The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-06-27
Maryland Affairs.

cents on the 500.
Canton, Baltimore county, is going to have
a national bank with a capital of slOo,oOo
Gen. VIM. McKenney, of Queen Anne's
county, estimates his wheat crop at 6OOoO
bushels.
A very large and fine wheat crop is re-
ported from all parts of the State OF Mary
land.
The tax rate for St. Mary y county has been
fixed at 80 cents on the 500, and in WlcomIco
county at 75i.
During the strawberry season 314 carloads
were shipped from Baltimore by the North
ern Central Railway.
Sunday last lightning struck the stable OF
James T. NJ. Raley, register of wills for st.
Mary's county, and killed horse belonging
to VIM. C. Mattingly.
Rodger Yingling, aged seventeen years,
broke his left leg while getting of a street car
in Baltimore, ON Sunday. His arms and legs
have been broken five times.
The storm of Sunday was unusually severe
in parts of Frederick and Montgomery counties
and much damage was done TO the growing
grain, roads and bridges.
Charles Webb, aged II years, died in Bal,
timore, on June 10. He was prominent in
business and political circles, and was tax
collector for number of years.
Judge |. Thomas Jones, in the Howard Go.
Circuit Court, on Monday, granted divorce
a mensa ct thoro to Amelia W. Harrison from
her husband, John w. Harrison.
Thomas Brattan, the veteran fisherman of
Frederick, caught Monday night, in the Mo
nococy, near Cartzendafner's mill, Ger
man carp weighing % pounds.
The safe of William II. Ford Co., Leon
ardtown merchants, was opened Monday after
noon and about $40 stolen. A colored man
is charged with the theft.
I. Carroll Jenkins, we'll known young
business man of Baltimore, died on Tuesday
night, aged % years. He was a member oil
the firm Of D. ). Foley u Co.
County fairs will be held as follows Tai
holt. September IA; Cecil, September i5-lo
Baltimore, September Sill; Hartford, Oeto-
Der 1916, and Washington, October 1917.
There was received in Baltimore, on Fri
day of last week, from r. I. Pierce, OF Ian
caster county, Va, go bushels of new wheat
which was sold for $l.50 per bushel. The
wheat was in excellent condition.
Between s and . on Sunday morning, the
residence of VIM. Silver, of Della, Baltimore
county, was struck by lightning. A table IN
one OF the rooms was set on fire, aud several
| persons we're rendered unconscious.
Senator German is making arrangements
to begin rebuilding his country residence IN
Howard county this fall so that it will be ready
for occupancy in the spring, and the family
will spend the summer in the North.
Patrick Onion was arrested in Hagerstown,
on Friday of last week for passing counterfeit
| silver half. dollars. On being searched several
were found in his pockets, and in his room
box containing some counterielts and material
| for making them.
-. Zeitinger, postmaster at Della, Fred
erick county, was arrested on Saturday by u
| United States Marshal and taken to Bait.
more, on the charge of opening letters and
other violations OF the postal laws
j. Smith, near Hagerstown, on Saturday
| last, went to his stable to feed young call
| The stable is overrun with rats, and MIR.
Smith looked for his calf but could not find 1t.
| Further search revealed the carcass Of the
calf surrounded by swarm of rats.
Solomon Bear, a merchant of Cumberland
CITY. was run over by shifting train on the
| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Wednesday
morning and both of his legs were cut off.
He died an hour after. He was SO years old,
and leaves a wife and two brothers.
A suit for damages for personal injuries by
n workman against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, in Baltimore, terminated
on Monday in Il verdict for the company, the
Court instructing the jury that the release
signed by the plaintiff was bar to his recov-
cry of damages.
Thomas C. Wright, Il young merchant, oil
Centrevile, was drowned on Wednesday al
ternoon by the upsetting of boat in which
he and two other young men were SAILING,
when within 90 yards of the shore. Mr..
| Wright was to have been married soon, and
| 1905 ,,ar, ,,onular with all classes.
Laura Wales, colored, was found in an
insensible condition alongside the railroad, al
Salisbury, on Saturday last, with her head
crushed John Gordy, colored, was arrested
on the charge of committing the murder. lie
denies all knowledge of it, bat scarf pin oil
his was found near by and the marks of his
shoes fitted the tracks around the body.
Miss Pleasant L. johnson, most estima
BILE lady, died suddenly while attending class
meeting at the M. E. church at Hancock
on Sunday. She had just given in her ex.
nerience, and upon resuming her seat rested
her head against the pew in front. No par,
ticular attention was paid to her. A moment
later she was observed to be falling, and was
caught Just before she drew her last breath.
-Four men and two women, all colored
were drowned at Curtis Bay, just below Bal
timore, on Saturday morning. They were
returning to the city from picking berries and
the boat was capsized by some men attempt
ing to get into the boat On Sunday, in Bal
timore, VIM. Horst, fell from boat at Thames
street wharf and was drowned, and a few min
utes later Joseph E. Krastel was drowned al
Henderson wharf.
On Sunday afternoon lightning struck the
house of Mr.. Henry Bowdle, near Concord,
Caroline county, knocking Mrs. Bowdle sense
less and destroying much of the furniture,
including a clock, which was scattered over
the room. Mrs. Bowdle was not dangerously
hurt. John Redden, colored near Snow Hill
who was sitting before an open fire place, was
Instantly killed by lightning the same after
noon and his wife was so badly stunned that
she lost consciousness.
On Wednesday evening an Italian named
John Rasosco, of Baltimore, employed as q
brakeman on the Western Maryland Railroad
was killed at siding near Chewsville. He
was brakeman on a freight train, and was on
the rear car which was being run on to the
siding by flying switch. He was standing
on the front end of the car and fell off, the
wheels passing over the middle of his body
and cutting him in two.
Alfred A. Bresee, of the insurance firm o.
O. f. Bresee & Sons, died suddenly Wednes
day morning near Gainesville, of heart trou-
BILE, superinduced by the grip. Mr.. Bresee
had an attack of the grip about IS month.
ago This left him weak, and short while
afterward he went to Atlantic City, where he
had a second attack of grip, which brought
on his heart trouble. He became well enough
to move out to his country home about three
weeks ago, but after getting there was con
fined to his house most of the time. Or
Wednesday morning he got out of bed and
was about to dress himself, when he dropped
dead. Mr.. Bresee was thirty nine years o.
age, and had been associated with his father
Mr. d. F. Bresee, in business since his boy
hood, and for the past fifteen years had been
member of the firm. A widow and two
children survive him.
Business Locals.
John ID. Bowers has fine lot of Mackerel,
| White Fish and Pntomnc Herring: also gnod