stated the yield
Of wheat generally this season has been
unusually large, though in some favored
localities, the return is unprecedented.
Last week Dr. George NJ. Zimmerman
performed another operation of tapping
upon the person of Mrs. Rouzer, in Grace.
ham, Frederick county-being the thir-
teenth operation Of the kind since the
latter part Of December last. The total
amount OF fluid extracted is about "a gal
Ions. The lady is in her list or I'D year
and withstands these weakening operations
with Il remarkable strength of nerve.
The barn of Mr. Robert Holland, about
two miles from Belair, Hartford county
was consumed by FIRE on Sunday night
last, together with the contents, wheat
hay, &c. The courthouse, chicken-house
and ice-house were also destroyed, and bis
old crop Of wheat and sixty bushels OF
corn. The buildings were large and in
good condition. Loss not ascertained moi
the origin of the fire; insurance $4,000.
The Frederick Citizen says 1--WE have
heard from number of our farmers who
have threshed their wheat, the reports Of
which are anything but encouraging
Fields that many persons thought would
make from eighteen TO twenty bushels are
turning out from seven to ten bushels
The quality of the wheat is said to be very
indifferent, as general thing"
A letter from Oakland, July &c, says
Farmers are very busy making preparation,
for harvest, which will commence about
the first of August Crops never looked
better nor promised more abundant yield
than at present. 1t has been raining al
most constantly for a week past, and tn,
streams in this vicinity have been highel
than at any time for great many years
No serious damage has been done by the
high water so far as heard from.
The storm of the 18th instant in tn,
neighborhood of Chestertown, Kent county
proved quite destructive. Wheat shocked
in the fields, the growing corn anC
fences in some localities were washed away
Two hundred bushels of wheat belonging
to Mr.. j. w. Crew, near the Trappc, wa
washed out into the bay and totally lost
Mr.. William Ford, living near Chester
town, lost FIVE hundred fencerails and abou
one hundred bushels of wheat, and hi.
corn was much damaged.
A SNAKE IN A JUG.-The NewtowI
Gazette of Saturday says A few day
since little child Of Mr.. Gideon Mason
who lives few miles from town, was bit
ten by snake under the following peculia
circumstances A jug Of water had beer
taken into the harvest field and place,
under tree near which the child wal
playing The neck Of the Jug had beer
broken of, and some time during the dal
a copperhead snake had crawled in thu
jug, and the child, having thrust its inge
into the hole in the jug, was surprised t
feel something suddenly seize it. Its erie
brought some of shc farm hands to its as
sistance, and the snake was pulled out o
the jug with its fangs still fastened in thu
hand of the child, Antidotes were imme
diately applied, and at last accounts tht
little one was doing well.