The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-11-13

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large numbers Of wild tarkeys-are offered
for sale in the Oakland market
Gov. Hamilton has issaed his proclamation,
setting apart The 18th Of November as ihsaks L
giving day.
John Yohner, Of Allegany county, has lost
FIVE children within the past ten Gays from
diphlheria, and his wife is now III Nth Il.
Ex.Judge WIN. T.. Gleason, Of baltimore,
was stricken from the roll % attorneys Gu
Wednesday, on charge pf making false
statements to the court.
Diptheria Is prevailing TO mn alarming OK.
ieat IN Beaver Greek and Chewsyiic districts,
Washington ennHty. The malady appears 10
be spreading very rapidly.
A IRE at Wayerfy, Baltimore county, on
Wednesday morning totally destroyed the
residence OF Mr.. +. j. Coll, the family mar
rowy escaping with their lives.
fhe recent term Of the QGeen Aunes co.
Court was very short, the jaries sitting bat
four days, and not single person was sonyie. /
ted.of any offence. Tue petit jury was not I
sworn in a single case.
John Brown, the mail carrier at Browns.
Vile, Washington county, IS 30 years old, and |
has carried he mail for ~ years, and eontin-
ues 10 carry H. walking assistance Of one mile |
d day in bringing il to and from the depot. |
IN tie L. 3. District Court at Baltimore, |
Monday, sentences were imposed on DR.. Sgd |
ney h. Grant, Michael Ward and William |
Ovens, convicted Of perjury IN falsely swear
ing in the case OF Ovens, who claimed an ad |
diliunal pension. Grant was sentenced to pay
fne OF 5000 and be imprisoned in the Pen.
sentiaFy for three years Owens and Ward
aagc sentenced each TO pay hne Of 1000
aud BE- imprisoned for one year
Atremeaduus storm trayersed the middle
section Of Cecil county last Saturday night,
DOING vety considerable damage TO buildings,
fences, etc. In North East Mr. Simcoe'
barn Was blown down aud completely demol.
ished IN the neighborhood Of College
Green bg fencing was generally entirely
erccfcd. i'd dwellings, trees and outbuild.
mgs, 81 erent degrees, bear indications ey
AeHrins The severity Of the tempest.
gentleman Of Baltimore, a native
/ Of Sar.s county, who went home 10 vote
! a. the @ election, says that Princess Anne
1 district shich gave tie vote, would have
sora democratic had not an answering dem
ocrt east by mistake an Eastern Shore rail
/ roma ght bill in the ballot box instead Of
/ the Hancock ticket. The gentleman after.
{ rard discovered his ticket in his waistcoat
| patstf and the freight bill, neatly rolled,
/ gas ~ in the ballot box.
/ A ll barn on the property Of the Pomona
/ pEiry, the Reisterstown road, near Pixies.
! rg un the farm occupied by Mr. julius Dis
chiaeer was destroyedby Ere on Friday night
I Of st eek. A large lot Of fodder, great
% ities Of hay, twenty 1--WE tons OF straw
I and number OF agricultural implements were
y all ally destroyed. Mr.. Dischinger's loss
aul Junts TO nearly 80, 800, on which there is
no insurance. The building was owned by
Mr.. Alexander Riddle and valued at So 900,
/ on which there is a $1,000 policy in the Har.
ford County Mutual Insurance Company.
! II "a estimated that 5000 wild ducks were
taken on The Susquehanna flats, 10 the vicinity
Of Hayre dc Grace November LIST, the first day
Of duesing season. A number Of prominent
! gentlemen from New York, including Judge
| Gildersleeye, participated ia the slaughter.
The greatest number Of ducks killed by any
one box was that Of Messrs. Mahan and Dob
son, who secured 5i0j the highest number Of
any sneak boat was that Of Capt. Todd, who
got 10. The fats still abound with ducks,
and il is said that there ia 40 preceptible de.
| crease since tho day before the cunning sea.
son opened.
| On the 10Th ult eolored woman named
/ Martha Thomas, living on the farm OF Mr..
| Sprigg Blandiord, in Surratt's district, Prince
| George county, left her infant in charge of
u small boy while she went n mile or so to do
some washing. Daring the day the boy left
the infant IN the quarter and went out TO get
| some wood during his absence large hog
/ entered the quarter and attacked the infant.
/ Its screams were heard by the boy, who has.
iening back, encountered the hog coming out
Of the quarter with the struggling infant in its
mouth. AT the sight OF the boy az aog drop
| ped the laeeraled baby aud ran away. Upon
| investigation it was iognA that the infant had
been terribly torn and bitten about the stom
| ach and several Of its fingers we're bitten OF.
The child after lingering threc days died in
/ great agony.
The Hour mill Of ". Edward T. Ge,zendan.
I ner, situated at the mouth Of Fishing Creek,
/ seven miles nofJh'of Frederick city, was de.
slroyed by fire Tuesday morning at or about
( one O'Clock, together with all its contents.
I tP0tge Shaun, who was employed by David
Z Trimmer, the miller, and who lodged In fhe
I mill, was burned 10 death. He was in his
I bunk in the mill at ten O'Clock at night, and
\ was missing after the Gre. The mill was only
recently improved by new machinery, and was
/ valued at $1,000. It's contents consisted OF
! 800 bushels Of wheat, 400 bushels of mid.
ding, IS barrels Of flour, so bushels OF shelled
corn, 90 bushels OF chop, : 100 in case in the
drawer, and the books containing about 49,.
600 of outstanding accounts. The entire loss
will probably amount to between SlO,0 900 and
| $4,000. There is au insurance on the mill
in Montgomery county company, but the
amount could not be ascertained.
Shortly before midnight Saturday night,
cyclone passed over Eschal Brook, the resi-
dence OF DIR. j. I. Councilman, nine miles
from Baltimore, on the Reistersiown road,
and about half mile from Pikesyile, on the
Western Maryland railroad. The cyclone
was about forty yards wide, and did consider.
able damage, sweeping everything in its way.
II passed through cornfeld, though it did
not attain rs full force until i struck the ice.
I house, travelling northeast. The e.honse
was RACED to the ground, and nothing remain.
ed but hole in the ground. Planks were
strewn for yards around. Further up il lifted
the dairy, on the west side of It's track. The
dairy, stone wall aud all, was demolished. A
Hide further up, on the east side Of the track
OF the cyclone, was frame shed, in which
mare and a colt were sheltered. The shed
wa lifted up and carried whirlng away, while
thatwo animals quietly walked away uninjur.
ed! The barn escaped, being out OF the track
OF Instruction. The house on the same side
as tue dairy, and further north, made mar,
row escape. The cyclone made n sudden
change to northwest and carried away the
front porch Of the dwelling, in which DIR.
Councilman and bis son, Ne. Chas. A. Coun.
| Gilman, were at the time. Otherwise the
house was uuiwured. On the lawn near the
! house we're large number Of evergreens,
many having been standing forty years. The
thick trunks were. snapped ike reeds and
every tree carried away. Large numbers Of
English sparrows were killed and chickens
carried away. They were coming home all
| day Sunday, some almost featherless, Amer
| clearing away the trees the cyclone passed
I upward into the air without doing any further
| damage. Mr.. Councilman says the roar SCUM
ded like that of Niagara, and he thought at
/ one time the house would co. The time oc-
cupiedby the cyclone in passing over the space
named was not over one minute. The dam,
/ age viii not aplpuoi 70 over 900, the most
serious and irreparable lass being de 'fne
large gvergrcens.
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