The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-09-16
Maryland Affairs.

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cline county.
The deaths in Baltimore last week were
l174, and the births reported 158.
Joseph L. Routzahn, of Frederick county,
has sold his farm, 1873 acres, to G. H. Rout-
zahn for $4,000.
! The republicans have nominated J. G. Null
liken, of Talbot, for Congress in the first dis
| trict of Maryland.
Miss Susie McCauley, of Elkridge Landing,
has received the county appointment to the
Baltimore Female College.
Hon. z. B. Vance has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the annual address at the Bal
timore County Fair next month.
The Howard county grand jury adjourned
on Wednesday, after a session of eight days
They made forty-one presentments
Democratic primaries will be held in
| Charles county September 27. The county
convention at Port Tobacco September so.
The Republicans in the fourth judicial dis
trict have nominated w. J. Read, of Cumber-
land, for chief judge, and Edward Stake for
associate judge.
The August earnings of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad were 1851 1871, the largest
ever known during any month in the history
of the company.
Rev. c.. Lepley of Reisterstown, has gone
to Arkansas upon tour of inspection with a
view to removing there in company with sever
al other families of that neighborhood.
Mr.. Henry G. Mumma, of the Sharpsburg
district Washington county, raised this year
452 bushels of wheat from 81 acres of land,
an average of about 46 bushel to the acre.
Mr.. John R. Dorsey, of the third district,
of Howard county, raised 206 bushels of wheat
on four acres, being an average of 513 bushels
to the acre. He also had an average of 361
bushels to the acre on 81 acres. r
The new Republican county central com
mittee of Frederick county met in Frederick
last Saturday and organized by electing MIR.
John C. Motter, chairman +. G. Norwood,
secretary, and j. Fl. Keller, treasurer.
I At the competitive drill on Monday, in
Baltimore, the Washington Light Infantry
took the first prize. The Lynchburg, Va,
Blues took the prize as making the hand
soonest appearance in Wednesday parade
The Western Maryland Railroad Company
has placed line of telephone between Glyn-
don and Emory Grove junction, forming
connecting link which unites Reistertown,
Glyndon, Glen Morris and Emory Grove juno
ton.
The Methodists will have big time in Bal
timore in December next, the Tooth annlver-
sary of the organization of their first confer.
ence. In honor of the occasion they will
raise fund of 81, 600, 900 to be applied equal
| " to church extension, education and foreign
missions. ..
Col. JOS. S. Allstan, State Senator from
St. Mary's, has become financially embarrass-
ed and offered terms to his creditors, mostly
Baltimoreans, last week. He says the cost
of his political campaign and absence from
! business during the campaign and at Annapo-
lis has brought on his failure.
| A largely attended picnic of the advocates
of local option was held in Hobbs woods,
fourth district of Howard county, Monday.
Addresses were delivered by Hon. VIM. Dan
iel. Dawson Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. Harris
and Mrs. Harper. Miss Minnie Mosher de-
acclaimed several selections.
Mr.. Everett G.. Hughes, whose farm is near
Lapidum, Hartford county, raised this year,
on five and a-half acres of ground, 316 BUSH
els of wheat, by weight, or within a fraction
of So bushels to the acre. Mr.. Hughes says
he measured the ground himself and is salts
| fled of the correctness of his calculation as to
! its area.
4 The new mill of the Union Manufacturing
| Company, near Ellicott city, is now under
roof. In about one week the works will be
temporarily closed to make a change in the
machinery. Previous to placing machinery
in the new mill the company propose turning
it over to the employees, who will have two
days celebration.
! George Staffenberger, living near Magnolia,
Hartford county, has field OF tomatoes that
| is expected to yield over six hundred bushels
| to the acre. The vines are planted 2x3 feet
apart and cover the entire ground. Last year
| Mr. S. measured from half an acre of the
| same land 800 bushels, and thinks the crop is
better this year than last.
Ellen Foley, aged 20, was found dead in
the Jail at Elkton, Cecil county on Monday
morning She was in kneeling position,
and seemed to have died while praying, but
the coroner jury returned a verdict of suicide,
finding that she had smothered herself with a
pillow. She gave birth to an illegitimate
child some weeks ago, and has not been in
her right mind since.
Charles Woods, alias "Happy Charley" of
the salvation army, who was arrested in Bal
timore on Sunday charged with having acted
grossly from window of the Salvation Army
Church, on Hill street, was on Monday COM
mitted for the action of the Criminal Court
by Justice Talbot, of the southern police sta
ton. The witnesses against him We're Mrs.
Maggie Cox and Mrs. Fidgett.
Following are some Washington county
wheat Yields Mr.. III. c. Mumma near
Sharpsburg, threshed 452 bushels of wheat
from the product of 81 acres or about As bushels
to the acre. Mr.. Jno. S. Winters, near Cave
town, threshed a crop of wheat several days
ago from 49, acres which made 752 bushels,
an average of over 40 bushels per acre. Mr..
John j. Loose, of Clearspring district, sever
al days ago finished threshing his crop of
wheat, which yielded him 1887 bushels, or
an average of 389 bushels per acre.
On Friday night of last week some person
or persons entered Hunts M. E. Church,
about half mile from Riders Station, on the
Northern Central Railway, and possessed
themselves of all the church furniture that
could be carried away, including a carpet
valued at $50; two marbletop stands, worth
$40; three hassocks, worth $40; the church
Bible, presented by Mr.. j. Maurice Watkins,
ofTowsontown, and worth SIS; the organ stool,
some pieces of silver, besides several other
articles, the property stoled being estimated
at about $500. .-,.fY
During the storm in the northern section of
Frederick county on Friday night of last week
two barns in the immediate vicinity of Emmits
burg were struck by lightning and burned.
The contents of one, owned by Henry Stokes,
with the exception of a horse and buggy,
were entirely consumed the loss is partly
covered by insurance. In the other, the
the property of Joseph Hershide, all the stock,
three tons of hay, 100 bushels of oats, and
the farming implements were destroyed;
there is no insurance. Both barns were
struck simultaneously
At Mechanicstown one night last week the
house of Mr.. William A. Hahn was entered
by a burglar and robbed of about $500. Mr..
Hahn was the agent of the Western Maryland
Railroad Company atthat point and the funds
belonged to the company. The money was
taken from the room in which he was sleeping,
and the floor gave evidence that considerable
ransacking had been done. The explanation
given was not satisfactory, it seems, to the
company, and Mr.. Hahn has been suspended
until further investigation can be made. 1t
has since transpired that Hahn is defaulter
to the railroad company.