The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-10-15
Maryland Ahairs.
Highwaymen and burglars are operating
n TV;II;amsnort and Frederick


escape.
Lewis H. Robinson, of Baltimore coun-
ty, Immigration Inspector, viii be dis
missed, preferred charges having been sus-
tanned
Rufus Robey, of Hughesville, Charles
county, has been convicted on two charges
Of exacting Illegal pension fees, and was
fined $50 in each case.
Mrs. Annie Hildebrand, widow, living
in Highlandtown, Baltimore county. was
attacked by Joseph Smith. colored, while
on her way to work on Wednesday, but
was rescued from her assailant by passing
gunners.
On the night of the 18th of August,
Charles Miller stabbed Roy Brown, col
ored, at a eoIored campmeeting near Brad
decks Heights, Frederick county, and
on Saturday last he was convicted of muir
der in the second degree.
John G. McFerran died in Cumberland,
on Wednesday of last week, in his 92nd
year Mr.. McFerran was life long
Democrat, former city councilman and
a prominent member of the English Luth-
eran Church. He leaves two children, a
son and an unmarried daughter.
Wright Smith, colored, charged with
feloniously assaulting Mrs. John Morrison,
wife of schooner captain, at her home in
Anne Arundel county on the night of Sep
TENDER 2, was taken from the jail at An
napoIis at an early hour on Wednesday
morning of last week and lynched
Robert Rennert, proprietor of the Ho-
tel Rennert, Baltimore, one of the best
known hotel men in the country, died at
the hotel. on October B. He was con-
scious to the last minute, and passed away
as though he was going to sleep He
leaves an estate of over 50, 000 600 to his
wife individually during her life.
Ralph Jacob, eldest son Of Frank R.
Shauck, of the sixth district, Baltimore
county, died last week from the effects of
nose bleeding. The boy was attending
Rayville public school, and some time after
returning home from school, Wednesday
evening he was taken with several hemor-
rhages of the nose Remedies were APP
Piled without effect, and death resulted.
The funeral of the boy took place Friday
morning from Eklo Methodist Episcopal
Church. Pupils from the Rayville school
served as pall-bearers.
Recently the Deer Creek Farmers
Club of Hartford county, met and discussed
the failure of the recent wheat crop. They
concluded that it was caused by the heavy
snow of April %, the Hessian fly and the
fogs in June Besides these were ravages
of boring insect, which, according to the
State entemologist, was hitherto unknown
in Maryland The larger proportion of
the damage was attributed to the effect of
the April snow, which seemed to blight
the growth Of the straw and left it weak
and incapable of producing full ear of
grain.
The crop of buckwheat this season is
the largest ever known in this section.
Hancock is the shipping point for Fulton
county buckwheat, which is sent all over
the United States. Last week Edmund
P. Cohill shipped three carloads of buck
wheat -four. The weight aggregated So
900 pounds. This buckwheat was grown
on the hills Of Fulton and Bedford coun-
ties, Pennsylvania 1t is sown in July,
harvested and threshed in September and
ground in October in the old-fashioned,
creaky. moss covered, weather beaten burr
mills along small mountain streams.
DIR. Nathan C. Brooks died in Phila-
delphia, Pa, last week, aged 80 years.
He was born in Cecil county August II,
1909. He was the first president Of the
Baltimore City College DR.. Nathan
COvington Brooks was a son of John
Brooks, who came to this country before
the Revolution from North Wales. He
received his early education at West
Nottingham Academy, Cecil county, and
afterward received the degree of master OF
arts from st. johns College, Annapolis
At once he commenced career as a
teacher. He was sixteen years old, and
his school was in Charlestown, Cecil coun-
ty. Many of his fifty pupils were older
than himself. He was well-known
author and educator.
Peter A. Wilmer, aged ga years, com
mitted suicide in Hagerstown, on Monday
night of last week. He was secretary of
the Hagerstown Fair Association, deputy
sheriff of Washington county and very
prominent Democrat. Mr. Wilmer was
born March %, 1884, in the Clear
spring district of Washington county. In
early life he was teacher. He after
ward studied law, and was associated with
Hon. William 7. Hamilton. He con-
tinued his interest in education, and had
been a school commissioner of Washington
county continuously since 1868, and mem
Der of the State board of education since
1872. He was one of the editors and
proprietors Of the Hagerstown Daily News.
His widow is a daughter of John A. X.
Brewer.
The Kent News, of Saturday last,
says:-Isaac Robinson, of Baltimore, owns
and operates seven canning factories in
lower Delaware, representing an outlay OF
S175, 900, besides three in Kent. Re
Gently Mr.. Robinson conceived the idea
of canning pears as soon as the tomato
season was over, and began to hustle his
agents, so that all the accessible pear or
ehards of two counties might be bought
outright. C. w Baker, of Aberdeen,
Md, who operates eight plants, an in
vestment of nearly quarter of a million
dollars, also decided upon the same course,
and as a consequence the fruit-growers fol
Keifer pears, get better prices. Many
farmers have been paid 80 cents per bas-
ket. The largest yield of tomatoes yet re-
ported in Kent was raised by Harry Par
sons. of Worton He has already shipped
Is tons of tomatoes off four fifths of an
acre. Henan Hurd of the same section,
has shipped over II tons per acre off OF
FIVE acres.
Mrs. Mary Digges Governor died on
Tuesday of last week at her home, Need
wood, near Petersville, Frederick county.
Mrs. Governor, while nursing her nephew,
Joseph Lee, lately returned from Santiago,
fell and fractured her hip about two weeks
ago, and the shock sustained, with her adj
Io,. loath Nba