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

The Synepuxent Canal has been opered
from Indian river TO Isle of Wight bay.
During the past year lol pupils attended
the Maryland School for the Deaf at Freder-
| lex.
VIM. H. Devices estate, in Caroline county,
containing 800 acres, was sold on Tuesday
for IS, 900.
Kent county is paying considerable atten-
ton to sheep raising and over S55,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 Deeamp, aged So 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 and other
produce.
Samuel Spalding, near Leonardtown, fell
| off hay wagon on Monday and was seriously
injured by falling upon pitchtork which fell
with him.
! DR.. Slemons, of Delmar, Wicomieo county,
returned from 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 6S years, a prominent
and well known farmer and Democratic poll
tician of Caroline county, died on Tuesday,
aged 80 years.
The Maryland Bolt and Nut Company, of
Anne Arundel countysTo be located at Curtis
Bay, has been incorporated with capital
stock of 100000.
james McGrogan has purchased the Marsh
land farm, 362 acres, in Queen Anne county,
i for s. per acre. The timber had previously
been sold for $4,000.
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 eolored.
The Maryland Historical Society has just
received from London photograph, 10 by II
inches, of the only known original oil paint
ing of Cecilus Calvert, second Lord Balt-
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 infirmties of old age.
She was a daughter of the late Geo. Dorsey,
and leaves four sons.
On Tuesday afternoon the barn of Carlton
P. Ahalt near Middetown, Frederick county,
was struck by lightning and burned with its
contents, including so tons of baiied hay.
Some hail fell during the storm.
| Lawrence White, son of B. F. White, o
Dickerson Station, Montgomery county, while
| out shooting crows on Monday last almost
blew his hand from his wrist by the Academia
discharge and bursting Of the gun.
1t is reported that the Baltimore & Eastern
Shore railroad will soon pass into the hand,
of the Pennsylvania Go. 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 baby on he
lap and was singing to it, when she suddenly
expired the baby rolling from her lap to tn
floor.
Hannah Mary Barnhart, aged Is years
daughter of A. B. Barnhart, of Hagers
! town, was found dead in bed on Tuesda
morning She was subject to violent choking
spasms, and it is supposed that one of then
6 caused her death.
The annual exhibition of athletic sports b,
the students of the Maryland Institute for tn
. Deaf, at Frederick, was held on Saturday a
the institute grounds. Frederick Lurman, o
Baltimore, will receive gold medal for bein
the best all-round athlete.
+ Rev. S. E. Slater, of Indiana, has accepte,
the call as pastor of the Lutheran Church a
Burkittsville, Frederick county. Mr.. Slate
Y / is n native of Virginia and graduated from
the Theological Seminary of Pennsylyani,
College, Gettysburg, in 1888.
| By the end of this week the greater part o
the wheat crop in Talbot county will be Gu
: and ready for threshing. The crop is esti
turns out as well as anticipated, the yield vii
be larger than usual in the county.
Roland A. Lee and Marcus Lee, father an,
son, have been arrested in Baltimore on tn,
charge of burglary. A large lot of stolel
goods was found at their house. The polio,
think they had been operating in Philadelphis
before going to Baltimore.
A deed has been put on record in Baltimore
in which the consideration was 81 ,023, 900
The deed was made by Julian j. c. McShan,
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, we'll known distiller, re-
siding in the Leitersburg district, Washington
county, was drowned Tuesday while trying tC
rescue COW that had mired in mill dam.
/ - HI l., al,
assistance, nearly met the same fate. The
body was recovered. Mr. Wishard was about
As years old, and leaves wife and six chill.
dren.
Eight members of the Zulu Samsord Com
pany, colored minstrel troupe, of Philadel
phia, including two female members, were
arrested in Elkton, Cecil county, on Saturday
night, after n concert. 1t was charged that
members of the company engaged in a free
fight, in which pistols and razors were used.
The wife ofone 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 Updegrall
and gave in payment a check purporting to
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 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 succession of heavy
rains, in the same valley, and much damage
wheat and rye so badly tangled by the wind
and rain as to make harvest dilficult.
William X. Duval, 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