The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-06-16
Maryland Affairs.

nedr upper raiiS, DaltluOre county.
The Army Worm has made its appearance
in some of the Eastern Shore counties and is
proving very destructive.
VIM. McKenney, of Queen Anne's county
has $4,000 acres in wheat this year, and his
crop is estimated at about $4,000 bushels.
Frederick Poole, of Poolesville, aged rs,
and Samuel Crown, of Hunting Hill, aged 49,
both of Montgomery county, died on June Sth,
Crabbers at Crisfeld realize S26 weekly
from soft and hard crabs. They are shipped
to Boston, New York and Chicago in refrig-
orator cars.
The Hagerstown market wore Democratic
look Saturday morning. Many of the farmers
drove there with bandanas gaily decorating
their horses harness.
Howard Meeks, for number of years, a
local preacher of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church, died at Fairlee, Kent county, June
9Th, in his nth year.
John Jason, colored, Gu Saturday night,
while on Gainesville car, running between
Ellicott City and Baltimore, fell off the rear
platform and broke his neck.
E. j. Townsend, reputed the heaviest man
in Maryland, died June 8, in Baltimore, at the
age of 36 years. He was keeper of coffee
house and tipped the beam at $50 pounds.
Jas. Lafferty, of Grays, Baltimore county,
fell from cherry tree at Jamestown, Howard
county, Monday, and sustained serious injuries.
His collar bone and one rib were broken. and
he was badly hurt internally. His condition
is said to be critical.
Judge Yellott, of Baltimore county, who is
near the limited age, will be succeeded by
Judge David Fowler, as chief judge, and N.
Charles Burke, present States attorney, will
be appointed associate Judge. Frank L. Dun
can will be made States Attorney.
The strawberry crops of Somerset county,
this season, amounted to 600 carloads, or
24o, 600 crates of 81 quarts each. Over 5000
900 will be Melted to tie growers. This
amount does not include what was sent to
Baltimore by boat or what was used at home.
The severe storm which passed over Browns
vile, Washington county, on Sunday after
noon, was the most destructive since 1873.
The hailstones ranged from two to three
inches in length and from one and a-half to
| two IN diameter Gardens, wheat fields and
fruit trees were devastated, and every house in
Brownsville suffered the loss of window glass.
The body of I. Harrison Garrett, who was
drowned on Thursday night of last week from
his yacht, shortly after it was run into by the
steamer Joppa, was recovered on Tuesday
morning, near the mouth of the Magothy
river, by the officers ofthe steamer Nanticoke.
The body was in fair state of preservation,
only two bruises on the neck and face, sup
posed to have been caused by floating timbers
from the wreck. His funeral took place on
Wednesday morning from his late residence,
near Baltimore.
Peter Alt, proprietor of the Arlington House,
at Pimlico race track, was killed by his son,
VIM. f., on Monday night. Alt was beating
his wife, which was a frequent occurrence,
and she appealed to her son for assistance.
The boy did all he could to stop his father,
but without avail, and picking up a shot gun,
10 years old, and he stated that he did the
shooting purposely, as he was tired of seeing
his mother beaten by his father. Young All
was placed in the Towsontown jail
The large stone saw-mill of the Beaver Dam
Marble Company, near Cockyesville, on the
Northern Central Railroad, was DESTROYED BY
lire on Tuesday morning between one and two
O'Clock. The building was about 100 fee
| square, and had in it twenty frames of saws
for the saving of very large stones. 1t is mo-
known definitely how the fire originated, but
it is supposed it caught from spark, the
woodwork of the building having become
saturated with oil used in greasing the MACH
merry. The loss is estimated at about So, 600
The burning of the building will throw about
fifty men temporarily out of employment.
The building and machinery were insured fol
$4,000.
On Tuesday evening the SIS D. m. train
| from Baltimore ran into two horse wagon al
the old Liberty road crossing, seriously injur.
ing Mrs. Susan Bowers, one of the occupants
of TIC wagon, and cutting the head off one Of
the horses. Jesse w. Dell, his wife, his
daughter Nettie and Mrs. Susan Bowers, mar
ried daughter, were returning from the city,
and when on the top of the hill, which is some
distance from the crossing, stopped and lis.
| tened TO hear if train was coming Hearing
nothing, Mr.. Dell drove his team RAPIDLY
down the hill. 1t is impossible for a person
to see train coming until he is within few
feet of the crossing, and Mr.. Dell was unable
to check his team whom he saw the approach
ing engine The train was stopped immedi-
ately after the accident. The persons were
put aboard and the train backed to Fulton
Station. Dr. G. w. Norris found Mrs. Bow.
ers had suffered conclusion of the brain, and
that she was lacerated about the head. She
was also injured internally and about the back.
The whole family left on the 9.12 P. NJ. from
Fulton Station for their home at North Branch,
six miles from PikesYille, Baltimore county.
The wagon was almost completely destroyed.
About three o'clock, on Sunday afternoon
last, violent wind, rain and hail-storm, ac.
companied by thunder and lightning, passed
over Middletown Valley, Frederick county.
Hail the size of hickory nuts fell in great
quantities, doing some damage to the growing
crops and breaking window glass. The de.
structiou of shade and fruit trees by the storm
seems to have been almost unprecedented in
this valley. In many instances large trees
that have stood the storm for years were torn
up by the roots, while others were snapped of
close to the ground. Along South mountain,
in the southwestern part of the valley, where
the storm originated, it is said the roads were
blocked by fallen trees. At Harmony, in the
northeastern part of the valley, where the
storm crossed Catoctin mountain it was very
severe, large numbers of trees being torn up
by the roots, while the gardens were consid-
erably damaged by hail. At Summers's Mill,
in the same vicinity, 90 trees were broken off.
Near Myersville William Young's blacksmith
shop was blown down. The hail did no par
ticular damage in this vicinity, but in different
parts of the valley windows were smashed and
the wheat was injured, but not to any great
extent, On the farm of Charles Kefauver
lightning struck and killed valuable COW.