The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-08-21
Maryland Affairs.


Queen Annes county has decided not to
employ married women as teachers.
A serious cutting afray occurred at col
ored camp on Sunday night near Millington,
Kent county.
Blind staggers is prevailing among the
horses IN Somerset county, and an unknown
disease is killing the hogs.
Owing to the drouth in the early part of
the season the tomato crop of Hartford county
will be shortened at least one-half.
Talbot County Fair Association lost 1000
feet of stalls, box stallf and private stable
BY an accidental FIRE on Tuesday night.
John Wallace, colOred, hung himself in
Baltimore, on Sunday, with woman's skirt.
but was cut down in time to save his life.
State Entomologist Johnson, who is max
ing an inspection of the nurseries of Maryland.
expects TO finish his Itinerary by October !.
Some valuable real estate was sold in Car
olime county, on Tuesday, four farms, of l25
acres, sold at an average of about $50 per
acre.
Lloyd Wilkinson has resigned appraiser
al Baltimore for the reason that he proposes
TO take a very active part in Maryland pol
itics.
A fight between two colored men, near
Annapolis, on Saturday night resulted in the
fatal stabbing of one with table knife sharp
ened TO point.
It is said that about 5000 Baltimoreans are
summering on the Eastern Shore at the varl-
Gus boarding houses, besides those who are
visiting their country cousins.
After robbing the home of Vernon Derr,
in the suburbs of Hagerstown, on Monday
night, thieves made an attempt to destroy the
house by fire while the inmates were asleep
John Harding, who lived on the farm of
Dir. w. S. Maxwell, Still Pond, Kent county.
was drowned Monday night He was 81
years old and leaves wife and four daughters.
The barns of James Higman, near Biscoe's
Mill, and David Wallace, near Barclay,
Queen Anne's county, we're destroyed by
FIRE, on Monday night, together with this sea-
sons crops, DC.
A negro ''parlor social was held at Bla-
densburg, Prince Georges county, on Satur-
day night One of the ladies was found in a
stable the next morning without particle of
clothing on her body.
Joseph w. Archer, well known farmer of
Hartford county, living near Wilma, on Mon
day night was stabbed in the arm by man
whom he found asleep in a road near his
home and who he was assisting to place OF
safety.
Mrs Kate Eggers, aged IS years, residing
at 1880 Stockholm street, Baltimore, swal-
lowed lot of arsenical rat poison at her
home on Sunday afternoon, and at the Uni
versity Hospital, she expired IN terrible
agony, but was conscious until the end.
John w. Diggs, colored, who was shot by
Charles Stewart, near Gainesville, Baltimore
county early Saturday morning, died at the
MARYLAND General Hospital late Saturday
night. The shooting occurred during pc
litical discussion which ended in fight
Harry Lowman, of Baltimore, is u guest at
Buena Vista Springs Hotel. in the Blue
Mountains. started on Saturday to hunt
snakes with a gun. In short time he found
black racer who showed fight, and Lowman
had to fee Snakes are plentiful in the noun
tains and will fight.
Henry Deal and Amos Kicker, two robbers,
were captured at Mount Savage, Allegany
county, on Tuesday, charged with robbing
Phineas Warner, of Somerset county, Pa, of
81 .236 in cash. When searched in the jail
they had FIVE revolvers, two raZors and live
gold watches, as well as $3.50 upon their per-
sons. They were taken to the county Jail
at Cumberland, and confessed to the charge
of robbing Mr.. Warner
While returning from a country dance in
the mountains in Sandy Hook district, Wash
ington county, about l or o clock Sunday
morning quarrel, which had begun at the
affair. was renewed by Harry Reed, William
Miller and VIM. w. Smith, resulted in Smith
shooting beth Reed and Miller. Reed was
shot in the stomach and his physician reports
him dangerously wounded. Miller was shot
in the arm and is not seriously injured.
State Senator Charles c. Crothers, of Cecil
county, is again at the Johns Hopkins Hospi-
tai, where he underwent another operation
Saturday. He stood the ordeal well and his
condition is encouraging to his friends. His
brother. ex-State's Attorney Austin l.. Croth-
ers. of Elkton, is with HIM. Some time last
spring Senator Crothers began to complain of
peculiar growth on his right cheek. Physl-
clans who we're consulted concluded that it
was of a eancerous nature, and advised that
he place himself in the hands of specialists.
Thomas Elmore, colored, aged 81 years,
died Sunday afternoon at the Maryland Uni
versity Hospital from the effects of pistol
shot wound in the abdomen. Elmore was
brought to the hospital on Saturday by Clar-
ence J. London, a nephew of Edward Lou
don, of Lovesville, st. Mary's county, who
said the coloredman had triedto BRAIN his uncle
with a club. The colored man stated at the
hospital that he had been employed by Mr..
London to cut wood. While he was at work
a quarrel arose as to the way it was being
done. he said, the quarrel ended in his being
shot by Edward Loudon.
Oliver Duvall and Frederick Everett, two
Young men residing near Glenwood, Howard
county. narrowly escaped with their lives on
Sunday evening. In attempting to ford what
is known as Hobbs Branch on the public
road leading from Glenelg to Cooksville, at
fer the heavy rainstorm that evening, their
horse and buggy were swept away, and both
occupants of the vehicle hurled out into the
strong current By the most strenuous eff
forts they managed to climb out on the banks
some distance down the stream after being
almost exhausted Their horse could not be
rescued and was drowned, and the wagon was
demolished.
The Howard County School Commissioners.
at special meeting on Saturday, issued a
circular to the teachers of the public schools
of the county, in which attention is called to
a shortage of 81, 665 in the regular State ap
propriation. Of this the Board states that it
had no knowledge until the close of the
schools, and to keep faith with the teachers,
under previous contracts, a loan Of $1,000 was
negotiated That teachers be not deceived,
the board further states that a deficit may be
anticipated, and that teachers may have to
bear a loss by small discount on the last
quarter. The board adds that it prefers this
method to a reduction of salaries running
through the year, with the hope that by close
financial arrangements the necessity may be
avoided.