The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-08-19
Maryland Affairs.

Middletown Valley, Frederick county,
was again visited by a terrific storm on
Saturday afternoon last Many persons
We're alarmed by the vivid lightning, sew
eral cattle were killed, houses and barns
injured and roads badly washed Nearly
an inch of rain fell in an hour
In Calvert county, by the storm of Au-
gust ?, 81 barns were blown away or
wrecked, the greater part of last year to-
bacco crop destroyed, and nearly all of this
season 5 grain and growing corn, also
number Of cattle killed. Destroyed or
chards, corn fields and shrubbery tell the
story more effectually than words
During a severe storm that passed over
Baltimore and vicinity last Sunday after
noon, lightning killed George Grauer, Is
years old, 324 Belair road; John A. Rixse,
Jr., - years old 324 South Eutaw street;
Charles Griffith, a farmer near Benfeld,
Anne Arundel county, and Miss Garrett
sou, who was visiting Griffith family
William Cuttings, of Brownsville, Wash
ington county, was on a HageTstown ex-
cursion train from Island Park, Saturday,
and finding the train would not stop at
Brownsville Station, he attempted to jump
He was thrown a considerable distance, his
head striking on the platform with great
force and rendering him unconscious. His
condition Is serious.
Sister Mary Desales, known in the world
as Sarah Maria Tyler, died Sunday after
noon at St Joseph's Academy, Emmits
burg. She was % years and 1 months of
aye. For y years she was a member of
the Community of the Sisters of Charity.
She was a sister of Bishop Tyler, the first
bUhop of the Diocese of Hartford Conn,
and cousin Of Rev Virgil Barber, S. j.,
distinguished convert to the Catholic
faith, who died few years since
On Friday night Of last week the stables
Of Isaac J. Holland, residing near Jason
postotlice, Somerset county, were entered
and Que Of his best cows was taken and
butchefed not far away. Nelson Green
and John Gale, both colored, residing near
Polk's Road, were arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Dryden and Constable Brown and
brought before Justice Lankford, at Prin-
cess Anne Green acknowledged that he
and three other colored men we're guilty.
He stated that Gale. who was conducting
a boarding tent at Polk Road Camp
Meeting, had told himself, Jacob Dashiell
aud Henry Bailey that if they would pro-
cure him beef, ducks and chickens, no
matter where they got them, he would pay
them They went to Mr.. Holland $ took
the cow, killed it ana took the meat to
Gale house, where it was found by the
officers Al are in jail for Court
Two horses were killed by lightning and
several persons severely shocked in the up
per par, OF Baltimore county by the storm
Of last SUNDAY afternoon. Il. T. Stabler,
miller q; Nerrymans grist mill, near
Warren, was sitting in his buggy, near the
preachers stand at the camp Of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, colored, near
/ Hereford, when he was struck and render
1 ell unconscious and almost hteless. John
/ Daily, of Phoenix and others had him put
/ in a vehicle aud taken to the Office of DR..
/ Alexander r Mitchell Mr.. Stabler re-
vived. but is in a serious condition. He
i, about So years Of age, is widower and
has seven children \ number Of horses
stood along wire fence Eight Of them
were Knocked down and two were killed.
/ One belonged to Shadrack Ensor, near
Butler, aud The other to Mr.. Parker, near
/ CockeysyilIe The horses we're a number
Of yard, apar; The storm created great
excitement among the people and terror
among the teams. There was a very large
attendance of white and colored persons at
/ The eamn