The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-10-15
Maryland Affairs.

John w. Veitch, the oldest member of
the Garrett county bar, died at Oakland on
Tuesday. He was native of Prince
Georges county.
Tn Monday night the roundhouse of the
Lehigh Railroad, in Baltimore. was burn
ed. Several freight and other cars were
saved. Loss, $4,000.
Frank B. Macatee's barn, near Clermont
Mills, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday
while he was at the Hartford County Fair,
III Belair. The barn contained forty tons
OF hay, all Of his wheat crop, tobacco and
farming implements.
At the meeting of the Maryland Luth-
eran Synod at Frederick, last week, a reso-
luton was passed to remove the Theology
cal Seminary from Gettysburg to Wash
ington, ID. C., as soon as 100000 and an
available site can be procured.
The dry weather in Garrett county in
terferes with the operations of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad 1t is said that
all the tanks along the line of the road be-
tween Grafton and Piedmont, except Oak
land and Cheat river, are dry.
Israel Day Carter, aged 6G years, owner
of the Cecil Paper Mills, near Andora, Cecil
county, died suddenly on Saturday After
breakfast he fell in the hall at his home
and expired almost instantly. He was a
son of Robert Carter, the pioneer paper
maker.
A verdict of $4,000 damages was rem
HaraH Yrn,ln,, - II,
Baltimore on Wednesday in favor of DIR.
NJ. j Buck, who was expelled from the
Maryland Homeopathic Society upon
charges made by the defendants in the
present suit.
Sunday night last Il barn on Myrtle
Point the residence of Griffin Hebb, st.
Marys county, was set afre and with its
contents entirely destroyed About seven
hogsheads of new crop tobacco, 1000 |
bundles of fodder, fan. cultivator, &c.,
were in the barn.
Governor Brown has resigned the presi-
dency of the Maryland Agricultural Society
Col. Robert Hough, secretary, will have
charge of the company's affairs until a
new president is elected. The Governor
says his resignation was due to the pressure
OF official duties and private business.
During the performance of the Wild
West Show at Frederick on Tuesday night. |
Iron Shell, an Indian, said to be chief
of the Sioux, was thrown from
his horse and badly injured His recov-
cry is thought to be doubtful. On falling
to the ground his horse struck him in the
breast with both front feet.
On Friday night of last week, at Walk
ersville, Frederick county, the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad station, the store of +. c.
Wachter and j. B. Jamisons warehouse
We're entered by thieves Jamisons safe
was rolled out on the railroad and broken
open with crowbars. From it S3S were
taken. Wachter's safe they could not
open. The noise in trying to do 50 caused
an alarm and the thieves were chased two
miles, but escaped.
A large barn on the farm of Edward
Hobbs, near Liberty, Frederick county,
was burned on Wednesday, in the absence
IF the tenant, Charles Etzler. Some
children were playing in the barn with
matches and set it on fire. VIM. Etzler
in letting the stock loose and
aving the carriage, but the farming imple-
nents and | 400 bushels of wheat were
destroyed with the building, lot of hay
md feed and Il self binder and mower.
A severe storm, accompanied by thunder
md lightning and heavy rain, passed
'ver St. Mary's county Saturday evening.
Hail fell in some places, and fences and
rees were blown down. On the farm of
lown down. The ruins took fire from the
tove, and the flames finished what the
Tind left undone Much late tobacco was
INJURED by the heavy frosts of the past
week. ;
Stock raisers in Garrett county are busy
hipping their fat stock to the Eastern
markets. Andrew Shartzie, farmer, liv-
Nc near Oakland, shipped on Thursday of
asst week 351 sheep for the Philadelphia
market Mountain mutton is celebrated
the country and commands high I
,rices. The chestnut trade is at its best
low. The shipments from Oakland are
John Shartzie, one Of Oak
and's merchants, is shipping by Baltimore
nd Ohio express from one and a-half to
wo tons per day, The most of these go
o single firm in st. Louis.