The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-06-20
MARYLAND Affairs.

in Baltimore.
The Synepuxent Canal has been opened |
from Indian river to Isle of Wight bay
During the past year lOi pupils attended
the Maryland School for the Deaf at Freder-
lex.
VIM. II. Devices estate, in Caroline county,
containing 500 acres, was sold on Tuesday
for $4,000.
Kent county is paying considerable atten- |
ton to sheep raising and over $55,OOO are
invested in it.
John NJ. Collins, aged IS years, died sud
denly from paralysis near Centreville, on
Tuesday night.
Wheat harvest began in Somerset county
last week, and the crop is said to be among
the best ever raised in the county.
Henry Decamp, aged IS years. fell from
the second story window of his residence, in
Baltimore, on Sunday, and was killed.
The barn of Vim. B. Miller, of Brookewell,
Montgomery county, was burned on Wednes'
day, together with some hay, corn aud other
produce.
Samuel Spalding, near Leonardtown, fell
off a hay wagon on Monday and was seriously
injured by falling upon pitchiork which fell
with him.
DIR. Slemons, of DeImar, Wicomico county,
returned from a professional visit on Monday
evening, and while talking with some friends
fell dead.
Rev. Henry Edwards, who has been rector
of St. Marks Episcopal Church, near Ha-
gerstown, for "A years, has resigned owing to
failing health.
James A. Roe, aged IS years, a prominent
and well-knowu farmer and Democratic poll
tician of Caroline county, died on Tuesday,
aged 80 years.
II. Nj Of
Anne Arundel county 10 be located at Curtis
Bay, has been incorporated with capital
stock of 500, 900.
James McGrogan has purchased the Marsh
land farm, 1862 acres, in Queen Anne $ county
! for So per acre The timber had previously
been sold for $1,000.
| The first new wheat arrived in Baltimore
on Tuesday by the steamer Essex. 1t was
shipped by r. Ii. Woodward, of Urbana, Va,
and sold for $1.25 per bushel.
Edward Swailes was arrested and lodged in
Jail at Leonardtown, on Friday Of last week
for knocking John Kelly overheard and
drowning him. Both are colored.
The Maryland Historical Society has just
received from London photograph, 10 by II
inches, of the only known original oil paint
ing of Cecilius Calvert, second Lord Balti-
more.
Daniel Smoot, ofMartinsburg, Montgomery
county, was thrown from his horse and Sc
riously injured on Tuesday. Beside interior
injuries, one Of his ears was nearly severed
from his head,
Mrs Rachel NJ. Clark, aged so years, of
the 4th district of Howard county, died on
Monday night from the infrmites of old age.
She was daughter of the late Geo. Dorsey,
and leaves four sons.
On Tuesday afternoon the barn of Carlton
p. Ahalt, near Middletown, Frederick county,
was struck by lightning and burned with its
contents, including so tons of bailed hay.
Some hail fell during the storm.
Lawrence White, son of B. +. White, OF
Dickerson Station, Montgomery county, while
out shooting crows ON Monday last almost
blew his hand from his wrist by the accidental
discharge and bursting of the gun.
1t is reported that the Baltimore & Eastern
Shore railroad will soon pass into the hands
of the Pennsylvania Co. fit does the route
across the bay will probably be discontinued
and an up shore line built from Easton.
Mrs Joseph B. Cook died suddenly from
heart disease, on Kent Island. on Friday
evening of last week. She had a baby on hel
lap and was singing to it, when she suddenly
expired, the baby rolling from her lap to the
floor.
Hannah Mary Barnhart, aged IS years
daughter of A. B. Barnhart of Hagers
town, was found dead in bed on Tuesday
morning. She was subject to violent choking
spasms, and it is supposed that one of them
caused her death.
The annual exhibition of athletic sports by
the students of the Maryland Institute for the
, Deaf at Frederick, was held on Saturday al
the institute grounds. Frederick Lurman, oil
: Baltimore, will receive gold medal for being
the best all-round athlete.
f Rev. S. E. Slater, of Indiana, has accepted
the call as pastor of the Lutheran Church a
Burkittsville, Frederick county. MIR. Slater
' is native Of Virginia and graduated from
the Theological Seminary of Pennsylvania
College, Gettysburg, in 1888.
By the end of this week the greater part o
the wheat crop in Talbot county will be cut
and ready for threshing. The crop is esti
mated to be a fair one, and if the wheat
turns out as well as anticipated, the yield will
be larger than usual in the county.
Roland A. Lee and Marcus Lee, father ant
son, have been arrested in Baltimore on the
charge of burglary. A large lot of 'stoler
goods was found at their house. The police
think they had been operating in Philadelphia
before going to Baltimore.
A deed has been put on record in Baltimore
IN winch the consideration was ol Va, OUO
The deed was made by Julian j. G. McShane
and George II. Rodgers, executors Of the late
Henry McShane, to the Henry McShane Man
ufacturing Company, and conveys to the lat
ter the business and property of the firm un
der the former management.
Jacob Wishard, a well known distiler, re-
siding in the Leitersburg district, Washington
county, was drowned Tuesday while trying to
rescue COW that had mired in mill dam.
His Is year old boy, who hasten to his father
assistance, nearly met the same fate. The
body was recovered. Mr.. Wishard was about
40 years old, and leaves a wife and six chill
dren.
Eight members of the Zulu Samsord Com.
pany, colered minstrel troupe, of Philadel-
phia, including two female members, were
| arrested in Elkton, Cecil county, on Saturday
night, after concert. Ii was charged that
/ members of the company engaged in a free
fight, in which pistols and razors were used.
The wife of one of the actors was shot through
the hand and was badly beaten about the
face.
Nevin A. Cremer, of Chambersburg, Pa,
came to Hagerstown last November and
bought n suit of clothes of William Updegrait
and gave in payment a check purporting 10
be signed by j. w. Crawford. The check
proved worthless and warrant was issued
for Cremer, but he escaped arrest. On Mon
day he appeared at the Washington county
Jail and gave himself up to the sheriff. He
said he was tired running around and con.
cluded to surrender.
Tuesday night n terrific electrical storm,
accompanied by heavy rain, passed over
Middletown valley. For one hour there was
an almost continuous play of wind and light
ming with deep rolling thunder On Wednes-
day night there was a succession of heavy
rains, in the same valley, and much damage
was done by the OVERLOOKING of streams, and
wheat and rye so badly tangled by the wind
and rain as to make harvest difficult.
William X. Duyal, the young man in Bal
timore who recently named fictitious children
after Senators and Representatives in Con
gress, of which he took pains to inform them,
and thereby secured many christening and