The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-02-10
Maryland Affairs.


In Caroline county the new assessment
falls below the old s46G, 10000.
The recent assessment of property in
Somerset county foots up s4,674,3O6, an
increase of SIO5, 059 over the last assess
ment
George w. Miller, collector Of State
and county taxes for Frederick county,
advertiscs 50 properties for sale on account
of taxes due
The total assessment Of the property of
Wicomico county for taxable purposes is
Sl,5O7 ,33l, being an increase Of sll9,-
0O7 over the last assessment.
The Hagerstown papers say that the
coming spring will witness another exodus
of Washington county farmers, md many
from the adjoining counties of Pennsylva-
MIA and West Virginia, for tho West
The Cambridge Chronicle says that
some two or three hundred canvas
back ducks were caught fast in the ice
during the late freeze in Chesapeake Bay,
and in that condition were picked up
without difficulty.
The board of control and review of
Howard county have completed their
labors. The total assessment is IS, 225,-
723, including 1887 1913 on the property of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company
in the county. The last assessment was
sG,55O,7s2
A colored female child was born recently
at Baysido, Talbot county, which is a
curiosity. 1t was, at birth, twelve inches
long, and weighed only one pound 1t
has no thumbs but fingers complete. Its
hair is long, reaching to its shoulders.
A meeting of stockholders of the South.
ern Maryland Railroad Company was held
at No, 50 West Lombard street, Balti-
more, on Saturday, for the election Of
twelve directors, Mr. Smoot, the presi-
dent, and G. ii. Winder, secretary, were
present among others interested. 1t was
stated that Philadelphia capitalists have
taken hold Of the enterprise and will
shortly commence work on the road which
is to be completed in four months from
Point Lookout to Brandywine, sixty miles
aud probably to Washington &c miles.
The road bed has been graded As miles,
with cross-ties on the spot. A meeting
will be held in Philadelphia, when the
contracts will be awarded. The company
has secured Point Lookout as a summer
resort.
The members of the Baltimore Press
Club, Immediately after the adjournment
of the regular monthly meeting on Satur.
day Of last week, proceeded to Holiday
Street Theatre, on invitation of Manager
Gilmore, to witness private exhibition of
the extraordinary skill of the Austin broth.
ers in the use Of the rife. As one by one
the wonderful shots were made, the report
ers were fearful lest they should be fur.
nished with first class item in the wound.
ing or killing of one of the Austins The
latter however, went through the danger
Gus performance as if it were mere child's
play. The brothers once stood back to
back, on opposite sides of the stage, one
with his rifle and small looking glass,
and the other with potato on his head
The former, still with his back turned.
placed the rife over his shoulder, looked
at the reflection of his brother in the
glass and fired, the ball splitting the
potato. Shooting potatoes of each others
helds, shutting candles in the hands of
one of the brothers, or knocking the ashes
from a cigar, while in the mouth of one
of the brothers were common letes.