The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-07-14
Maryland Affairs.

Charles county TAX rae Is ~ cents on 'he
sioo' a reuucuon VI Genus On ias' year 3
Last year the peach cropot the Eastern shore
and delaware was I,oUO,OUo baskets; this
year II Wlii mol De over ioo'cVo.
The Maryland Steamboat Company has
been sold TO New York syndicate, who will
also buy the Baltimore andbEaslern Shore
Railroad.
Michael J. Lindsay, of Baltimore county,
a civil service man, has been appointed by
Collector Shaw storekeeper IN the customs
service.
]. Booker Clark, of Howard county, sold
to the Gambrill mill in Ellicott City, on July
I'd lOOO Dusnels OF ruiiz wheat al DO cents
per bushel.
! Mrs. Margaret. wife of Joseph Cronise,
president of the Fredericktown Saving Inst.
tuition at Frederick, died on Tuesday, aged
| 70 years.
Annie Frazer, aged years, of Baltimore.
was burned to death on Tuesday. The child
was playing with matches during the tempo
rary absence of its mother.
Sylvester Krob and VIM. L. Bablman. the
former snner;ntendent and the latter con.
Smctor oftbe yellow Line C;ty Railway Com.
nanv Baltimore. have been arrested for EN-.
! bezzlement
Richard Neff of Baltimore. an employe of
tho baltimore and Ohio Railroad. and a
| Darntv TIn;ted States Marshal was killed in
Gtoago -, Er;daa anan;na h. ,bo oco;den,oI
S S.IfsS.o ~ &c 10y s-e y '-
uisenNi y,
Thomas j; HaiioWeii, OF dorchester coun-
ty, was fatally stabbed by a negro on Sai1r-
day nignt; Inc negro Claimed .aas 5a Ii.t
wei 49, 1 III Ian A ata.cd ""0"
In Baltimore, on tuesday servant IN the
family OF lhaddeus 5: Sharret, Madison ave-
nue., placed an open bottle OF gasoline near
the stove. 1t exploded, causing damage OF
over $4,000 to dwellings.
| The Crisfeld Times ays:-James Handy,
Of Morumsco, Somerset county, has very
fine helter, only one year old, winch gives
daily one pint of milk, and has never yet
brought calf. 1t there IS another one Ike
it in the State OF Maryland we would ike 10
know 1t.
The dwelling owned and occupied by Wash
lngton C. Musgrove, near Glenwood, Howard
county, together with its contents, was con-
sumed by fire Monday night. The loss was
about 81, 500, partially covered by insurance
in the Montgomery Mutual, Royal and Nor
witch Companies.
On Friday afternoon of last week lightning
struck the barn on the farm of John Waters,
near Pikesyille. Baltimore county. and set it
on FIRE. Another barn was burned by the
flames of the one that was struck. Loss
$2O, 900. The farm is the one known as the
Noah Walker farm. The barn that was struck
was 80xl20 feet, and the other 36xl50 with
| an l. 36x7O feet. About 800 bushels of wheat
and 400 tons of hay were burned.
CL;.e p,;. rohn Rohar,s If tho
Trn;.n5 Statss ravanna roar;ne serv;oa d;aj
a. he bonaa OF GIvndon RoIt;more county.
o. T,nsdn, afar ~ ;IInass of two davs with
choIers morhns followed Inv uneonsciousness.
Tba tronhIa ia tbongbt M bsva baen nrodnced
hn orer'orert;on Sb;le work;ng ahont his
Mace He was 70 wears ofage. Mr.. Roberts
was born in Lynchburg, Va He entered the
marine service in 1861 as assistant engineer
on the revenue cutter Hercules and served
there about two years.
John Uhler. aged 10 years, met with a
pecuIar accident at the factory of Lauer l.
Snter RaIt;more on Wednesday. His hand
vas canobt in a hand. mill roller. The back
of The hand was bruised and the palm was
torn loose at the base of the thumb and ine.
ers and laid hack On the wrist. The arteries
IF The hand were hare and DR.. Wood. of the
T;t M unsa;tai yhn Srossed the wound said
The arter;eS conld not have been better ex.
b;b;ted ;f careful dissection of the palm had
haan made
Geo. M. McComas, aged 10 years, ex.deputy
collector of customs, died Saturday at his
summer home, at Blue Ridge Summit. On
the previous Monday night Mr.. McComas at
tempted to catch an unruly horse, and it is
thought that either the excitement or blow
from the animal produced stroke of Apo
plexy, which ultimately caused his death.
He fell unconscious in the pasture at the
time. After being carried to his home the
impression of part of the horses hoof was
found on one of Mr.. McComas's feet He
did not regain consciousness, but fingered in
a comatose state until death. He was ma
tive of Hartford county.
The narsoraoe of the Reformed church al
AJa.s,eon,, EsoSar;oL county tho residence
ofPan NJ Mo,tar md ,r1;,y was destroy.
VI i'es l. W ". -. onG ,~ H. oioIooI
IT, ~ f nj ILL ssiaor at tbe time the frs
ttNI amy SoI;erpo5 80 baua stor,ed in
IL ,s,0Lbo,ss I'd sooo anyajoned the dweli
;ne "a s;nh . anu f oUUa hn;iJ;po LARGO
nreyd Of narsors ,athared at the fire and snc.
ceeded in s.v;ng The bonsebold furniture and
manv orioles Of vslne The neonle also form.
a hnoI,nt b.;rada nd savad The cbnrcb
nL; 20. -, So o. LonJ fror, be;ng con,
su J "a TL Le ~ S,oo nhnn, 60 ooo viii or
; sumeu a nc 60 S 200 :, H. rr;cuItnrai Com.
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p"u, D WE -eM..,a co,. Noo,.
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nen. colncyi ioss niS en.,te LIP Ua ahon.
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na a &c ,nhaa, on'aIi oUant;tv Of Grain !
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meru yt ~ safa S;s,anoe and was no, dam.
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S a. 1 san Soaas f.onn ,ba th;rd fonrtI and
SSIh d ;U 81 MsrvIand The meeting was
called to order by ]. ii. Driver. J.L. Brown
Nominated g. 4. Applegarth. Chairman
Driver said "Mr. Appleearth is a lawyer