The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-23
Maryland Afairs.

Prof Charles c. Holden, of North Carolina, has
been elected principal of Elkton Academy, Cecil
county
All the buildings on the farm of Mrs. Mamie
showell in Worcester county, were burned Mon
day night.
Garrett county farmers last week sold thirty-eight
tons of maple sugar at cents per pound to one
New York firm.
Edward W. Mealey has resigned as cashier of the
Haeerstown Bank, and John L. Bike, ST., has been
chosen in his place.
Harry Gordon. of Suitland, Prince Georges eoun-
ty, was killed by lightning while eating his supper
on Monday evening
DIR. Fairfax schley of Frederick, has been elected
president of Frederick College, to succeed the late
General Edward shriver of Baltimore.
The ticketofices and warehouses of the B. 4 o.
r. r. at Enicott City and Leicester, were broken
open on Saturday night. But little booty was OBJ
tanned.
Parts of wicomico county were visited by de-
structive storm on Monday evening. Hail as large
as walnuts fell and early fruits and vegetables were
destroyed.
Simon Hommer who killed VIM. McCreary in
Cumberland on March 81, was convicted of murder
in the first degree on Saturday last and sentenced
to be hung.
Worcester county court met on Monday last.
There are a large number Of cases to be tried among
them are three murder cases, two assault with in
tent to kill, and eight or ten cases of larceny.
WIN. Eldridge Weber, aged 80 years, prominent
and well-known Democratic newspaper editor, and
at the time of his death President of the Third
National Bank of Cumberland died on the 18th
instant.
The summer residence of Miss Elizabeth Wilson,
of Baltimore, at Woodstock, Howard county, was
burned on Tuesday. together with most of the con-
tents Insurance on house 81 800, no insurance on
contents
The iurv in the Brown Rash murder trial at Cen
| treyille. Queen Anne's county, unable to
| agree and were discharged. They stood eleven for
murder in the first degree and one for murder in
the second degree.
Dorchester county Is experiencing most disas'
trous drought. The hay and oats crops are cut of
and there is great damage TO peas aud strawberries
For year it has been dry in that section' les
rain having fallen in that time than ever before
known.
Hon. John X Governs sale of fine bred pereheron,
and other horses at his farm, in Baltimore county
on Monday last, was largely attended, but the
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from SIS to 500. Some of them superior
coach and road horses
Mrs. Rachael G. Hess widow of DR.. Levi Hess, o
Keedysville. Washington county, died on saturia!
at the age of "A years. She was granddaughter o
Colonel John g. Morgan, of Revolutionary fame
Mrs Catherine Hammond widow of the late DaviC
Hammond died in Hagerstown the same day, aget
SO years.
Portions of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Montgom
cry Hartford Worcester, Caroline, and Cecil coun
ties were very much damaged by the storms o
Monday and Tuesday. Crops. buildings, orchard
and shade trees were destroyed by rain hail ant
wind In Denton Bridge the shirt factory wa
blown down.
Robert Todd, of Herringtown, Caroline county
has been arrested charged with killing Garrison
Perkins, eoored, whose dead body found il
Kings Greek a few weeks ago The accused is TIT
son of the late Capt. Purnell Todd well-knowr
citizen of Talbot county. 1t is not known wha
evidence there is against him.
Rev. DR.. John Ianahan and wife celebrated thu
5Oth anniversary Of their marriage on the Nth in
slant at their residence near LAUREL Nd, though
the DIR. was not at home, he being at Cleveland
Ohio, attending the General Conference TIT
mother of Mrs. Lanahan, Mrs Jane Hooper, who i
over 90 years of age, was present.
