The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-06-04
Maryland Affairs.

The army worm has made its appearance
in Dorchester county, and is attacking Inc
corn fields.
Fritz Sweitzer a pea-picker, on the farm OF
Thomas Sapp, near North Point, Baltimore
county, cut his throat on Tuesday.
The total shipment of corn, wheat, oats and
rye from Baltimore during the month OF May
were 9.190. 1876 bushels, the largest exports IN
the history of the port.
Daniel Rogers. colored, confessed that ne
killed. with a club, his brother-in- law, Chas.
A. Lewis. who was found dead at his home,
in Baltimore last Saturday night.
The tax rate in Washington county Is the
same this wear as it was last, 40 cents on me
500. The basis is $40, 800, 1913. being Il de-
crease from last year. when the basis was
$21, Ill, 682.
On Tuesday morning Manassas Eader, OF
New Market, Frederick county, aged 10 years;
while attempting to cross the Baltimore ana
Ohio Railroad tracks at MonrOvia with
wagon was struck by an engine and killed.
Julia Minor. colored. two years of age, fell
from a window at her home. in Baltimore, ON
Tuesday, to the pavement, distance OF
twelve feet, striking on the top OF her head,
and though her skull was fractured, the sur
geon, who attended her, said she would be
perfectly sound in few days.
Miss Mary Collins was acquitted OF obtain
ing dress goods from Thomas O'Nelll, trading
as O'Neill & Co., Baltimore, by false repre-
sensations, aud sued Mr.. O'Neil and John b.
Cain and Miss Ida Humes, two OF his EN-
ployes, for $25, 900 damages for alleged false
arrest and malicious prosecution.
In the circuit court, Perry Cooper, colored.
another one of the Trappe band OF negro
thieves in Talbot county, was convicted by
jury of the larceny of forty bushels of wheat.
He is the man who sold fifty bushels of wheat
from a crop grown on One-eighth of an acre
of land.
Alfred Gilmore colored, was committed
to Rockville Jail charged with cutting Gilbert
Snowden. colored, at Boyds, Montgomery
county. during picnic frofic May 30. Snow
den was sashed across the hand. Mate
Smith. colored. was committed on the charge
of murderous assault upon Alfred Austin, at
Boyd's, May u.
Dr. John A. Twigg died Tuesday morning
in Cumberland aftera few weeks illness from
abscess of the brain, aged 80 years. He was
attaining prominence in medical circles, and
only recently was head surgeon III the west
ern Maryland Hospital. He was Il graduate
of the medical department OF the University
of MARYLAND. On April 20 last he married
Miss Jane Maud Boteler, of PetersvilIe, Fred
erck county, who survives.
The 12O saloonkeepers of Cumberland will
refuse to pay the municipal license OF 500 as
per ordinance passed last week, and it is
stated will sue for an injunction restraining
the city from collecting the license if arrests
are made for non compliance. The licence
must be paid on or before June l. So far not
one saloonkeeper has taken out the licence.
The liquor dealers had IA secret meeting and
decided to employ counsel to make the fight
as soon as the city takes the initial step.
An unusual accident occurred at the home
of Mr. George Sewell, in Rock Hall, Kent
county, on Monday, resulting IN the death OF
his six. year-old daughter. The family wash
for the week had Just been finished and hung
out on the clothesline. One end OF the
rope was tied to Il staple in the conner of a
small clubhouse. The clothes were heavy and
when the child left the small building and
slammed the door the jar toppled the house
over. catching her under it. Her cries called
immediate help, but the skull was crushed
and death resulted i'll a short time.
John l.. Wetzel, Il private in Troop g.,
Sixth United States Cavalry, regular army.
stationed at Tampa, Fla, was accidentally
drowned ON Tuesday, May "A, in the lilIa-
bOugh River. He was bathing with number
Of his comrades. He sank but once. His
body was recovered in Is feet of water 45
minutes after he sank. but life was extinct.
The remains were buried on May % in the
National Cemetery at Tampa with military
honors Private Wetzel's home was near
Buena Vista Hotel, Pa. He enlisten in the
army at Fort McHenry. Baltimore. on Janu-
AIRY ., 1898, and was transferred to Fort
Myer, Va, and from there to the South.
Henry Smith on Tuesday night completed
the demonstration of the fact that be is the
greatest long-dstance amateur cycler in this
country. and, in all likelihood, in the world.
One minute and twelve seconds after nine
o'cock he finished ride Of "A hours and 80
seconds at Electric Park, near Baltimore,
covering in that time 4094 miles. As the
time drew nearer for the winding up of the
long grind. Smith called constantly for more
pace, to which his weary PAGERS responded
with avidity. Just to show that he had plenty
of speed left, Smith made squirt of it on the
homestretch of the last lap, crossing the fin
ish tape ahead of the big wheel that had been
acting pacemaker. Smiths ride estab-
fishes all 24-hour records on the track for an
amateur from 60 miles upwards.