The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-06-22
Maryland Affairs.

At ST. Mary Seminary, Baltimore, go
students were ordained.
Howard county wheat has been serious
~ injured by the recent rains.
Commander Charles Belknap, United
States Navy, died in Baltimore, on Satur-
day, aged 55 years.
At Cumberland, on Sunday, gas leak
in theReformedC Church wrecked the church
and an adjoining building.
The funeral of ex sheriff j. Ross Connolly
in Cecil county, last week, was very large
" attended, over 300 carriages being in
the cortege.
In one day last week 126 cars loaded
with strawberries were shipped from Som
erset. Worcester and Wicomico counties.
Each car contained 500 crates of 80 quarts
each
Capt. Nicholas p Manly, aged 81
| years, died in Elkton, last Sunday. He
was retired farmer and thorough man
| in every respect He leaves widow and
two daughters.
Frederic Tyson, at one time the largest
grain exporter in Baltimore, and mem
Der of the well-known Tyson family, died
of Bright's disease at his home in that city,
last Sunday, aged IA years.
The Secretary of the Navy has approved
plans for chapel at the Naval Academy,
to cost 500, O00 The building will be
in keeping with the other fine buildings
now under construction at the Naval
Academy.
At St. Dennis, Baltimore county, a cat
Knocked over lamp in a room at an early
hour last Monday morning, in the house
of John p. Kierchner Herman, aged 4
years, was burned to death, and his mother
seriously burned. The house was de-
stroyed.
A rusebush, planted 10 years ago on
the premises of George M. Deetz, in Cum
berland, by Christian and Catherine Deetz,
is still bearing Mr.. Deetz has given the
bush his especial care for 40 years. 1t
seems to have lost none of its vigor after
over century of growth.
The Duke, Montague & Gillet Company,
for making hats, caps, straw goods, etc,
with capital of $50, 900; the johnson
Hasenbalg Company, for the manufacture
of overalls, jackets, aprons, etc, capital
$40, 900, and the Locust Point Dry
Nursery, for caring for infants, have been
incorporated in Baltimore.
Jerome A. Davis, one of the most ex-
tensive small fruit growers in Caroline
county, shipped from his berry fields %,
900 quarts of strawberries last week, "a,
900 Of which were sent in refrigerator
cars on Friday and Saturday. On Mon
day last he shipped 10, 600 quarts. He
has large acreage set in Lucretia dew
berries, which are fruiting heavily.
The explosion of can of gasoline in
house occupied by several families, at 739
West Mulberry street, Baltimore, at an
early hour last Monday caused fire which
cost two lives. Lewis ii. Linaweaver,
aged Y years, was found dead on the
second floor of the house by the fremen,
and Robert Birchett, 20 years of age, was
taken out badly burned. He died the
same night.
Jacob Ghingher, who resides near Den
ton Bridge, Caroline county, gathered from
ST acres II, $40 pounds of peas, for which
he was paid at Redden cannery two cents
per pound amounting to 1856. SO. Mr..
Ghinghers expenses were 6.56, leav-
ing him profit of S21O.42. The peas
were sown by hand in rows about > feet
apart, dragged in and let alone. He seed
ed 291 bushels of peas.
Hunted by armed men who wanted to
lynch him for an alleged assault upon Miss
Lizzie Gossard, young white woman liv-
ing across the line in Franklin county, Pa,
Joseph Powell, colored, gave himself up
to the Hagerstown police last week. He
was hurried to Chambersburg and placed
in jail, and strong guard was established
about the building to prevent his taking
cut. The negro choked his victim into
insensibility and does not deny the charge.
Reports from the storm in Frederick
county, on the 18th instant, show disas-
trous results. A large number of farmers
in New Market district report having
horses and cows killed by lightning. A
number of persons were stunned. One
woman had her hair singed off. Five men
who took shelter in barn on the farm of
Charles W. Quynn, near Evansville, were
shocked by lightning that struck the end
of the building. The continued rains for
the past three days have done great dam
age to crops.
A dispatch from Midland, Allegany
county, last Sunday, says: David Koontz,
who died Wednesday at Somerset, Pa,
was buried at his birthplace, a farm four
miles west of here, this morning. Owing
to the recent heavy rains having completely
washed out the two mountain roads lead
ing to the family cemetery, it was neces-
sary to have force of men to construct
temporary road two miles long over the
mountain for the funeral to pass. Mr..
Koontz was 81 years old His wife and
two small children survive, and will inherit
his share in the Koontz estate, in Allegany
county, Md, and Somerset county, Pa.
Mr.. Koontz's portion is worth probably
$40, 900. Consumption caused the death
of Mr. Koontz, who was at one time in
business at Midland, but was forced by ILL
health to retire.