The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-06-22
Maryland Affairs.

yield.
Joseph Barrett, aged "a years, of Fork,
Baltimore county, committed suicide on Tues
day last.
Indications are for an unusually fine crop
of wheat in Washington county; it is now be
ing harvested.
The barn Of r. Alice, in Caroline county,
| together with a valuable stallion, was burned
Wednesday.
John I. Selby. retired farmer of Gathers
burg, Montgomery county, died suddenly on
Saturday afternoon.
The tenant house on the farm of Edward
| Renehan, IN Howard county, was burned on
| Sunday; loss $500.
John Callow of Hartford county. committed
suicide on Sunday. He had been respondent
| for several weeks.
DIR. Martin l.. Jarrett and William B. Hop
| kins, who were nominated on the lndepen-
| dent ticket in Hartford county, have with
| drawn.
f. NJ. Allen. of Hartford county. recently
| killed a snake 5! feet long Upon cutting it
| open two full grown squirrels were tonnd
J in it.
| Harry Heyser. of Hagerstown, and George
| Heyser, of Philadelphia, Pa. claim to have
| made In HagerStown. ia 1887. the first bicycle
| in the United States.
! Hampdeu II. Dashiell. collector of customs
Al CriSheld, Somerset county, died on Satur.
| day last He was - wears old and had filled
many offices under the Democratic party.
! 4 public pump at Williamsport. Washing
| ION county. vas loaded with poison by some
| unknown person. Fortunately it was discov-
! cred IN time to prevent any serious result.
| Samuel II. BrosiuS. q retired dry goods
merchant Of Baltimore. hung himself at his
| residence on Tuesday. He had been IN Ill
health for sometime. He was IL years old.
| T. r. Marsh. of Warwick. Cecil county,
has COW that gave during May 24S6 pounds
| of milk. au average Of 10 9-l3 pounds per day.
7 The butter test of her milk showed over "a
pounds.
! George " Bishop. Of West Virginia. a
Snowman, vas fatally bitten bv rattlesuake
Al Quautico. Wicomico county. on Sunday
/ lie died in great agony IN fifteen hours after
Leiag bitten.
0a Wednesday Of last seek in Calvert
coauty. rain fell TO the depth Of three
| inche. ia one hour. Corn and tobacco
! 6eids ~ere badly washed, aud wheat aud
! grass Esrs beaten 10 the ground
Houeks Mill. in Baltimore county. ON the
1 road from the Manor to Jarrettsville. vas
/ burned dSSu early Tuesday morning; loss
! -, 5Oo The anil was in operation IS late -
eleven clock the night before.
Wm II. Kinks aud ". Irving Parsons
I have sold farm of l2l acres, near Woods
/ horu. Frederick county, to DIR. Sidney sap
! pingtou. q Liberty. for $40 per acre; also 81
acres Of woodland "a Charles Cum, If Woods
horo. for So y.-r &cre-
John George ZiBk. Of Cumberland. died
r,.csntly. leaving An estate Of $500. Some
e,f bis heirs though, thai there Vas MONEY hid
about hrs residence. sad an order Of the Court
was issHed fog a search ssd about ~. 500 vas
found zecrefsd 10 all sorts II places.
mob gained an .uirAaoe 10 the police
station n Catansyille. Sunday morning. sith
ih.. intention Of lyuching Richard CadIe. \
yogaF married man, who Wss arrested on Sat
ar,iay, charged uith eniicing NsTy Gross
aged T.. from bone. Cadle had. however,
been taken ,n Baifiwors for sAfekesp'ng,
Char}e, Clsndenin. u BalRmare GA Sat
ur,iav uighi shot and uaaEtRsiF ~Osuded hi-
wifs and her aunt Nrs- Aaals GsiSeS.
Aisast siV months ago thsy wers aaArT1ed hu'
sson began quarrelliag, ami me Young wIis
sas closely wairhsd and she 4aa her amt
wvrv fnuni BY the hasi'and ruIeF5sg ques
s5nuEhls house.
Wall. crowded trollsy car uas returning
fsuas the base ball park a. Cumberland, fu
aFtENHfaAAii 81 ft-a Ns-fhr Is fF4a hasH f@at7
pJansinr iowu a ten -ioot enlsakmcni. Huu
Scr Bovl. aged r.; ChaFles Isaac, aged -
Ms Iudy. aged H. aad MOiorman Green.
aEvd ahoaf =. vsre senoasly injured
! Joseph T. Tunis. . prumineui and sell
! knu1u business fuan II Norfolk. Virginia
sisri ssidsniy CA FRIDAY niEht If last seek
~hiir aa the steamer coming So haifimrre.
