The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-05-14
Maryland Affairs.

III llShOIu ChNHtN l'N ''t-N
year is go cents on the SlOO
The tax levy in Baltimore county this year
will be 55 cents on the 500, one cent less
than last year.
Prince Georges county will have tax this |
year of II cents on the 500; Il cents less
than last year.
The new sold Monte Church" Somerset
county, was consecrated last week. 1t was
first built in NO.
Scarlet fever has been very fatal to children
as weIl as crown persons in Smithsburg and |
vicinity, Washington county, recently.
Mr.. \. S. White, aged 81, died at the resi-
dence of his son, DR.. n. S. White, IN DAVID
souville, Montgomery county, last week.
George Davidson, of Queenstown, has
shipped this spring to Northern cities I.OOo
punches of asparagus, for which he got Sou
The Kent Guards have accepted the invita-
ton recently received to attend the annlver-
sary of the Fifth Maryland Regiment, May 70.
The kimmel farm containing 220 acres,
situated in Liberty district, Frederick county
has been purchased by Wm. Jones for Slo,-
600.
The deepening of the Choptank between
Denton and Greensborough as far up as the
$1,000 appropriation will CO. was begun FRI
day last.
Mr.. Peters, of Worcester county, has upon
his farm 10000 peach, 10000 cherry, 5000
pear and 1900 apple treGS, and also Varle-
ty Of other small fruits.
Clara, a seven year old daughter OF Edward
Eaton, of St. Micnaels, was run over by an
express wagon in that town last week and had
one of her legs broken.
Two Hagerstown anglers caught in the Pc
i tomac, at dam No. 4, one day last week, WITH
hook and line, seveniy-iiye pounds Of bass.
One Of the fish weighed 6l pounds.
Dat Of 60 indictments found by the grand
jury of the Circuit Court Of Anne Arundel
against parties for violating the liquor laws,
f only were persons proved guilty
/ Jacob Smith, Of Middletown, Frederick
county, died on Sunday last, in his sjth year
( There we're insurance policies on his lie OF
about $4,000. The last policies were only
placed last week.
Isaac Davis, ship builder Of Cambridge,
launched a large bay schooner last Nedaes-
dav, bailt for Wm. Hopkins. lie has since
+ laid the keel for G large barge for the Lehigh
Z Valley Railroad.
+ Edward 3. Emory. If Poplar Grove Stock
/ Farm, Queen Amaze county, weighed last
week his two shorthoru bulls. The iourycar-
old weighed >, l65 pounds. and the ave year
+ old :, 30 pounds.
+ Col. Edward LLOYD, Of Talbot county, has
sold a herd OF 81 year.iug Hereford cattle TO
Nebraska stock raiser, at an average Of
about $40 per head. Or. ". II. De COursey,
F Of Queen Anne county, a,ss sold 10 she same
1 stock raiser so head Of his Hereford yearling
balls Al highly satisfactory prices.
The Young paper mill, owned by Ms 10
. seph Young. OF Bsiumsre county, aad sllaat.
+ ed in Baltimore eoCaty, near Beatty SPRING.
on the line OF the Northern Central Railway,
81 miles lrom Baltimore, vas destroyed by
Ere Thursday Of week, shortly after midday.
While the hands were all NJ aIaner.
E The potato bugs have made thcir appear
ance IN Iowsoa;owE aud vicinity and afe NJ
ready working destruction 10 young potato
vines aud ,1mata piaats. One gentleman
who PLANTED hay aourishius tomato plants
( las, week ia his garden says nothing nos re-
raAins bat the bare siaiks, Wh.ch have been
deauded Of every leaf
( A great many persons holding [ uited States
per cent beads a. executors and adams
traitors OF different estates have Pe,lsioncd The
Orphans Coat Of Baltimore county 90 al!os
then to accepg the offer made BY The Secre
tarv OF the Treasury April II asd coatnue
The iayeimcgg at 81 per ceug- per auaam,
which permifsjoa has been granted b. The
coasL
A letter iroa uaYrc De Grace says s--Fea
persons hare any idea 81 iks importance Of
the fishing bas.aess al this htile place. There
are ci9hlesa shores as3 floats "a operation,
sixsv thousand dollars capital employed, ASH
one ihousAad men engaged "a the catching
snd caring Of shad and herring. The aver
age ysariy returns are about 2io,eQ 81 the
former and s,oQo barrels II he later. In
addition 10 thts Aboat ~, oQ0 saai arc anna
ally czugh, b. '-glslcrz-
The remains OF DAVID iALeaer, which ~eFv
Inferred 10 81 Lakes ChuFch hgryiag srogad
In Chareh Hill, Qscca Anne's county, March 4
lst, 1875, as indicated by Inscription ca he
Tombstone, we're diGnsefrsd . lev DAYS ago
IN order 20 widcu The lane 70 the church I be
teeth, hair, skan and brass bglioRs, Which 4
we're on bis coat, ueFe fogad sell preserved (
after being buried 81 years. Bgi hgllo traces I
of the coe8n could be found, ARd some 81 the /
boaes bad cFsmbls3 into das'.
