The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-07-21
Maryland Affairs

Numerous fires have taken place While
threshing this season, causing loss Of crops,
barns aud machines
Bank stock and bonds are in demand in
Hseersiown. Al a sale Of IS shares OF the
Bank Of Hagerstown, par Sl5, II brought tom
S74.20 TO $3.50 per share.
Capt. A. T. La Yalette, Of Crisiield, IS
probably the largest grower Of ierrapins m
the United States. having on hand at all times
between $4,000 and 10000 terrapins,
Thirteen miners and Others arr under bail
in Allegany county charged with unlRwiuIy
assemblage at the anti-strike meeting IN Ion
aconing last week. Others are TO be arrested
Ia Baltimore, on Sunday, Louis Essen cot
the threats of bis wife and one child, who died
instantly. nearly killed another child, and then
cut his own throat. Poverty, out OF work and
IN health were the causes for the deed.
Mrs. Margaret II. Moore, aged SO years,
died ia Baltimore last week. She was ma
tive OF that city and resided there all her llie
Her maiden name was Hooper, aud her father
was engaged in the glassware business.
Tremendous wheat yields are reported from
Frederick, Cecil and Montgomery counties
d 10 35 bushels per acre. In Frederick
county. up TO and including last Tuesday, over
20. 600 bushels of new wheat had been sold
and shipped.
L. Cuttings Merryman, of Baltimore coun-
~ received 42O bushels of wheat from acres.
The greatest yield on the Eastern Shore was
in Kent county, so bushels per acre. The
farm ON which it was grown was purchased
for S2l per acre few years ago.
The storm of Thursday afternoon of last
week was very destructive on the Eastern
Shore. Several residences and barns were
struck by lightning or unrooied by the wind,
orchards and other trees uproCted. fences
blown down and shipping damaged.
Chief Judge Melchor Hoshal, of the Balti-
more County Orphans Court, who has cut
his 60 acres of wheat. expects to realize about
. 600 bushels. The Judge threshed out the
wheat from u acres and got 81 bushels, aud
also got JAG bushels from At acres. Then he
threshed IL acres and got 346 bushels. The
Judge superintendent the work of lhreshlng
and ''fed the machine" portion of the time,
threshing 80 bushels in % minutes.
A disgraceful riot occurred at Werner S
Park, on the south shore of Spring Gardens,
Baltimore, Just as the last car was leaving the
resort Sunday night. A lot of colored men
and women attempted to board the car, and
because there was not room enough for all
they began to assault the other passengers.
Bricks were hurled and pistols fired, and
many ofthe passengers were wounded. Seven
colored men were arrested and held for a
further hearing.
The cost of the states attorneys office for
Montgomery county, which was formerly 81,
600 a year, has so rapidly increased until this
wear the bills filed with the commissioners
amounted to 81, 900, which fact created great
alarm among them, and it was evident that il
the charges were not reduced the commits
sioners would force lawsuit. The bills were
endorsed by Judges Henderson and Nc
Sherry, which act is required by law. but after
the stand taken by the commissioners Judge
Henderson erased his signature, and at con
ference of the court the charges were reduced
! 81 400.