The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-08-12
MARYLAND Affairs.

On August ODD the Kent and Queen Anne's
Fair will be held at Tolceester Beach.
The administrators of the late VIM. Nc
Kenney, of Queen Anne's county, report Il
yield of rs, 500 bushels of wheat this year.
In 1897 from the same lands he sold 1901
bushels of wheat
On Friday of last week very decided
earthquake occurred at Penmar A number
of persons at the various boarding houses felt
the tremor, dishes ratified and clocks stopped.
The quake was also felt at Wayueshoro Pa,
FIVE miles distant.
The frame building at Bissell, Washington
county, occupied as a general country store,
pOStotfiee and dwelling, was burned NedneS-
day morning. Prompt assistance from Hag-
erStown prevented the burning of the Ante
tam Paper Mills and adjoining property.
The hostile Indian tribes in Mexico are
gathering strength, and about 5000 warriors
are on the war path. Many persons, iuclud-
ing Americans, have been killed, and the
reign of terror prevailing may end in mas
sacre Of whites in the laqui river country.
Four BOBBY owls attacked Gordon Stallings,
Anne Arundel county, recently. Having no
weapon he warded them off with his hands,
until he reached his home. Then he got a
shotgun and killed one. The others escaped.
Mr.. Stallings said the young owls kept him
busy for a time He sustained no INJURY.
Larry Reese. of Kent county, was seriously
gored by COW Tuesday He was driving
the COW and her calf in from the field, when
his dog barked al the calf; the COW rushed at
the dog, and in his efforts to save the dog The
cow turned on him and would have killed him
had it not been for some men near 10y who
came to his rescue.
Two horses belonging to Joseph Patchett,
who resides near Preston. were killed 10y hight
ming on SUNDAY night. On several occasions
during this summer live stock have been killed
in a similar manner in Caroline county. The
Oldest citizens say that nothing to compare
with this seasons fatalities from lightning
ever took place IN any one season before.
Gen. Edmund Lafayette Hardcast!e, OF
Talbot county, died at the Sheppard Pratt
Hospital. near Baltimore, Thursday afternoon.
after an illness of nearly "A year. tie was q
native Of Caroline county. and was nearly =
wears old His grandfather came to this coun-
try from England in l74a, and he and hts sons
fought in the Revolutionary War. Gen. I'd
muud was a graduate OF West Point, ln the
class With McClellaud. Stouewali jackson,
Reno. Pickett aud others, participated m all
the prominent Mexican War battles. aud waS
promoted on the field for bravery. In poll
tics he WAS a Democrat and filed severa. 9th.
ces and positions. For many years he W., s.
ves,ryman OF St. Peters Episcopal Church.
Easiou.
John Matthews. an employe of the Pearson
packing house. at Susquehauua. -, Mary q,
county. had q rather queer experience We'd.
nesday night OF last aeek. While working
about the packing house be stepped 81 'hc
wharf M the darkness and plunged into ~&t"r
from II to Is feet in depth. lie vent % the
bottom. and apparently became UNCONSCIOUS.
as he remai ned there severely minutes Then
he suddenly came 20, and. finding himself al
the bottom of the river CROPPED around for "a
way to get ont. Being nesr the wharf, be-
soon laid hold OF one pi the piles that support
the wharf. and, climbing upon II, was 500"
above the water line aud safe. NJ. Matthews
cauuu, account So hi, loss II consciousness
aud strange recovery.