The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-07-03
Maryland ARairu.


The rate Of taxation 10 Dorchester co.
is Sl,l0i an increase Of cents over last
year.
L. = Dryden a. Co, Of Crisfeld, shin
9oO dozen Of soft crabs erKeck 70 diffeg-
ent places. III
Lewis NJ. Motter, of Emmiltsburg, har-
vested $50 dozen sheayes Of Fultz wheat
from acres Of land.
II IS said that a mandatory Of straw
goods Is to be started at Denton Bridge,
Caroline county, in short time.
Frank Davis, Of Shelltown, Caroline co.,
seeded 10 bushels Of wheat and threshed
out 43O, nearly 20 to one seeded.
A lot Of peaches recently sent to Balti-
more from Centreyille were condemned By
the health commissioner as unit for mar
ket purposes.
A child was bitten by garter snake
near Williamsport, on Monday, aud was
completely poisoned. a heavy dose of
whisky relieved 1t. fA
Cap;. VIM. b. Stephens, residing at
huntsville, Caroline county, seeded q
bushels Of wheat and realized therefrom
7O1i little over 26 bushels for one.
The wheat crop ia Caroline county is
equal to the most sanguine expectations.
Those who have threshed have realized
20 bushels for one seeded, or 80 bushels
per acre.
a storm did considerable damage in
Washington county on Friday afternoon
OF last week. Several houses were struck
by lightning, shocks Of wheat burned in
the helds, aud cattle killed
Col Levin Handy, of Princess Aune.
died last Thursday, in the seventy-sixtl
year Of his age. He was at one time
clerk OF the Somerset county Court, aud
afterwards hlled position in the Baiti-
moro custom-house.
Mr. I. j. Shalleross, Of Kent county
finished cutting his wheat crop, of eighty
acres, last Friday. The crop averaged
lsl bushels to the acre, making 148C
bushels. BY Monday night his crop wal
delivered In market in Baltimore.
Mr. Jacob Barnes who had been harvest
ing for Mr.. Fred. Fotz, near Smithsburp
was instantly killed on Friday last ia AT
tempting to stop horse attached to
wagon hauling water lie stumbled ant
fell, and the wheel passed over his head
During the heavy rain storm on Frida,
evening of last week, the house of Nj
Harrison Geaslin, on the manor Of ex- low
John Lee Carroll, was struck by lightning
aud considerably damaged Several mem
bers of the family felt the shock and re
ceived injuries which, however, will no
prove serious.
A barn belonging to Dir. Ezra Michae
near Adamstown, Frederick county, wa
struck by lightning and burned on Frida
evening OF last week. The building cot
tanned about $50 bushels Of wheat 10 I'll
sheaf, one-horse power and thresher, an
4 lot Of farming implements. The bar
was insured. Loss on grain, &c. will al
proximate $500.
On Thursday afternoon Of last week
fire occurred on the farm of Hon. Arthu
j, German, in the sixth district of How
ard county, completely destroying thrasl
ing machine, a large quantity Of wheat an
rick Of straw. The fire was supposed /
have been caused by the friction Of til
machinery, as the machine was running
the time. The total loss is estimated
about $500.
The wheat crop In Talbot county
turning out remarkably we'll Col. II.
Batemau has thrashed his fallow and .,
Is for l, or BIZ bushels per acre; Robe,
llough's wheat is turning out 80 bushels I
the acre. Dr. Earle gets about 90
bushels from 80 bushels sown; Messrs. v
w. Tunis K Brother, on two fields of
acres each, raised 100 bushels, or Is
bushels per acre.
A strange little animal, called the ie
boa, was lately killed in a wheat field
Ahcgany county. II was about the siz
OF large mouse, the front legs being sho
aud-ths hind legs long and strong out
proportion TO its size. Its tail was twiC
the length Of its body, aud the body ",
covered with long iawn-eolored fur
was seen to jump from sheaf to shcaf,
distance of ten feet, and fully four feet
the air, 1t has been sent TO the Smitl
sonian Institute.