The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-02-02
SC ard.
Westminster, Md.

Montgomery county tax collectors are gong
TO advertise the property of all delinquent tax
payers property.
DR.. James Seth, aged So years, died last
Saturday, at his residence in Talbot county
DR.. Lewis Buffet, same county, died last
Sunday. Both were prominent and highly
esteemed citizens.
w. T. Liden, ofSmithville, Caroline coun-
ty realized from two cows last year S1lO 81.
He sold 538 pounds of butter. Caroline
county is rapidly coming to the front as
dairy community.
The snow fall of January 24-25 was general
throughout the State, and ranged from 3
inches to 16 inches in depth. In the counties
traffic was almost entirely suspended owing
to the heavy drifts.
The statistics of the Georges Creek Cum.
berland region show total output OF 3, 1867
| 342 tons, a decrease of l, LAG, 655 tons from
1909, due to the idleness of nearly four months
caused by the strike.
Mrs. Montgomery, of near Evansville, Fred
erick county, was instantly killed while asleep
on January %, by the accidental discharge OF
shotgun which she had placed by her side
in fear of trouble with colored laborers.
What threatened to be disastrous fire in
was averted by calling out the whole fire de.
partment. As it was the loss was over $40,
600 by fire, to say nothing of the loss by water.
Last Sunday fire destroyed the barn of MIN
rod Gotfelty, near Accident. Garrett county,
with SO cattle, 8 horses, a number OF sheep and
valuable farming implements, besides gram
and feed. The loss is placed at $4,000, with
So. 200 insurance.
Griffin TAYLOR, of Baltimore, has applied
| for divorce from his wife on account OF bad
treatment. He alleges that she choked him,
| hourished revolver, occasionally beat him,
that she had been housekeeping FIVE times
and changed boarding places five times IN
two o.and -a-half years, &c. "
VIM. G.. Sykes. well known lawyer and
convsyancer of Ellicott City, died Monday
afternoon from fall received as he was en-
tcring the Howard House, where he lived.
As he opened the storm door it sprung back
with such force as TO knock his crutch from
him, throwing him backwards down the steps.
Last Monday Mike Moore and Alonzo Evy,
the convicted bank burglars, were sentenced
by Judge Sloan to q years each in the penl-
tentiary for attempting to rob the German
Savings Bank of Cumberland and for trying
to kill policeman O'Neil After being sem
fenced Moore cursed the judge, using the
vilest epithets. Both men were taken 10 Bal
timore at once.
Harry F. McDougal. painter aud paper
hanger, of Cumberland, cut bis throat with a
razor in the police station, where he sought
shelter, late last Saturday night. He drew
the razor from his pocket and cut cash in
his throat, severing the windpipe, and fell to
the floor. He was about to give himself
another swipe when tramp who was in the
room restrained him.
A destructive fire occurred last week on the
farm of Mr.. l.. p. Kuhn, near Poplar Springs
in the Fourth district of Howard county.
Three large hay barracks, containing about
seventy tons of hay, 1000 bushels of wheat
and 120 barrels of corn, were included in
the loss. The fire originated from sparks
from steam thrasher, which was in opera
ton thrashing wheat. 1t was with difficulty
that the machine was saved
In Talbot county there are about 48O per-
sons employed in Easton factories and during
the canning season there are $50; are nearly
/ 300 farmers; SO churches, white and colored,
and of all denominations; it is said that no
part of the county is more than four miles
from tdewater in a straight line; $500 sum
mer visitors spend their vacations annually IN
the county; there are q secret societies, 2I6
stores of all kiads, A miles of railroads, 81
miles oftelegraph lines, 81 postof6ces and IL
canning houses.