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

FnEDgRIcK County. Horse stealing on the |
borders Of this and Montgomery county leads |
70 the belief that there is an organized band |
OF horse thieves at work
Mrs. Henry Stouifer, Of Mechaniestown,
died on the 10Th. aged rs years.
DR.. VIM. II. Mcpherson, formerly Of Fred
erick, died in Baltimore on the 10Th aged |
81 years. He was elected President Of the |
Frederiek.Town Savings Institution May 26,
1881, and filled that position for thirteen
years, resiguing July 30th, 1874.
Baker Bowie, colored, of the vicinity OF
Evansville, and George Little, also colored,
Of New Market, got into 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, eolored, of the vi
cinity Of Prices distillery, Monday, the 18th
inst, in fit Of jealousy, undertook to club
another colored woman with 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 Mechanicstown, raised
from one acre aud two perches of land ll3
bushels Of corn valued at $2S. %; 1872 bundles
Of fodder valued at 1928; 1900 heads Of cab
bage valued at $500; 80 bushels of potatoes
valued at Sl9.02, and 100 plants Of tobacco
valued at $500; the full amount of his crop
being $15l.00.
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 Eth 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 80
acres, fifly.three barrels OF corn, is Ii bar.
res to the acre The corn is the centennial
variety.
Mrs. Cassandra Picking, wife of Mr.. Leon.
ard Picking, died at her residence, in Me.
chanicstown, Saturday morning, Nov 22nd,
aged II years, months and 10 days.
BALTIMORE CouNTY.-Thirty.fve persons
have professed conversion during protract.
ed meeting of 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 a number Of mills have
been compelled to suspend operations.
Mr.. Lewis j. Roberts has sold three build
ing sites, in all twenty acres, near Rider.
Station, Northern Central railroad, to Messrs
John |. Middleton, Johns Nicholson and Eu.
gene Poulthey, of Baltimore.
A farm containing $50 acres, improved by
q stone dwelling, and also % 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. MacTayish
for SLIGO
The barn Of Joseph Winkler, on the Court
Chapel road, eleventh district, was destroyed
by f., between aud o'clock Wednesday
morning, together with about eight tons OF
hay, twelve barrels Of corn and lot of straw
The live stock was removed. Loss estimated
at $1,000, 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.
MIsCELLASEoUs.- John Hoopman, a
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, a 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 q saw at Norn's mill, aud re.
ceived injuries which will probably cause hil
death.
A destructive FIRE is raging in the South
mountain, in the neighborhoOd Of the Stone
Fort, on Maryland Heights, opposite Harper
Ferry.
The grand jury Of Washington county found
no bill Of indictment against Mrs Ida Bennei
who shot and killed her husband some months
ago at the lodge house at Antietam Nationa
Cemetery, at Sharpsburg. The killing WA
one Of selfdefence, under the most trying
circumstances.
Proposals for the new $500, 900 water loaI
J of the city of Baltimore, 10 bear 9 per cent
| interest aud run until 1894, we're opened OF
Tuesday. 100000 were awarded to Franl
Rosenberg 4 Co., ut l05.02 a 1868, ant
500, 600 TO Stein Brothers at lO5. O3 a l05. 10
There were 20 bidders in all, the lowest bic
being 100.
The farm known as the Isaac Fleetwood
farm, in Dorchester county, has been latell
sold to DIR. Joseph +. 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 wei
known butcher Of baltimore, died of con
sumption on Tuesday morning last. He haC
served two terms in the Legislature.
J. Hartman Brown, late Register of Will
in Baltimore, died on Sunday last, in the lis
year of his age, after q weeks illness o
pneumonia.
Mr.. Lawson, in Montgomery county, mad,
this year 2700 bushels Of wheat on fit,
acres Of land-ffly.two bushels per acre
The Centreville Record says il is fact lit
tie understood that oysters are yearly decreas
ing both in Wye and Chester rivers Les
than twenty years ago they were abundan
several miles above where they are nov
caught both in Chester and Wye rivers, anC
now not an oyster is to be found on the bar
where they were abundant few years ago.
Hog cholera is prevailing quite extensively
in some sections Of Wicomoco county. Nam
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 u
exhibited tapeworm seventeen feet long.
. Mr.. VIM. 4. Preston, a wellknown anC
highly respected farmer, died at his residence
near Frederick city, Thursday evening, after
brief illness, aged about seventy years.
Iguatius L. Maltingly, Of St. Mary's coun
ty, has determined to make a.contest for the
seat in the Maryland House of Delegates
awarded by certificate to John N. Graves.
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