The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-05-28
Maryland Affairs.

There were iI6 deaths in Baltimore last
week.
Clover is in blossom on the Eastern Shore,
aud hay-making has commenced.
On Tuesday over Sl20,000 were received
for taxes on the levy for 1881 in Baltimore.
The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad pro
poses to build a double track between Balu-
more and Washington.
The corn-worm is ravaging the fields in
certain sections of Queen Anne county.
Some fields have been severely damaged by
this worm.
Adroit thieves succeeded on Saturday in
walking off from the Office of D. Fahnestock
& CO.. brokers, South street, Baltimore, with
negotiable securities valued at S4O,o6o.
Miss Murray, the young lady who brought
suit and gained q verdict for $1,000 against
ex Postmaster Tyler, of Baltimore, has been
appointed to a position in the government
printing Office, Washington
George W. Stocksdale. auctioneer, sold on
Wednesday, at suit of Nicholas Hoshall vs..
Edward Hoshall, IFS acres of land in the
sixth district Of Baltimore county to Peter B.
wilhelm, for 81 ,O55, subject to a mortgage of
So 100.
On Saturday night last during a violent
thunder storm the stable of Jacob Dinterman,
in the vicinity of Mount Pleasant, Frederick
county. was struck by lightning, set on fire
and totally destroyed, together with its CON
tents, including q valuable COW.
The Fifth Maryland Regiment celebrated
it's 18th anniversary on Monday. The Fred
erick Rifles, Towson Guards, Kent Guards
and other state companies took part IN the
parade and festivities of the day. The Gsv-
ernor reviewed the troops at City Hall.
Tuesday afternoon. while workmeu we're
hosting a large joist at the new round house
of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Balh-
more Railroad, at Bayview junction, near
Baltimore, the roof fell in, injurlng hSe men.
One, named Charles jackson, OF Baltimore,
is not expected TO recover.
A letter from Princess Anne, Nd. TO the
Baltimore Gazette, says the strawberry yield
in that region is very great. One OF the
largest growers, who has nearly q hundred
acres in this fruit has imported 800 pickers
from Virginia, some Of the most experienced
OF whom make from $500 to $500 per day.
The late Louis Sent, the druggist OF No.
- North Howard street, Baltimore, bequcaih-
his store and business to his three clerks, on
/ condition that they pay $50 per month rent
of store 10 his sister. The rest OF his proper
/ ~ he hequeathed TO said sister, Mrs. Wilhel-
( mine Berger. except house 4S9 North Ere
I mont street and $3.50 per annum devised 10
{ Mile A Siarkle.
The fish Matching station az kirby's Land
I ing. on the upper Chester river, established
1 by the MARYLAND FISH commission, Matched
this ssason 7O.0O0 herring. l,S75,0oa perch
and gI3.GOl shad. Of the shad 2Uo,oQo
I were turued oct into SasSairas river, 50.os0
/ into the Bohemia. 100, 900 we're sent 70 Elk
I ton. and 10000 TO North East. The re-
naming sG8, 600 shad. with all the herring
and yellow perch, we're turned into Chester
+ river.
1 The cool weather for the past seek has had
a tendency to make berries rlpeu slowly
+ The hcavies shipmen, % the season from thii
Z depot aud stations below was made yesterday
4 Nav -. about five car leads were forwarded
Y nurth The berries as a general ihing srs
I very 6ne. Ia the heighth Of the seaS0a u d
7 estimated that twenty i've car loads day vi
pass over the Eastern Shore RailFoad-be
/ tween Crishold and Delmar. II good price
are obtained the growers viii feel qalie heAEl
+ in parse a, the end Of the season, Pines
llaRs Herald
The Libe5ty,o1a BaARcr says.-Aboal Il
o clock on Saturday RiEht last very sever
. thunder storm passed over this place ioeEi
. UHt ueAFf JAZZ OF tAAlA A-se A-AE sat=+ai-
vas vivid and she peals Of thunder qaiek ana
heavy. During The storm the lightning t,ruei
aud burned stable and hea hoasu beloRgiss
- Mr. Geo. y. Diuierman, between ,hls Piac'
sud WalkeTsyi.lc. A coW IN lhe stable "a
also killed. aad The chickens IN the hen hoas'
burnt CD. We also learn that cor "a
killed in the barn yard Of Mr. J. Peter saith
feu miles s0utkeast Of iowa. and a lArg
Z white oak tree struck standing near TIE vag0i
shed o. Mr. r. II. APpleby, tenant on Mr.
A. C. pevilh.ss farm, aboaia bait 1iic s0uil
Of the Liberty toll gate.
The president and directors 81 the ChesA
peake and OHIO Caual on Tuesday sabmlae'
a proposAi 10 the stockholders aad bondheld
ers Of ihc company 20 lenEthcu the locks g
the canal fTom Cumberland 20 UeuFgcioEu
in order 10 pass simultaneously ! team % .w
boats insicad q single boats, as A. present
aud ihus doublr the trahPotiailoRs facilities 9
ihe work, While 81 the same unse Diminish
ing the rates Of toauage. The proposal va
accompanied by the suggestion 70 raase necci
sary fsads for The improvement By ,he issa
of repair bonds, authorized by abe acs Of lsis
Af.rr a lengthy conference, IN vhsch ID
mode Of raising money vas objected 10 b
certain Of the bondhoidess, the subject va
referred to = special eommi,isc, who are /,
report al the aauual meeting Of the sioekhoia
ers. AZ AaaApoiis, on the cth 81 next Jsue-