The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-07-23
Maryland Affairs.

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be enormous One packer has contracted
for $50 tons at Sc per ton.
Tomatoes were shipped from Wicomico
county last week. Jackson 4 Co. expect
to pack Is, 900 cases Of tomatoes this sea-
son.
Wesley Boyer, colored, who is in jail in
Baltimore, for assaulting and robbing Mrs.
Ianthe Stevenson, has been identified as an
old criminal, he having served 139 years
in the penitentiary.
Charles Truitt, of Worcester county,
has sold 80 barrels of first -class potatoes
from one acre at So so per barrel, and has
10 barrels of culls left for his own use
Many others in the same county have been
equally as fortunate.
Three negro boys have been arrested in
Baltimore on the charge of stealing silver
ware, &C., from residences in the western
and northern parts Of the city. Three
large baskets full were found at several
Junk and second hand stores.
Hon. j. Morrison Harris, a well known
lawyer and politician, died at his country
residence, near Baltimore, on Saturday
last, in his 91st year He served in the
State Legislature and in Congress several
years, and was prominent in church and
literary circles.
+. c. De Lauder, deputy collector Of in
ternal revenue of the District of Columbia,
whose residence is at Boyd's, in Mont
gomery county, was robbed on Friday
night of last week of 500 in currency and
a $50 check, by Charles Thomas, anegro,
who was arrested and is now in jail.
Joshua p Payne, of Kingston, Wor-
cester county, had an acre of onions this
year from which he cleared $50. He
shipped 119 baskets receiving an average
of ST. 80 per basket. In addition to this
he saved IS bushels of sets The fertil
izer used cost fourteen dollars a ton.
doctor George Wellington Bryant,
the well-known negro Republican politician
of Baltimore, who was sent to Jail for de-
handing toll from employees while he was
in charge of the street cleaning department,
and also for carrying on the pay roll men
who were not working, was pardoned by
Gov. Lowndes last week.
Wicomico' dewberry crop is the largest
ever raised, and is bringing remunerative
prices. The potato crop is also unusually
fine, and are being sold at from 81. % to
So so a barrel 1t is estimated that the
yield of potatoes will realize 500, 600 from
the early crop, while the late crop gives
evidence Of as much more.
James Holland colored laborer, was
instantly killed at the new courthouse
building, Baltimore, shortly before noon
Saturday. While at work he was caught
by the shaft of hosting machine and
horribly mangled, the top Of his head be-
ing torn off and his brains scattered around
the place where the accident occurred.
He was literally torn to pieces.
The negroes OF Maryland will hold
State Convention at Cambridge on the
18th of August to take into consideration
the interests of the race in Maryland as to
their political rights, and also their rights
in the army and navy. twill be attend
ed by all the prominent negroes in the
State. a number of prominent Virginia
negroes have been invited to attend.
A singular formation has been found on
the farm Of William j. Cox. near SharpS-
burg, Washington county, which is inter
esting geological students 1t is Il species
of large stone which, when broken, dis
closes cavities about the size of teacup.
each cavity filled with yellow, red, blue,
white or lead cOlored sand rs fine as
powder each cavity containing distinct
color.
A large stone barn at Montevue Hos
pital, three miles west Of Frederick.
was burned at , o clock Sunday morning.
With the barn were destroyed 32S bushels
Of wheat, 40 tons of hay and 30 barrels of
corn. -Four farm horses, said to be the
finest team in the county, and one cart
horse were also consumed in the flames
The barn ,Was insured for $500 in the
Frederick Mutual Company.
Raymond, aged years, son of Samuel
Il. Rhodes, Of Easton, was killed on Fri
day of last week by being kicked in the
stomach by a mule, which was made rest
less by flies. The boy was in corn field
with his uncle, who was driving the mules.
Mr.. Rhodes had gone out from Easton to
take the boy home that afternoon. Mrs.
Rhodes is i'll with fever and the shock
from the death Of the boy may prove fatal
to her.
A barn upon the place of Christian
Mooyer, near Gardenville, Baltimore coun-
ty, was destroyed by fire Sunday morning,
with its contents, including the crops raised
on the farm this year All the outbuild-
ings except the corn house were also burn
ed. The barn was Il new one and was
the second one burned upon the place in
the past few years. Mr. Mooyer is build
ing new house upon the farm, but the
flames did not reach it. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by spontaneous
combustion. The loss will reach $1,000
part of which is covered by insurance.
Lieut.. John j. Blandin, United States
Navy, died Saturday morning at the Shop
pard and Enoch Pratt Hospital, near Tow
son, Baltimore county, where he had been
under treatment since July 4. The at
tending physicians attribute his death to
meningitis, brought on, it is supposed, by the
shock occasioned by the blowing up of the
United States battle ship Maine in the
harbor of Havana on the night of Febru-
airy Is, and subsequent exposure and over
work. The lieutenant was in charge of
the deck of the Maine at the time of the
explosion. He was 35 years old, native
of Selma, Alabama, and leaves a wife and
feur children.
The Baltimore County Union of Satur-
day last says:-Both the wheat and potato
crops in this county are failures on account
of the unfavorable season and it looks like
it would be the same with corn and toma-