The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-10-21
Maryland Affairs.

Il counties OF the state.
The Frederick Horticulture society will give
an exhibition in November.
Chestnuts are selling in Hagerstown at
from 81 to $l.75 per bushel.
Frederick public schools are more largely
attended this year than ever before.
The peach crop in Washington county this
year was the largest ever raised there.
Peckham Il Manchester, of Rhode Island,
recently purchased 1000 live geese on Kent
Island
By the burning of the residence of John f.
Standiford, at FallstoH, Hartford county, he
lost $500 in money.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad directors
have declared dividend of q per cent. ON
the common stock of the company.
Hon. John l.. Thomas. one Of Baltimore's
best known citizens, died on Sunday from an
abcess on the bladder, in his 5Sth year.
The Union Knitting Mills, of Frederick,
resum ed work on Monday, with about 20
hands. after several months suspension.
t At the close of business on October 3, the
i6 national banks of the State, outside of
Baltimore, had on deposit So, Coz, GlS.33.
AT Fallston, Hartford county, on Sunday,
the hall and the dwelling of John L. Standi.
ford. adjoining, were burned by an accidental
five.
Marion Willis was fatally stabbed by Jose
phine Grace, in fight on Monday night,
in Baltimore Both colored and fought over
a man.
On Monday the barn and contents on the
farm of Henry Mimmler, near Baltimore,
was burned. 1t was set on fire by some
tramps.
j, Wesley Thawley, a prominent farmer
and wellknown Democratic politician of
Caroline county, died while eating his supper
on Tuesday.
The silver jubilee of Cardinal Gibbons was
celebrated in Baltimore on Wednesday with
imposing ceremonies, MANY distinguished
prelates taking part
Ronald Patchett, while returning home
from church at Cambridge on Sunday night,
was thrown from his buggy and died the next
day from the injuries.
VIM L. Crossmore, of Loreley, Baltimore
county, died on Sunday. He was noted for
his great physical strength, having on one
occasion lifted with ease 900 pounds.
In fight over game of cards, in Balt
more. on Monday afternoon, George Rauh
struck George f. Whiting on the back of the
neck with stable broom causing almost in
staneous death.
Hartford county had the largest yield and
pack of tomatoes this year than for number
of years. Packers paid 20 cents per bushel
for them. From Belair alone over so car
loads were shipped.
Adeline Wilder, colored, aged 55 years, fell
unconscious at the Southwestern Police
Station. Baltimore, on Wednesday, while
calling upon God to witness the truth OF what
she was swearing to.
2 II L.,
sent his wife to Johns Hopkins Hospital to
have an operation performed. Owing to
recent burning accident by falling against a
hot stove, she is unable to open her mouth.
John jenkins on Sunday shot and fatally
wounded Moulton Smith. Both are negroes,
and the difficulty occurred over jenkins
| daughter. Jenkins was arrested but escaped
| from the sheriff while being taken to the Jail
| in Rockville.
| Miss Z. A. K. Mackln has purchased the
farm of Archibald Stirling, in Baltimore
county, containing $50 acres, for $35, 600,
and the stock, implements, crops, etc., for
Sc, 900. "Montrose' lis one of the finest estates
| in that county.
/ ]. H. Anderson, postal clerk in the trans
! fer department at Washington, stepped
through 20 foot bridge while boarding a
4 Western Maryland train in Hagerstown Satur-
] day mgnL. ne lell on nus neau 'thh WAS
rendered unconscious. He was seriously
bruised and cut
While Mr.. George f. Clarke, undertaken,
of baltimore. on Monday, was taking grave
box to St. Peters Cemetery, his team fell off
bridge on Western Maryland train passing
beneath. The wagon was demolished. the
horse fatally injured and Mr.. Clarke badly
| hurt The grave-boX was the only thing not
damaged.
A man styling himself Rev VIM. II.
Smith, retired minister, recently impos-
1 ed upon the ministers and good people
/ of Port Deposit, states the Havre de Grace
Republican. He next appeared at Perryman
under the name of Myers Miller, and seeking
/ ont Mrs. Minnie Myers again attempted his
confidence game, but was unsuccessful. He
is said to be a fraud and deadbeat. BE is of
! medium height, stoop shouldered. has side
\ whiskers and wears gold eyeglasses.
Mrs. Julia Baer died on Sunday in Balti-
more on North Gay street. Mrs Baer had
been in il-health the past 10 months. Twenty-
| five years ago she married Mr.. Joel Baer.
| Seventeen months la;er her husband died,
and Mrs Baer then began the millinery bust
ness near the house where she last resided.
Mrs. Baer was greatly interested in the for
/ nation of the Old Town Merchants and Manu-
ufactnrers Association, and had been a mem.
Der of that organization since it was formed.
| She was the only woman who was a member
of the association.
William Powell, residing in Somerset coun.
ty, four miles from Pocomoke City, cut his
throat Friday of last week, and died the next
day of his injuries About 4 o'clock Friday
morning his wife was aroused by a noise in
the room, and when she leaped from her bed
to the floor found that her husband had drawn
large knife across his throat and had also
stabbed himself in the breast near the heart.
DR.. F. A. Adams was sent for and an exami-
nation revealed the fact that besides attempt
ing TO cut his throat he had made 50 missions
in his breast. He lived through Friday and
died Saturday morning. He was about
30 years old, and for several days prior TO his
death had suffered from slight mental derange-
ment. He was Of one of the best families of
Dublin district, Somerset county
A new swindle upon unsuspeeting farm ers
has been brought to light by the Cumberland
| News, and this is the way the scheme is
operated Swindler No. / calls upon the
farmer with patent wagon tongue, and
out Of IL, he is on his way home, with only
this county to sell. He tells the farmer that
he can have it for $3.50, and if be wants it
to write to him. In few days patent right
man No. 2 comes along. He has heard that
the farmer has the right of the county for
the patent wagon tongue. and as he has made
big thing Of it he wants to buy the right Of
the county, and offers the farmer $400, and
pays $40 to bind the bargain The farmer
writes TO No. and sends his note for $3.50
He never hears from either OF, the men again,
but his note for collection comes mp IN Il
neighDoring town. and The farmer is out S240.