The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-07-11
Maryland Affairs.


Harrison conley, aged rs years, died in
Frederick ON Sunday of general debility.
c. II. Richardson, runner for the Bank
of Baltimore, lost 81 900 from his pocket on
Monday.
At colored eampmeeting in Caroline
county, on Sunday, fight ensued and one
man was so severely beaten that he will die.
DIR. Andrew AMMAN died at the residence
of his son-in-law, Major o. A. Horner, at
diminishing, on Wednesday, aged 90 years.
In fight between Absalom Ferguson and
Thomas Jones, both colored, on Monday
night, in Baltimore, Ferguson was stabbed TO
death.
J. c. Bennett, of Greensboro, Caroline
county, from seven Fights of an acre picked
$500 quarts of strawberries which netted him
over $500.
The Governor has appointed ]. Frank Old
field of Ellicott City, sheriff of Howard
county to fill the vacancy caused by the death
of sheriff Greenbury johnson.
Governor Lowndes has offered 81 900 each
for the conviction of the lynchers Of Joseph
Cooking, in Charles county, and Sidney Ran
dolph, at Rockville, Montgomery county.
Rev. 0gle Marbury, of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church, died Tuesday night at his home,
near Guilford, Howard county, aged about 60
years. He was native of Prince Georges
county.
DR.. N. Hynson Jennings, one of the Oldest
and most prominent druggists in Baltimore,
died Sunday night at the residence of his son,
Mr.. Allen H. Jennings, near Easton, Talbot
county.
Mrs Elizabeth johnson, aged SO, of Balti-
more, arose about l a. m. Monday to close
window in hall, during the storm. On re-
turning to her room she made misstep, fell,
and received injuries that caused death short
ly after.
Much first class real estate has been offered
for sale on the Eastern Shore this season. In
Queen Anne's county, on Tuesday, the Par
rott farm of $50 acres was sold at $3.50 per
acre. Other farms were offered but as there
were but few or no bids they were withdrawn.
Charles Gilbert, of Baltimore, meat cut
ter, on Friday night of last week, while plac-
ing some meat in an icebox was cut in the
side by knife he had in his hand. Little
attention was paid TO the wound until Satur-
day, when he was taken to a hospital. The
wound proved fatal on Monday.
In Washington county the storm on Monday
night caused immense damage. Little streams
in short time became roaring torrents, car
rying everything before them. Barns and
burned or torn to pieces, and the wind tore
up shade trees and destroyed orchards.
Baltimore county officers arrested disor-
derby colored man at picnic which was held
on Saturday at Lock Raven, by eolored socia
organizations of Baltimore city, and an attack
was made on the officers by the colored peo-
pie and about forty shots were fired. Six
persons were slightly hurt and Walter Birch,
colored, was shot through the shoulder and
breast.
Chas. F. Rodgers died suddenly Sunday
night at the Spencer House, in Havre de
Grace. He was seated with number oil
others in front of the hotel conversing. When
he arose to go home he lifted the chair he
had occupied to place it in the corridor Of
tile hotel, but just inside the door he dropped
dead. He was 38 years old and had suffered
from heart disease.
Details of the storm IN Frederick county
on Friday night of last week, show that it was
a terrific one. The tobacco crop generally
was injured, two barns were partially blown
down belonging to J. Z. Owens, and The
barns of David Tilliard and John Sheppard
completely destroyed. Lightning killed two
horses belonging to VIM. f. Owens, two
cows of William Deane and horse of W
Beale Owens.
A crok maple in the door yard of Barclay
Reynolds, of Rising Sun, Cecil county, has Il
spread of rs feet by 60 feet The tree is in
its youth yet having been planted by Mr..
Reynolds, who is still 3 youth. The corh
maple is a beautiful shade tree for q lawn,
branching from near the ground and forming
numerous straight, symmetrical stems which
grow as near upright as possible, spreading a.
the ribs of fan, but never dropping down
ward.
Montgomery county Jail was forcibly en-
tered between and 8 a. m. on Saturday last
and Sidney Randolph, colored, was taken out
and lynched. He was charged with the muir
der of Sadie Buxton and the assault of hel
father, mother and sister Maud at their home
in Gaithersburg on May rs. Threats have
been made by the negroes to Lynch Perry
Elcorn, colored, charged with the killing o.
Clarence Hopkins, recently. They say the
law waits too long to try these cases.
The wheat crop of Talbot county is the
largest the county has grown in thirty years
and as of fine quality as was ever grown or
the wheat soils Of white-oak clay or red clay
subsoil. 1t is true of the acreage yield anC
of the product of crop to the one seed
Twenty bushels to the acre has been har
vested and much of it thrashed. The bes
yield is that of John Kemp Caulk, Jr., o
Genessee Giant wheat, AZ bushels to til,
acre, on a stiff white oak, on his BroaC
Creek Neck farm.