The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-07-29
Maryland Affairs.

Army agents are in Texas buying 5000
horses for use in Cuba.
Several barns were burned by lightning
during the storm last Sunday in Washing
ton county.
4 larger Episcopal church Is to be
erected at Ocean City, the present one be
ing too small to accommodate summer Wis
itors
The farms of the late John Coppage,
in Queen Anne's county, were sold last
week, embracing ,, 237 acress for $50, :
446 46; mostly purchased by the heirs.
John H Clendaniel Kent county.
threshed 1910 bushels of wheat from 80
acres. an average of - bushels to the
acre His total crop was 5000 bushels
from 170 acres.
Capt George Cole Of Mt Vernon
Somerset county, was accidentally drowned
Monday morning. He was 80 years old
was an expert swimmer and it Is thought
was seized with cramps,
Patrick Cline, employed at the Locb
Lynn Heights Hotel, Garrett county. on
Sunday drank several bottles Of pepper
mint drops and hot drops as a substitute
for whiskey, and died in few hours.
W f. Allen. Jr. Of Wicomico county,
shipped -, GOO quarts Of Lpcrctia dew
berries this season, which ue,tei him.
clear Of all expenses, $1,000 This week
he shipped two ears daily Of cauteloupes
Edward K. Bruer, aged Al years an
employe Of the United Electric Li-hlaui
Power Company, Baltimore, WAS killed
Saturday morning by being caught in a
dynamo belt and crushed between il and j
fywhecl around which it ran.
At present Queen Anue's county Is Tn
cash basis, with enough money on hanI
to pay all expenses until January I 1909
The bills Of the county are al paid upon
presentation This year the tax rate ,ya>
lowered from 81 to so cents,
Miss Elizabeth Landslide. daughter Of
Rev Walter \ Mitchell. Of B,lisyi.le
Prince George county, and Right Res
Joseph Blouni Cheshire. Jr. y. j.
Bishop Of North Carolina. were married
By the bride father. on Wednesday 81
last week.
james o. Birney and Arthur a Eir-
ney. Jr.. sons Of former District Attorney
Arthur Alexis Birney, Of Wa>hin.taa ..
c., were drowned in the Sincpuxeut bsy.
last Saturday afternoon at Ocean Cts.
and their bodies were found SUNDAY.
They were sailing when the hlt ,f one
blew of and in reaching for it Eell over
board The other brother went e. hi~
rescue but both were drowned
Joseph Chapman, eolorei - years o.
aye, was arrested Sunday afternoon, in
Baltimore. los Pafrolmau Charlie Jarboe.
charged with disorleFly c5nduct. Chap
man offered resistance, and struck the
patrolman in the eve. Patrolmen Tho,ua,
b. Lawless and NCkeuna went to the as-
sistance Of their brother officer. and Chap
man bit one of I.awleSs finger. William
Langley, % years, and Thomas Garner
% years Of age. both colored were also
arrested for interfering
Durwood Crabin, Of Hagcrs;owu. aud
Robert Wright, Of near Williamsport, bath
boys, figured in a bicycle collision on the
Funkstown pike. near Hager,towu, Mon.
day morning. As a result young CrabiIl
is now lying at his home unconscious and
suffering from conclusion Of the brain. and
wright had his collar bone broken snd n
ceived severe bruises about the head. Ii
Is said Crabil was riding at q rapid nate
aud with his head down. when he crashed
into Wright, who was riding toward him
Their wheels were wrecked. Monday
afternoon he wa, still unconscious and IN
4 precarious condition
On last Saturday night f.h, teak
place between a Montgomery and How
ard county clan Of negroes az Hopkins
Chapel, in Howard county 4 picnic was
being held and a quarrel arose and Robert
Lewis was shot By Richard Anderson.
During the fight Anderson was severely
cut across the face with razor and he
then shot Lewis, the ball passing through
his intestines, causing death shortly after
Lewis was recognized as one Of the most
desperate characters in the county, and
was Of powerful physique Seven years
ago he assaulted Mr. +. 4 Stabler, a
merchant Of Brighton, and, wher Deputy
Sheriff Sullivan attempted an arrest, met
with such resistance that he was com
PEELED to shoot him, but Lewis escaped -
rious injury and sought refuge in Phila-
delphia.