The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-06-10
Maryland Affairs.

Burglars are raiding dwellings in Gum
berland.
Every cottage at Ocean City is rented,
and twelve new cottages are nearing com
pletion.
Miss Mamie S. Stockett has been APP
pointed notary public at Annapolis by the
Governor.
Frank c. X. Rowles, a well-known
farmer of Dorsey, Howard county, had a
strawberry plant this year which contained
253 berries.
Balm Webster, a Somerset crabber, was
killed by an officer of the State Oyster
Police, on Thursday of last week, while
resisting arrest.
Otho j. Keller, aged SO years, died in
Frederick on Saturday last from paralysis.
He was a progressive business man and
interested in everything that would benefit
the city or county.
CAPTAIN Thomas F Bridges, aged 60
wears. died in Talbot county on Saturday
last. His ancestors settled in that county
in Colonial times. \ wife and nine chill
dreu survive him.
Lester Andrews was fatally injured at
Huvctt. Washington county, on Saturday
by hay press His arm was caught IN
the machine. drawing him between the
cogs. His arm was crushed and he was
otherwise injured.
Washington county grand jury Is to be
called together to investigate the case OF
Calvin Bvrum. charged with perjury;
Percy Embly and Elmer Byrum, charged
with arson. and the Bear shooting case.
This Is done in order to give the parties
who are in Jail, speedy trial,
St Peter Catholic Cemetery, on the
Liberty road. near the tracks Of the West
ern MARYLAND Railroad, Baltimore county,
was visited by cowardly yandals last Sat
urlav night. who damaged large number
Of monuments and headstones, and com
mitted other depredatious, causing dam
age Of at least $1,000.
Cigar manufacturers aud liquor dealers
in Hagerstowu have been visited by Mr.
Z. v. White, a revenue agent, who found
that in a number Of cases the dealers did
not keep their books posted up every day
He levied fines on majority Of the cigar
manufacturers in that city. Some were
found TO be back three days in their Poet
ing.
b \. Belts. of Chewsyille, one Of the
best posted men in the county on crop
conditions, saws the wheat crop in Wash
incton this year will be only ahou, so per
cent. of the usual Weld lie attributes
the present bad condition Of the wheat to
the severe winter. with it. successive
freezes and thaws, which threw the roots
partly out Of the ground aud prevented II
from receiving the proper nourishmeui
The Az i also said to be doing consider
able damage to the wheat.
William Caiesby Norris. vho died on
Saturday at the Garfield Hospital, Wash
ington. was son Of Col William Norris,
Of Reisterstown. Baltimore county. and
was - years. old. Nine years ago Mr.
Norris wen, into the real estate business in
Washington. d. c. Later he began
course Of law at Columbia University. \
short time ago he was compelled to ~ to
the hospital for treatment for heart trouble.
Although confined in the hospital he vas
passed at the examinations by the faculty
of the university. The funeral took place
on Monday AZ the family home at Reis
terstowD.
Cary Toliyer. colored, Of Sparrow
Point, + locked up at the Canton Police
Station. Baltigore county, charged with
assaulting county Officer John Campbell.
Detective German was on the Sparrows
Point Branch Of the Northern Central en-
route 10 Canton with several colored prs
oncrs in charge. Toliyer boarded the
train at Chesapeake Mills aud At once be
ean TO abuse the officer Passengers on
the train, among them Mr.. Campbell, to
gether with the policeman, squelehed the
colored mans ambition TO be bad, and
at Highlandtown he was taken from the
train and locked up. In the melee Mr.
Campbell was severely bitten by the prs
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