The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-06-18
Maryland Affairs.

cents on the 500.
On Saturday last 2,G38 immigrants ar
rived in Baltimore.
A Protestant Episcopal chapel is being
erected at Ocean City.
Hon. John Lee Carroll and family will
spend the summer at Saratoga.
The tax rate for Allegany county this
year is III cents on the 500.
There are eight candidates in the field
for clerk of the court of Queen Anne's co.
The fairat Gainesville, Baltimore coun-
ty, for the benefit of a library, netted
$1,000.
Hon. John Merryman, of Baltimore
county, will probably take another trip to
Europe, this summer.
The William j. Cooke farm, near Gath
ersburg, Montgomery comfy, has been sold
to H. D. Cooke for 81 ,007.
Fifty thousand young shad were deposit
ed in the Patuxeut river near the railroad
bridge at Laurel one day last week.
Eighteen candidates for the priesthood
were ordained at the Cathedral in Balti-
more, on Saturday, by Archbishop Glib
bons.
The county levy in Dorchester county
has been fixed at SCI cents on the slOO.
The county aud State tax aggregates sl.Oo
on the 500.
\ fruit canning establishment, which
will give employment to many persons, Is
about to be opened for business at Sails
bury by Mr. Jas. Cannon.
At the recent session Of the Talbot
county court a man named Charles Lynch
was tried and convicted of blasphemy.
He was fined by Judge NieSes $50 and
costs.
\ water spout off Hoopcr's Island, in
the Chesapeake Bay, on Thursday Of last
week, capsizad schooner, which is a con-
plctc wreck. Vessels lying near were not
touched.
At meeting of the Thir!ccnth( Brook
lynn New York Regiment report was
adopted of committee that the regiment
attend the celebration Of the Yorktown
centennial.
The lifeless form of a man was discover
cd floating in the Potomac river, near
Williamsport, Sunday, but on account Of
the swollen condition OF the stream It was
impossible TO recover it.
y colored prisoner eomnitted suicide
ia the Baltimore city jail last week lie
was sailor. hailiag from New York, and
was sent to Jail for three months for as
saul,iug a eoloFed woman.
NJ Henri SAY. distinguished Frcaeh-
man who has been sojounins in Baltimore
for time. left for home on Saturday, but
before starting donated s. 600 for the free
excursion fund of that city.
Michael J. Hous,iu, aged GO, aud his
son. Michael J aged 30. both Of Wayncs
boro, Pa, were sufocated At Frederick
City, Monday morning, BY foul air from a
well while they were taking ont pump
stock
Mr.. William Holmes, aged 81 yean,
died Saturday morning al his residence,
Lillian Dale, IN BaltimorI county. corner
St. Paul aud Barnum streets, Of Bright :
disease, after sickness Of five months.
Mr.. Holmes was born IN Montgomery Co
April p, 1921.
4 fatal collision occurred At Elysyiiie
on the main stem of the Baltimore aud
Ohio Railroad, Tuesdly afternoon, between
two freight trains, which resulted in the
killing Of Thomas XcpP, an engineer Of
one Of the trains
4 deed Of trust was Glel 10 tbs clerk 5
otiicc of Baltimore county on Saturday las:
from cx Sheriff Samuel W WoFshins;oa
70 r II. Boarnan aud John Merry ma n ,
Of HayGalts, Of all hi. Worshinston ;
property, real, personal aud mixed, for the
benefit Of creditors.
The body Of an unknown mau was
brought to the surface Of the wafer in the
back basin Of Baltimore on Saturday by a
dredging machine. The body was clad in
blue shirt and oyerallS aud had evidently
been ia the water several weeks. No ia
quest vas held. aud the remains were
buried at the city expense.
shaw Brothers, Of Raliimore, have just
closed contract with the Philadelphia
Gas Trust Tor the delivery ., Philadelphta
au,ins the season Of 10000 tons West
Virginia ga coal The Gas Trust here
tofore has bought all is coal fraE Pean-
sylyania and the contrsct just made Is 4
new departure
4 pair Of hens. on the Esnor farm. near
Cherry Hill, Cecil county, have taken the
shade Of al other ieathercd tribes for esS
making They began on tie 18Th Of
September last aud every day since have
laid two or three eggs each. The rule :
two eggs apiece each day, bu, every third
or fourth day they lay three Tor good
Measure, averaging twenty'hree eggs "a
week each. or forty sjZ 10 the pair Now
this is hard = tl4i
Mr.. Wilcox, Of ChIncotea.us Island. on
Tuesday, made Il haul that astouished the
natives aud threw into the shade ell the
trappings Of al the factories pat together
Throwing out his seiues, be vas just in
time for an uuhe1rd Of school Of drums,
which usually swim close 20 the bottom,
but in this instance were near the the
surface. l,is crews secured between 80.
600 AMI 100000 iaTse fellows. loading
two sehoouers. After their ycsscl% gould
hold no wore, it vas with difficulty that
the msa could Teelyoy their seincs.
Chineoteague Island was nearly covered
with fish. Mr. Wilcox gave them away
to white and black, aud large surplus
remained undisposcd OF There being
no oil in drum fish, the factories eau only
Use them for achum. Oame5ck Virgin
ian.
The Bonds Of Democracy.
Il Is not among the noisy ones, the place
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