The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-15
Maryland Affairs.

Judith Bundy, aged 1Os years, died at
WaverIy, Baltimore county, last Sunday.
During August there were 1S9 cases of ty-
phoid fever reported and 81 deaths in Balti-
more.
The Tunis Lumber Company of Norfolk,
Va, and II. Clay Tunis, of Baltimore, have
assigned.
Mrs. Otillo Segerer, aged 81 years, died in
Catonsville, Baltimore county, last Saturday.
She was a native of Germany.
Caionsyille, Baltimore county, is suffering
from the drouth. Wells and springs that have
never failed before are now dry.
Prof 0iu Wilson, son of Rev. James vii
son. pastor of Exeter Street Methodist Church,
Baltimore, was drowned in Chester River,
near Chestertown last Saturday.
According to the police census Baltimore
shows a voting population of l32, S23, or a
population of 664, ll5, while the national CEN
sus gives the total pupulation as sos, 957.
Wm. 0'Neil, aged 36 years, was killed
early Sunday morning in Baltimore by blow
from stone thrown by negro, VIM. Day,
who is in Jail. The assault was unprovoked,
it is said.
A terrifying storm of wind, rain, thunder aud
lightning visited the Baltimore county fair
Friday Of last week, unrooting the stand and
doing considerable damage. The spectators
VICE. rrehciieti. Eigiiring killed a horscssliia
several people were shocked. The total at
tendance during the four days ofthe fair was
25, 900.
Last Saturday night John Baer, a brakeman
on the Pennsylvania Railroad, was seriously
injured by being thrown from the top of one
of the cars Of moving freight train near New
Midway, Frederick county. The chain OF a
brake he was drawing broke, and the recoil
ofthe wheel threw him from the car. His
skull was fractured, and he was internally in-
jured, but it is thought he will recover.
The Chestertown Transcript says The
verdict of the average peach grower in Kent
is that there is no money in peaches. Alter
taking into consideration the loss of the use
of the land and the expense of marketing the
crop, this year s crop in Kent is generally put
down as a financial failure One shipper last
week received check of Sl4 for 1000 baskets
of AS fine Crawford peaches as could be found
in the State. Another who has finished his
crop, after paying for his baskets has eight
cents per basket left out of which to pay for
harvesting the crop.
A severe storm passed over the Deer Creek
region of Hartford county Friday evening OF
last week. The residence of Mrs Francis
| Boarman, near Belair, was strnck by lighting,
but no material damage was done. A large
barn belonging to Emory Tucker, of Gibson,
was struck by lightning and burned to the
ground. Two new wagons, some farming
| Implements 800 bushels of wheat and 40 tons
of hay were consumed. A straw rick near
by was burned The stock in the building
was gotten out with the assistance of neigh.
bors. Insurance $500. Two cows were killed
for John w. Peterson, of Hickory. Tomato
fields were ruined by the pelting OF the rain.
A mysterious poisoning case is being nves-
tieated in Cumberland. Mrs Adam Kark,
aged Sc years, and Mrs. katherine Hyer.
aged "a, died last Saturday, the result OF
mysterious poisoning. Mrs. Mary Spies kept
house for Mrs. Kar', who lived close TO the
residence of Mrs Hyer. Saturday the three
took dinner together with Mrs. Spies and her
two-year. old child, at the Kark home. Short
ly after ealing they all became very sick,
were seized with vomiting and had every evil
dence of poisoning. About Is months ago
Mrs Hyer, was assaulted by a young negro,
Walter Parrish, after he had chased a relative
of Mrs. Spies husband with apparently the
same intent. The negro was caught III the
act of assaulting Mrs. Hyer by John Myers,
who shot at Parrish as he attempted 10 run
away. The second shot fired by Myers killed
the negro. The coroner's jury brought in a
verdict of justifable homicide, and, although
the negroes tried TO push case against My
ers, no grand jury would indict him.