The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-24
Maryland Affairs.

Howard county's tax rate has been liked at
rs cents on the 500.
Gasoline has had several more victims in
Baltimore within the last week.
Counterfeit half f-dollars and quarter dollars
are being largely circulated in Baltimore.
Ninety stables were burned on the Freder-
ick fair grounds on Friday night of last week.
Three cases of smallpox have been discov.
cred at Williamsburg, Dorchester county, and
churches and schools have been closed.
Washington county teachers have asked for
all increase of salary. 1t will take SIS. 900 to
meet their demands and an increase OF 8
cents on the 500 in taxation.
George Brown, one of the largest landown-
ers in the Green Spring Valley, died on the
17th instant, at his beautiful country home,
about mile from Brooklahdville, Baliim ore
county.
J. V. Jamison. of HagerStown, has pur
chased of 7. Belt johnson large tract of
land at Big Pool, Washington county, and
will at once build factory aud begin the
manufacture of spokes and handles. he will
employ about rs men at the start.
On the 10th instant, Wolf Lichtenstein, %
years of age, the proprietor OF a cloak, cape
and skirt manutactory OF 72O East Baltimore
street, Baltimore. was murdered IN horrlble
manner by nm emplnye named Hyman Seltzer.
Without, apparently, adequate motive. the
murderer terribly mulated his victim with q
long and sharp clothcutter's knife. Seitzer IS
belived to be insane.
Extensive improvements are be made at
Pen Mar Park. Work was started last week
by Contractor George, with force of 100
men, on the additions 10 the fonr sidlngs at
the park, Each addition will be 500 feet
long. They will extend southwark from the
park toward the Blue Mountain House. These
additions to the sidings will give room for
MANY more cars and will avoid the necessity
of sending trains 10 Highfeld, Edgemont and
hagerslown on big days.
Henry Walters, of Baltimore, has bought
the great Marcello art collection in Rome.
paying therefor the sum of 81 ,OO0,OO This
collection embraces over 900 paintings, and a
special steamer has been engaged to bring
them TO this country. They will be added to
Mr.. Walters art collection, where they will
be permanently kept. The collection was
purchased from the Rev. Marcello Massarenti,
of Rome, who has devoted many years to the
accumulation of rare pictures.
Prot. r. w. Sylvester, president of Mary
land Agricultural College, has issued invita-
tions to the farmers organizations of the State
for general meeting at the college on May
% and 90. Committees of the several socie.
ties and clubs are expected to assemble there
on the 2sth and make AN inspection of the
property and buildings and experiment sta
ton grounds. and report on the 29th TO the
general assemblage. The committees will be
provided for and lodged at night on the 2Sth
at the college and on the 29th dinner will be
served.
An official compilation of the 12,OO0-ten
cargo of the Hamburg America Line steamer
Bulgarian, which left Baltimore last week
drawing 80 feet lOinches Of water, shows that
it was valued at $674, ,036 This cargo, which
would FIJI 400 railroad cars, consisted of l76,-
900 bushels of wheat. 2, 250 pals and 1880
balf- barrels of lard, l60 black walnut logs,
1906 feet of poplar logs, 81, s73 ingots, l,47l
cakes and ], 1887 bars of copper, 3,0l6 pack
ages Of agricultural machinery, 400 sacks OF
oats, 900 sacks of feed, 1880 sacks of rye
feed, 679 sucks of grain, 1000 sacks of oil
cake, 600 barrels Of rosin, $3.50 feet of walnut
squares, 25. 900 feet of lumber, $50 barrels OF
! cottonseed oil. $685. cubit feet of logs, l,215
cases of oats, 1908 feet of hubs and blocks.
12,O61 sacks of malt sprouts, 200 boxes OF
lard, "a, 492 sacks of -four, 800 sacks OF bran,
800 sacks of oatmeal. 4Ss bales of cotton
waste, 1926 tierces of lard, 425 boxes OF ba-
con and 200 tubs of lard