The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-07-04
Maryland Affairs.

The expenses of Cecil county require tax
rate of &c cents on the 500.
Ripe peaches were gathered July 1st on
South mountain, near Hagerstown.
The Messrs. Gambrill have erected barn
I05x55 feet at Oakland Mills, Howard county.
Howard county Democrats will hold their
primaries on July 25th and the convention ON
the 29th.
Wicomico Prohibitionists are making an
active canvass, and are raising money for
campaign purposes.
The wheat crop IN Middletown valley, Fred
erick county, is one of the finest that has been
gathered for some years.
On Saturday night Andrew Sherwood, a
burglar, escaped from the penitentiary, but
was captured on Sunday near the city.
DR.. Leander Worthington Goldsborough,
aged So years, died in Philadelphia, Pa, on
Sunday. He was native of Frederick.
On Sunday night the barn and contents of
T. I. Griffith, Jr., near Phoenix, Baltimore
county, was burned. Loss $500; insured.
At Prince Frederick, Calvert county, on
Friday night of last week, the large steam saw
mill owned by Jones Grierson was burned;
loss $4,000.
A farm containing 94} acres, five miles
below Baltimore, on the Sparrow Point
Railroad, was sold at public sale on Monday
for $lS,500.
Beta A. II. Kaesman, of Baltimore, has
brought suit against Brownlee w. Taylor, of
New Orleans, for 100000 for breach OF
promise of marriage.
One hundred baskets of peaches were
shipped from Queen Anne's county, on Mon
day. This is the first important Peninsular
shipment of the season.
Frederick county tax rate has been fixed at
62 cents on the 500. In Worcester it is IS
cents, being II cents less than last year. In
Dorchester it is 92i cents.
Frederick Slime, a well known resident of
Ellicott City, died Monday morning, after
| lingering illness, aged 76 years. He was one
of the oldest Odd Fellows in that section.
| While James Brown, on the White House
farm, in Queen Anne's county, was cutting
wheat on Saturday the knives struck a stone
and the sparks set fire to the reaper, burning
it.
! A shed, containing a lot of hay, on the
farm of 0uterbridge Horsey, near Frederick,
was burned on Sunday afternoon, and it
required hard work to save his bonded ware
| house.
| The coffee warehouse of L. lowering &
! Co., Chase's wharf, Baltimore, was destroyed
by fire on Sunday; total damage to stock,
machinery and building being estimated at
over 100000.
Isaac johnson, colored, was caught stealing
chickens by Henry Doyle, of Mt. Pleasant,
Frederick county, on Sunday night. Doyle
| fred and Johnson's back was filled with shot.
The thief is now in Jail.
John Wesley Sanders, aged 81 years, died
| of general debility on Tuesday, at his home,
in Baltimore. He and Samuel Sands, who is
still living, were the oldest survivors of the
men engaged on the early Baltimore news
papers.
Awards were announced on Tuesday in Bal
timore in the cases of the people who brought
suits to recover damages for loss of wife, sis
ter, brother and for personal injuries in the
collision of the steamers Virginia and Louise.
The total award was $4,000
Water was turned into the fourteen mile
level of the canal above Williamsport Mon
dav. In few days water will also be put
into the two. mile level. This will connect
Cumberland and Willamsport, and next
week boats will be able to run between these
two points.
The novel sight of four selfbinders in one
wheat field is a sight seldom seen, but or
Tuesday of last wee DR.. G. H. B. Massey, liv
ing at Massey's, Kent county, was cutting hi:
grain that way. The DR.. is a large LAND
| owner, anu as ne ldFlllS All MS O"u ldi ms II
requires some $50 head of horses.
George E. Austin, of Dorchester county
was arrested last week for attempting to shoe
James N. Sherman, President of the board o
County Commissioners. On Saturday night
in the same county, George Turpin made al
attack on Sam jackson with razor. Boil
are colored, and Jackson may die.
A fist-fght took place at Towson, on Tues
day, between John B. Longnecker, one o
the editors of the Union, and George L
Stocksdale, keeper of the courthouse. Stocks
dale complained of an article in last Satur
davis paper, and after some discussion III
knocked Longnecker down. The latter drew
4 knife, when friends interfeared and hostili
ties ceased.
Benz. T., son of Hon. John T. Davis, o
Charles county, fell from the railing aroun
the pavilion at Chapel Point, Sunday, dis
lance of thirty feet. He was unconscious 70
some time, but the physicians say his injurie
are not serious. The accident was caused b.
his attempting to save young lady who has
lost her balance. The young lady fell on to-
of Mr. Davis and was uninjured
At the Susquehanna farm, opposite Poin
Patience, St. Mary's county, three hundre'
acres were devoted to peas alone this season
the crop being shipped to Boston and othe
points North, and sold for an average of S
per barrel. AS many as 200 barrels wer
realized from the crop. Besides peas, tn
proprietors of the farm raised variety G
other truck on very large scale.
Real estate is selling at fair prices on tn
Eastern Shore. On Wednesday the Wllto
farm, l,O11 acres, at Wye Mills, Quee
Anne's county, was sold for $42, 714.40. Or
the farm are fine buildings, 10000 peach trees
700 pear trees and an apple orchard-22
acres in fruit. Several other farms in variou
parts of the county were sold on the sam
day at from $50.25 to $55 per acre.
Isaac Brooks and Philip Stepney, both col
ored, on Monday were fined 81 and costs b
Justice Donavin in Baltimore, for disorderl
conduct. The testimony showed that tn
men quarreled about settling debt and go
into fight, during which Stepney got Brooks
upper lip between his teeth, Brooks at tn
same time getting Stepney's lower lip in tn
same way. They fought until Brooks's Ii
parted.
bill has been filed in the Circuit Court
in Baltimore, asking for receiver for tn
Progressive Endowment League of Baltimor
City, and an Injunction against the Mercan
tile Trust and Deposit Company and the Fl
deity Trust and Deposit Company, to restrain
them from paying out any deposits made b
the Endowment League, The complainant
alleges thal the plan OF operation Is who'll
impracticable and dishonest.
Sallie, aged FIVE years, daughter of Nj
John Grason, ofTowson, was severely burne
by swapping match heads with toy pistol, o
Wednesday. A spark fell into her lap an
ignited her clothing. Finding herself on fir
she ran to her mother, who, in attempting t
exlinguish the hames was seriously burned
Fortunately Mr.. Mark Meller was passing
and was attracted by the screams ofthe mothe
and child and went to their relief. His hand
were severely burned but he saved both froI
a terrible death.
, II. Straus, Bro. Il Co., of Baltimore, mad
an assignment on Monday. Liabilitses $500
600. The firm state that they are able TO pa
two dollars on every dollar of their indebted
ness and that the deed of trust is not assign
I ment or failure, in the ordinary sense, b.
+, that their action was due so as to facilitat
! the affairs of their creditors. Until year