The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1889-07-20
Maryland Affairs.


About twenty families are now at Emor
| Grove, comfortably quartered in their whit
tents.
Capt W. W. Walker, an extensive distille
at Hagerstown, died on Thursday. His ag
was 55.
The Prohibitionists of Worcester and Queer
! Anne's counties nominated fall county tick
| cts on Tuesday.
| The Prohibitionists of Montgomery count,
! will nominate Il fully county ticket at Gath
| ersburg on August 10.
| The dwelling house and furniture of Mr.
Addison Ray, near LaytOnsville, Montgom
cry county, was destroyed by fire on Monday
1t is estimated that the probable mortgag,
Indebtedness in Frederick county at the pres
ent time will reach an aggregate OF more thar
S., 900, 600.
4 FIVE year old daughter of Mr. Isaac
Reich, living near Frederick was on Satur
day attacked by an entire swarm of bees aud
terribly tortured.
Nine valuable horses owned by Mr.. David
Warner, near Creagerstown, Frederick coun-
ty, were seriously injured by running against
a barbed wire fence on Friday.
The position of State agent Of the I. S.
Agricultural Department for Maryland has
been abolished. W. W. Bowie, OF Prince
Georges county, held the position, at $500
per annum.
The recent festival at GAINESVILLE, Mont
gomery county, in aid Of st. Nary's Catholic
Church, at that place, proved decided sue
cess. The amount realized over and above
all expenses was $3.50.
The eighth annual Interstate Conference
and School of Methods of the Woman Chris
tan Temperance Union commenced its ses-
sions on Wednesday at Mountain Lake Park,
and will close on Monday next.
DR.. James NJ Magraw, registeg of wills for
Hartford county. died on Saturday at his resi-.
dence. near Thomas Ran postotice. He was
elected register of wills in 1885 and held the
position up to the time of his death.
DR.. VIM. u. Lechler, well known citizen
of Smithburg, Washington county. died on
the 18th. in his Slst year. He was dentist
BY profession, but for a number of years de-
voted most Of his time to portrait painting.
On Saturday morning at 100 the Cumber-
land Valley Hosiery Factory, in Hagerstown,
belonging to Messrs. James and Abraham
Albert, together with most Of its contests.
was destroyed by fire. The cause Of the FIRE
is unknown.
The outline for the programme for Allie
ghany county centennial celebration has been
agreed upon. September - will be literary
day, the 18th trades display ami the 26,h civic
and military parade. Each GAY Is to have
minor features.
A meeting Of the Democratic county cen
trail committee Of Frederick county has been
called by Col l.. Y. Baaghmsn, chairman.
for TODAY. the 30,h inst. for the purpose OF
fixing upon the time for holding primaries
and county convention
A small ily, supposed to bo the Texas fy,
Is causing considerable troubls TO cattle IN
Worcester county. particularly on the marshes
along The ChineGteaguc BAY The tiies attack
the head and neck and nasc Of the horns OF
the animals. and IN sgch quantities that IN
many instances their bite proves fatal.
IA impression having gone abroad THAI the
ev-iers IN Chesapeake Bay had been iujared
by the recent freshcts. au inspection vas made
on Taesdav Al Swan Point, ~ Chester river,
and AZ Harksus Point The impression 81
the examiners was ihai the supply wopld be-
as great u not greater, than last season.
Jane Coates. colnred. OF Baltimore. quar-
relied WITH hrs wife last Saturday night, ard
Knocked her down. Eiiza Gross, eeiored.
living in the same house, demonstrated with
Coates. when b. threatened g. kill her. She
ran up stairs and Coates after her. ben
Coates eoi NJ 10 her rOom, Eliza met him
With a pistol and fred. lie died iu a fee
minutes,
Commissioner Todd and Moamonier, Of
Baltimore coaniy. paid sisIi % The sccae Of
the damage done BY the heavy rain Storm Of
lsss Saturday in the vicialty 81 Loeb Raven.
F0ar or Ave coauty bridges weru washed
away and much damage done 20 Toa5s. The
estimated cost OF repairing thu damage done
throughout the eoansy j. placed BY some IN
the tens % thousands.
