The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-01-22
MARYLAND Affairs.

drug stores in Hartford county Is 10 De re-
pealed.
A party of Hollanders have located near
Pocomoke City. Worcester county. More
are to follow
Mrs. Sarah +. Walters, well-known
lady of the fifth district of Howard county,
died last week
A company has been organized at POGO
moke City looking to the starting of cot
ton and canning factories.
Centreville, Queen Anne county, wants
the Legislature to grant permission for
high school, or academy.
Two unfinished houses in Baltimore col
lapsed on the 18th instant, and seven
workmen were injured, two probably ia
tally.
Thieves entered the barn of Daniel
Sprecher, near Williamsport. on Saturday
night. killed fine calf and stole fifteen
barrels of corn.
An electric railway is contemplated from
Cumberland to Frostburg, Piedmont and
Westernport. Construction is expected to
begin March 1.
Cambridge, Dorchester county, Is out of
debt and the streets and pavements are IN
excellent condition. The mayor wants "A
whipping post for tramps and petty larceny
Ex-County Commissioner David keifer,
of AIlegany, has been arrested on three
indictments for selling positions. He was
held for court, and says he can prove that
he is innocent of the charges.
VIM. A. Paff, cigar maker, Baltl-
more. attempted suicide in Druid Hill
Park on Sunday. He was not successful
but succeeded in binding both eyes. The
ball entered his right temple and severed
both optic nerves.
Leonard Hinkle. one of the leading
farmers Of Allegany county. died at his
home. on the Baltimore pike, near Cum
berand. ON Sunday. of paralysis, aged -
wears. He was born on the farm on which
he died Rev Richard Hinkle, of J ork,
Pa. Rev. George Hinkle, Of Bodie. Ne
vala. both Methodist Episcopal clergymen,
and John +. Hinkle Cumberland. are
surviving brothers.
Charles H. Hafer was arrested in Cum
berland on Saturday charged with en-
bezzliny $500 from the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company. of which he
is superintendent He went to Jail in de
fault Of bail The alleged shortage WAS
discovered over a week ago by General
Manager j. +. T'hler of HagerStown, who
swore out the warrant. Hafer has always
stood well. and his arrest has caused much
surprise.
Col. John c. Holland. aged 90 years at
one time the president of the Baltimore
and Gainesville Railway Company. and
for many years identified with politics in
that city died Sunday morning in Balti
more. from paralysis. He had been i'll
some If months. He was originally IL
Democrat. then a Know Nothing. t'nionist
and then Republican. and during the war
il provost marshal and enrolling officer.
Col. Holland was identified with many
positions of trust He was litterateur
and was an earnest and forceful speaker.
The steamer Nordland. the Inauguration
of the new line of steamers between Bal
timorc and Copenhagen, Denmark. sailed
last week from Baltimore with T.. S57
bushels Of corn. S.575 bushels of rye 260
tierces of lard, $50 sacks If prepared oats
500 sacks Of corn products, 600 tierceS of
bacon : barrels of oysters. 6 LOGS Of wood
u, GOO feet Of lumber and s bales of cot
ton duck. The cargo is valued at So
179. Estimating box car to carry 500
bushels of grain it would require Il train of
ia cars alone to carry the grain. and
about 20 other cars for the other freight
Joseph p Elliott. of the firm Of Elliott
Bros. cotton brokers Baltimore died at
noon on the llth instant. at his home
He had been Ill but three DAYS from pmeu-
monia. associated with heart disease Mr.
Elliott was 81 Years Of age, and Was one
of that citys best known business men
and philanthropic citizens. He went there
about forty years ago from North Caro-
lima. his native state, and soon succeeded
in building up successful business in the
cotton trade He was an Orthodox
Friend. and an elder in the Monument
Street Meeting house Monument and
Eutaw streets.
In Ha@erstown. on Saturday. j. Mar
burg keedy, attorney for 7. \. Potfen-
berger. receiver for the firm of March &
Cost, filed petition to have Lewis d.
SyeSter attorney for James B. March. .Jr.
adiudsed guilty of contempt of court.
Judge Edward Stake. being ii relative of
Mr. Syester, is disqualified in the case
Judge D. W Sloan directed Mr.. Syester
to show cause why he should not he adj
Judged i'll contempt Mr.. Pofenberger
contends that Mr.. Syester collected in the
settlement of a suit against March Il Cost.
at Johnstown. Pa. 81 $50 which the court
prohibited him from collecting. Mr..
March was recently liberated ny Chief
Judge McSherry from Jail. whittier he had
been sent by Judge Stake Mr. March
then entered suit for SO, 900 damages for
false imprisonment against Mr.. Pofenber-
ger and John p. Middlekauf1. Mr.. Svester
is a member Of the House of Delegates
from Washington county, and IA son of the
late Judge A. X Syester
Prof. w. G. johnson, State entomolo-
gist, has made az inspection of the nur-
series of the State. He reports that there
are within this State 80 nurseries. These
nurseries have BIB, SIS fruit trees and
l ,22l. $50 ornamentals and miscellaneous
material, and of small fruits 20. 47S.075.
making a total of %, SS8, go This does
not include asparagus roots, of which there
are l,003, 600, OF peach there are in
these nurseries ., 952. $50 trees and 264.
600 June buds; apple, 759, 300; pear.
81, 100; plum, l69, $50 and ), 100 June
buds; cherry, 26, 525; ounce, 1890;
ornamentals, 331, $50; miscellaneous stock.
800, 600: strawberries, 10, It's, 600, cur
rants, 1880; blackberries, 7O6, 300:
raspberries, 312, 900; grapes, 1917. 900: