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

The wheat and grass crop throughout Cecil
county is suffering for want of rain.
Horses are dying from spinal meningitis in
Prince Georges county.
On Tuesday WiIIiamsports and vicinity was
visited by a terrific thunder, hail and wind
storm. Much damage was done to fruit and
growing crops.
By the passage of the Omnibus Claims Bill
by the Senate and House the City of Balti
more is allowed claim dating back to the
War of 1872 and amounting to about 500. :
900.
The berry trains on the New York, Phila-
delphia and Norfolk Railroad were in opera
ton Monday Seven freight trains, bound
north, now pass through daily, Sunday ex-
cepted.
Yetta Rogers, 10 years of age, was assaulted
with meat cleayer and probably fatally in
jured at her home, 1909 East Fayette street,
Baltimore, Tuesday, by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Esther Rogers.
Admiral SchIey attended the annual picnic
and outing of the General German Orphan
Asylum Monday at barley Park, Baltimore,
and no visit of the hero of Santiago to Baltl
more has been characterized by greater en-
thusiasm.
The fourteenth triennial session ofthe Gen
eral SYNOD of the Reformed Church in the
United States convened in First Church, Bal
timore, Tuesday, and will continue until June
l. Rev. DIR. John FL. Prugh, of Pittsburg.
was elected president.
Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chicago, will soon
become the owner of White Hall, the colonial
residence of Governor Sharpe, of Maryland,
overlooking the Chesapeake Bay, about six
miles from Annapolis. The residence is sur
rounded by fine estate and now belongs TO
Mrs. Story, widow of ]. P. Story, Q. s. A.
A very heavy electric and rain storm oc-
Cured at La Plata, Charles county, Monday
afternoon between 4 and 6 o'clock. Many
trees and some buildings were struck by light
ming. At Indian Head the large Government
stable was struck and set on fire. The root
of the building was burned, besides large
quantity of feed.
While attempting TO arrest desperate
negro, on Monday, Policeman Charles j..
Donohue, of Baltimore, was severely beaten
with beer bottle. After severe tussle the
negro took the officers revolver from him ana
fred, the ball entering behind Donohue' 8 Lett
ear. Donohue died Tuesday night. The
negro, John Wesley Devine, has been arrested.
State Entomologist A. L. Quaintance. of
the Maryland Agricultural College, says tnat
the prospects tor large crop Oh peacncs ~
Washington county this year are very bright.
The curculio is doing damage to the piums
and the apple crop will be short, this being
the alternate year for them. No frosts has
occurred in Washington county to inJure the
fruit prospects.
Miss Esther Wetherald died in Sandy Spring,
Montgomery county, on the 10th instant, more
than So years old. She was born in England,
but came to this country with her parents
when in her sixth year. settling in Trenton,
N. j. After few years her father, Thomas
Wetherald, the celebrated minister of the So
ciety of Friends, engaged in farming near
York, Pa, and after bis death she, with her
sister Mary, conducted private school in
Baltimore city After leaving Baltimore she
continuously resided with her brother, the late
Joseph E. Wetherald, on farm near Sandy
Spring until his death, and for the past few
years lived in that village.