The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-06-11
Maryland Affairs.


scarce.
John Coulter, aged 81 years, died at
Wetherdvile, Baltimore county, on Tuesday.
Bishop Paret, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. is on his round of visitations in
Southern Maryland.
The same old story-another break in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, this time at the
14-mile level; all traffic stopped.
J. Oliver Holtz, well known farmer, died
near Frederick, on Tuesday. He was mar
ried a second time few weeks ago.
5000, 900 have been given to the Woman $
College, Baltimore, by a gentleman who will
not allow his name to be made public.
Numerous drowning accidents are reported
from various parts OF the State. The best
swimmers, as a rule, are the ones to drown,
as they are more venturesome.
Enoch Pratt has purchased the Maryland
Club building corner of Franklin and Cathe-
dral streets, Baltimore, and given it to the
Maryland Academy of Sciences.
In Baltimore. on Monday, Judge Wright
sentenced two Philadelp hia burglars to the
penitentary for and years each for robb
ing the residence Of Richard Cornelius.
Crune Reid, colored man, residing in
Hancock, Washington county, was commit
ted to jail on Saturday evening, on the charge
of having assaulted County Commissioner
Stotemeyer with stone.
Mrs Henry Crandel, of Anne Arundel
county, committed suicide on Monday by
cutting her throat with carving knife. She
was suffering from melancholia and leaves a
husband and several children.
Miss Susan Barber, aged Is years, was
drowned near Williamsport, on Monday.
L. nyith cayaral nthar laAiag
was in boat on the canal when. the boat
swamped and sunk. The others escaped.
''Curl Leaf has made its appearance in
the Washington county peach orchards.
From SO, 900 trees j. A. Nicodemus says he
will not realize over 5000 bushels. The
entire yield of the peach belt will not be one
half it was last year. --r-- . :
On Sunday the sale and livery stables of
NJ. Fox & Son, near Druid Hill avenue,
Baltimore, was burned, together with about
20 horses, carriages, harness, etc. Several
horses were so seriously injured that they had
to be killed. Loss about $4,000.
VIM. D. Bradford's granary, on Bohemia
Manor, Cecil county, together with 5000
bushels of shelled corn, was set on fire and
burned on Thursday night of last week. All
his farming implements, wagons, harness
etc., were also consumed; partially insured.
Caleb S. Maltby, aged 81 years, died in
Greenwich, Conn, on June 2. He began life
as pedder, came to Baltimore in 1886 and
began the selling of oysters in cans; establish
ed the first oyster packing house; built the
Maltby House on Pratt street, and became
identified with every movement looking to
The advancement of the city. He leaves an
estate of over 80, 100000.
During a thunder shower on Sunday
George W. Reed, residing near Gaithersburg,
Montgomery county, was struck by lightning
and paralyzed. He was in his house at the
time, and the bolt, attracted by the lightning
rod, descended by it until it came to a deiec
tive insulator, when it penetrated the house,
striking Reed in the thigh and tore off his
shoes He will recover. One OF his chill
dren was in his arms at the time, but escaped
unhurt.
A barn on the farm of ]. Stewart Tubbs,
near Glen Burrie, Anne Arundel county, was
destroyed by fire on Monday morning. -Four
mules and a horse, together with buggy,
farming implements and hot-beds ashes were
consumed. Considerable hay and corn were
also destroyed. The strawberry and pea
orops are very short in the fifth district
What the hall did not destroyed has been in
iured by bug cutting off the stems near the
blossom.
In a fight at Royal Oak, Talbot county,
during the primarb Selections, Frank F. Avail
ear, a merchant of that place, came near be
ing killed His condition is yet serious.
shout Ter is broken, and he is internally hurt.
Eugene Denny, George Kilmon, Gustavus
Kiimonand Albert Seymor we're arrested rs
his assaiants. Justice Joseph A, Robinson
fined the FIRST, and held the others for court.
No weapons were used. The fight arose
from dispute about vote.
Over four and a-half inches of rain fell
Saturday afternoon in Cumberland, and such
torrents of water poured down the streets
that many foundations were undermined and
much damage was done by rising water in
the lowIands. A great deal of distress was
occasoned TO q number OF families. The
downpour was so sudden thai time was not
given to remove furniture up stairs. +. n.
Millman, the florist, sustained damages
amounting to $1,000. There we're breaks in
the RAILROADS which qpcasioned several hours
delay.
Rolle's Range farm, near St. Miohaels,
Talbot county, $50 acres, has been sold at
auction 10 Thomas W. Hall, of Baltimore.
This farm was in the Role family nearly 200
wears. The house was built one hundred
and eighty years ago by DR.. Francis NJ. Role,
the founder of the family in America. 1t is
a large colonical structure, built of English
made BRICKS The date Of its erection, l7l2,
Is set in the wall OF one of the gables, and
the coat of arms and other Indictments OF the
Role family hang on the inside walls. It
was a noble family in England, but Is said
now to be extinct in that country. The last
peer was Lord John Role, who was present
at the coronation Of Queen Victoria, and was
then very old man.
The following is from the Rising Sun,
Cecil county, Midland Journal of June ):
The latest addition to the collection OF farm
er's pests is the Corn Bill Bug, OF Corn Cur
oulio, The beetles are nearly one-half an
inch in length, dirty. brown above, black be-
meath, and are provided with hard, rather
long Il in. bill. They puncture the young
corn stalk at or near the surface of the
ground, and suck away the sap. Mr.. Amos
Evans, who furnished the specimens, report
ed that his corn crop was almost entirely
ruined. 1t is also said that Mr.. Chas. Reis-
Ter, of Calvert, has lost Is acres by the same
visitor The Bill-hug made its first appear
ance about 40 years ago in the South Carolina
rice 6elds, and since then it has made its
way to various parts of the United States.
A very severe rain storm accompanied by
lightning passed over the southern section OF
Prince Georges county Wednesday, doing
much damage to the wheat fields and the
growing crops Of corn. In the vicinity OF
Groom on the farm of Basil Brown, lightning
struck tobacco barn, in which three per
sons had sought shelter. They were Miss
Mollie Brown, her brother Samuel and
oolored laborer, James Butler. The colored
man Butler was killed instantly. He was
leaning against one of the posts of the barn
down which the fatal current came. The
young lady and brother were thrown to the
ground stunned, and were afterward convey
ed unconscious to the house and there is little
hopes of their recovery. The barn took fire,
but the heavy fall of rain extinguished the
flames. While some guests at the home OF
Mr.. VIM. DuvaIl near Nottingham were at
supper, lightning struck one Of the trees near
the kitchen and one of the ladies' was thrown
from her seat. Others present also felt the
shock.
The handsome new Methodist Protestant
Church of Woodsboro, Frederick county, was
dedicated Sunday morning, in the presence
of an audience that more than filled the
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