The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-03
Maryland Affairs.


A little son of Mr.. Joseph Bigler, Of Cum
berland, was badly bitten BY copper snake
on Tuesday last.
The Colored House of Reformation, Of
Prince Georges county, has 2l0 inmates,
though il has capacity for only 1850.
Mrs. Rebeeca May, OF HageTstown, daugh-
ter Of Mr., John Gruber, Of "Gruber Alman>
acn fame, died last week, aged SO years.
The rate Of taxation, for county purposes,
in Baltimore county, is So cents on the
500, reduction Of 10 cents from last year
The great fair for the benefit Of the Masonic
Temple, Baltimore, closed on Wednesday
night, afler two weeks duration. The profits
being S22, 500.
The Talbot County Agricultural Society
has fixed on the 10Th, lllh and 18th of Sep
TENDER, as the time for the next annual fair
at Hambleton Park.
The Denton Union says a ten million bas
ket crop ofpeaches is predicted for the Pen.
insula the present season il the frost does not
come along and nip them in the bud
Bishop Ames, Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, died at his residence in Baltimore,
on April 25th, in the TSd year Of his age
He was born at Amesville, Ohio, educated at
the Ohio University, and elected Bishop in
1852.
The Hartford county beet Sugar Association
have had meeting at Beair, and passed
resolution TO cultivate the beet as an expert
ment, in order to ascertain the mode of plant
ing cultivating. time Of harvesting, and yield
per acre.
During the month Of April, 1879, there was
received at Baltimore ,295,0l6 bushels of
wheat, 1873, 1896 bushels Of corn, and 1861
bushels Of oats; an increase over April, 1878,
of GAG, 0s3 bushels Of wheat, 93l, 40 bushels
of corn, and SO, CAT bushels Of oats.
Mrs. May Hamilton died at Belair on the
18th instant, in l02d year of her age. Her
brother, Edward Hamilton, survives her, and
is in the l0I year of his age. They came to
this country from ireland in 1918, in com
pany with Alexander Hamilton, another
brother, now deceased.
A novel case has been removed from Anne
Arundel to Baltimore county. Il is that of
Henry Dnyall, Esq, commission merchant Of
Baltimore, who has brought suit against Anne
Arundel county for $l0,O 600 damages for inju.
ries received by tree, cut by public road
hands, falling upon him.
The lowest estimate Of the peach crop on
the peninsula is 100000 baskets. This is
1900, 900 baskets above the largest crop ever
heretofore raised, although the number Of
trees is less than it was through natural decay
and failure TO replace the old by new trees.
Great preparations are being made for drying
fruit, aud more will be required for this pur.
pose than ever.
Mrs. Mary Peake orem, residing al Wood
berry, Baltimore county, one hundred and
three years old. She was born at Ridgely's
FORCES, on the Gunpowder river, on the I'D
of April, 1776. Her father was an English.
man, who came to this country with the Brit
ish army, and deserted and went into the
American army as drummer. He married
a Miss Murray, bg whom he had nine children,
Mrs. 0rem being the oldest.
AT Chestertown, on Tuesday, in the case of
the children of DR.. Joseph 2, Grice against
the County Commissioners Of Cecil county, a
verdict for the county was given. The suit
was for $50, 900 damages, caused by the death
of the Dr.. and young child, owing to an in
sufficient bridge across the canal ut Chesa.
peake City, sometime last year, the DR.. and
his daughter having fallen from the bridge
into the canal and being drowned.