The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-08-06
MARYLAND Affairs.

David Stohl, the 17-year- son of
Foreman Stohl, of the Alberton cotton
mills, Howard county, was drowned in the
mill race there Saturday night.
Lightning struck Fahrney's celery patch,
along the Baltimore and Ohio, in Hagers-
town, on Saturday night, and turned
thousands of stalks a bright yellow. 1t
tore streak right across the lot.
A large frame barrack situated on the
farm Of DR.. Howard A. Kelly, near Bel
air, Hartford county, was burned at noon
Saturday, together with a large quantity
of wheat and hay, which belonged to Jas.
Hamilton, tenant The fire is supposed
to have been caused by workmen smoking.
Insured.
Clarence Pitzer was handed pipe by
Walter English at Riverside Park, near
Cumberland, and asked to light it with
his cigarette. Pitzer was obliging, but
was badly burned about the face and eyes
by the explosion that followed, the pipe
being loaded with powder. English was
fined so and costs, and in default was
sent to jail for 30 days.
In Cumberland, warrant was sworn
out on Saturday, by Philip S. Diehl, a
victim Of Rev. Mr.. Anderson, who, it is
alleged. swindled number of men in that
city by disappearing a loan association,
and getting their money under false pre-
lenses. The company he represented is said
to have lost considerable by his actions
there. 1t is now investigating Anderson 5
dealing in that city. His whereabouts are
unknown.
Mr.. James Walsh, who is 103 years
old, visited relatives in Cumberland last
week. He resides with his son-in law,
Patrick Mullooly, prosperous farmer, on
a spur of the Great Savage mountain, on
the road between Frostburg and Mount
Savage, in Allegany county. That MIR,
Walsh is 1913 years old cannot be disputed
Rev. Father Z. A. Williams, pastor of
the Catholic Church at Mount Savage,
wrote to Mr.. Walsh's birthplace in Ire
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the church baptismal records. He was
born July %, 1898, in the County Ros
common, Ireland.
James Mailman. Il negro living near
Dickersons, Montgomery county, on Sat
urday night made an attack on crowd OF
white boys at that place, and was struck
by a young white boy, Arthur Jones, with
baseball bat, fracturing his skull and
breaking his jawbone. The white boys
were standing in crowd near the station.
The negro. who was drunk, came up and
commenced cursing and threatening them
pulling out his revolver and knife. He
was then struck by young Jones, it is
claimed. in self defense He now lies in
a dangerous condition, and has not re-
gained consciousness since being struck.
Some of the Gamers of Cambridge,
Dorchester county, are offering $50 per
ton for tomatoes to truckers who have not
made contracts for the coming crop. The
contract price was Sc per ton, and some
objection was raised TO paying even this
sum. There are quite number of truck
ers who have several acres each that have
not been contracted for, and who will be
able to avail themselves of this big offer
of $50 per ton From all the indications
it is believed that the tomato crop will be
short: some think that half crop will
hardly be raised, as the drouth throughout
the State has seriously affected the early
plants and retarded the planting OF the
later crop, so that the quantity of acres
will not be so great as if the season had
been more favorable And coupled with
this condition the L. S. Government has
been buying up large quantities Of canned
tomatoes and has already contracted with
the Gamers for large suppl y the coming
season, which is intended for the army,
The Gamers, if they are able to secure
tomatoes. are assured big prices, conse-
quently the truckers who have not already
contracted for the sale of their tomatoes
will realize extremely high prices for their
crop.