The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-10-15
Maryland Affairs.

1Ecldnu, ulcu Ill baltimore, last week.
She was born May II, 1899.
Tramps in Hagerstown are made to
break stone on the streets. They are
hobbled while at work, so as to prevent
escape.
Lewis H. Robinson, of Baltimore coun-
ty, immigration Inspector, will be dis
missed, preferred charges having. been sus-
tanned
Rufus Robey, of Hughesville, Charles
county, has been convicted on two charges
of sxacting 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
sunners.
On the night of the 18th Of August.
Charles Miller stabbed Roy Brown, col
ored, at colored campmeeting near Brad
docks Heights, Frederick county, and
on Saturday last he was convicted of muir
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John C. McFerran died in Cumberland
on Wednesday of last week, in his 92nd
year. Mr.. McFerran was a life long
Democrat, former city councilman and
prominent member of the English Luth-
eran Church. He leaves two children,
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
napolis 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 3 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, 900. 600 to his
wife Individually during her life.
Ralph Jacob, eldest son Of Frank h.
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-bearem.
Recently the Deer Greek 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 a boring insect, which, according to the
State entomologist, 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 Phia
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 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 il
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 T. Hamilton He con-
tinued his interest in education, and had
been school commissioner of Washington
county continuously since 869, 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 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
$175, 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
Ohards of two counties might be bought
outright. G. 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 consequence the fruit-growers for
Keifer pears, get better prices. Many
farmers have been paid 30 cents per bas-
ket. The largest yield of tomatoes yet re-
norted in Kent was raised nv Harry Par