Nr Joha ". Crvascr, farmer, while
messing In a 6sid near the Frederick ianc.
tioa. SATURDAY., found = dynamite ear,ridgc
airsut the sac Of kis finger, and, NOT knowing
shat Il uas proceeded to Investigate By
pounding ii Nth hammer. The result vas
al explosion and tbc inHtctiuu Of number
Of painful bgs nos serious tuJanes apou him
srlf ana a coloscd maa standing near By.
4 number of ladies and gen,icn,cu Of Fired
cr5cE have pitched camp along thc banks af
she Potomac near the Point of Rocks for q
summers cutting Of shoat ten days The
party i composed n( Mrs. Ellen Blake, Nj
and Mrs. Dudley Page, Charles g. Thomas,
Charles Blake, f. 4. RAmsbarE and others,
Of Frederick, aud Misses lalte and Belle
Collins and John Doyle, OF Washington.
George o. Carey, editor II the star, a.
North East. Cecil eegHiy. vas asszssl,ed and
knocked d0wn last Saturday by Lewis IL.
Ashton. because Carey reprinted from PAU
sdeiphia paper repog; u the cyclone ,hat
DESTROYED the dwelling and barn on the farm
on vhseh be lived on the Thursday VreSioss-
Ashton had givea the Philadelphia reporter
an aecoRat OF the storm, which he said the
reporter hsa written up 10 a humorous aud
exaggerated style.
The body Of Albert OwiHgs, a Young col
orsa mao rmployrd by james H. Gather, OF
Ellicost City. was found shortly after day
break on Monday. lying partly in the waiei
beneath the foot bridge across the Iibor, at
ths. Baltimore 4 Ohio RailroAd Station, ia
Ellieou City. The body wAs lying face
downward With the face IN about two inches
Of water. II Is beliesed be laid dosn on the
wall. went 20 sleep and rolled oil Inso the
stream, being rendered unconscious by the
fall and ihus drowning
On July 2d Joseph Kennedy. Of Baltimore
and Michael Raidy, Of Washington, had !
prize fight at River View, Pence George
county. The principals aud a lot Of sp0rti
landed At the place, aud inquired Il thel
conld get sandwiches and beer. The super
inteudent al the place told them yes, anc
while the conversation was GOING on. a riRl
was being pitched on the grounds, The su
periniendeui protected aud refused eomPen-
salon for The privilege, he was hUsllet
aside and the light went on The supeuu
teadcut reported the matter 10 the author
ties, aud the gang WAS arrested last week ans
each fined SlU and costs. The costs amounted
10 S72.Go.
The returns 10 the commissioner Of inter
( nal revenue from the Maryland district 10
the last fiscal year are all in and show tbs
aggregate collections during the year 10 hav'
/ been :. 9sii. g2S. Is. Tins vas derived from
+ various sources as follows Fruit sPirits
! SIS, SSH: spirits distilled from other mate
rails 81 75g, 420. o.; rectihers taxes, $40. llG,
! is; retail liquor dealers, sl69, oG5. 10; whole
! sail. liquor dealers, $lI,750; manufacturers a
/ stills, So :; stills manufactured, $40; stamp
! for distilled liquors intended for export
Sll77O total for distilled spirits 81 ,9s@, 524,
I IS; cigars and chcroOts, S2Sl. 26O.12; cigar
7 cites. SOL. SlLl5; manufacturers of cigars
. 81, 707; suuif, S24O, sol %; tobacco, S753,
| cd. IS: dealers in leaf tobacco, 81 1913
I dealers in manufactured tobacco. 81, 1919
manufacturers OF tobacco, 5000; pedlers O
tobacco, Sl44; total on tobacco, 1882, IGl. -
! Fernented liquors, 5000, O66.s9; brewers q
/ less than 500 barrels annually, S5,Ul2.5O
! brewers of 600 barrels or more, 8, 59l 81
retail dealers in malt liquors, 3, j93.S3; tota
on fermented liquors, S6lS. 9GS. 55. Oleomar
| garine, 81 1915. So not otherwise provided for
$500; penalties, S275.S2.
When train No. 6, of the Northern Contra
Railway, arrived in Baltimore Sunday morn
ing the ear inspectors began examing tn
| wheels, and were startled to find part of
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