The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-03
Maryland Affairs.

Howard county SCHool p'"I"'
Nearly 5000 persons were present at
the Sunday school re union in Middletown,
Frederick county.
Victor Griffith, aged 5 years, shot and
killed himself in Frederick county, on
Friday of last week.
Rev. John Wesley iIverist, aged 80
wears died on August 20, in St. Michaels,
Talbot county. He was the oldest mem
Der of the NJ. p Conference, and was
widely known.
Rev. Frank 7. Williams, Of Baltimore,
has purchased the farm of the late ex
Governor James B. GroOme, near Ches-
apeake City, Cecil county, containing 1863
acres, for $4,000.
Thomas holland, aged 73 years, died
near Rockville, Montgomery county, on
Friday night of last week He was prom
inent in agricultural affairs and was an
answering Democrat.
Rev. Dr. George Morrison, the we'll
known Presbyterian clergyman, died on
Sunday last at his country home at Sweet
Air, Baltimore county, aged 81 years
For some time he had been suffering with
complication of diseases.
Owing to the great number of worth
less dogs and cats in Hancock, Washing
ton county, a wholesale poisoning was en-
acted. Unfortunately some valuable
hunters were killed; also many chickens
and cats that eat the preparation.
Miller & Miller's packing establish
ment, in Baltimore, was partly destroyed
by fire on Friday of last week, and Harry
Sebert's livery stable and ten horses were
burned, entailing an aggregate loss of
$45, 900, fully covered by insurance.
Francis III. Johnston, one of the most
popular agriculturist in Talbot county, died
on Thursday of last week. His funeral.
on Saturday, was largely attended, he be
ing related to the Goldsboroughs, Leighs
and Tilghmans of the Eastern Shore.
A fire in Laurel, Prince George coun-
ty, on Saturday, destroyed property val
ued at $40, 900. The confagration was
so threatening that aid was asked from
Baltimore, and Engine No. 10 was sent
to the scene, but the fire was under con
troll when it reached Laurel. Charles
Louis Francke, pipeman Of No. 3 engine
company, lost his life while rendering aid,
A large bank barn on the farm of John
c. Padgett, near Adamstown, Frederick
county, was destroyed by fire, on Satur.
day, together with the wagon shed and
courthouse and farming implements. Seven
fine horses, 500 bushels of wheat, this
year. crop of hay and quantity Of corn
and oats were also burned up. The loss
is estimated at about 50, 500, largely COW
cred by insurance.
The Denton Journal of August p says:
-Neighbors of the late John Nansant,
who died at Templeville, on Saturday
night, August -, speak Of very singu-
lar, if not weird, incident which occurred
on the evening before. Mr.. Vansant,
aroused for time, heard an old clock in an
upper room striking. He counted the
Folks in the house were startled as the
old clock had not run for over 40 years,
and its striking was looked upon by some
who heard of it as a premonition of the
passing away of the lamented young man.
DR.. Charles Zimmerman, of Frederick
has invented flying machine which he
says will sail safely and evenly through the
air 1t looks like Il huge kite, and he
says it will lift twenty pounds for every
pound of resistance. An operator, weigh
ing 165 pounds, to lift himself and ma
chine weighing 35 pounds, will have to
develop 10 or 20 pounds propulsive force
in order to overcome the motion of the
wind and to continue advancing. The
maximum power will be required to get a
start when there is no wind, and by mode
of operation sufficient power can be devel-
oped to advance in the air, and when the
wind is blowing the power required will be
reduced to minimum.
So far as prices are concerned the melon
crop has been a failure in Wicomico county
this season. The crop was late, and went
into market with the product of other
states, causing a glut, and, consequently,
low prices. Some large watermelons have
been grown this season. Geo. W. Leon
ard of j. brought twelve to Salisbury
which weighed 5593 pounds, as follows :
52!, SO, 81, 40, As, II, 45, 45, 43,
~, ~, ~. Last season Mr.. Leonard
brought twelve here which weighed over
six hundred pounds Paul Anderson has
purchased from Henry Robertson eight
melons which weighed 439 pounds. The
lightest weighed forty eight pounds and
the heaviest fifty eight pounds Mr.
Anderson purchased the melons for their
seed.