The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-08-23
Maryland Affairs.

Hon. Murray Vandiver has a farm Of 1926
acres on Spesutia Island, Chesapeake Bay.
There are 80 acres in corn with from 5 to
ears to the stalk.
Charles Collins, an itinerant painter aud
worker at odd jobs in Montgomery county,
has inherited $4,000 through the death of
James +. Robinson, a wealthy uncle, who
lived in Washington. d. G.
Many tomatoe growers in Kent county did
not contract for their crop at So per ton.
Packers made contracts at that rate, but ow-
ing to the blight are paying at the rate of $32
per ton TO those who would not contract.
George Weitzelberger, aged l9y years, an
employee at Ross drug store, Baltimore, drank
half pint of laudanum and fought the physi-
clan desperately when they tried to save his
life last Sunday. He is in serious condition.
Patrolman Bradley Scaggs, of Ellicott City,
and John Fisher, colored, had revolver duel
in small room, during which the colored
man was bit and surrendered to the officer,
who wanted him to answer charge of lar
ceny.
The Maryland Steel Company is enjoying
big boom in the demand for steel rails, and
has all the contracts it can handle this year.
The mills at Sparrows Point are turning out
from LOO to 1900 tons day These rails
are all for this country.
George, aged 20 years, son of Joseph Ny
ers, of Hagerstown, attempted to drive a car
fridge into the cylinder of his revolver with a
stone Sunday afternoon, when the cartridge
exploded. A piece of the shell struck him
in the left eye, decorating il to such an extent
that its removal was found to be necessary.
Oakdale, the Howard county home of Mr.
Edwin Warfeld, president of the Fidelity and
Deposit Company of Maryland, and one of
the prominent candidates for the Gubernato-
rial nomination of 1908, was the scene of
unique gathering August 16-the reunion of
Mr. Warfeld and his family with the old col
ored men and women who were slaves on the
War6eld plantations before the Civil War.
Adam Schmidt, manager of the farm of w.
S. G. Williams, Eleventh district, Baltimore
county, lhreshed 500 bushels of wheat from
so acres. A number of other farms in the
neighborhood turned out equally WE'LL Capt.
John Ridgely, of Hampton, harvested 1,840
bushels of Fultz wheat this season on So acres
of land, and also raised about / 800 bushels
of oats.
Mrs. Mamie Duvall, aged IL years, and a
bride of five months, committed suicide by
shooting herself in the breast about O. clock
Tuesday night near Florence, Howard county.
1t is said that she took her life because she
was jealous of her husband, who is IS years
old and farmer, being in company with
other women. She had several times made
threats to end her existence.
Harry Shipley, a well-known resident of
Granite, Baltimore county, met with pain
full accident Thursday afternoon. He was
driving along the road near his home in a car
riage, when the horse took fright and dashed
off down the road. Mr.. Shipley die all in his
power to stop the horse, but it was of no avail.
The horse made sudden turn. throwing Mr..
Shipley out of the carriage. He fell heavily
ON his side, breaking six of his ribs. He was
carried to his home, where his wounds were
dressed by his father DR.. Shipley.