On SATURDAY last Willie, aged -four years, 4
sou Of Frederick GshcTi, hviaE nsAr Beck .
leysville, Baltimore eoaniy, feli iuio a we'll .
IS feet deep snd Vas instantly killed. lhe I
sell had besa reecntly repaired, and small ,
trap door wss she covering fAe eAlid rslsea .
,he deer OF the wsli and ieN ia. Whea Mss. 4
Gebert wcai lalo The yard 10 call the boy be .
did Rol answer, aad seeing tse doos 81 the .
we'll epgn called her husband and lowered 4
him BY means Of = rope TO within aboat Is .
feet Of The Eater IA the well, wacn The rope
broke and be also cell 10 the ueil, sastaiajag 4
grariurc Of the arm and bruises. l. vas a, .
least two hoars before Mr.. GcbeFt could be .
exiricated, With the water IN the We'l comiug /
% to his chm. The body Of the child vas
oiterwardA fouad At she bottom Of the we'll. .
he vs. 40 ogly child.
A correspondent of the WGshlng,en Sii.F
gives lengsby particulars Of sontrst between .
The adherenls Of The NJ. +. Church aad the {
II. r. Church South Tor the possession Of .
MeKend7ee Chapel, ia Prince George ooaa.
Is The latter claim Possession under what 1
i known as The Cape May Conference,
and because = very large majority Of the 4
Meihodisis in that ssctioH adhere 90 The VI. (
T.. Church Sosth, whilst the "oid ssde. claim 4
that they hold the deed to the property.
Ever sisess the war the church has beea sup
piled BY minister from the n. Z. Church i
South. but il is asserted that a. the request OF
one family. Presiding Elder Brown, OF tse .
NJ. Z. Church, sent Rev, NJ. Haskell, Of The .
South River circuit. to take charge Of the .
church. The FIRST Sunday be appeared the .
Withdrawing family broke the lock Of the
church and services we're held, bat, according .
10 he Star. correspondent, sheg Mr.. Has
kel, appeared al the church iasg Sunday he
Was refused admission A. the representative
of the NJ l.. Church by the trustees VINO said /
unit! II was decided otherwise they would
hold the property for the use Of the NJ. +.
Church South, 70 which Mr.. Haskell is said .
to have replied "Thsu lhsrs j. GGta.Es for
me to do but 10 retire" which be did. There .
are said 10 be a number OF Methodist churches
in lower Maryland the ownership OF which IS
similarly Involved. Rev. b. p. Brown, in
aote TO the Washington Star, says the state
ment in that paper that he had ''opened
conference or had any correspondence with
any family or Individual in Prince Georges .
county in regard to The transfer Of Mcken-
dFse n. L. Church TO South River elFeuit, IS
antrge,
A LARog FlRE.-0n Monday the large barn
on the farm of Ex- Commissioner John Is. /
PfaltzgroH, in Manchester township, York
county, Pa, was totally destroyed by lire,
together with all its contents Of hay, grain,
&c. A fine mare and colt we're consumed in
the flames The fire spread to the tool house,
carriage house. pump house, chicken house /
aud hog stable, ell Of which were swept away.
Three hogs, all the farming implements, new
and complete, and lot Of horse gears we're I
destroyed
The dwelling which was in close proximity 1
to the fire, was in great danger, but was saved /
by cutting holes In the Tosf and being satuFa- /
ted with water, which greatly damaged il. /