The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-03-28
Maryland Affairs.

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eighty years of age and fourteen over seventy
years
The Chesapeake bay and its tributary rivers
in Maryland are now free Office, and there Is
great activity in shipping interests.
Mrs. Fanny Hotz, of Frederick, has .peti-
toned for divorce from her husband, Chas.
Hotz, on the ground of desertion.
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson will deliver the
Grafton June at the summer meeting OF the
Montgomery County Agriculture Society.
Henry Brown, an old and esteemed citizen
of Howard county, died at his residence, near
Triadelphia, few days ago, aged 80 years.
William Bachelor, the oldest of the sold
Defenders" died in Baltimore last Saturday
night. lie would have been 30 years old next
month.
The corporate existence of the Central Ma
tional Bank of Frederick has been extended
by the comptroller of the currency until March
81, 1905.
Seventy. five bales of cotton from the South
passed over the Western Maryland Railroad
to Baltimore this week. Other consignments
are to follow.
Snow fell to the depth of six inches on the
level at Pocomoke City, in Somerset county,
last Sunday, and drifted in places from twelve
to fourteen inches.
Six frame business houses in Homecoming,
Allegany county, were destroyed by fire on
Sunday morning last, involving loss of $780,
900; insurance $4,000.
Extensive improvements are to be made on
the grounds of the Washington County Agri-
culture Society, at Hagerstown. The next
fair will commence in October 20 and con-
tinue four days.
Mrs. Orpah Glenn, sister of the late DR..
James Montgomery, of Baltimore, died at the
residence of her son, Joshua Glenn, near
Federal Hill, Hartford county, on the 23d in
slant, aged 81 yesrss-e--
Lizzee Monkey, white girl about twenty
years of age, was found dead in bed at her
residence in Hagerstown Thursday evening
from an overdose of morphia, which she was
in the habit of using.
Clinton Barlow, of the fourth district of
Howard county, whose attempted suicide last
week was noticed in the ADVOCATE, has been
adiudged insane by the Howard county court
and sent to Spring Grove Asylum.
John A. Scott, colored, was appointed to
be hanged yesterday in Baltimore, for poison
ing his wife. On Thursday, however, his
sentence was committed to Imprisonment for
life by Gov. McLane. He had narrow es-
cape.
Prominent peach growers of Delaware are
almost unanimous in the opinion that there
will be an average crop this year if there are
no severe late frosts. The crop in Maryland,
so far as heard from, is in as good condition
as that of Delaware.
A farmer has made an estimate as to the
cost of raising wheat and corn in Talbot CO..,
with the following result Wheat costs 81
cents per bushel raising 20 bushels to the
acre corn costs 80 cents per bushel raising
10 barrels or so bushels to the acre.
The managers of the Cecil County Agri-
culture Society have decided to hold four
days meeting beginning June 2. The exec
utive committee were ordered to have pre-
pared by the next meeting programme OF
trials of speed, the total premiums not to be
over $4,000.
The Hagerstown Globe says: There is
much complaint among our farmers as to the
injury done the wheat by the severe weather
this winter. The general opinion is that the
crop. will be short, not few think that there
will scarcely be half an average yield, even
from that sown or put in.
w. Traninor and Leon Griffith, both quite
young men, were tried at Elkton, this week,
ON the charge of train robbery near Port De-
post several months ago, after the style OF
the frontier cowboy. Trainor was con-
victed and sentenced to the penitentiary for
eight years, and Griffith was released.
Alfred D. Merrick, member of the Wash
ington county bar, was given a preliminary
hearing before Justice Colklesser Thursday
morning, and held to bail for his appearance
at the next term of court to answer the charge
of an attempt to force an entr ance to the law
office of H. H. Keedy, Esq, in which act he
was discovered at late hour on Wednesday
night of last week
Last week William A. Brydon got YER
dict in the Supreme Court at Baltimore for
$4,000 against the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road for violation of contract. The railroad
company contracted with Brydon, whose
mines are in Allegany county, for 100 tons OF
coal day for three years, and then discon-
tinued to receive the coal after few weeks.
The railroad company has taken an appeal.
A movement is on foot among the liquor
dealers of Hagerstown to boycott a large num-
Der of men who are habitual drunkards. An
association is to be formed, and list furnished
the members, who are to obhgate themselves
not to sell any man on the black list under a
penalty of $50 for each offense. The dealers
claim this will be beneficial to their trade and
relieve the liquor traffic of much of its odlum.
The dwelling house Of H. Clay Whiteford,
near Line Bridge, Hartford county, caught
fire from stovepipe before daylight Monday
morning and was entirely destroyed. Mr..
Whiteford and his family were awakened by
the smoke, and made their escape from the
burning building with difficulty, without being
able to save even their clothing. The house
was insured in the Farmers Mutual Company
of York, Pa, for 500.
Near Greenfield Mills, Frederick county,
Wedne sday morning, a large barn, owned by
Mr.. Frederick GLAND, was set on fire by sparks
from portable engine, which was used tol
some purpose, and entirely destroyed. The
contents of the barn, consisting of 200
bushels of wheat, about 400 bushels of corn,
quantity of hay, farming implements, &C.
were also consumed. The loss is between
81, 900 and So, 900; partly covered by insuf
anee.
Last week a cargo of oysters, sold to a firm
in Oxford, had among the oysters bottle to
which had grown a large bunch of oysters.
Inside the bottle was fish, thought to be q
sheepshead, too large to get out of the mouth
of the bottle 1t is supposed that the fish went
into the bottle and either liked its quarters so
we'll it tarried too long, or before it could
find its way cut had grown so large as to
nearly fill the bottle. The bottled fish has
been sent to the Smithsonian Institution at
Washington as a curiosity.
George Carey, young man residing neal
Twilley, Wicomico county, committed suicide
on Wednesday afternoon by drowning himself
in WELL He worked until twelve o'clock,
and after dinner disappeared. Not knowing
his whereabouts, search was instituted and
his body was found in the WE'LL He tied q
rope around his feet and the other end to the
we'll post and plunged in head foremost. Nc
cause was assigned for the deed, and it is
supposed to be a case of premeditated sui
eide He had not acted strangely, and the
family are puzzled to account for the deed
Carey was % years old and unmarried.
Mrs. Patrick Kenney died suddenly Sun
day night at the residence of her husband
Baltimore, from heart trouble, supposed tc
have been superinduced by excitement. Pc
liceman Spencer, of the northeastern district
was taking man named Blaney to the station
when the prisoner became ugly, laid himself
on the pavement in front of Mrs. Kenney'!
home and refused to move. The officer with
his club raped for assistance. 1t was ther
| after IL O clock The unusual noise alarmed
the neighborhood Mrs Kenney stepped t.
4 her door to ascertain the cause and saw the
| struggles of policeman and prisoner Th'
sight frightened and unnerved her, She re
turned inside, and was barely seated on a
chair when she expired.
Rev. JAS Mex. Brewington, who until the
last session of the Wilmington Conference o
+bo M II Church hold nj Snow Hill was tht