The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-08-25
MARYLAND Affairs.


jenkins & Cochran, well known hard lum-
Der dealers, Baltimore, have failed.
A smaller acreage of wheat will be sown in
Baltimore county this season than usual.
W. b. Grove, of Frederick, died Monday
from strychnine which he took to commit
suicide.
Ex-State Treasurer Stevenson Archer has
returned to the City Hospital Baltimore, for
treatment.
Hall Brothers, manufacturers of truck bar
rels and baskets at Pocomoke City, Worces-
ter county, have assigned, owing to short
crops.
Edward McCawbray, of Baltimore, acct
dentally stepped into processing kettle, near
Belair, Hartford county, and was fatally scaid-
ed, on Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Kirkwood Donavin, mother Of
Justice NJ. w. Donavin, Of Baltimore, died
at Delaware, Ohio, on Sunday last, aged "a
years, lacking days.
Vim. S. Quigley, aged 60 years, died in
Baltimore, on Thursday. He was very prom
inent as pythian, Mason and Red Man. He
was native of Carlisle, Pa.
On Friday night of last week the art rooms
and frame factory of Schneider 4 Fuchs, on
st. Paul street, Baltimore, were damaged by
urt 10 tue dilOuut vi 9lO,bOb.
On Saturday last Jacob B. Miller, Of Ha.
gerstown, aged "A years, attempted to kill
himself by cutting his throat. His mind is
diseased by excessive cigarette smoking.
On Sunday the barn. wagon shed and con
tents on the farm of Benjamin P. and W. +.
Schindle, near Funkstown, Washington coun-
| ty, was burned. Loss S., 900; insurance 81,
$50.
The tomato crop of Wicomico county will
be worth So, 900 this year, and the corn crop
is the largest for a number of years. Many
farmers have planted large acreage in scar
let clover.
| Crisfeld was taken possession of by mos
quitoes on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
! The high tides drove the insects from the
marshes into the town in such numbers that
the citizens were almost sufocated by them.
During a severe thunder storm which pass
ed over the country near Landover Station,
in Prince Georges county, on Monday, the
| barn of James G. Sellman was struck by
Lightning and burned to the ground. Several
cows were lost, besides farming utensils, etc.
In Patapsco Neck, Baltimore county, cere.
bro spinal meningitis is prevailing among the
horses, and several farmers are seriously eff
fected by their loss DIR. Spranklin says the
recommends the feeding of wholesome food.
By the breaking of an axle of freight car,
on Tuesday. three cars were wrecked and ia
cob E. Shirk, cattle dealer jumped to save
himself but was fatally injured by falling on
a pile of stones. The accident occurred on
the Cherry Run division of the Western Mary
land Railroad.
A rattlesnake six feet long and ten inches
in greatest circumference was killed recently
in Choppers swamp, Worcester county. The
swamps of that region produce in midsummer,
besides an almost tropical vegetation, great
variety of animal life, including large reptiles
and vicious insects,
Father Hoffzugott, aged 81 years, died a
the monastery, near Baltimore. on Saturday
last. He was 81 years old and was the oldes
Passionist in this country. He was a native
of Bavaria, Germany. came to this country
in 1857, and at once was recognized on &C
count of his thorough education and literary
attainments.
The engagement of Mr.. Richard johnson
oil Washington, to Miss Daisy German, il
announced. Miss German is the seconC
daughter of Senator Arthur P. German, anC
Mr.. johnson is the son of Mr.. Kurtz John
son, well known banker of Washington
The Johnsons are an old Dorchester county
ldIQlll, duu nave bccH Oh tnO Las
tern Shore for many years. Miss Daisy i
very popular in Washington and in local so
cety of Howard county. Another engage
ment in Senator Germans family just mad'
public, is that of his daughter, Miss Made
to her cousin, Mr.. Stephen Gambril who is thu
son of Mr.. Stephen Gambrill, of Laurel, wht
married Senator Germans sister.
Preparations are being made for the eele
bration of the 200th anniversary of the found
ing of ST. James's parish, of which Rev. AL
exander Gait is rector, on Tuesday, Septem
Der A. This parish is the most southern on,
in Anne Arundel county, lying between tn
Patuxent river and Chesapeake bay. Tn
parish records have been we'll preserved
Addresses are to be made on the occasion b.
Rev Gilbert Williams, of Washington; Rev
J. F. c. Moran, of Elkridge; Mr.. JOSEPH
Packard, of Baltimore, and Archdeacoi
Gambrall, of Curtis Bay. DR.. Gambrall tn
only former rector of the parish now living
will give an address on the history of til
parish subject in which he is well versed
having written history of the Colonia
Church in Maryland.
Miss May f. S. Heinecke, aged ~ years
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. CEas. T. Heinecke
of S04 Eleventh street, northwest, Washing
ton, d. c., was instantly killed on Saturda
morning by lightning. She had been stand
ing on the porch Of her fathers cottage, a
Arundel on the Bay, near Annapolis, watch
ing progress of storm which came up sud
denly. A large chestnut tree in front Of tn
cottage was shattered, and splinters of tn
tree struck the young girl, who was only
few feet away. The electric current whicl
shattered the tree caused the instant death o
Miss Heineeke. Her body was backene
from the right side of the neck TO the feet
One of her shoes was torn completely from
the foot. Her young brother, Howard, VIII
was leaning against an open window of th
cottage, was stunned by the shock, and