The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-06-18
Maryland Affairs.

There never was a finer prospect Tor an
excellent wheat crop than is reported this
season.
In Baltimore last week l59 births and
1871 deaths were reported, III marriage
licenses were issued.
Richard Butler, colored, As years old,
died at the City Hospital in Baltimore, on
June 10, of hiccoughs.
Geo. F. Harlan, aged Go years, we'll
known inventor and manufacturer, died at
Leeds, Cecil county, on Sunday.
George Price, aged S8, died at Phoenix,
Baltimore county. He had been employed
at the Phoenix factory for over 80 years.
Alvey Stouffer, aged 10 years, commit
ed suicide on Saturday, near his fathers
residence, in Washington county. lie had
been in i'll health for some time.
The rosebug is destroying the young
peach and apple trees on the lower part of
the Eastern Shore, and truckers fear that
they will attack the melon vines.
Samuel Med. Richardson, President of
the Savings Bank of Baltimore, died on
Monday and on the same day Mrs. Marga-
ret Mooney, aged 81, died from fall.
Joseph \. Thomas, lawyer of Balti-
more, has been convicted in the criminal
court of obtaining money by false preten-
ses; sentence suspended under motion for
new trial.
The school commissioners of Montgome
ry county estimate that $4,000 will be
necessary for the support of schools, inclu-
ding the erection of three new school
houses and repairs.
Among the old soldiers Of Garrett coun-
ty who draw pensions from the government
is Sam Jones, of Swanton, who stands six
feet and eleven inches in his stockings.
Mr.. Jones is giant, and attracts great
deal of attention wherever he gees. He is
very quiet, unobtrusive gentleman.
Mary Pressbury, colored. was arrested
Oh Monday at Rowlaudsville, Cecil county,
charged with burning colored boy, aged
years, 10 badly about the back and arms
that he cannot recover The boy was taken
by her to raise, and for some trifing offence
she filled barrel with paper, set it on fire
and held him over the flames.
Elmer Harm, of Alberton, a student, and
member of class '92 of Rock Hill College,
met with serious accident Saturday on the
Spring Grove Asylum baseball grounds,
near Catonsville, Baltimore county. While
passing back of some players he was struck
by wild ball and had his jaw badly frac-
tured. 1t is thought he will be unable to
deliver his address at the commencement at
the Academy on June 20.
A letter from Salisbury, Wicomico coun-
ty, June l3 says During the past "a
hours 1856 car loads of new potatoes and
cabbage have passed over the New York,
Philadelphia and Norfork Railroad from
Norfolk. These passed through Salisbury
in six extra trains bound for New York
and other Eastern markets. Each car
contained about 200 barrels, making the
shipments during the last "a hours, 10000
barrels The Norfolk crop Is reported to
be very heavy, and the railroad company is
making preparations to do an enormous
| business this season. Farmers are COM
planning of the ravages of the rose bug,
which is playing havoc with the apples,
peaches and pears. These bugs not only
devour the fruit, but strip the trees Of their
foliage and cut the wood They are prov
ing very destructive also to strawberry
plants.
John A. Denton, indicted for embezzle-
ment while clerk to the county commits
sioners of Howard county, was convicted in
the Criminal Court of Baltimore city,
on June 10, was sentenced by Judge Wright
to three years in the penitentiary. Denton
heard the verdict and sentence unmoved.
He was not taken to the penitentiary, as
notice was given that the case will be car
ried to the Court Of Appeals, though under
the new law the sentence must be imposed.
Pending the hearing Of the appeal Denton
was released from custody on $4,000 bail.
The case was given to the jury at 4 o'clock
and they were out twenty-five minutes.
Ex-Judge Bond, of Westminster, of Den
toms counsel, gave notice of the appeal and
made affidavit that it was not for the pur-
pose of delay Denton was clerk to the
county commissioners from December l.
1888, until November 30, 1890. There
were three indictments against him, the
one selected for trial charging the embez-
element of $1S3.50 taxes, paid by the
Farmers and Planters Bank in 1889. Nc
evidence for the defense was offered during
the trial, which commenced on Wednesday
The evidence for the prosecution tended tC
show that the sum charged in the indict-
ment was only portion of the amount
embezzled. It was claimed that S199, 000
taxable property was not in the collectors
books, the taxes on which, amounting to
over S1,100, were collected, but never
turned over to the county.