The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-07-24
Maryland Affairs.

VIM. H. Broadway is under arrest i'll Baltl-
more for passing counterfeit money.
Caroline county school board have decided
not to employ married women as teachers.
Richard Beverly, colored, died at the hos
pital in Baltimore, on Tuesday, from CHAMBERS,
which he is supposed to have contracted while
working in glue factory.
The annual report of Mr.. VIM II. Ruby,
commissioner of immigration, shows that d, II
persons arrived at Baltimore from foreign
ports during the year ended June Both.
VIM. Eniss, of Burkittsville. died on Sunday
in his 5lst year. He owned and lived on the
Governor Lee farm; was an elder IN the l-nth-
eran Church and the poor will greatly mss
him.
Edward p. Aler a substitute clerk IN the
Baltimore postoffice, was released on 81, 5OO
bail for hearing today before l nlted States
Commissioner Rogers, charged with the
larceny Of letters from the postotfice. he has
confessed his guilt
Delaware and the Eastern Shore was visited
by terrible and destructive storms last week.
Lightning, wind, hail and rain played havoc
with fruit and other crops. The sea waves
made great gulches on the coast, while on the
bay and rivers immense cayelnS are reported.
William Sidney Parsons, one of the Oldest
citizens in Salisbury, lied Tuesday evening,
after an illness of several weeks. Mr.. Parsons
was IA son of the late John and Esther Par
sons, and was for many years one OF the lead
ing business men of Salisbury. He was
largely engaged in the mercantile and shipping
business and owned fleet of vessels plying
between Salisbury and Baltimore.
Some of the farmers il Baltimore county
have commenced to threSh ont their wheat
crop, and the yield is almost phenomenal.
Charles A. Councilman, of WOrthngton
Valley, fourth district, has threshed eight
acres Of his large crop, and found that 1t
yielded fully 40 bushels to the acre. Mr..
George Jessop, of CockeysvIlle. raised 408
bushels on 10 acres and 800 bushels on u
acres.
Lightning struck the house of James Slime,
at Middleburg, Washington county, on Tues
day, SCATTERING the porch and weatherboard-
ing and stunning Mrs. Frank Slime, who was
rendered unconscious for nine hours, and Miss
Lille Slime fell headforemost down long
flight of cellar steps and injured herself. The
house caught fire, but was soon eXtingnished.
Mrs. Frank Stine's hands and feet were made
black by the electric fluid.
A horrible accident occurred on the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad at
Salisbury on Tuesday afternoon. William
Parker, of Delmar, attempted to board "A
northbound freight train, in order to reach his
home. He was standing near the factory OF
+. s. Adkins 4 Co., and, when the tram
reached there, it was running at pretty good
rate. In attempting to jump on car he
missed his hold, and fell under the train.
Three cars passed over him, cutting on one
leg Just above the knee. The other leg was
pulled from the socket at the hip, and thrown
several feet beyond the track. His right hand
was also mashed to jelly. He survived for
two hours, and was conscious until the end,
conversing with those around him. His part
ing message was to his mother. Mr.. Parker
was but % years Of age, and son OF Scott
Parker, of Delmar.
On Monday morning last lightning struck
the residence of Capt. George Pine, at White
Haven, Wicomco county. Captain Flne, his
wife and six children were all sleeping IL one
room. On one bed was the father, a son and
daughter; across the room the mother and
four other children. The bed on which the
father was sleeping was directly in the course
of the lightning The bolt passed over the
three persons to the other side of the house.
The entire side of the house was knocked out,
making il complete wreck OF the place. Cap
tain Pine and the two children narrowly eS-
capped being killed. The lightning entered
the Captains ear and entered the throat OF
the daughter The son escaped with only Il
slight shock, but it is feared the fathers and
daughters minds have been affected by the
shock Strange as il may seen, the mother
and four children, sleepin Just across the
room, escaped all injury.