The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-08-27
Maryland Affairs.

Kent Contee, aged 26 years, one OF the
Commissioners of Charles county, died on
Saturday last.
A hailstorm in the Beaver creek section
of Washington county, on Saturday,
stripped the peach trees in some orchards,
Oil and gasoline stoves are getting in
their work in many places. There IS
scarcely day but that fire is reported
from their use, frequently with loss OF life.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Emory died in
Spainard's Neck, Queen Anne's county,
on the 18th instant, aged 81 years. Her
faculties were good until a short time be-
fore her death.
A man supposed to be George Smith,
an inmate of the Soldiers Home at Wash
ington, committed suicide Sunday morning
by hanging himself to the limb of tree
near Monkton station, Baltimore county.
Elias Young, aged "A years, died on
Saturday in Washington county. He was
director of the Second National Bank Of
Hagerstown and an extensive landowner,
possessing four large fertile farms. His
estate is valued at So, 900.
Christopher Wellner's barn, near Cock
eysville, Baltimore county, was burned on
Saturday. Five cows and heifer, 200
bushels of threshed wheat, ten tons OF hay,
large lot of straw, a dayton wagon and
some farming implements were destroyed.
Henry Martin, of Rohrersville, Wash
ington county, one night last week swal-
lowed his false teeth while asleep. They
are still in his stomach, and it is feared an
operation will have to be performed to Ell
feet their removal
The total wheat yield on the Mcken-
ney estate, in Queen Anne county, for
this year was 62, O56 bushels, against 81, :
600 bushels last year All Of the crops,
with the exception of 1000 bushels, Is
still in the hands of the administrators.
Isaac Martin, aged 81 years, a farmer
noted for his knowledge Of astronomy,
mathematics and the sciences generally,
died at his home in Whips Cove, Wash
ington county. As an astronomer, 1t Is
said he was excelled by but few teachers.
Prof. Albert S. Cook, who has been the
principal of the Belar Academy and Graded
Schools for the past three years, has re-
signed, to take charge of the schools at
Reisterstewn. to which he has recently
been elected to succeed Professor f. {.
Ebaugh, the present school examiner of
Baltimore county.
Rev. w. S. Anderson, charged with
misrepresenting the Union Dime Perma-
nent Loan Association of New York,
waived hearing and was held in 81 600
for the action of the Allegany county
grand jury. He was held in an additional
$500 on the charge of attempting to de-
fraud his landlady, Mrs. Cooper.
The store of Henry B. Laucke, at Dub
lin Mills, Washington county, near the
State line, was fired by incendiaries after
they had robbed the money drawer and
the stock was almost entirely ruined before
the flames were subdued. There was
81, 900 insurance on the stock and $500
on the building.
The fall of rain this summer, i'll this
State, has been unusually heavy, frequent
ly assuming the character of cloudbust,
while the lightning has been terrific.
More property has been destroyed OF IN
iured by the severe storms than for many
wears. From two to five inches of rain
frequently fell in as many hours, causing
streams to overflow and roads and fields
to wash.
George Blumenour, aged about 80 years,
was arrested Saturday and held in 81, 600
bail for the action of the grand jury,
charged with arson. He is charged with
having set the colored schoolhouse on Bentz
street, Frederick city, on fire about ,
o clock Saturday morning. \ large hole
was burned in the floor and desk and
chair were consumed. but from some I'M
known cause the fire became eXtingulshed
At Wye colored camp, in Queen Anne
county, Oh Saturday night and Sunday
there was almost continual fighting. One
man was fatally shot and several others
were severely cut and beaten. Fully
10, 600 persons were on the ground, many
being from Baltimore, Philadelphia, and
Wilmington, Del. Several persons were
arrested, but all but one knew nothing of
the rioting.