The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-12-21
Maryland Affairs.

Sheriff George Warfeld, of Baltimore,
has $50 applications for positions.
Over two inches of rain fell in the Mid
dletown Valley, Frederick county, last
Saturday.
Oscar F. Bresee, aged 20 years, we'll
known insurance agent Of Baltimore, died
on Monday.
During the year ending November 30
there were 525 marriage licenses issued in
Baltimore county.
The sum of Sl75, 600 is said to have
been recently invested by Hagerstown peo-
pie in various oil, gold and silver stocks.
Owing to an agreement between the
parties interested the sale of the Catoctin
furnace property, in Frederick county, did
not take place last Saturday
John f. Bull has made deed of trust
for the benefit of his creditors. Mr.. Bull
is a prominent farmer of the upper end of
Baltimore county, and lives near Eklo.
\ number of Angora goat industries are
springing up in Garrett county. Joseph
Smithman and Joseph Glotfelty have Sc
cured Il number from Ohio and will place
them on their farms, near Oakland.
Mrs John W. Hail. j., wife of John
W. Hall .Jr., Of the firm Of Hall, Head
ington x Co., Baltimore, was assaulted
Saturday afternoon on Wilson street, near
Bolton street, by Dover Lee, negro, who
snatched her pocketbook. Lee was re.
leased few days previous from the Peni-
Tertiary. He was caught, after long
chase, and placed under arrest.
Elkton, Cecil county, had S25, 900
fire last Saturday night, in the business
part Of the town. The buildings burned
were the dry goods store of William b.
Heatzig, Levi block of three stores and
several Offices, drug store Of }. Frank Fra
ger, the office of Edward W. Taylor, two
houses owned by William H. Elder, two
houses owned by DIR. John H. lamar
The residence of Misses Tabitha and Riney
Jones were also badly damaged,
All the buildings belonging to Postmas-
ter Thomas j. Hood in the village of AL
pha, Third district of Howard county, were
burned about o clock Saturday night, in
Guiding his entire stock of assorted mer-
chandise. The property consisted of the
dwelling, storehouse and postoffice, stables,
carriage house and a number of smaller
outbuildings. Loss $1,000, partly in
sured.
Dr. William H. johnson, one of the
oldest and most prominent physicians of
Frederick county, died at his home at
Adamstown, on the 9th instant, of com
plication Of diseases, aged IS years, and
was in active practice until two years ago,
when he retired in consequence ill-health.
He was lineal descendant of Thomas
johnson, the first Governor of Maryland.
On July ~, 1860, he married Miss Laura
j. Brashears, whose death occurred six
years ago. Five children survive him.
The Maryland Granite Company of
Guilford, Howard county, holds the record
for granite quarrying in this State. The
largest single block of granite ever removed
was quarried last week at their quarry.
The work was begun with boring three
holes in the top of the shaft about l 0 feet
apart, about 20 feet in depth and IA in
ches in diamter In each of the three
holes were put one quart of extra white
and black powder. The dimensions of the
block of granite are SO feet long and %
feet wide, with a thickness Of feet in
ches.
This is the driest autumn Maryland has
had in the past 25 years. The drought has
been general over the State, and the d.
rector of the weather station at Baltimore,
Dr. Oliver Fassig, says it is the driest since
the establishment of the weather service in
Maryland. The average resident of the
city may not have noticed the effects of
the drought but in the country the farmers
have noted the dry spell with apprehen-
sion. Agriculture reports from the State
show that nearly all the wheat was sowed
after that date and has since had almost
continuous drought, the rainfall in Octo-
Der being the smallest possible. 1t is
thought that the wheat crop will be ma
terially injured by the protracted drought.
Notwithstanding the short apple crop
this year yet it is said it will realize $780,