The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-09-07
Maryland Affairs.

/ j. Thomas Smith, cashier of the National
Bank of Baltimore, died last Saturday night,
| aged "a years.
Mineral oil has been discovered in and
around Pocomoke City, Worcester county,
and company has been formed TO develop 1T.
During August 6,669. 981 bushels of wheat
were exported from Baltimore, the largest
business ever done at that port, and within
1,087, 1877 bushels of wheat exported last year.
In dispute over six table napkins, Mrs.
Caroline Klien, of Canton, Baltimore county,
was brutally beaten and kicked to death by
her son-in-law, George Klein, on August 80.
He is in Jail.
Harry Ferguson, aged SO years, fell from a
porch, in Cumberland, last Monday, while
assisting his wife in training vine, and sus-
tanned injuries that caused his death in less
than two hours.
&. A. Backshire, a Baltimore county
farmer, had 200 acres of fine timothy grass
this year from which he harvested about 600
tons of hay. This hay crop it is said was
about the finest ever seen in that section.
Mr.. Blackshire is a large cattle feeder, some
times wintering as many as 700 head ofsteers
Miss Elizabeth Hudson Davis, vice-princi-
pal OF the Franklin High School at Resters-
town, died about 100 O'Clock last Sunday
morning at her home at Reisterstown from
the effects of either falling or being thrown
from car of the Emory Grove line of the
United Railways and Electric Company on
the Reisterstown pike within hundred and
fifty yards of her home, about $50 O'Clock
Saturday night. An inquest was held and it
was shown that she jumped from the car while
in motion.
Last Saturday afternoon and night, and
Sunday afternoon and night, Allegany, Wash
ington, Frederick, Carroll, Baltimore and
Hartford counties were visited by destructive
rain storms Several barns and houses were
burned by lightning, railroads, county roads
and bridges were badly washed, plowed fields
damaged, and telephone and telegraph lines
wrecked. Details of the storm Sunday night, in
the upper part of Baltimore county, show that
the NJ. E. Church at Monkton, Rev. J. l..
Marsh, pastor, several barns and buildings
with their contents were burned, stock killed
or drowned, residences struck by lightning
and the inmates severely shocked, the railroad
damaged, etc. The greatest loss was IN the
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and
Tenth Districts. On Monday afternoon nearly
the same districts were flooded and great loss
resulted.
One of the most remarkable golden wedding
anniversaries ever celebrated in Baltimore
was that of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Durkee,
whose anniversary was observed September 2,
al 1906 East Monument street, where the
couple have resided for the last 80 years.
Since Mr. Henry Durkee, then young man
of 10 years, married Miss Julia Warfield, a
Young girl less than sweet 10 ust 80 years
ago-there has not been "a single death in the
family and the unbroken family group now
numbers exactly so members, all OF whom
were present that night to congratulate the
founders of the family. These included sons
and daughters, numbering seven, all of whom
are married; Is grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Another remarkable fact IN
connection with the family is that the sons
and daughters, with one exception, live IN
Baltimore, most of them residing in the I'M
mediate vicinity of their parents home.