The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-08-26
Maryland Affairs.

Mrs Martha Harbaugh, aged 80 years, died
suddenly in Baltimore on Tuesday.
Mosquitoes were so thick at Crisfeld, Som
erset county, last week, that business was al
most suspended.
Garrett county is suffering from drought.
Pasture is almost destroyed and the buckwheat
is severely injured.
Washington countys clover-seed crop this
year is enormous, ordinary wagon load syeld-
ing FIVE or six bushels.
September 4, Labor Day, and September
u. Defenders Day, will be proclaimed legal
holidays by Gov. Lowndes.
Daniel Biser, aged 20 years, died at the
residence of his daughter, near Boonsboro,
on Sunday night. He was one of Frederick's
most prominent and enterprising citizens
Extradition proceedings aginst Mrs. Letitia
A. R. Perot were formally withdrawn in Lon
don and little Gladys Perot will be given into
the custody of her grandfather, William Ii.
Perot, of Baltimore.
During a family quarrel at Bivalve, Somer-
set county, over the possession of a child,
James lemons killed Willard Dunn. The
shooting took place on Saturday last and He
mons was placed in Jail on Tuesday
Samuel Smith, colored, aged 90 years, a
servant in the family of Jacob Humbird, Cum
berland, died on Monday. He was greatly
esteemed by all, and was in every respect
faithful TO his employer
Elijah Fuller, aged rs years, died Tuesday
morning at the home of his son, City Clerk
Howard Fuller, in Cumberland, OF paralysis.
Mr.. Fuller was at one time prominent ~
Democratic politics, and for several terms
served as register of wills.
Constable Stewart Deford, of Northeast,
Cecil county, is under arrest for asSaulting
Bishop Seaman, an aged colored man, with
out cause A number of white citizens res
cued Seaman and it was through their efforts
that Deford was arrested.
From an overdose of morphine Mrs. Geor-
gia Pearre, wife of l.. V. Pearre, of Union
Vile, Frederick county, died Sunday night
Mrs. Pearre took the drug about two o clock
Sunday afternoon to relieve sick headache, as
she had been in the habit of doing, but made
mistake in the quantity. She was about 81
years old.
Baltimore. Hartford, Cecil, Kent. Queen
Anne's aud Howard counties and other por
tons Of the State were considerably damaged
by the storm Of Monday afternoon and night.
A number of barns were struck by lightning
aud burned, together with stock, grain, etc
A number of vessels were wrecked or driven
ashore and several lives were lost.
A severe thunderstorm passed over Baiu-
more, and vicinity, Monday night, doing con
siderable damage. Lightning struck n Sc
veral places. Six greenhouses and sAed OF
Fischer & Ekes, on Sinclair lane, were barn
ed, causing loss of several thousand dollars.
Several vessels on the river had a rough
experience.
Mrs. Mary v, wife of Philip Myers, Balti-
more, was fatally burned on Monday. She
was filling the reservoir of gasoline stove
When the fluid ignited causing her death sev-
erAI hours later Her husband severely
buried while trying to protect has wife.
During the fire some good ~ Samaritan stole
Mr.. Peters vest in which was a watch valued
at $40.
Edward Lee, colored. aged about ~ years,
of Belair. Hartford county, was shot IN the
head late Sunday night while returning from
he colored camp At Fallston, and expired
from the effects Of the wound Monday after
noon. Three eolored meu-Joseph Young.
Joseph Bush aud Alex Murray, oil Of The ~
cinity OF Forest Hill, that eeUnty-are iu jail,
charged with the shooting.
Mrs. Sophia Renner, of New Midway, Fred
eriek county, is dead. Sac wNs IKE sIioS at
Isaac Renuer. minister Of the BEeshreu
Church. was 20 years old, and iuefntcT
Of Il long lived family, her father, Dame,
Volt, ST., OF Cayetowu, Washingioa ceaHiy.
having lived to the age Of 81, and her brother
10 the age of ST. She was the last Of ulue
children. none Of whom died under the age
Of 20 years. She had Eve children, all hvlug;
80 grandchildren and = great grandchildren.