The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-07-12
MARYLAND Affairs.

Elkton, Cecil county, has the greatest build
ing boom for the past 15 years.
Wheat In Montgomery county is yielding
far better than was expected, and the quality
OF the grain is very fine.
York (Pa. ministers are protesting against
the running Of negro excursions from Baltl-
more to that place, owing to their disreputa-
bic conduct.
John f. Copper, aged 66 years, died near
Chestertown on the 9th instant. He taught
school for "A years, SO of which were in the
same building.
Richard N. johnson, farmer near Hagers-
town, was unable to harvest his wheat be-
cause of the illness and death of his wife.
twenty-five neighbors harvested the entire
crop of 15 acres.
Nearly every county in the State was in
iured by the storm ofJuly 8, 5, 6 and Z. From
the Pennsylvania line to the Ocean, and from
the extreme west TO the Delaware Bay reports
are given of the great damage to dwellings,
barns, stock, orchards, forests and shipping
from the high wind, rain, and lightning.
DIR. Thomas Hackett. aged " years, died
suddenly Monday afternoon at his home, near
Hillsboro, Caroline county Though advanced
in years, be was close student and an up to-
date physician. At the meeting of the State
Health Association, held in Denton a few
weeks ago, he gave some interesting remis-
cences Of the practice of medicine 40 years
ago by way of comparison with the work Of
today He was communicate of the Protest,
ant Episcopal Church. A widow and five
children survive.
During the storm which visited the section
of GAINESVILLE and Lime Stone Valley, in the
Fifth district of Howard county, last Sunday
afternoon, considerable damage was done by
the wind and hail. The fine barn at Clarks-
vile of James N. Miller, which was in course
of erection, was blown over and the timbers
scattered about, and several outbuilding in the
neighborhood were unroofed. The storm was
confined to a narrow path not exceeding one
fourth of mile in width, and was accompan
led with hail, which tore the young corn into
shreds.
Last Sunday afternoon Washington county
| was visited by very destructive storm. Ar
inch of rain fell and the wind was classed as
"a gafe'i. A dispatch says Numerous trees
were uprooted, thousands of wheat shocks
were scattered over the fields and all the
streams were swollen. st. Johns Lutehrar
Church, in Hagerstown, was struck by light
ming and the pastor, Rev. Dr. S. w. Owen,
was stunned. He was standing in the center
| aisle OIL Tile CuuICu WHICH the 0Oit LII LAX
steeple. He was knocked off bis feet, but die
not lose Consciousness. He was only 10 yards
from where the lightning tore through the
ceiling of the vestibule under the tower and
ran down d gas pipe. Several bricks were
knocked off the chimney on the other end Of
church. Mrs. Owen, reclining on sofa al
the parsonage adjoining the church, was also
stunned. Miss Ada Reichard, living oppo
site the church, was also stunned, as were
several others. Lightning also struck Var
Brooks brick house on North Jonathan
street. tore off the chimney and part of the
roof and knocked several pictures from the
wall. The members of the family were all
stunned. Alfred W. Stouffer's barn, so by
80 feet. near Funkstown, was struck and
burned TO the ground, together with his wheat
crop, lot of hay, straw, farming implements
and chickens. The building only was in.
sured Two iron stacks, one go feet tall and
the other 70 feet, on top the Artic Ice Facto
nv. in Hagerstown, blew down, one across
William Bester's greenhouse, the other across
the Baltimore and Ohio tracks. Lightning
struck in William Watts wheat field, tenanteo
by Harvey Finfrock, near Fnnkstown, and
burned six wheat shocks. Many telegraph,
telephone and electric light wires and mum
Der of handsome trees on Keenan, College
campus were blown down. The brick build
ing ercting by the Hagerstown Storage Com
many was unroofed Samuel 81. Longs resi-
dence on Prospect street was struck. The
stack ON the Mains Furniture Works was blown
down, a lightning stroke put trolley car neal
Boonsboro ont of service and lightning struck
car on the Williamsport division and threw
the passengers into panic. A lady's dress
and John Kansler's umbrella were burned
Lightning struck big tree in front of Miss
Julia Hamilton's residence, on Franklin
street, and split it. The damage north Of
Hagerstown could not be learned, telephone
communication being destroyed.