The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-07-08
Maryland Affairs.

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wheat yield will average 80 bushels per
acre.
4 receiver has been asked for the Bay
Ridge Electric Park and Steamboat Com
pany, Baltimore.
On July % there will be four negroes
executed in Baltimore. One for MURDER
and three for rape.
The tax rate in Talbot county this year
is 80 cents; Allegany 81; Cecil county
so cents; Caroline 1923 and Kent 80.
The novitiate of the Society of Jesus at
Frederick, will be removed to a site on
the Hudson river, near Poughkeepsie,
New York.
Many Northwestern and Canadian farm
ers are buying farms on the Eastern Shore
They say the climate is too severe for
them up there.
Olyn Hynson was stabbed to death in a
drunken brawl at Easton, Talbot county,
on Saturday night, by Henry NJ. Ander-
son, who has fed.
A storage warehouse of James 5. Gary
& Son. at Alberton, Howard county, was
damaged about $50, 900 by spontaneous
combustion on Sunday afternoon last.
Mrs. Julia Ann, wife of |. Freeman
Raisin, died at her residence in Baltimore,
on Saturday last. She was member Of
the Catholic church, and her charity was
unbounded.
DR.. Charles D. Smith of Dorchester
county, while driving to see patient, was
thrown violently to the ground, on Friday
of last week and died on Sunday. His
back was broken.
While running for physician, in Ches
tertown, early Sunday morning, Enoeh |
Roland was shot by policeman who mis-
took him for burglar. The wound was
in the arm and Is not dangerous.
Capt VIM. f. Seward, Of Dorchester
county. realized from his Horn Point farm,
2700 bushels Of wheat, an average of b l
bushels per acre. The field contained 50 /
acres and the crop was sold for $1,000
Lightning struck and burned barn on |
the farm of John J. Brenneman, at Acct /
dent, Garrett county, on Sunday. There /
was in the barn 800 bushels of grain,
provender, machinery and about 200 |
chickens. The loss Is s., 600, No in |
surance.
Capt. Andrew Woodall, of Georgetown,
Kent county. has purchased his 18th 1
farm. Ii is known as the Reybold farm
and contains 500 acres Capt. Woodall I
now owns about 9. 600 acres Of the finest 1
farming land in Cecil and Kent COUNTIES,
and makes farming pay.
While driving from Frederick to Wal /
kersville. on Thursday afternoon OF last /
week. Thomas W. Atlee was struck BY 4
the engine Of passenger train on the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, and an instan,
later his lifeless body fell over hundred .
feet from the point of collision, Alice. I
who was 30 years of age. was member .
of the firm of Alice Bros. commission 4
merchants Of Baltimore but looked after 4
his frm business in that part q the 4
country. and lived at Walkersyille With 4
his mother
The report and return Of the survey Of .
the boundary line between Maryland and .
West Virginia, made under an order Of .
the Supreme Court Of the United States I
is about ready for filing The boundary .
line was located BIZ DR. l., A. Bauer. q
the State Geological Survey assisted by 4
W. McCulloh Brown. civil engineer Of .
Garrett county The State Of West Nir- /
cinia Will do a little more field work some /
time in July. when ex Senator George T. I
Price and Attorney General Rucker, At
torneys for West Virginia, will be present,
The testimony ON both sides will be com
pieted at the same time
Richard C. Nicholson died at bis resi- I
dence. Lay Hill, Montgomery county. on I
Friday afternoon of last week. aged - I.
wears. He was born in Howard county 4
and served there for number Of years A. /
justice of the peace. Thirty years ago he 1
went to Montgomery county aud had re /
sided there since that time, and continued I
to gil the office Of a justice until few I
wears years ago. He was regarded as one 4
of the best informed justices Of the peace I
in the county and his advice Wa sought I
BIZ many. lie was four times married, /
but had been widower for a number Of .
years. Two sons and one daughter sur
yive out of family Of II children.
Charles Bohn SingluH, for many year. /
senior member Of the firm Of Shngluff 4 .
Co, fertilizer manufacturers, died Satar
dav evening, shortly after 3 o clock, 4, 4
his home. 1904 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, |
after lingering illness Of over year.
Mr.. Slingluff was son Of the late Chas.
d. SEngluff, and was born in Baltimore
6S years ago. He entered into business I
early. and for nearly 80 years has been I
prominently identified with the manufae
turing interests Of that city. He was
life member Of Adherence Lodge Of Ma 1
sons. and was a bachelor. One brother
and three sisters survive him. They are |
Mr.. Jesse Slingluff and Mrs. Lafayette |
Wilson, Mrs. Alice Smoot and Miss Au-
gusta Shngluff Mr.. ShngluH was a /
prominent member of the Gernania Social 1
Club, on West Fayette street. While al
ways Democrat, be never took an active /
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