The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-12-25
Maryland Affairs.

Denton, Caroline county, has an ice plant
and is feeling Il little proud over ii.
An oyster was caught in Chester river,
last week. that was l0x4 inches. I'm
BURGLARS are AT work in Howard. Mont
oomerv and Prince Georges counties.
Adam Eichelberger. Mexican War vetrr-
an. died AT Frederick. last week. aged -
wears.
Residents of Glyndon. Baltimore county.
are making an effort /" have it lighted by
electricity.
Prince Georges sch"ol commissioners are
trying TO borrow $1,000 IN Order to pay their
Indebtedness.
VIM. Trnitt. aged 80 ycar- of Worcester
county. WAS found dead in his gar'iem on The
18th: heart disease.
Hagcr<lnwn council has decided not to per
nit the erection of any more frame bindings
within the fire limits oi the city.
Luther {. Powell I::- been appointed post;
master ut Wo"d<h"rn. Frederick county. IN
place Of George. VI. Shaw. removed.
The HagerSrowm Silk Mills viii b. greatly
enlarged in the >liing. ;ind Il dye works rstab-
lshed in connection with the factory.
Rev. Chas. W. Brooks. It cninred deacon.
was on Sunday ordained priest ~ Bishop
Ptret at ST. Annc'S Church. Annapolis.
The stables with three Cow, and Il horse,
ON the. farm of c. +. Ncrti"r. near DELLA,
Baltimore county. wrr" burned on Monday.
AIr"auy county school commissioners want
so. 900 to erect new school hHidmgS. In
1892 So. 600 il bonds extra wrr" issued Tor
school purposes.
Crook. Hornrr Co.. steam littrrs. l,iumh-
rr>. &C.. corner Saratoga amd Howard streets.
Baltimore had u Sl50.t"n lire on Monday
night: partially insured
A dentist pulled 400 teeth for the residents
of fredericksburg, Caroline county. recently.
aud it was reported that all the butcher shops
Of the town will be closed.
One hundred and one houses were sold for
taxes in Baltimore ON Monday At the out
set f15 were advertised but all were redeemed
except those sold on Monday.
Joseph Worlhington. ~ years of age, who
has already served 3S wears IN prison. has been
sentenced to eight Years IN the prm'"nIIarv.
at Iagcr<town. for stealth" meat.
John Cur<ry. of Broad Greek Neck. Talbot
county. ON Saturday afternoon last. accden-
tally fell into "a well head first and Wa drown
ed The accident was not discovered until
Sunday afternoon.
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and dwellin" 81 VIM. J. WautZ. at lil@hfeld,
WASHINGTON county. wa burned. Nearly all
th;. stock in the store was saved: both build
ingS were insured
Michael Brodcrick aged 81 wears. native
nrIreIond. died at Midland. Aie.any county.
last week. He was "m" al the early settlers
of Vale Summit. a. was also John +. Quinn.
who died last week.
Work ON the Washington and Chesapeake
Railroad is being rapidly pushed forward.
The road extends from Washington. u. g..
to Fishing Creek landing. liz Calvert county,
on the Chesapeake Bay.
On Sunday the barn and barracks CA The
farm of James CaShell in Montgomery coun-
~. we're burned. Several horses. go tons of
nav. implements. &c. were also burned
Loss over S40m; partially insured
By the accidental discharge of his @un.
Harvey Dunniug. of Caroline county. WAS shot
in the forearm on Saturday. and may dI".
He waS taking the cover from TIA" weapon
when it Slipped and fell to the floor
II. +. Grimes. manager of Governor ar
rolls manor farm. i prrparin" t" buiId Il
barn 100 by ~ feet. 1t will he arranged with
all modern convrnienceS. including mills I"r
grinding feed and cuttin" provrnd"r.
Charles W. Breadv died ON Monday at his
home. near Brooksvile. Montgomery county.
of Bright disease. in the Goth wear "t ms ace.
! Mr. Bready vas Il member 81 ON" OF III"
| largest and most Influential families ct ihal
/ comfy. lie was Il brother OF County Com
missioner Samuel H. Brcady and John
/ Brradv, president ut the mon turnpike
/ Comrnnv, \ wife and six children >Hrrlr"
/ him,
/ Two faithful dogs Sinud guard OVER the
! dead body OF their master when II was t"'ind
! saturday mor,iinr in The woods about tw"
/ mile, from cumherand, On Friday morning
( of last week YIN, Walsh, employed IN the
( Cumberland paper mills. left his home n
! Narrow's Park. 10 hunt. His prolonged alb
>ence caused II search party to he Formed
/ His body was discovered with two gunSh"'
wounds in the stomach. II is supposed thai
/ he lrippcd over log. his gun bein" arcldeh
/ rally discharged. The young man was =
wears old and lived with his father, John {,
/ Walsh.
Jonathan W. Kerr of Caroline county. i,
the largest grower of pIumS IN the nli"'
| States. He has 1000 trees in bearing, b"
sides large test orchards. In an address he
! fore the Washington county Farmers ln>t'
tutc, on the 10th instant, he said LAS
season. under unfavorablc conditions, he grew
several thousand bushels OF pumS. lie toun'
the growers here are growing chiefly the ole
English varieties. He told them I" abandon
them and grow the Japan plumS, which arc
more prolific. less liable to disease and more
profitable. though possibly not quite as goo,
in taste. Among The ills of the old EngllSl
varieties including rccngage>, d;mSon>
sugar plumS. ETC.. are the black knot, affecting
the limbs: the Ical.bIight and, worst of all, The
sting of the insect curculio. which makes ;
hole in the plum with its proboscis and lay
an egg in the hole The egg matches worm
which eats to the seed, the plum drops t" th'
Ground. the worm crawlS into the ground, an'
next sprine comes out Il full -t!edged curcnllo
ready to begin business The curculo Is gra
and bic a, Il wheat grain. They eat the toIlag'
until the fruit comes. They are very sharp
and when II person approaches the nee 'h"'
nv away SPRAYING plum trees with parl
oreeg to kill the insect sometimes Kills lh
tree. Mr.. Kerr. on chilly mornings. whel
the insects are benumbed, shakes them Iron
the trees to Il canvas spread below. Aiie
they fail they .'act the po~Sum and cll
easily be killed. For rrvenuc. he advised tn
raisin" of the American varieties liked by th'
masses In this class is the wild goose plum
Maryland Penitentiary.
John f. Weyler. warden Of the penlten