The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-11-12
Maryland Affairs.

died in Baltimore on Sunday.
Beckleysvllle, Baltimore county, paper
mill is in the hands of a receiver.
During October 4, GIG, $40 bushels of
grain was exported from Baltimore.
Last week 1000 gallons per day of
oysters were shipped from St. Michaels,
Talbot county.
The heavy rains and SHOWS have made
the roads in Garrett county almost impassa-
bic in many places.
At the close of the October registration
there were 214, 966 white and 50, 247
negro voters in the State
Kent county farmers received $50, 600
for tomatoes the past season, and over
$40, 600 was paid for labor at the several
canneries
George U. Myers, poultry and butter
dealer, 511 Mosher street extended, Bal
timore, made an assignment for the benefit
of creditors.
Two stores were robbed at Hancock,
Washington county, early Sunday morning
of money, clothing, revolvers, NC, and 70
chickens were taken from a yard.
On Friday night of last week some one
went to the stable of Job Griffith, in Cecil
county, and cut valuable horse to such
an extent that it had to be killed.
A farm containing 189 acres, near Wal
kersville, Frederick county, owned by the
late Hugh McAleer, was sold Saturday to
John w. Clemson for S12, 637. 80.
Edward Hackett, colored, aged about
40 years, is in the Cecil county jail for
breaking the neck of a COW belonging to
George T. Satterfeld, of the First district
George F. OFT, formerly postmaster at
East Brooklyn station, Anne Arundel coun-
ty, had hearing before United States
Commissioner Brewer at Annapolis Satur
day and was committed for the action OF
the United States grand jury. He was
taken to Baltimore.
j. w. DeShields, of Wicomico county,
while cunning with a company Of other
men, was accidentally shot by Jackson
Nutter. Nutter had become entangled in Il
mesh of briars, and while extricating him
self his gun, with both barrels cooked,
went off and shot DeShields in the side,
fatally wounding him.
August Wagner was put on trial for
stealing horse in the Allegany court on
Saturday. His counsel, after the testi-
mony had shown that the stolen animal
was a mare, raised the point that "a mare
is not a horse" which the court held
good, and the case was dismissed. Wag
ner was detained, however, on another
charge.
Never in the history of the State has
there been such general disposition on
the part of farmers to prevent gunners
from trespassing on their property. Game
seems to be plentiful, but landowners who
have in past years been greatly annoyed
by gunners who are as willing to kill a COW
as a quail, and who see no difference be-
tween rooster and rabbit, have deter
mined to protect themselves and their prop
erty. As a consequence, hunters will
have to be careful this year. In some
counties over 100 farms are advertised.
A man named Woods, in jail at Cumber-
land on a charge of insurance swindling,
and Brady Barbour, charged with steal
ing, were the alleged principals in an at
tempted delivery on the 26th ultimo.
Woods had picked the lock to his cell and
released several other prisoners. \ re-
leased prisoner disclosed the scheme, and
stated that Woods had received small saws
slowed away in books sent him from Chi
eago, and that Barbour had received sew
eral saws concealed in bananas. They had
sawed iron bars off a window and had also
tempered with the front door lock- They
intended dropping out of Jail and over the
wall with ropes made from blankets.
VIM. Morris, young white man, was
shot and fatally wounded by negro early
Sunday morning in Salisbury. Mr..
Morris, in company with several white
men, among them Mr.. Jefferson Guthrie,
were going home, in South Salisbury, and
on passing the store of Mr. Guthrie heard
voices in a stable near by, and, thinking
some one was trying to steal Mr. Guthrie S
horse, went over When near the door
they saw man and woman come out
The man ran around the house, and as he
came by Mr. Morris, pulled his pistol and
shot him in the side The ball entered
between two ribs and passed through the
liver. Two arrests were made, but the
woman, who was placed in Jail as wit
ness, failed to identify either of them
This was most unprovoked shooting, as
Mr.. Morris never spoke word to the man.
This is the third case in which a white
man has been shot by negro in Wicomico
county since May last The violations of
law by negroes seem to be on the increase
to an alarming extent