The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-05-26
Maryland Affairs.

Large quantities of fish are reported
being killed in the Monocacy river by the
explosion of dynamite and lime in the
water.
About 1000, 900 young shad were
placed in the Potomac river at Point OF
Rocks last week by the United States Fish
Commission.
Salisbury is to have s25, 900 heating
plant. 1t will furnish heat to dwellings
and business places at less cost than
heating by stoves.
Southey f. Miles, well-known citizen
and Democratic politician of Somerset
county, died at his home, near Marion,
last week, after long illness.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rochen, aged 100 years,
died in Baltimore last week. She was a
native of England, but had resided in Bal
timore since she was ten year OF age.
Judge l. Thomas Jones, Of the Court
of Appeals, is preparing to build large
house on ."Atholton,' his Howard county
estate, which embraces over 400 acres.
C. C. Thomas, superintendent of Major
Shaw's farms at Rawlings, states over 100
acres of clover have been destroyed by the
clover leaf beetle.
A number of citizens are urging the new
School Board to employ musical instruc-
tor for the purpose of teaching the rudiments
of music in the Washington county public
schools.
Samuel J. Richey, alias Scott, alias S.
j. Bryant, was arrested in Baltimore Sat
urday charged with being implicated in
the robbery of the Bradley Bank, of FL
Won, Iowa, in February, 1897.
Because jury failed to bring verdict
favorable to his client, an attorney of Ha-
gerstown on Monday, upbraided the fore
man of the jury. The matter was re-
ported to Judge Stake, who scored the at
torney and put him under rule of court to
discipline him.
1t is rumored that syndicate of New
York capitalists have been negotiating for
the purchase of the extensive granite quar-
ries at Guilford, and large tract of land
adjoining, in the Sixth district of Howard
county, the object being both to develop
the quarries on larger scale and to build
several manufacturing establishments.
Two horses belonging to James Dorsey,
farmer living near Columbia, Howard
county, are expected to die from being
stung last Saturday by honey bees. The
horses were hitched to wagon and had
been left standing near Mr.. Dorseys bee
hives, one of which was overturned by the
wagon. Two of Mr.. Dorsey's employees
were severely stung while freeing the
horses.
Suits have been brought against +. Mel
son .Jarboe and his sureties to recover sew
eral thousand dollars alleged to be due by
him to Prince George county as its treas
urer in 1887. Suit has also been filed
against the estate of the late Charles Clag-
EFT for the same claim. Jarboe' sureties
are Charles Clagett and William Berry,
Suit has been entered against State Sen
ator William B. Clagett, as executor OF
his fathers estate.
Hubert Hoffman, arrested for counter
feiting near Franklin Mills, eight miles
north of Hancock, Washington county,
has been convicted of the charge. Hoff
man was Union veteran. He put up at
the house of John Mann, farmer, who
testified that Hoffman made 81. 20 in coun-
terfeit nickels in his presence and rendered
the spurious coin in payment OF board.
Mann made information against him. Hoff-
man claimed to have been prospecting for
coal and iron and to have found the kit of
tools and the coin in the mountains. He
had intended to turn them over to the an
thorities and made the coin just for fun at
Mann house. The jury promptly con
victed him.
State Entomologist Willis G. johnson
has issued circular containing special in
structions to farmers for handling the
green pea louise where it has attacked
clover Mr. F. H. Wills, of Bel Alton,
Charles county, recently had forty acres of
fine clover ruined by this insect, and the
pest is doing considerable damage through
out the State to peaches and to red and
scarlet or crimson clover In Charles and
Caroline counties the louise is being at
tackled by fungus disease, and many OF
them are being destroyed. In one in
stance So dead lice were found on the
single lobe of clover leaf. The brusl
cultivator and roasting method can be usec
with the best possible advantage to meet
the prevailing condition.
Joshua F. Benson, leading farme
and a prominent Democrat of the Fifth dis
trict of Baltimore county, died May Is, a
his late home, near Mount Carmel. Mr.
Benson was 70 years of age and had bee!
in bad health for several months. He wa.
born near Mount Carmel and was the sol
of Elijah and Peggy Benson. His grand
father, James Benson, came to the Fifth
district from Pennsylvania in 1890, pur
chased large tract of land and erected
saw, grist and flax mills, which he success
fully operated until his death, in 1882
The deceased is survived by widow, thret
daughters and one son-R Seymour Ben
son. Mr.. Benson was for fourteen year
chairman of the Board Of Road Supervi
sors of the Fifth district. He was an ar.
dent Democrat and for many years had
presided at the famous Mount Carmel all
day meetings which have marked the open
ing of the Democratic campaigns in Balti-
more county.