The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-17
Maryland Amir.

Miss Sophia House, Of Frederick, die
Tuesday, aged sc years.
The pink-eye disiemper Is destroyiu
horses in Cecil county.
Mrs. Nancy HORNE, Of Washington county
died July 4, in tho 9lst year of his age,
Prot. j. NJ. l.eayitt, Of Virginia, has bee
elected President of st, Johns College.
1900 barrels Of potatoes have been ship
ped from Marion, Somerset county, this sea
son,
George Moore, Of llillsborough, CAROLYN
county, seeded 10 bushels Of wheat aud real
| lied 1900 bushels.
Col. Edward Lloyd, OF Talbot had a fin
yoke Of oxen killed by lightning ihursda
night OF last week.
Nm. MeKenny will produce from his farm
in Queen Annes county this year 10000 4
$1,000 bushels OF wheat.
The dwelling OF William Moore, in Norces
/ ter county, was entirely destroyed by fire o.
Friday night of last week
The wheat crop OF Thos. Warield, 0
Brealhedsyille, Washington county, yielded
lhirty-si bushels TO the acre,
The county levy in Somerset county In
been fixed at 81 cents on the 500, an IN
crease of % cents over last year.
The population of st. Mary's county IS 10,
152, an increase Of about 1000 over TIN
number shown by the census Of 1870.
A S0.aere field Of timothy, on the farm o
Haines & Co., in Washington county, wa
completely destroyed by grasshoppers,
j. Y, Graham, Of Goldsboro, CAROLINE
county, shipped 62i4 quarts OF whortle anC
blackberries from the I'D of June to the ID
of July.
The yield of wheat ia Hartford county has
fallen below the expectations Of the farmers,
In the ith aud 9Th districts there is not over
half crop.
The peach crop On the Maryland aud Della
ware peninsula is estimated at 1000, 900 bask
cts. There will be an abundance for botl
shippers and packers.
Benjamin Wakeland, Of Hartford county
died last Friday, aged 30 years. John Baily
of the same county, also died last week, in the
gath year of his age.
Prof Hedges, OF Pennsylvania, will de
liYec the annual address before the Hartford
county Agricultural Society in October next
His subject will be agriculture asa Science.
large sharA was caught tangled IN thu
ropes Of a gill-net near PerryvilIe, in the Sus
quehRnna, last week. 1t weighed near iuu
hundred pounds and was over eight feet long
The population OF Queen Anne's county u
i9,46s, against 10, III in 1870, AZ increase o
1921. This entities the county to three rep
resentatiyes in the House OF Delegates insteat
of two.
The population of Annapolis is placed b,
the census takers at G,673, against 6,7ii ii
ls7O-an increase in ten years Of 92g. Thi
does not include the cadets in the Naya
Academy.
The population of Elkton is 1861; Port De
post 1872; Easton, 5000; Salisbury 2,j23
Chesicrtown 1880; Cambridge 2,2d2; Centre
vile l,2l0, st. MichacIs Liza North Ens
l,l02, Princess Anne $50; Greensboro 200
Denton 445.
Edward Hartman was arrested in Baltimore
Tuesday, for throwing yitriol into his wife,
eyes, as she was lying asleep in bed Monday
morning. The sight OF her left eye is de
stroyed. The villains excuse for the deco
was, that ''he disiked her.
Baltimore county has a population Of so,
35i, an increase since the census of 1870 o.
of 1897. The "helt,N around Baltimore
city has a population of 50, Is, which added
10 the 100000 Of the city would make the
population of Baltimore $780,
Charles l.. Wilson, of townsville, was
kicked upon the leg by horse which he wa,
driving, on the 2sth ultimo. The wound
paid it until Sunday, 4th instant when violent
inflammation set in, since which time be ha.
been confined 10 his room, being unable "a
walk.
Col. X. c. Carter, Thos II. Ford, Benial
kinnamaH, Capt. Il, Il. Emerson, John W
Clark 4 Sons, George W. Raughey and
Earnest Downes, all residing in ruckahoC
Neck, the famous wheat growing district oil
al L.. .l.,s
ers yet reported. Their crops range from
1900 to 1900 bushels each.
A despatch from Rockville, July 10, says
DIR. j. Wilson Magruder, Of the Mechanics.
vile district, Montgomery county, and widely
known in the State, died this morning. after
a very brief illness He was taken sick at
while participating in the literary exercises,
aud never rallied. 1t is supposed the use OF
ices caused his sickness.
About the 18th Of July, 1870, John French,
sou of George French, Esq, Of Hagers.
town, induced by religious monomauia, began
a fast Of forty days and forty nights, abstain.
ing from food of oil kinds, but drinking freely
OF water, and occasionally indulging ia q
smoke. He completed the fast on August
2lst, at which time he was reduced to a skel.
eton. DIR. Fred Dorsey was then called in,
but, in spite OF the most careful attention, he
died ten days later-on the first of September.
Col. Daniel Cresap Bruce, Collector Of In.
ternal Revenue for the Fourth Maryland Dis,
trict, died ut his residence, in Cumberland
on the Sth instant, after lingering and pain,
ful illness. His friends had been aware for
sometime Of his critical condition and his
death was not unexpected. His demise was
the result of complication of diseases, which
caused great pain, but which he bore with
great fort:tude. Col. Bruce was the son Of
William and Pbebe (Cresap) Bruce and was
born in Allegany county, December Is, 1909
His grandfather, Andrew Bruce, came to thi.
country from Scotland, some years before the
revolution, and settled 10 Frederick county
The mother OF the deceased was daughter
Of Col. Joseph Cresap, nephew Of the cele.
brated Capt. Michael Cresap, the Indian
fighter.
The Mechanicstown Frederick county, Ciar,
ion, OF July 10, says-During the rainstorm
that prevailed on Thursday afternoon of last
week, cyclone Of unusual strength and pro
portions.tor this locality was developed, strik
ing lcst ON DR.. Geo. NJ. Iimmerman's farm
about one mile east Of this place. Its track
was not over 400 yards wide and travelled but
shout one mile when il left the surface OF
spent its fury. II destroyed several large
trees on the Doctors farm, tore the porch
from the building, carrying il some distance
nnroofed his corncrib, moved his carriage
house about three feet, lifted heavy piece o.
machinery and carried it over the bridge wal
Of the barn, tore the coping of this wall and
twisted the. tops out Of several large trees
We have not learned that further damage wa.
done at any other point other than the upset
ting Of the Doctors jersey wagon in which
his horse WAS hitehed and standing at tn,
Graeeham depot,