The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-05-08
MARYLAND Affairs.

Wheat is in head in Queen Anne's county
Towsontown has telephone line TO Balti'
more.
Christian Bitner, Of Washington county,
has a horse one year old which weighs 1870
pounds.
An election was held in Somerset county
on Tuesday for or against Local Option. Lo-
cal Option won.
Capt J. +. Wilson, above Turkey Point, at
the head Of the bay, on Monday caught %,
900 herring at a single haul,
Z. ID. Leib's farm, 1870 acres, in Buckeys.
town district, Frederick county, has been sold
to Daniel Baker for Sl3, 900 cash
Several farmers in the vicinity Of Elkton,
are breaking grouad for sugar beets, under
a contract with the Delaware Sugar Beet
Company.
AT a meeting of the Board of Managers of
the House of Correction, Thursday, James
A. Bruce, of Baltimore, was reelected super
iniendent.
A haul Of 2OO,O 600 herring was made on
Monday at Oilers Hole fishery, on North
East river. 1t required six hours and half to
empty the seine
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has planned reliefsoeiety for the employees,
contributed 100000 to It's fund, and offered
to conduct its business without charge.
The Democratic county central committee
Of Frederick county will meet in Frederick
to-day, to arrange for holding primary meet
ings aRd county convention to select dele
gates to the State convention.
Dr. George Il. Dennis, of Somerset county,
shipped a lot Of lambs last week to n. Y.
and got $500 aud $6apieee for them. The DR..
says there would be more profit in raising
sheep than any other stock if it were not for
the dogs.
An extensive fall of snow is reported to
have taken place in the mountains Of Garrett
county Friday night Of last week, and the at
mosphere at Cumberland has been decidedly
chilly for several days past. 1t is stated thai
the cold weather has seriously injured the
fruit crop in Garrett county.
Robert Nail, young man residing in Bal.
limore, was attacked by three rufians ON
I Sunday last at Spring Gardens, where he haC
temple with stone. The blow produced
coneussion Of the brain, from which death re
suited On Tuesday. His assailants have beer
arrested.
Messrs. john II. Millender, Que of the Bal
timore county commissioners; Jacob Wisner
Vincent /. Shipley, and others, have returned
from a visit 10 Marysyille, Tenn, where the,
have been negotiating for a large tract Of land
they were accompanied by their counsel
John Wisner, who is examining the title Il
the property, which is stated to be mile
square, improved by hotels, &c.
A company known as the Baltimore CouA I,
Stock Yard Company has been organized il
Baltimore city, with the following board o
directors, 10 serve for ore year; William
Keyser, Robert Garrett, Josiah L. Keck
Briggs S. Cunningham, John King, Jr., Jacol
Ellinger and James Clark The capital stoe
will be 5000 shares at 500 each, asd will b
held by live stock dealers in Baltimore an,
Western cities. The Clairmont estate Of
acres and 200 acres Of the Winans propert
have been purchased, all lying between Balti
more city and the Relay Honse on the Bait
more and Ohio Railroad, and will be at ono
fitted up as stock yards, with all modern ap
pliances and every facility for transaciin
their business.