The evening times., 1898-06-09
MARYLAND MELANGE.

Hagerstown bakers are now putting the same
number of ounces of dough in loaf Of bread
they did before the recent advance in wheat
and -four.
was driving near Antietam Paper Mills, Hagers-
town, Tuesday night, his horse became fright
ened and dashed over an embankment into An
tietam Creek. Mr.. Corbett was painfully bruised,
his horse was injured, and his buggy was broken
Mr.. Peter Shank. one of the old residents OF the
valley, died at his farm between Bolivar and
Myersvile Tuesday. aged eighty-one years He
leaves six children-three daughters and three
sons
Mrs Charles Keerl, aged eighty-seven years,
attempted to walk down fight of steps at her
home, in Hagerstown, Tuesday night, but in
some manner her foot caught and she fell with
great force to the landing below. One arm
was broken and she was badly bruised and rem
dered unconscious. Her condition is critical.
A bold attempt was made Tuesday night by
unknown parties to burn the old Schuster brew
cry property, Hagerstown 1t discovered that
one Of the rear doors Of the building was sat
urated with coaloil, and also that the door to the
Good property across the alley, was also saturated
with the fluid. II is thought the persons were
frightened away before they could apply the
match. Several months ago an attempt was made
to destroy the building by hre- blaze was
started at one corner of the building, but a stone
wall prevented the flames from spreading.
A Salisbury dispatch states that the blackberry
crop in Tyaskin district promises to be the most
prolific in many years. Growers fear that the crop
will be so large as to be unremunerative.
The cut-worm is giving farmers no end of
trouble in Wieomico. attacking the corn and other
growing crops
Rose-bugs are playing havoc with all kinds OF
vegetation in Wicomico County. Farmers report
these pests more numerous than for many years
Not only are they deyouring the few peaches
which escaped the cold and frost of early Spring.
but are stripping the trees Of their foliage. The
bugs are also attacking the young corn, grain
and all kinds Of fruit trees. II seems that no
remedy tried will exterminate these ravenous in
sects.
According to an Ellicott City dispatch, the
county commissioners have completed the work
Of arranging and comparing the individual ac-
counts with the total assessment basis of the
county, preparatory to placing the tax bills of
1898 in the hands OF County Treasurer Frank
Parlett for collection.
The governor Of Maryland has gone to Cumber-
land to remain until Saturday morning He will
spend Sunday next with his family in Annapolis
On June Is the family will remove to their Cum
berland home.
The existence of an unique secret organization.
styled "Cobbers." among the young colored male
residents OF Ellicott City. has been brought to
light William Harris and William Hopkins were
tried before Justice James F. Melvin, charged with
waylaying and robbing another colored man
named Henry Wilson, near Ellicott CITY, few
nights ago. The accused, who are members of the
"Cobbers," admitted the assault. as charged and
were fined each s., the charge OF robbery being
dismissed. They claimed that they only put
Wilson through a course OF .'cobbing"-an ini-
tiatory gymnastic process OF a rough Character
usually practiced on colored newcomers to EIlcott
City. The organizations rule is to carry out this
order, in case the new, resident refuses to COM
ply with certain requirements of the organization
Several would-be colorsdresidsnts of unsavory char
acter have recently been compelled to give the
town wide berth. for fear Of the ..cobbing''
procesa.