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

Numerous fires have taken place while
threshing this season, causing a loss of crops,
barns and machines.
Bank stock and bonds are in demand in
Hagerstown. At "a sale Of 4a shares of the
Bank of Hagerstown, par $lA, II brought from
S74 20 10 sos per share.
Capt. A. 7, La Valette, of Crisfeld, is
probably the largest grower of terrapins in
the United States, having on hand at all times
between 1000 and 40, 900 terrapins.
Thirteen miners and others are under bail
in Allegany county charged with unlawfully
assemblage at the anti-strike meeting in Lon
aconing last week. Others are to be arrested.
In Baltimore, on Sunday, Louis Eisen cut
the throats of his wife and one child, who died
instantly, nearly killed another child, and then
cut his own throat. Poverty, out of work and
i'll health were the causes for the deed.
Mrs Margaret 81. Moore, aged SO years,
died in Baltimore last week. She was ma
tive of that city and resided there all her lite.
Her maiden name was Hooper. and her father
was engaged in the glassware business.
Tremendous wheat yields are reported from
Frederick, Cecil and Montgomery counties
25 to a5 bushels per acre In Frederick
county, up to and including last Tuesday, over
70, 600 bushels Of new wheat had been sold
and shipped.
Z. Cuttings Merryman, of Baltimore coun-
ty, received 420 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 $2l 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 unroofed by the wind,
orchards asd other trees uprooted. fences
blown down and shipping damaged.
Chief Judge Melchor Hoshall, of the Balti
more County Orphans Court, who has cut
his 60 acres of wheat. expects to realize about
1000 bushels. The Judge threshed out the
wheat from II acres and got 81 bushels, and
also got 146 bushels from Al acres. Then he
threshed IL acres and got 346 bushels. The
Judge superintended the work of threshing
and ''fed the machine" a portion Of the time,
threshing SO bushels in % minutes.
disgraceful riot occurred at Werner
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 fred, 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 ST.
900 year, has so rapidly increased until this
year the bills filed with the Commissioners
amounted to 81, 900, which fact created great
alarm among them, and it was evident that if
the charges were not reduced the commits.
sioners would force lawsuit. The bills were
endorsed by Judges Henderson and Nc
Sherry, which aci 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.