The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-06-16
Maryland Affairs.

water works put In
In Queen Anne county the army worm
is destroying corn and tomato plants.
Baltimore county farmers expect to have
the largest wheat crop for 20 years.
Washington county tax rate this year is
65 cents on the 500, a reduction of five
cents.
On Friday of last week 25, 900 dozen
of soft crabs were shipped from Crisfield.
They were sold for 25 cents per dozen.
Mrs. Mary Dunlevy, aged So years,
and David A Orr, aged % years, were
fatally injured by trolley cars on Sunday
last.
Rev. DIR. George A. Leakin, of Lake
Roland. Baltimore county, of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, was ordained 81
years ago.
Groundhogs are becoming so numerous
in the vicinity of Fork, Eleventh district,
Baltimore county, as to be pest. They
were scarcely known there 20 years ago,
Charles. alias "Froggie'' johnson,
negro, aged so years, was held by cor
oners jury at Annapolis, Saturday, for the
murder of Hester Dennis, alias Lomas,
also colored.
The Page foundry property at Frederick
has been purchased by John Baumgard-
ner, of that city, and it is expected that it
will eventually be occupied by some man
ufacturing concern.
Ex-Mayor Latrobe has been elected
president of the Consolidated Gas Com
pany of Baltimore, in place of Capt. John
w. Hall, who retires on account OF age
and failing health.
Aser Andrew, well-known citizen of
Caroline county, died on the Sth instant,
in his Goth year. His wife died few
weeks ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew had
been married over 65 years
On Saturday last the most sweeping in
junction or order ever served in Baltimore
was issued from the United States Court
against the striking employees of the United
Electric Light Company of Baltimore.
Frederick John Brown, son of the late
Judge George William Brown, shot him
self in the head with pistol last Saturday
morning in his law office, in Baltimore,
and died about $50 p. IN. from
the effects of the wound, without having
regained consciousness
Dellie Taylor, aged Is years, daughter
of Col B. F. Taylor, member of the Board
of County Commissioners, Of Baltimore
county, was killed by lightning on Friday
afternoon of last week, in her father
yard, at Bradshaw. With her sister, she
sought shelter from the storm under tree.
Her sister Carrie, aged 20, was made I'M
conscious, but will recover.
Beaver Dam Marble Company, of Cock
eysvile, Baltimore county, has a contract
for furnishing marble for large building
for the Pan American Exhibition at Buff
falo, n Y, to be held in 1901. 1t is
said it will take eight months to supply
the necessary material, among which will
be ten large columns twenty-six feet long.
The force of workmen will be increased in
order to get the marble out in time
Crazed by trouble and having no place
of abode, Robert E. L. Hildebrand, aged
Sc years, walked into the Central Police
Station, Baltimore, last Sunday night and
gave himself up, saying that he was wanted
for the embezzlement of 81, $50 from the
American National Bank on North Gay
street. He said he took the money about
eight years ago while in the employ of the
bank and had never been arrested on the
charge.
A machine house on the farm of County
Commissioner Samuel S. Stouffer at Ante
tam, Washington county, was destroyed by
fire Saturday and with it an adjoining
building, one threshing machine, two reap
ers, one binder, three wagons, corn
crusher, lot of canvas, 200 bushels of
corn, 10, 900 feet of sawed poplar and oak
lumber, 60 barrels of vinegar, two new
wagon beds, blacksmith shop, saw mill
and lot of chopped feed.
Mark Roy, an employee of Mr.. Huber,
of York, Pa, who was riding horse on
his way from Baltimore, was robbed Sat-
urday night Of his money and shoes and
the horse taken from him as he was de-
scending the hill near Lees Quarry, on
the York turnpike, near Texas, Baltimore
county. Mr.. Roy was met on the road
by Edward Brown, of Cockeysville, who
entertained him during the night after a
message had been sent to York about his
trouble The horse is valued at $3.50 and
detective was sent from York Monday to
endeavor to find the horse and the thieves.
Dayton McClain is Wicomico county $
champion strawberry picker. On Samuel
G. Hearn's farm he made the following
marvellous record last week SO quarts
in 60 minutes, GA quarts in so minutes,
43 quarts in 80 minntes, and quarts in
q minutes. He picked and delivered tc
the packing house during the day 6l9
quarts of strawberries, free from chaff,
long stems, and green berries, and moi
averaging one capped berry to the quart
One who considered himself fast picker
started out to race with him, but was left
away behind, McClain picking 80 quarts
to his opponents Z.