The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-03
Maryland Affairs.

Llnthlcum, Howard county, was burned by an
incendiary.
Hydrophobia is epidemic among the hogs
in the vicinity of Flintstone and Gilpin, Al
legany county.
The Maryland State Teachers Association
will meet this year at the Blue Mountain
House on July Il.
Wicomico county tax rate has been reduced
four cents below that of last year. 1t is now
S2i cents ON the 500.
John w. Harriott, aged Ga years, promi-
nent farmer and an active progressive citizen
Of Cecil county, died last week.
A reunion of the Sim family was held in
Frederick on Tuesday. 1t was largely attended
by members from several states.
By the reduction of the force in the Dickey
& Sons cotton mills, at Ellicott City, $50 per-
sons are thrown out of employment.
The receipts of the Frederick -Middletown
Electric Railroad during the week of the Ger
man Baptist meeting at Frederick were SLIGO.
Professor Charles Copeland Wight, we'll
known educator, of Baltimore died suddenly
of heart disease at his home in that city on
Saturday.
AT Barrellville, Allegany county, the Nor
mons have made a number of converts, and
one of them, Isaac Collins, has been ordained
to preach.
Mrs. Isabella Huston Humphreys, aged
80 years, died in Salisbury on Tuesday. She
had been a member of the Presbyterian
church for over 70 years.
Rev. l.. 7. McLain, of Dorchester county,
killed rattlesnake in swamp near Vienna,
last week. 1t is the first rattlesnake that has
been killed fer over 80 years in that county.
A Havre de Grace fisherman captured a
bald eagle on Susquehanna Flats. He says
that the eagle had cutched 20 pound Ger
man carp, and was unable to fly away with the
fish.
Many counterfeit rs cent pieces are said to
be in circulation throughout the state. They
bear the date of 1894, and are so near the aP-
pearance of the genuine as to deceive an eX-
pert.
j. Henry Beachley, farmer near Middle
town, Frederick county, died suddenly Mon
day night from apoplexy, aged about 81 years
He was twice married, and leaves wife and
eight children.
Della, Baltimore county, has an epidemic
of scarlet fever There are 80 fully developed
cases now. 1t originated from a pupil in the
school, and in many instances it has attacked
whole families.
A careful estimate of the annual creamery
product of Kent county puts the quantity Of
milk received in 1896 at ten million pounds;
quantity of butter made, 35S,000 pounds,
which netted $4,000.
Bradley s. Dixon, aged II years, died on
Monday near Simpsonville, Howard county,
on Monday. In his younger days he was IN
the United States Navy and had been around
the world several times.
Several attempts have been made recently
to wreck trains on the Annapolis, Baltimore
and Washington Railroad, and on Sunday last
James H. Smith, colored aged IA years was
caught and placed in jail ne had made two
attempts the same day.
The well-known copper mines property,
near Liberty, Frederick county, was sold at
mortgages sale Wednesday to William King,
for 81, 600. 1t consist of 81 acres of land,
including the copper mines, which formerly
yielded largely, but have not recently been
operated
The shipment of Strawberries from Eden
Station, Wicomco county, this season by
freight amounted to 1921 crates, or 422, 502
quarts; by express, SO crates, aggregating
3 1850 quarts. In addition, there were shipped
by freight 462 half barrels from Salisbury,
and As barrels.
There is trouble brewing at Halfway, Wash
ington county. The patrons of the Office ask
ed for the re-appointment of Mr.. Young, but
the petition was ignored and d. H. Norm, a
merchant, was appointed. The patrons are
kicking and say they will show their dis
pleasure on November =.
The large barn on the farm of Sherman
Hill. near fredericksburg, Caroline county,
was burned Tuesday night. Two tramps
went into the building to sleep. They laid
blanket on the hay and a hen which was
sitting there flew up and knocked over burn
lug lantern. The provender ignited, and was
soon blazing furiOusly. The loss is about
81, 900, and there was but little insurance.
William Poole, Fillmore Poole and Peyton
Poole, of Cedar Grove, Montgomery county,
were arrested by sheriff j. w. Collier and
deputy sheriff Charles Day, and taken to Jail
on Monday The house of Mrs. Charles
Young, of Cedar Grove, was burned some
time this spring, and suspicion pointed to
these persons. The Poole family lived in the
house, and were moved out by the sheriff.
1t IS said that when they were moved out they
made threat, saying the house would never
do the owner any good. Fire Marshal Ed
ward Lawyer worked the case up, and says
he has sufficient evidence to convict the ac-
cused.
William l.. Winans, son of the late Ross
Wnans, of Baltimore, who died the other
day at his home in England, was member
of the celebrated Winans firm that construct
ed the st. Petersburg and Moscow Railroad
in Russia They did more than any others
to open up the interior of Russia and to aid
that country to keep pace with the progress
of civilization by utilizing the great advant-
ages of railroad lines in that territory. After
the completion of the railroad Mr.. Winans
took up his residence in England and never
afterward returned to the United States. He
was about 70 years old and leaves large for
tune.
A letter from w. W. Hubbard, of Chester
town, who is visiting in the West to the News
of that town says: Thinking possibly it would
be of some interest to our farmers, | write to
say that in all my experience of the ~ years
| have been coming West at this season |
have never seen such poor crop prospects.
After getting over the mountains of Penn
sylvania and coming through Ohio | thought
things looked badly-but they grew worse
through Indiana and Illinois, which were not
as good and excessively dry. In my thousand
mile run to st. Louis | did not see wheat
field to compare with our average Kent coun-
ty ones. did not see a field of corn three
inches high; did not see a field of oats six
inches high, in fact everything looked the
poorest | had evor seen it, | therefore thought
with our seasons condition and crop outlook
at home, with more than probable prospects
for higher prices for wheat and corn this year,
| could not help but feel our Kent county
farmers were to be congratulated.
Probably the most desperate encounter ever
witnessed along the Potomac River in that
section occurred near Williamsport, on Sat
urday last, between a monster carp and
large sized bass George Ensminger, who
lives along the river was an witness oft, and it
shows combativeness ofthe bass andits bravery
in dealing with foe three times its size. Mr..
Ensminger was working in his garden close
to the river ban, and his attention was at
tracted by loud splashing in the water The
bass had firm hold on the carp, which
struggled hard to get loose, and, succeeding
in doing so, returned to the fray, only to be
seized again by the bass. The carp pounded
the bass with its broad tail, and by its fierce
struggling would get free, but the bass follow
ed up every advantage, and would undoubt-
edly have killed the carp had not Mr.. Ems
minger, who, taking advantage of the situa-
ton to secure one or both of the fish, struck
them with pole, and stopped the fight, which
lasted 20 minutes. 1t is known that bass will
fight to the death to protect their nests during
spawning season.
An unusual aud serious accident occurred
near Sassafras, Kent county, on Saturday
night Mr. Griffith Cliff, young farmer had
on several occasions had his hennery robbed
Of n nm, har IF fine Chickens Ha dacidod