The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-06-02
MARYLAND Affairs.

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Calvert county tax rate will be 80 cents
this year
Prisoners in Queen Anne's county jail
will hereafter work on the streets of Cen
treville.
The first union hand made stogie manu-
featured in Maryland was rolled last week
10 Oakland
L. L. Hanway's store at Aberdeen,
Hartford county, was burned Sunday night
Loss on stock SO, 900.
Mad dogs are alarming the country
around Cumberland, and many dogs are
supposed to have been bitten.
The Washington County Commissioners
expect to reduce the tax rate this year from
40 cents on the 800 to 60 cents.
From Grantsville, Garrett county, over
SO, 900 worth Of maple sugar and maple
syurp have been shipped this season
A census taken by the police shows that
there are 1O5, 994 buildings Of all kinds In
Baltimore city, an increase Of l, 9O4 since
the last census in 1897.
Fl. Prag & Bros, Baltimore, dealers
in German produce, have filed a petition
in bankruptcy; liabilities s57, 797-54,
assets 81 ,572.69.
A McKeesport Pa. firm has sent 700
baskets to Hancock in which to ship cher
ries to Pittsburg markets, where fancy
prices are obtained.
George i. Powell, aged "A years, died
suddenly at his residence in Berlin, Wor-
cester county, Monday, while talking to a
neighbor about how well he felt.
An immense number of young shad were
placed in the Potomac River above Point
Of Rocks. Nearly million were brought
from Washington and emptied into the
river
Bunco sharpers are at work in Baltl-
more. 1t is very laughable TO those who
dwell in large cities when ''hayseeders
are buncoed, but now the shoe Is on the
other foot.
A. ?. Shockley died in Elkton, last
week, from cancer, aged 81 years. He
was one of the best known auctioneers On
the Eastern Shore. and for 80 years was
baiIiif and court erier.
J. I. Bridges, Of Hancock, is operating
nine steam mills, employs two hundred men
and fifty head of horses and mules. He
recently bought the timber right ct one
hundred acres in Fulton county, Pa.
Prof. u. c. Ebaugh, secretary treasurer
and examiner of the former School Board,
has been unanimously elected principal OF
the Franklin High School at Reisterstown,
position he gave up when he accepted
the place of secretary of the board The
salary is 81, 800 year.
Governor Smith set July y as the date
for the hanging of Robert T. Wyatt for
the murder of Capt Oliver NJ. Caulk, o.
the sloop Dream, of St. Michaels, and
August 3 as the date for the hanging OF
Amos b. Smith, colored, for the murder
of Sadie James, colored.
As result of strike of about $50 EN-
ployes of the United Electric Light anC
Power Company, including iinemen, trim
mers. DYNAMO tenders and helpers, the
sections of Baltimore usually illuminated
by electric lights are in darkness and ;
great deal of inconvenience is caused.
Theo. Butler, negro. is in Taboo
county jail for cracking the safe OF the
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Rail
road at St Michaels on Friday night O
last week His two assistants have es
capped. A negro woman gave the officer
the information as to the robbery and thu
names of those who did it.
Frederick county bonds to the amour
of s1S8, 700 were sold Monday TO Baker
Watts & Co., Baltimore, for SOB. l6
The bonds were issued to redeem bonds o
the same amount which bore interest a
four per cent. They are exempt from
county and municipal taxation, and are
payable in forty years, but redeemable a
the pleasure of the County Commissioner.
at any time after twenty years.
The placing of six colored men in tn
Potomac Steel MILL Cumberland, to TAX
the place of some white men who received
81 10 day and struck for 81. %, caused
nearly the whole force to 90 out on strike
necessitating shutdown. The colore'
men went to work at S1.10. The mel
who went out objected to the substitution
of negroes for white men. After leayini
the plant the strikers said they understoo
that the company intended to import NOR
negroes and place them in charge Of col
ored boss. All the skilled mechanics hav
stopped work and it would be impossibl
to start the mill if laboring men were IN
ported.
A Dunkard lovefeast at Grossnickle'
Church, Frederick county, last Sunday
was nearly broken up by fierce battl
between two brothers named Palmer an
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Stotlemyer. Charlie
Palmer, it is alleged, was disturbing tn
loveieast by disorderly conduct, and tn
deputy undertook to arrest him, whe
Palmer brother, Harry, came to his res
cue. Between the two the deputy wa
badly used up They beat the officer wit
their fists, it is alleged, and then knocke,
him down and jumped on him. Stotle
myer came out of the fight with badl.
disordered stomach, crippled knee an
numerous bruises, and without prisoner
the Palmers having completely discourage'
his intention to make an arrest.
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