The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-07-23

There we're 237 deaths in Baltimore las
week, IS less than during the previous week
Twenty-one deaths have occurred in Balu
more from lockjsw, occasioned by wounds
received from toy pistols.
Four more fatal cases Of loekjaw, eouse
auent upon wounds received from toy pistols
are reported from Baltimore.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Coulpaa,
on Saturday paid $4,000 duty on stee
blooms imported iato tins country
On Saturday evening las; the store OF D.
c. Winebrenner, in Frederick, was burned.
Loss $4,000. Fully Insured.
A mare belonging TO Alexander Hombs
Of Caroline county, has given birth % twin
colts, one being horse and the other male
John s. Sudler, Of Somerset coaniy o.
Monday, lost about COO bushels Of wheat u
the stack from IRE from steam thfeshinge
Nine ont Of twelve sacks were burnt up.
Capt Thomas II. Fitzgerald Of SomCrse
county, IS the only one who has shippes
peaches this year, and has realized from So
10 81 per box.
Seveuiy-6ve steam engines and threshea
we're employed in Qaeea Aune's eoualy ~
preparing the whea' crop for market Ihe
capital invested amounts 70 nearly SluosUJ
A doctor who has travelled over this eoan
try and Europe, Publishes letter 10 tho
Cambridge Chrosicie, in which he states ths
Cambridge is as healthy a spot as he evei
visited.
A bath al Colchester cost Dr.. y. b. Smith
Of Port Deposit, SIS. he left his pocket
book with his clothing in a bath house, aud
when he came out Of the wa:er the So LET
-, r.r..ias -honk vrgs sHfgua
Prof. wm. II. Hopkins and Tutor J. Graf
tao Hagner have resigned their positions q,
instructors to St Johns College. Processes
Hopkins held the position Of secretary to th'
college.
For the Suryeyorship the prominent cau
eidates are Col. II. Clay Naiil, Of Frederick
Drs. Wilmer and Mudd. of Charles; Col. Lainl
aud Capt. CaihcaEt, Of Baltimore and Col.
Samuel A. Graham, Of Wicomieo.
The corner stone OF the new Protestant
Episcopal Church, at Ocean City, viii
be laid 90 the 2Sih inst. The church viii be
called ''St PaHrs by the Sea" All the ma
terial is on the ground, and the building viii
be opened for worship early IN August
Theodore Edgington, Of Chicago, went 10
Eastoh 10 put up and start some threshers for
a Chicago iirm. lie was taken sick the first
day be arrived aud died a few days after,
The Easton doctors and citizens attended him
faithfully.
John Harrington, % Caroline county. sold
from one and seren-eighth acres, near 6,000
quarts OF berries, from which be received,
clear of all expenses, S43s.0l, and used 10
the family aud gave to the ne ishbors at leas!
400 quarts.
DR.. j. Hanson Thomas, oue Of the best
known citizens of Baltimore, died on the
10Th at Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia, of dyseniary DR.. Thomas
was born in Frederick City, September %,
1918, and was in the 6stb year ofhis age.
Among those named as candidates for the
Colleetorship are the present incumbent,
Hon. John L. Thomas, Hon. j. Morrison
Harris, of Baltimore county; Hon 4. III.
Webster, Of Hartford; DR.. l.. II. Steiner, o;
Frederick; Hon. Joshua Homer, of Baltimore,
and Hon. w. ]. Hooper, Of Baltimore.
DR.. w. c. Watkins, of Princess Anne CO.,
Va. died suddenly Saturday The doctor
was formerly of Ellicott City, and he
settled in Princess Anne county in 1878,
He was brother of Mr.. Louis J. Watkins,
clerk Of the court Of Howard county, living
at Ellicott City, and was we'll connected in
Baltimore.
1t has been decided by the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association of Baltimore to
hold a!Grand Mardi Gras festival in that city
next October, in connection with the formal
celebration of the introduction Of water from
the Gunpowder Water Works. 1t viii be ar
ranged SO as to preeede or immedlaiely follow
the Yorktown celebration.
Since the sth inst, Mr.. Samuel Smith, Of
the vicinity of WoIfsville, Frederick county,
has lost six children by death from diptheria.
The eldest child, boy, aged y years, died
on the sth A few days later the youngest,
aged years died. On Sunday last two more
Of the children died within an hour, and dur
ing Monday two more died. The two remain
ing are now at the point of death.
Among those spoken of in connection with
The Republican nomination for Comptroller
are Hon. VIM. J. Jones, of Cecil; Col. James
Wallace, of Dorchester; Hon. Samuel A.
Graham, of Wieomico; Col. w. A. Mckellip,
of Carroll; Hon. Hopewell Heb, Of Alleganyi
and Edwin II. Webster, of Hartford. The
last named, it has been definitely announced
in Baltimore during the past few days, would
not accept the nomination.
A few days ago Mr.. James N. Warner of
Talbot county, had large number of potato
bugs picked off his vines. They were brought
10 the house in pan, and he killed them by
pouring sealding water over them, leaving the
pan of bugs in the yard. After the water had
cooled, one of Mr.. Warmers hounds came
along and drank the water. 1t killed him in
a very few minutes afterwards. Potato bug
juice is bad for dogs.