The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-07-21

ed IN BALTIMORE on MOhuuy lOr TOOulng tut
mails. He drew pistol on the special agent
who arrested him, but was disarmed. Cooper
had been carrier for eight years.
David Arnold, residing at Burkittsyille,
Frederick county, threshed last week, from
seven acres of ground, three hundred bushels
of wheat, averaging nearly forty. three bushels
to the acre. The wheat was Of the Fuliz
variety.
Seventeen or eighteen hun dred bushels Of
wheat and about fifty tons of hay in ricks, on
the Oregon farm, the property Of the Ashland
Iron Company, Baltimore county, were de.
siroyed by fire on Saturday night last. It is
thought 10 have been the work of an incen.
diary.
A disease, which il is feared is the much.
dreaded Texas Cattle disease, has broken out
among the cattle in the neighborhOOd Of Lap.
idum aud Churchyillc, Hartford county Mr.
William Woolsey, residing near Churchvile,
has lost five fine fat cattle, and Mr.. Geo. B.
Silver, near Lapidum, a valuable COW
4 SINGULAR CoNCDESCE.-A Christ p.
+. Church, Easton, there were both wed.
ding and funeral last Tuesday. The two
events came so close together that the funeral
procession entered the church, almost as soon
-" N'IN "NNN'hE POI y AAA lNAA W. W. pl Aut
gentlemen who were ushers at the wedding
were also bearers at the funeral.
The announcement is made that Thursday,
August 25d, has been selected MS the time,
and Williams Grove as the place, for the
holding of the fourth annual tri-State picnic
OF the farmers Of Southern PENNSYLVANIA,
Western Maryland aud West Virginia All
efforts will be madet TO make this one as large
as former Ones NechdnicsJ,rg, IA. Sdiar.
day Erening Journal.
The fall meeting OF the Talbo, County Az.
ricultural Society will be held at Hambleton
Park on the 10Th, 9Th, and 18th Of September
next. II is thought that a number Of dis,in.
guished horses will be entered, and an inter.
esting meeting is anticipated A. II. Barnet
Is president of the society and 7. X. Robson
is corresponding secretary.
Cranston o. Newman, Postal Clerk on the
Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad be.
tween Cumberland and Piedmont, is now in
jail, where he will await his trial by the
United States Circuit Court. Newman is a
young man, abou, eighteen years old, and
mas been acting as postal clerk for his brother.
lhere were numerous complaints made to the
Postohlce authorities for months past abou,
the loss OF letters and money remittances.
Last Friday a party Of roughs on n train
from Hagerstown to Harrisburg got up A row
IN the ladies car, but were quoted by the
persuasions OF the conductor, SIR. l.. McCor.
mick. After while they renewed their fight.
ana drew reyolyers, when the eondueto,
changed his tactics. He removed ali tho
ladies' IRON the car, called up the engineer.
fireman, baggage master and brakeman and
IN Two minutes the r0ughs found themselyn.
gazing at the retreating train through blood
from Their noses and cut heads. and mimi.
their weapons OF all kinds.
Mr.. Levi Troxall, resident of Fuoks,o,,c
on Monday last was engaged in threshng IN,
Mt. Eli Young, who lives a few miles beIo,s
Hagerstown. Whilst endeayorine IN adm, .
belt belonging to the machine which baJ
slipped oil the pulley, his hand was cangbI
and IN moment the flesh was comnleaaI,
stripped off his arm from his wrist N NJ,
elbow, the bones of the former also bs;na
broken. Drs. Mason and BOYLE, Of Hauer.o
town, assisted by DR.. Gross, OF FunLstorn
amputated the injured member.
PoisoSRD.-0n the 9Th instant. a buIl
thirteen months old, belonging to Mr.. Chris.
van plhgrich, residing near Timber Grow
olatioh, W. NJ: II. H., broke into a potato
pateh on the farm, and eating the vines mi
whieh had been sprinkled with Paris Green
Iieu from the effects in short time When
u'seosered' me animal was frothing al M
nouth' caused by the poison. This x said IA
ps tne htst case OF the kind which had taken
P'"oe III ms section Of country, aud should
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used. mas "eei
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NANiGAriSG THE NARROws.-Capt. Tbom.,
D. valiant, In the schooner Mary 4 Fill
came through Kent Island Narrows las, Tea
uay on ms way home from Baltimore II,
reports that he got through without troublc
anu mat when the Improvements now in nro.
Jess are completed, there will not be the lea
SllhSul'y III making the passage. A steam
ureuge Is at work, Strengthening and widcn;nr
u's n, emanuel. st. Hiehders Comet.
nus Is more rational account of IN,
CCarIows than that given some time ago bv
IaPl. AUD we think it was, who represente1
we water one side of the NArrows as a foo
n'sneF ,han the other, and the rush ol III
navigation. 10 dangerous L
mere Is great scarcity Of apples in nj,
seSiion TINS year and the cider mills-I;La a.,
mliiS OF the gods-must grind excaSd; T.,
small TO get much juice Last wear he enni.
crop was a large one;-almost eyarv ,ra'
Hoaned under the load Of fruit This ms'
parity account for the scarcity this yesr
moaia DC wei for those having large orchard,
.na' Dear TO repletion one year. and bsar 49,.
L tnS niHt year. TO change the bearing wear y
hali their trees, that they may haye 4 49,,
gaeI u year ms may be done by beatino y
.ne oiossons as soon as they are ont h H.
lang year The crops will Of eonrse n,;S,
u'a' year, but the trees from which ihe No
son,s nave 4, Deen removed will blosson, IN
60. : 'u'l crop the mex, year.--lSf. Miehaer
a SINGULAR DrAm.-A singular death :,
aeo,oreu woman took place near Sudlersv;lIe
anne county, ON Thursday Mon
,as' 9ne retired in good health, and dn,,n,
Wv n,En' was awakened by the noise az |.
L saIsg ~ ner sleeping room. She rot M az
MI se .u M snake, but in handling the st;ct
MI NJ "hieh u was killed she got some of A.,
p,oeu VI !hs snake in her eye. The eve .oa'
s;aL. unnamed and sometime dnrine AZ.
p Hsr , que aled, no one knows how or wben
msnna- h ~ such q singular and myslerion'
ne ,,o;,Lt's la'seu considerable inquiry h
; ;"u aelghoorhood. Her family ara If ~.
bldnS a as ~ mat her death was caused bv nv
o'1 =, - ''e snake getting into her eve "'
me prudent Miles river oy,,o,naa 49,
nIas,;g lhe busy bee and indnstrioas an, =,
p r,anH yys.era this summer for The faii AZ
ha,L I. sVys'efs are being planted on gra,',d
nrosa u !. -1'sa and Wye rivers, and RI ~,
vi, "a ~ y good condition IN the fall the;;
olnly dangers that 70 many Viii ~ 49, IN
gy "ili not get sufficient food % ie,,s,' Il .'la
M naS sometimes been tho Gaze Lera, .se'
me sluggish currents Of ON sssolore;
Wy limited supply Of food 10 ~ n uanisl
wv lsom MS Hedcntary habits i JJs'fr
snes n.iiPon ihe tide for 4 Twins. 81 ae
~ NJ ron home, The oyster deoi, ~ nste
atsrys ~ Nv, ihe sweas Of his brow, Ia wo. n