The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-10-17
Maryland Affairs.

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tered.
Washington county is overrun with
tramps
{ In Baltimore the recent registration gives
total of 122, 1913; 1O4 1868 whites and
Us, 43O eolored
/ Dorchester farmers have seeded more
wheat this fall than formerly, owing to
the short crop in Europe.
DR.. Benton H. Whaley, Of Worcester
eeouhty is dead. He was prominent in
medical and social circles.
The total number of registered voters
for Somerset county under the registration
just closed is 5, 1914, which is 364 short Of
the registration of 1895.
Mrs. Rosa Rosenstadt was burned to
death IA Baltimore on Saturday by the
explosion of gasoline stove. Three other
persons were severely burned.
John NJ. Bell, near Emmitsburg, raised
from FIVE acres of ground $50 bushels of
corn, being 10 bushels to the acre, which
is considered an unusually large yield.
Mr.. Samuel B. Loose, of Hagerstown,
has number of italian chestnut trees on
his peach farm, near Edgemont. He sold
quantity of the chestnuts for Sc bushel.
Louis Marks, aged Z years, was run
over by an electric car in Baltimore on
Saturday of last week. When picked up it
was found that his head was completely
cut off.
On. Sunday morning, at Mt. Winans,
Baltimore Mrs Mary U. Hessler, aged
66 years, was decapitated by a passing
train. She seemed confused and did not
leave the track in time.
w. P. Fredericks, farmer, near old
Fort Frederick, Washington county, has
started with his family, in a spring wagon,
for Lumberton, Ala, where the family
will settle The distance is 800 miles.
Franklin Bussard, of Harmony, Fred
erick county, was driving six horse team
on Friday of last week. From some un-
known cause the horses became frightened,
to the turnpike. When picked up his
neck was found to be broken and his skull
crushed
Among the men who registered as voters
in Kent county last week was VIM. c..
Grow, aged 90, who is possessed of all his
faculties. In Still Pond district, W. W.
Davis was the Oldest voter registered, his
age being 81 He is remarkably active
for his age. But Galena beats them all,
Mr.. Glenn, aged 100, having registered.
Harry n. Mason, cashier of the Farmers
and Merchants National Bank of Easton,
has been appointed cashier of the Manu-
facturers National Bank of Baltimore
Mr.. Mason succeeds Charles W. Dorsey,
who was recently elected president of the
bank, vice president William j. Dickey,
deceased.
The total shipments of peaches from the
Eastern Shore and Delaware during the
past season was 6, 6,040 carloads. The late
run of the Maryland and Delaware crop
came in with the best varieties of the
Western Maryland crop, and while the
former brought from 20 to 60 cents, the
Western Maryland peach sold for from 81
to Sl25
Miss Bessie Tucker, of Bowensville,
Calvert county, was assaulted by negro
maU, on Saturday evening while returning
from field, where she had been milking.
She fought desperately and compelled the
man to relinquish his attempt. Her
screams brought relief, but the man took to
the woods and owing to the darkness was
soon lost sight of. Lynching will follow.
Farmers have gathered hundreds of bar
rels of corn since the food from drifts
along the South Branch of the Potomac
river and in the islands The first of the
corn taken out can be used for feeding pur-
poses, and it is great help to those who
lost their entire crops, A large number
of Indian relics, such as darts and toma-
hawks washed out from an Indian burying
ground were also found. During the food
of 1877 similar relics were found
A syndicate of Baltimore and New York
men has been formed for the purpose of
establishing new cemetery near Balti
more city. "Annendale, the former
country seat of the Harrison family, has
been purchased from Charles Tyler, and
this tract of land, which embraces about
200 acres, will be turned into place for
the burial of the dead The land is stu
ated ON the line of the Pikesville Railway,
is in easy reach of the Traction line and is
about half mile from the Western Mary
land Railroad The distance is ten miles
from the City Hall.
The Governor has extended the time of
the assessors in the following districts:
Anne Arundel, Second district, to No
vember 30; Carroll county, to November
l6; Frederick county, Third district, to
December 10; Eighth district, same, to
October 81; Howard county, to November
30; Kent county, to November 30; Mont
gomery county, Third district, to Novem-
Der 30; Prince Georges county, to Octo-
Der 81; Queen Anne county, to Decem-
ber 81; ST. Mary's county, First district
to November 5; Washington county, First,
Second Third, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth.
districts, to October 81
An unknown colored man was killed by
backing engine, on sidetrack, near the
round house of the Western Md Railroad,
in Baltimore, on Sunday night At the
coroher's inquest on Monday the body
was identified as that of Frederick Nc
Ginnis. the body of the late
Jefferson Davis while Mr.. Davis was
confined at Fortress Monroe, McGin-
mis- was an active member and an elder
in Knox Presbyterian Church, 529 Colvin
street. Sunday evening he attended SER
vice and started home afterward with the
pastor, Rev Alonzo S. Gray, who boards
at the same house where McGinnis lived,
All West Biddle street. 1t was McGin-
mis- custom to walk across Front street,
over the Western Maryland Railroad yard
in the rear of the station, on Hillen street,
and 90 By way of Constitution street to
Monument street and thence northwest
ward to his home. He was a slow and
careful walker and told his companion to