The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-06-17
Maryland Affairs.


in Frederick at a cost OF $l3, $50.
Wheat harvest will begin in Frederick
county next week. The indications for
fine yield are promising,
Prof William II. Thompson died in An
napoIis suddenly of heart disease, on Sunday
night, in the 10Th year of his age.
McDonogh School is going to build a
gymnasium that will cost about $4,000 Ii
will be fitted with the latest apparatus.
Octavian l.. Mathioi, who for number OF
years was furniture dealer in Baltimore,
died on Wednesday, near Reisterstown.
William Fl. Naylor, of Washington, d. c.,
has purchased the farm of George Cotton,
located at Jessnps, Howard county, for S.,
600.
John u. Markell has been elected cashier
of the Farmers and Mechanics National
Bank of Frederick, in place of Samuel Nix
dorff, resigned.
There are fine prospects for good fruit
yield on the Eastern Shore. Harvest com
menced on Wednesday and the wheat is said
to be excellent.
j. d. Kremelburg & Co., of Baltimore,
have secured the contract for furnishing the
French government $500 hogsheads of Mary
land tobacco and about 900 hogsheads of
Ohio tobacco.
Col. John Carroll, of THE Caves Balti
more county, has sued Wilson G.. Nicholas
for SIG, 900 damages. The gentlemen quar-
relied and Nicholas struck Carroll across the
face with his riding whip.
David F. South died at Funkstown, Wash
ington county, on Wednesday in his SD
year He never married, was prominent in
Democratic circles and in everything looking
to the advancement of the county.
Miss Maggie Chenowith, residing near
Pikesville, on the Dover road, Baltimore
county, was assaulted on Friday evening Of
last week. Lewis Hoffman was arrested and
identified by the lady as her assaiant.
Jonathan Spielman died at Funkstowl,
Washington county, on Saturday aged "a
years. He was engaged in business in vii
Transport for thirty years and was collector
of tolls on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
Emma Coleman, colored, Was arrested in
Baltimore, on the 9th instant, for attempting
to poison the family of Mrs. Mary +. Hughes
by putting carbolic acid in some beer. Emma
had lived in the family over five years and
had been looked upon as reliable servant
VIM. Pinkney, one of the murderers of
Francis NJ Bowie, of Prince Georges county,
and sentenced to be hanged on June go who
/ escaped from the Jail few weeks ago, was
captured on Saturday night, within two miles
| of the Jail. He begged his captors not TO
kill him.
Eighty four car loads of strawberries
grown upon the Maryland and Delaware
| Peninsula passed over the Delaware division
of the Pennsylvania railroad on Friday OF
last week. This is the greatest shipment Of
| berries ever made from this peninsula III n
single day.
/ =
Peter Schneider committed suicide in Bal
timore on Sunday night by jumping from the
| Charles street bridge. His skull was split
open. He came to this country from Ger
many in December last and has recently
| been respondent owing to the want of work
/ at his trade.
GOO 900 quarts of Strawberries were shipped
from Ridgely. Caroline county, this season,
which Melted the growers $4,000 over and
above all expenses. Here is certainly a crop
worthy of the farmers attention, one that
promises better returns and more profit than
wheat or corn.
Samuel Appold died on Tuesday at Luther.
Vile. in the 10Th year of his age. He had
been i'll for some time and death resulted
from old age. Mr.. Appold was years ago
widely known in the leather trade, and had a
| large tannery in Baltimore. For many years
| he lived in retirement at his home, in Luth-
erville.
James E. Cochran, president of the Coch-
ran Oler Ice Company, died in Baltimore on
Saturday. He was born in Hartford county,
near Aberdeen, at the old family homestead,
June %, 1916, and lived there until 1881,
when his family moved to Baltimore city.
! He was member of the NJ. +. Church, and
leaves eight children.
James B. Councilman, of Pikesvile, has
leased for five years the place upon which his
father formerly resided known as "Eshcal
| Brooke on the Reisterstown turnpike, to
w. Humphreys Knowles, of England. Mr..
| Knowles is correspondent of the London
! Times. He was knighted by the King oil
Portugal and has the title of chevalier.
There is great complaint among the farm,
| ers and cattlemen IN some sections OF Jarrett
cou...v on account of disease which has at
tackled the cattle. A great many cattle are
diving and the disease is believed to be an in.
! fictitious murrain, and fears are entertained
that it may spread aud become very serious.
A number of cattle have died near Swanton.
In addition to the building of an electric
railroad from Frederick to Middletown
another project is now being agitated, looking
| to the construction of similar road from
| Gettysburg, Pa, by way of Emmitsburg. Me-
chanicstown and Frederick, to Washington.
A road over this route, it is believed, would
be largely patronized and could be made to
pay handsomely.
The Leicester Town Company has pur
chased four hundred acres Of land at Bowie,
on the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad. 1t
is a suburban enterprise, and with it will be
the establishment OF large mandatory for
the making of the Leicester piano. All the
machinery in the Boston factory will be
moved to Bowie. Mr.. Leicester, of Boston,
is at the head of the enterprise.
The fishermen of Kent county are expert
encing a setback in their work meyer before
known. Many of the fish caught are found
to have running sores, uniting them foI
market, while many are found dead along
the shore. Some Of the fishermen have
stopped work. The sores are thought TO be
produced by the excessive amount OF mud
brought down by the Susquehanna river.
County taxes in Hartford county this year
will be 70 cents on the 500, decrease oil
"a cents from last year. This reduction has
been made Notwithstanding the fact that the
amount levied for public schools is cents
on the 800 greater than last year. In Mont
gomery county the rate will be SSi cents
last year it was 90i In Washington county
the rate is 20 cents, or y cents less than las
year.
On Saturday night thief entered the
house of Robert J. Dryden, in Poeomokt
City. In leaving he made a noise which
awoke Miss Dryden, who went to a.window
to see what caused the noise, when she found
man taking things out of a window. Miss
DRYDEN fred three shots from a revolver al
the intruder AT the last shot the MAI
threw up his hands and started in full run
leaving his plumber
Charles A, Councilman, the champion
grower of potatoes in Baltimore county, has
over fifty acres planted in potatoes at hi
farm in Worthington Valley this year. The
potatoes are looking well and promise al
abundant yield. Mr.. Councilman raises ovel
10000 bushels year and sells nearly all 0
them for seed. Hisnew barn, just completed
is said to be the largest in the State. II has
bins for storing 10000 bushels of potatoes.
Mrs. Mary Scheffer, wife of Prof. justin
Scheffer, formerly professor of German Al
St. James College, was badly burned by fall
ing against hot cooking stove at her resi-
dence in Hagerstown ON Saturday. She fell
during an attack of vertigo. Her head was