The southern part of Baltimore was struck by
small cyclone on last Monday afternoon. About Il
houses were unroofed or damaged, and many per
sons were injured by flying splinters and glass. Al
unusual down pour of rain followed the cyclon,
which did an immense amount of damage to thu
contents of the unroofed and other buildings
At Ellieott City, on the 9Th instant the first arres
under the new law making it misdemeanor for
man to desert fail to provide for his wife ant
minor child was made by deputy sheriff George NJ
Gearheart. The offense is charged against Aaron
Cook, colored man, who formerly lived at Dayton
| Howard county The punishment may be a fine OIL
imprisonment in the House of Correction, not ex
ceedng year. or both.
! Mrs. wilhelmina Kranz wife of Geo. n. Kranz, a
/ shoemaker at No. $50 North Howard street, Balti
more. cut her throat with shoemaker's knife
about four O'Clock on the morning of the 18th in
slant, and died shortly after. The woman was 6s
years age and was born in Bremen The family
stated that for several years Mrs. Kranz had been
| suffering from attacks of rheumatism, which had
! unbalanced her mind.
/ Commissions for assessors in Frederick county
have been issued as follows First district Calvin
C. Cronise, James Houck; second w. Scott Kefauver
Charles A. Rice; third, C. r. HORNE, VIM. Chswell
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| VIM. F. Miller. Calvin p Smith; sixth, c. A.
Damuth. George W. Myers; seventh. Jacob f
Palmer, Hartman L. Carver; eighth, George D.
Toms, George r. Stottlemeyer.
Hagerstown has a great big building boom. A
| dozen brick manufacturers cannot supply the de
mand. Land on the electric road to williamsport
has advanced % per cent, the four railroads bring
and carry freight to almost every city in this eoun
htrt 10
which is yearly held in October. Nearly everybody
within $50 miles of the city takes holiday that weel
in order to visit the fair for the purpose of chatting
with his uneles, aunts and cousins.
Charles county was visited Monday afternoon by
most disastrous Storm accompanied by hail. thai
destroyed vast amount of property, principally il
crops of wheat and tobacco plants ready 10 be Sc
out. F. J. Maddox lost his entire crop of wheat
which covered nearly 30 acres. Senator L. C
Carrico is another very heavy loser by the hail.
will be impossible account of the destruction o
tobacco plants, for farmers to plant full crops
is now too late to reseed the beds for plants
Osmun Latrobe, Jr., son of R. Stewart LAtrobe, O
Baltimore, and Stewart Janney, formerly of Hartford
county, who is graduate of the Johns Hopkins
University and quite accomplished linguis
have left for Cuba Mr.. Latrobe is young archi
tect. and was in the office of Baldwin Pennington
Several weeks ago the young men became imbuet
with desire to join the Cuban army and tn,
patriots of that country in their struggle for free
dom, and at the same time crafty their taste TO
adventure.
The annual meeting of the Baltimore Association
of Old School Baptists will begin on May "a ant
continue three days in the Old School Baptis
Church, near Warren, Baltimore county. The as
ISOLATION organized before the beginning of th
century and includes churches in Baltimore and
Hartford counties, Baltimore city and Washington
1t is expected that ministers viii be present from
Georgia, Alabama, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina
Pennsylvania New York, Delaware and Indiana
in addition to those of Maryland
Frederick county assessors are: Buekeystown, J.
H. Alnutt; Frederick, II. Jefferson Krise; Middle
town, John H. Lightner; Creagerstown, Charles
Barrack; Emmitsburg, NJ. +. Shut; Catoctin L. II
warrenfeltz; Urbana, Rufus H. Davis; Liberty,
/ Edwin Devilbiss; New Market, ]. E. Molesworth
Hauvers, Samuel P. P. Bunard; Woodsboro, James
S. Plunkard Petersvile, Peter S. Hemp; Mt. Pleas
ant not named Jefferson, John s. Lakin; Mechan-
icstown, John Jones; Jackson, Lee J. Gayer Johns
vile, Reuben saylor: Woodville, Able S. Van SAINT;
Linganore, Dr. NJ. whitehill; Lewistown. J. II. Put
man; Tusearora. F. L. Lakin; Burkittsville not