H. dam,ly SER -ith him and they SrFs COINS
~ ,tal rslaiitss and iucuds IN Talbot coun,,
- ~high place BE- uAs native.
William n Kerr. president ai the Tbtstl,
Calsea Manufacturing Company. Of Howard
causty. was drDSaed a, Annapolis, on Sen
,izv. uhile trylHg g. save the life 1T hls httls
SON. ubo had lallru overheard from tAs yschi
Wataa7a 90 pleasure trip The boy -.
/ sawed BY 3 beat from the ,bore. and Nj
Kerr body uas recovered
Daring the past seek over ave hundred
tons II cJal have hecn snlaadrd zach day Al
thr ~hary~s a. WiiiiamspoTt- lhro,Eh trade
tn Gsorgviu~n 0n the Cansi s. also improv
iug Nrssrts are transporting from t'r0Egs
touH she eoal winch j. shipped BY the cana
FROM The Cumberland region. The gvucra
nuIia-ok ins business Is very bright.
Harry Shipley. a track raiser aRd farmer VI
ihe ssNsh district Of Howard county, reeeuily
harvested iruus tVe acre@ 81 grosnd ~, us
eahtaze-. The plants ri this prolific y1elt
wcFr sst Out last fail in weii manfred ground
along the south side Of furruwz designed Il
protect theu from the cold blasts The net
profits from the sale Of the crop were oyei
$40 Mr. Shipley intends. b. says. 10 raiss
this seasou irom the same land crop IF ial
potatoes. The cabbage wrre the Wake
held variety.
Thomas Hill sailed Tor Europe SATURDAY
He Intends 70 bring To the notice Of Eaglisi
capitalists the grrai advantages 81 Rslfimurs
~ residence and business cltg aud manu-
Occurring crnJre, aHd vii especially call A.
tsuiiau o. the lo~ prices 81 property 10 AID
artuud the city compared wiih Others. MI
Hin ill Also Yisii the German provinces.
~here be- mas had extensive correspondence
and Will try 80 stimulate the farmers Ut that
country % settle IN cheap lands in Maryland
Tie IS accompanied by bis family aud expects
a. remain Abr,,Ai several months,
Ia lhe Talbot county court, on Tuesday
Thoma. johns and LYDIA Mills, both eolorrd.
Wha acre convicted of murder in the second
degree for the killing Of Columbus Nichols,
Jr.. also colured. ia February last. we're seu.
teuced. Johns 10 eighteen wears in The Peai
Tertiary, the fall extent 1T the Law, and the
woman was gwen nine wears IN the peniteu-
tiarv, the cour, stating that the recommends
ton 81 the jury 10 the mercy Of the court had
been considered IN the sentence. Johns and
the woman Mills being convicted and sen
fenced. aud George Wright, in whose house
Nichols was murdered, il he Was murdered al
all, being acquitted, leaves the entire matter
unsettled ia the minds of the people.
The Lutheran and German Reformed Con
gregations 81 II. Pauls Union Church, located
on the National pike. near Clearpring, Wash
mgton county. celebrated the centennial an
uiyersary of the church on Thursday OF last
week. The worshiping congregation were
organized about l773, and in 1875 jointly
built the church which has ever since been
Z occupied hy the two denominations Prior
10 this the congregation worskiped in n log
church, near the ConOcocheague Greek. Ia
500 81. PAUL. was Incorporated by the Gen
eral Assembly, and biennially elects elders
aud deacons f both sectS, who. IN connection
with the pastors. form the joint council. Rev.
DIR. j. C. Schumacher was the first Lutheran
pastor, and Rev. Jonathan Raahauser served
from y.ia Ia 1917 As the first Reformed pas
tor. The present pastors are Hey. William
Goodrich. Reformed, aud Rev. f. h. Jones,
Lutheran The anniversary services were
held in the morning, afternoon and evening,
at which over 500 persons were present. Ad-
dresses were made by Rev d. II. Bauslin,
d. D.. OF Canton, o., Rev. DIR. Chilly, OF
Wooster, O.. aud Rev. NJ. J. frey, ID. D.,
of Pottsville. Pa, members of the late Luth-
erau SYNOD at HagerStown.