The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-18
Maryland Affairs.

Col. Robert Slidell Rodgers, aged SO years,
died near Havre de Grace, Hartford county,
on July 10.
At the municipal election in Annapolis on
Monday the Democrats elected four out OF
the six councilmen and the mayor.
Ten shares of the Montgomery County
National Bank were sold at auction on Tues
day. 1t brought $500 per share, par 800.
The directors of the agricultural association
in Cecil county have decided not to hold
fair this year owing to the lack Of interest by
the farmers and citizens generally.
Prince Georges county was visited by Il
terrible storm on Wednesday afternoon and
great loss of property resulted. Several
horses, cows and sheep were killed by light
ming.
Peter Leonard, of Baltimore city, who was
harvesting on the farm of James NJ. Ander-
son, at Phoenix, had one of his hands nearly
severed Wednesday by falling on the blade
of scythe.
Gen Benjamin f. Kelley, the Hero of
Phillippi," the first battle of the late war,
died near Oakland, Garrett county, on Thurs
day, aged 81 years. He was a native of New
Hampshire.
At a colored pic mic, near Baltimore, on
Monday, James Rideout and John Wade shot
each other Both were sent to the hospital.
Several ministers interiered but were unable
to stop the fight until the men were shot.
Willie Maddox, aged II years, the son of
John S. Maddox, farmer of Potomac
district, Montgomery county, was attacked in
field while picking blackberries on Monday
and horribly gored by bull belonging to his
fathers herd.
The estate of the late Richard Huichins,
in Howard county, near Woodbine, has been
sold to Messrs. Henry and Oliver Hutchns
for 1913. % per acre. The property contains
2S2 acres of land, is adapted to dairy pur
poses, and is well improved.
John Cook, a Frenclmen, was shot by John
Velotti, an lta Ian, at Great Falls, Montgom-
cry county, on Thursday of last week. The
men were at work on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal and had some words in regard to
loading cart, when'f teIotti shot Cook.
Policeman Jacob Zapp, of Baltimore, was
literally ground to pieces on the Is. IL D. X.
R., on Wednesday afternoon, at the foot of
Eutaw street. The body was placed in a soap
box and carried to IL G depot where an inquest
was held. The accident was caused by an
engine backing, and owing to the noise made
by the rain he did not hear the approaching
engine and was knocked down and run over
He was SIS years old and had been police
man for 10 years.
The Prohibitionisls of Baltimore co. have
nominated the following ticket CLERK of
the court, Joshua l.. Benson; sheriff, John
IL. Jones; states attorney, John C.. Carpen-
ter, treasurer, Dr. j. McKendree Kemp;
county commissioners, Il. II. Caples, James
A. Francis, VIM. McRoberts, Jr.; judges of
orphans court, Martin l.. Jean, Alexander
Guthrie, ST., P. G. Erdman; senator, Daniel
Beckley; house of delegates, VIM. Ii. Single
ton, Daniel L. Ensor, w. G. Bishop, Reuben
Jones, w. Ii. Flahart, j. I. Gallagher.
An old colored man named Lewis Barnes
committed suicide at his home, near New
port, Charles county, on Friday of last week.
When Il slave he got n portion of his foot cut
off in a saw mill, but the wound healed, and
he was able to do light work until about two
years ago, when he accidentally struck the
manned foot with a noe, bruising it badly.
Ever since then he has been great sufferer,
and frequently said he would take his life to
get rid of the terrible pain. This threat he
carried into effect by hanging himself
j. Medcalf, for the past three years con-
nected with the Patapsco National Bank of
Ellicott City, has accepted the position of
cashier in the First National Bank, which
will begin business in Aberdeen, Hartford
county, August Is. The president Of this
bank will be W. B. Baker; the vice presi
dent, T. l.. Hanway. Mr.. Medcalf was APP
plicant for the bank examinership of Mary
land and the District of Columbia, made
vacant by the resignation of Major j. ID. Fer
guson.
The large frame barn and stables adjoining
belonging to Hickman NJ. Morris, near Wat
erloo, in the first district of Howard county,
were burned TO the ground Wednesday after.
noon. Mr.. Morris horses were in the stable,
but by the timely discovery of the fire he was
enabled to remove them. A large quantity
of hay and most of the harness were also
destroyed. The flames broke out during the
prevalence of a thunder storm, and it is sup
posed the fire resulted from lightning stroke.
The loss is partly covered by insurance.
A thunder storm of great violence passed
across Howard county to the north and west
of Ellicott city on Wednesday afternoon. 1t
was accompanied with n heavy wind, and
considerable damage in the blowing down of
fencing and uprooting Of trees was done. On
the farm of States Attorney j. ID. Mcclure
over dozen trees were blown down. The
farms of Messrs. Dorsey Thompson, Blacks.
heare, and Thomas johnson, which were in
the path of the gale, also received damage by
the blowing away of sheds, trees and fencing.
A letter to the Baltimore American, dated
Chestertown, July l6, says Never within
the history of peach culture in Kent county
has the damage to peaches from the yellows
been as great. This destructive blight now
threatens TO completely sweep out of exist,
ence some of the finest orchards of the
county. In the vicinity Of Millington, the
great peach section of the county, acres of
orchards have been attacked, and thousands
Of baskets of premature fruit will be almost a
total loss to growers. The trees have turned
yellow, and in many instances where large
and profitable crops were expected both
fruit and trees are blighted. Among others
the orchards of Dennis Rowland, Garrett
Foxwell, Henry Spear, James HURT, Rich
ard Lockwood and many others have been
injured, and at present it is impossible TO
estimate the damages. The damage done by
the heavy hail and wind storm of July was
more widespread than was at first expected.
The heavy winds swept down on DR.. Prices
farm, in Still Pond Neck, tenanted by Mr.
William Meeks, and, independent of other
damage, Mr.. Meeks lost fully two thousand
baskets Of pears Of the choicest varieties
Other farmers in the vicinity suffered damage
to fruit and fruit trees The first threshing
accident so far reported occurred ON the
threshing yard of Mr.. Edward Woodall, near
Lambson's Station, on Tuesday. A stack Of
straw caught fire, and in about five minutes
the straw, the machine stacker and the spokes
from one Of the wheels were burned, and the
thresher narrowly escaped. Fortunately, the
wind set in an opposite direction.
The fertilizing works at Perdie, Perry
county, Pa, owned by NJ. NJ Grover, of Hair
risburg, were totally DESTROYED by fire on