The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-06-29
Maryland Affairs.

Ii is said that Howard county will have an
unusually fine wheat crop.
Charles s. Lane, of Hagerstown, has pur-
chased all the bonds Of Myersville and Catoc-
tin Electric Railway.
John Bell, near Chestertown, has 10000
head of Jersey Wakefield cabbage that aver
age 10 pounds to the head.
Rock fishing has been very profitable this
season in the North East river. Several hauls
have realized from $500 to $1,000.
Caroline county tax rate for 1901 has been
fixed at 95 cents, which, with the State tax,
will be SLIP. This is reduction of Is cents.
Frank Zinkand, son of Andrew J. Zinkand
Of Hagerstown, had his face and mouth hor-
ribly burned while doing tricks ut boy s
circus.
Baltimore had the lowest death rate last
week known to the Health Board. Only 1872
deaths were reported, seven OF which were
accidental.
Charles F. Stone, aged q years, of Jeffer-
son, Frederick county, has been arrested for
sending an indecent letter to young lady OF
that place.
Jacob Harmon, aged 81 years, living on n
farm west of Hagerstown, plowed an 18-acre
field, prepared il and planted corn, despite
his old age.
Jerome A. Davis, of Caroline county, has
paid TO his berry pickers Sc, 900 this season.
His crops of strawberries and raspberries were
unusually fine and yielded him sood prices.
William F. Bauer, of Reisterstown, has re-
signed his position with the Pullman Palace
Car Company and has gone to New York TO
accept a position with an electric light and
power company.
Mrs. Elizabeth Love Slade, has filed bill
in equity against her husband. DIR. Harry NJ.
SIade, of Reisterstown, for partial divorce,
for the custody of her infant child and for al
mony and counsel fees.
John Thomson Mason of r., a well known
lawyer of Baltimore, died suddenly from heart
disease on the 21st instant. He has left an
interesting diary of his cruise on the Confed-
crate cruiser Shenandoah.
severe thunderstorm passed over Wash
ington county Saturday evening. lightning
struck the house Of John Albert, at Mangans-
vile. Mr.. Albert who was standing against
Inc house, was stunned by the bolt.
John Thomas Sheckells, aged % years,
shot himself last Saturday night, in Balti-
more He had lost his eye sight through care
less treatment by physician and sooner than
go through life blind he killed himself.
J. Casey Barry, a well known insurance
broker, who retired from active business sew
eral years ago, died suddenly Sunday morn
ing at his country home, near Gainesville. He
was native of Alexandria, Va, and WAS IA
years old.
A Bohemian picnic was held at Back river,
Baltimore county, last Sunday, and while sit
ting on bridge fast train suddenly came
upon them aud three were instantly killed,
and it is supposed that several were Knocked
into the river and drowned.
Miss Anna, daughter of John German,
proprietor of the West Virginia House, Cum
berland, was bitten on her upper lip Saturday
night by black spider. Miss German s face
was swollen 10 twice its natural size Sunday
and il was thought that she would die. Her
head was placed in plaster of paris cast.
Miss May Whyte, granddaughter of Hon.
VIM. P. Wbyte, who resides in West Chester.
Pa, eloped last Saturday with bartender
who left behind him wife and four children.
Both we're members of an athletic club, and
Miss Whyte had been very exclusive in her
associations. She was a daughter of the late
Holly White, of Baltimore.
AtMcKendree NJ. E. church, Cumberland,
last Saturday, Ellen Hall, formerly Of New
Orleans, and Polly Fisher, who came from
Virginia, both colored aunties weighing over
200 pounds each. debated old time cooking vs..
new-time cooking, and the audience, which
inclnded many prominent white people, de
cided in favor of old time cooking. the
speakers each presented to the audience a
cake she had baked.
Miss Fannie B., aged Is years, daughter of
George W. Watson, farmer, living south of
d. A A run1 al fu
saulied by negro near the terminus Of the
Curtis Bay Line cars, while ON her way to
Baltimore on the 2lst instant. She was felled
by the brute, who was frightened away by an
approaching car while he clutched his victims
throat William Mills, colored, was arrested
and held on the charge after being identified.
Miss Kate ", aged 81 years, daughter of
Jacob Dorcus, of Woodsboro, Frederick coun-
ty, who was arrested on Wednesday of last
week charged with using Cancelled postage
stamps to send letters through the mails, was
given hearing before United States Commits
bail furnished by her father for the action of
the Federal grand jury in Baltimore. Miss
Dorcus, who had no counsel, denied the
charge.
Lncretia Chewing of Oxford, n c., died
in the Pasleur Institute at the City Hospital,
Baltimore, late Saturday night of rabies. In
company with her mother and family physi
clan, DIR. I. B. Williams, the little girl arrived
nj the hospital at 9.45 o clock and an hour
and halt later death had claimed her. Be
fore her death she was seized with Several of
the fearful commissions that characterize the
disease. During her spasms she severely
scratched her mother and physician, and ii is
likely they will have the disease.
a former resident of the Eastern Shore
moved to Dakota abou: four years ago. He
started back recently and left the following
farewell written on the side of his residence:
4 miles from a neighbor; IL miles from post
office; % miles from a railroad; IA miles from
IA school houses Al miles from church; $50
miles from timber; 200 miles from Demo
crat; mile from water; of a mile from hell
and the same distance from Republican.
God bless our home. Gone back to the Eas-
tern Shore which is Gods country.
Lightning rod swindlers have been at work
in Caroline county. One man contracted for
SIT work, but would not sign an order; anoth
er for slS and signed an order which soon
turned up as a note for $3.50; another was
asked to pay note, he supposed he had
sign AN order, and upon being pressed by the
honestly mau who had purcha ed the note
he produced a double barreled shot gun,
called his bull dog and gave the holder of the
note three minutes to reach the big road.
The note holder did not argue the matter but
left at once.