The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-05-31
Maryland Affairs.

Fortytwo prisoners will be discharged from
the House OF Correction in June.
The crab cannery al Oxford is TO be run on
large scale this summer. The packers pay
% cents per hundred for the crabs.
The fishing season Of 1873 was almost n
general failure on the Susquehanna river, as
well as on the Potomac.
ri. Rev. Henry c. Lay, Bishop Of Easton,
is expected home this week Ills health is
much improved by his European trip.
John G. Kipp, letter carrier, was arrested
in Baltimore Tuesday, on the charge Of riding
letters, and held in $1,000 bail for hearing
on Saturday.
A large serpent, from Demerara, has been
presented to Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, BY
VIM. Terrence Esq, who recently arrived on
| the nrig MISSISSIPPI.
| The peach growers Of the peninsula are be.
ginning to be alarmed at the appearance of
the peach rot, said TO have been caused by
the recent rains and irosts.
Font Hill,n the former residence of the
late Monroe Mercer, near Leicester, Howard
county, with nneiy.two acres Of land, was
sold Friday for Sl2,S0O.
The Belair -Egis and IHtelligeaoer says that
number OF farmers in the fifth district are
experimenting this year in raising beets for
sugar. An association has been formed for
making sugar.
John 5. Miller, living near Mt. Carmel.
Washington county. shearea from Leicester
ram, Que year old, fleece that weighed 81
pounds, net The wool was eight inches
long, clean and Of very fine texture.
On Wednesday, 2lst inst, Sheriff Worth
ington levied on 8 acres Of land Of the Balti.
more Cemetery Company, known as the
Cottage Farm, on the Belair Road, for unpaid
iaxes. The property is not now occupied for
burial purposes, though it belongs to the
Company.
The ninety-sixih annual convention Of the
Protestant Episcopal church Of the diocese
Of Maryland assembled at st. Peters Church,
baltimore, on Wednesday. Owing to the in.
ness OF Bishop Nottingham, Right Rev. vii.
nam Pinkney, assistant bishop Of the diocese.
presided
Col. Henry Snyder one of the Oldest citi.
Gems OF Baltimore, died from heart disease,
on TUESDAY. lie was born in Chambersbnrg,
"a, April II, 1902, and moved TO Baltimore
~ 1855. lie had filled numerous Offices,
Federal, State and Munieipal. and was a
stauneh Democrat.
Near the old church on Kent Island. now
gwen up to the bats and owls, TO the disgrace
OF the citizens, is tombstone marking the
last resting place Of Robert Wilson, who died
October ~, l7iG, aged forty-six. The old
church was built about 1860, and is claimed
as The oldest building in Maryland.
"A very severe storm passed over Zion and
Mechanics Valley, Cecil county, on Wednes.
day OF last week. At those places and yicini.
y the hail was large and plentiful, and broke
much glass. halso injured The growing crops
badly. The fall Of rain in that section was
very heavy and the roads and corn fields are
badly washed.
The trial Of Miss Lille Duer, charged with
killing her companion and friend, Miss Ella
hearni Is IN progress at Snow Hill. Both
we're young girls between is and 20. The
gefelpee will be accident. II will be re,nem.
Dered that Miss Daet shot Miss Hearn with
revolver, US they we're standing al the door
OF Miss Hearn's fathers residence.
Mr.. D. L. Moody having closed his labors
~ Baltimore, will 70 TO his home in North.
held, Mass, where he will spend the summer
in study, preaching as heretofore on SUNDAYS
and often on week days IN the neiRhborhood
Mr. Moody began his labors Ia Baltimore.
about the end Of October, and has been tLere
over six months. While there he made
many friends, preached 10 half a million ~
people and was treated with the utmost Kind.
ness and courtesy. Not disparaeinr word
was ever uttered against him by he press,
and he leaves regretted by oil classes. W