The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-07-04
MARYLAND Affairs.

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cents on the 800.
Wheat haryestis ended on the Eastern Shore
and the crop is a fair one.
Mrs. Catharine Hidden, of Baltimore, com
mitted suicide by hanging herself to bed
post on Monday last.
The postoHice at Mantua Mills. Baltimore
county, is re-established, with Alexander
Price as postmaster.
The wheat in Montgomery county is cut,
and the opinion prevails that the yield will be
about half as much as usual.
The Cumberland rolling mill will resume
operations next Monday, and work will be
toIerably brisk for some time.
Gov. Lloyd has fixed the day of execution
of Howard Cooper, the ravisher of Miss Gray,
of Baltimore county, for July 3lst.
Mrs. Annie Schaeffer was burned to death
in Baltimore on Thursday morning, her
clothes taking fire from II range while she was
engaged in cooking.
Mr.. VIM. C. McComas, of Hagerstown, on
Monday made Sc miles in hours on bicy-
Gle. the route being from Hagerstown to VIM
chester, Va, and return.
The political outlook in Talbot county is
thought to be bright for Democratic success
next fall, the dissensions heretofore existing
having apparently all been settled.
The Commissioners of Baltimore county
have removed George III. Carman for neglect
of duty as examiner of Maryland avenue, and
appointed Edward j. Green in his place.
Owing to several expensive terms of court,
consequent upon murder trials, the commits
toner's of Somerset county have fixed the levy
for county purposes at S102f on the 500.
The Emmittsburg Chronicle states that 10
seph Walter, residing near Emmittsburg,
while moving grass was thrown in front of
the knives of his mower and badly lacerated
During thunderstorm at MiddletoWn,
Frederick county, last Saturday, the residence
struck by lightning, and his wife rendered
insensible. ~
The commissioners of Cecil county have
levied rs cents on the 500 for county purpos-
es. The county was badly torn up by floods
last year, and the taxes then were Is cents
higher than this year.
I. Freeman Rasin, clerk of the court Of
Common Pleas of Baltimore. paid into the
state treasury on Tuesday 1910, 939.81, col
lected for state licenses and fees for the quar-.
ter ended on that day.
Henry G. Bernhard, saloon keepr, com
ulIbeu SulClQt vi IIludJ vi ldSb HOch ny
hanging himself from transom frame in his
home at Baltimore. He had been unable
to raise money to pay taxes on his property
Bishop Lay, of the diocese of Easton, is al
the Church Home, Baltimore, for treatment
He was taken sick whilst delivering course
of lectures in New York, and recently sub
mitted to an operation at Easton by which q
quart of water was taken from the pleural
cavity.
Mrs. Hayward, of Dorchester, who attended
the Lafayette ball and reception in Baltimore
sixty years ago, is still alive, and enjoys
health, and is in complete possession of hen
faculties. She has passed her ninetieth
birthday.
The board of managers of the House O
Correction met on Thursday. Fifty-two males
and eight females were received in June and
sixty seven discharged, leaving 248 males and
AZ females now at the institution. Severa
prisoners were released by the board on ac
count of defective commitments.
The prisoners in the Jail at Upper Marlboro
Prince Georges county, eight or ten in num-
Der, have written letter to Judge Brooks,
saying they are guilty as charged, and wan
to be sent to the penitentiary. They do this
they say because the condition of the Jail il
bad and endangers their health.
John A. Hoover, his brother and four o
his hackmen were taken to Hagerstown OF
Monday evening from Pen-Mar, charged
with having assaulted the Western Maryland
railroad police at that place. The assault
grew out of trespass committed by Hoover
and his brother who were held for court.
Andrew Smith, colored, of Baltimore
whose case was removed to Howard county,
was sentenced to the Penitentiary for seven
teen years by Judge Jones ON Monday last
for the murder of Annie Blackstone, colored
The case was taken to the Court of Appeals
but the findings of the court below were sus
tanned
Daniel Slime, a we'll known resident o
Broad Run, Middletown Valley, Frederick
county. had his skull terribly crushed las
week by being struck 10y windlass while
looking into well. He fingered in an I'M
conscious condition until Sunday evening
when he died. He leaves widow and six
children.
On the 18th and 18th of September there
will be held an agricultural fair at Owensville
Anne Arundel county. For two years pas
the fair has been under the exclusive control
of All Hallow's grange, Patrons of Husban-
dry, but this year three oranges will unite,
and efforts are being made to have it county
affair on large scale.
Three privates of the United States marine
corps, stationed at the Naval Academy, have
been found guilty by summary court martial
and sentenced thirty days each on bread and
water and to receive full rations every fifth
day. Privates Hallegan and Stanley were
charged with drunkenness, and private Ras-
missen with being asleep while on duty,
Mayor Latrobe has received a letter from
Mr.. Latrobe Bateman, of Montreal, Canada
stating that he will be in Baltimore shortly
in company with some influential citizens OF
Montreal who are interested i'll the proposed
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal by the Sassa
fras route. Mr.. Bateman is endeavoring to
form syndicate Of contractors to construct
the canal, and thinks he will be successful
Proposals for $67, 900 of Baltimore city four
per cent. bonds of the Western Maryland Loan
due July, 1925, were opened on Wednesday
by Acting Mayor Hanway and the finance
commissioners. Mr.. Ridgely Duvall, Jr.,
was given the entire LOTS, 900 at no. u
$1,000 at 1905, $1,000 at $11O.95, $1,000
at Ill, $1,000 at lilo, 5000 at III. 20, S.. .
900 at 11l.30, $1,000 at 1l1.4O, and $27, 00G
at 111.50.
Maggie Passano, twelve-yea old daughter
of Mr.. Joseph Passano, merchsnt of Reisters-
town, while in the side yard adjoining the
mouse tuesday afternoon, accidentally ran
against a scythe, cutting the flesh for the dis
lance of about four inches from the fore part
of the right leg. Drs. Slade and Dickson
were Immediately summoned, and soon af
ter arrival succeeded in checking the flow Of
blood and replacing the severed portion OIL
flesh.
The rainstorm on Sunday was very severe
through Dorchester county. While the con.
gregation was at worship in Washington NJ
E. Church, near Hurlock Station, large tree
near the church was struck by lightning. A
horse belonging to S. S. Andrews was hitch.
ed to the tree, and another owned by Joseph
M. Noble was standing about six feet away.
Both of them were instantly killed, and two
others about fifteen feet distant were severely
stunned.
AS the 6.48 train was leaving Bank Station
on the Port Deposit and Columbia R. r.,
Monday morning, Hal, two-year old son OF
Mrs. Vim. f. Kidd, who for moment was
unobserved by his mother, suddenly plunged
head first out of the car window and fell to
the side of the track, fortunately, clear OF
the train. As soon as possible the train was
stopped and the little one taken up insensi-
bic. Its head was slightly cut and its arm
scratched. Consciousness was soon restored.
and the babe in few hours was as bright as
ever. Its escape from instant death was very
narrow.
The heaviest rain storm known in Balti.
more for fourteen years visited that city last
Sunday morning. Between half-past four
and half past six o clock nearly four and a