The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-11-29
Maryland Aaairr.

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FREDERICK COUgTY.-Horse stealing on the
borders Of this and Montgomery county leads
70 the belief that there Is an organized baud
Of horse thieves at work.
Mrs. Henry Stonifer, Of Mechanicstown,
died on the 10Th. aged rs years.
DR.. VIM. II. Mcpherson, formerly of Fred.
erick, died in Baltimore on the both, aged
~ years. He was elected President Of the
Frederick. Town Savings Institution May 20,
1881, and filed that position for thirteen
years, resigning July 30th, 1874.
Baker Bowie, colored, of the vicinity OF
Evansville, and George Little, also eolored,
Of New Market, got into q quarrel at the
latter place Thursday night Of last week, and
Little cut Bowie about the head and throat
quite severely, but not fatally.
Mrs. Clara Hammond, colored, Of the vi.
einity Of Prices distillery, Monday, the nth
inst, in fit Of jealousy, undertook to club
another colored woman with n loaded shot.
gun, but her awkward handling Of the piece
discharged its contents--a load of shot-into
her own body near the groin, which may
prove fatal
John W. Shaw, Of Meehanicstown, raised
from one acre and two perehes Of land ll3
bushels Of corn valued at $2s. 25; 1872 bundles
Of fodder valued at S7.28; 1900 heads Of cab
bage valued at $500; 80 bushels Of potatoes
valued at $l9.02, and 100 plants Of tobacco
valued at $500; the full amount OF his crop
being $15l.05.
Lewis A. Brengle, of Frederick city, was
found dead in his bed on Tuesday noon, the
18th inst. He was in the list year Of his age
when he died. About thirty minutes before
he was found dead he had answered the call
OF one Of the family.
Mr.. James l.. Buxton, of this county, and
Miss Fannie A. Dudley, of Montgomery
county, were married at the Methodist Pro.
testant Church in Washington city, on the
10Th of October, and on the 7th instant, after
a married life OF Only ten days, the bride died
very suddenly at Rockville, Montgomery
county.
| Mr.. Jonas Kreglo, residing near Liberty.
town, has Just husked and housed, from 81
acres, fifty.three barrels Of corn, l5 IT bar.
rels TO the acre. The corn is the centennial
variety.
Mrs. Cassandra Picking, wife of Mr.. Leon.
ard Picking, died at her residence, in Me-
chaniestown, Saturday morning, Nov. 22nd,
aged II years, months and 10 days.
| BALTIMORE CoUYrT.-Thirty.fv persons
have professed conversion during protract.
ed meeting " in the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Mount Washington.
Water in all portions Of the county is re.
ported to be very low on account of the con.
tinuous drought, and number of mills have
been compelled 10 suspend operations.
MIR. Lewis j. Roberts has sold three build.
ing sites, in all twenty acres, near Rider
Station, Northern Central railroad, TO Messrs.
| John i. Middleton, Johns Nicholson and Eu.
gene Poulthey, Of Baltimore.
1 A farm containing $50 acres, improved by
a stone dwelling, and also y acres Of wood.
land, belonging to the heirs OF the late Fred.
erick Smith, in Dulaney's Valley, four miles
from Towsontown, on the Gunpowder river,
has been sold TO Mr.. Frank o. MacTavish
for $ll,600.
The barn Of Joseph Winkler, on the Cour,
Chapel road, eleventh district, was destroyed
| by fire between 6 and o'clock Wednesday
morning, together with about eight tons Of
hay, twelve barrels Of corn and a lot Of straw.
The live stock was removed. Loss estimated
at 1920, insured in the Hartford County
Mutual Company for $3.50.
Jesse Clayton, residing near Fork Meeting
House, ate on bet, one dozen raw eggs, in.
Guiding shells, last Thursday evening.
MISCELLANEOUS John Hoopman, q
native Of Hartford county, died at Chester,
Pa, last week, aged So years.
in Cumberland, on Thursday of last week
while Mrs. Sophia Green was passing down
Liberty street, heavy door was blown open,
knocking her senseless to the pavement In
the fall her comb severely cut her head, and
her elbows we're badly bruised.
In Charles county, last Monday, a colored
man named Charles Jones, whilst intoxicated
fell against a saw at Norn's mill, and re
ceived injuries which will probably cause hi,
death.
A destructive FIRE is raging in the South
mountain, in the neighborhood of the Ston,
Fort, on Maryland Heights, opposite Harper'i
Ferry.
The grand jury OF Washington county found
no bill OF indictment against Mrs. Ida Bennel
who shot and killed her husband some months
ago at the lodge house at Antietam Naiiona
Cemetery, at Sharpsburg. The killing wal
one Of selfdefence, under the most trying
circumstances.
Proposals for the new $500, 600 water loar
Of the city Of Baltimore, to bear per cent
interest aud run until 1894, were opened on
Tuesday. S300,0O were awarded to Frank
Rosenberg 4 Co., at l05.02 1868, ant
500, 900 to Stein Brothers at 1906 03 a l05. 10
There were rs bidders in all, the lowest Biz
being l02.
The farm known as the Isaac Fleetwood
farm, in Dorchester county, has been lately
sold to DR.. Joseph L. Edwards, of Philadel
phia. He intends engaging in the raising o.
stock, especially goats the raising Of the lat
ter, he thinks, will be especially profitable
because Of the value Of the skins Of the kids
Lewis Turner, Jr., prominent and well
known butcher Of Baltimore, died Of con
sumption on Tuesday morning last. He had
served two terms in the Legislature.
j. Hartman Brown, late Register Of Wills
in Baltimore, died ON Sunday last, in the 7lsi
year OF his age, after weeks illness o.
pneumonia.
Mr.. lawson, in Montgomery county, made
this year 2700 bushels of wheat on fits
acres Of land-ffty.two bushels per acre.
The Centreyille Record says il is q fact lit,
tie understood that oysters are yearly decreas.
ing both in Wye and Chester rivers. Less
than twenty years ago they were abundant
several miles above where they are now
caught both In Chester aud Wye rivers, and
now not an oyster is to be found on the bars
where they were abundant few years ago.
Hog cholera is prevailing quite extensively
in some sections Of Wicomoco county. Many
farmers have lost their pen hogs by the dis.
ease, and some have lost all their shoats.
A rabbit was recently killed near Chester
town, Kent county; upon being opened il
exhibited tapeworm seventeen feet long.
Mr.. VIM. I. Preston, a well.known and
highly respected farmer, died at his residence
near Frederick city, Thursday evening, after
brief illness, aged about seventy years.
lgnaiius 4. Mattingly, of st. Mays coun-
| ty, has determined to make acontest for the
seat in the Maryland House Of Delegates
awarded by certificate to John N. Graves.
Iohn Moora Charlas Ea.tIav Erad Day;na