The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-07-19
Maryland Affairs.

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tractiveness, to the Mammoth Cave.
Maryland Affairs.
Mary A. Brooks, colored, died July r.,
in Rockville, aged 108 years. e
Wheat is yielding very finely in Mont
gomery county, and the grain is first
class
st. Johns Roman Catholic Church at
Emmittsburg was reopened last Sunday
after undergoing repairs costing about
| $50, 800.
sMontevue Hospital, Frederick county,
where about $50 insane are confined was
damaged by fire Monday. None of the
inmates were injured.
Dogs are being killed by the wholesale
in the vicinity of Ellicott City, owing to
the fact that mad dog had bitten several
and then died in great agony.
Coal sold last week at S12 per ton at
Towson, and short distance north of the
town at SIS, owing to the long continued
strike in the anthracite region.
Several Baltimore Italian men and women
were sentenced to the Penitentiary for
periods ranging from six months to ten
years on Monday for counterfeiting.
ssCarvel Hall, . Annapolis, is to be made
into hotel by additions. The old colo
NAL mansioli will remain as it was orig
inally built by Governor Paca in 1882.
The Powellville Manufacturing Com
pany, Wicomico county, during the season
Just passed manufactured and sold over
40, 900 berry crates and 1900, 600 bas-
kets.
The tax rate Of st. Mary county has
been fixed at Sc cents ON the 500, an in
crease Of 13. cents over last year. In Wor-
cester county, the rate is 81 doom the $100,
an increase of 10 cents over last year.
A large St. Bernard dog belonging to
Congressman Franz c. Wachter, of Balti-
more, went mad Monday night and at
tackled Hattie, his 13 year-old daughter,
who was badly bitten on the arm. In res
cuing his child from the animal Mr. Wach-
ter had his hands severely lacerated
DR.. Charles M. Ellis, of Elkton, who
was the principal factor in the movement
started last fall for good roads in Cecil
county, is again at work endeavoring to
have some of the plans and suggestions out
lined by the largely attended meeting of
taxpayers put in practical operation by the
county commissioners.
A large barn on the farm of Messrs.
John and Upton Tarbert, at Glencoe, Bal
timore county, was totally destroyed by
fire Monday morning The whole har-
vested crop Of the farm was destroyed, in
Guiding 80 tons of hay and 400 bushels of
wheat The loss is placed at So, 900, and
is covered by insurance.
Mrs. Annie Belle Reisinger was fined
SO and costs for whipping Henry Pffel-
ling, a storekeeper, on Pennsylvania
avenue, Baltimore. Her husband was
fined like amount for holding Pfffering
while his wife used the whip. James
Stewart was fined $40 and costs for taking
part in the affair. Family quarrels caused
the row.
Three Siberian camels, male, female
and baby camel, with trio of white fallow
deer, all destined to the free zoo at Druid
Hill Park, arrived in Baltimore Monday
morning. The camels are the gifts Of the
J. f. Wiessner Sons Brewing Company
and the fallow deer are presented to the
city by Stewart & Co., successors to Posner
Bros.
Abandoned mines in the southeastern
section of Frostburg are caving in and the
residents are much worked up. A assure
about 100 feet wide and several hundred
feet long extends diagonally across Linden
street. The water main was broken and the
houses of John Parker, James Kenny, and
Henry Sturdy were considerably damaged.
The mine was worked out about 40 years
ago, and some time ago some of the pillars
were taken out The residence of John
Parker, on Loo street, situated over the
mine, sunk three feet in one day last week.
Much opposition to free rural delivery of
mail in Washington county has developed
since Inspector George has been ordered
there to map out the county and get every
thing readiness for introducing the system.
The objection comes chiefly from people liv-
ing in the country, who will be affected by
the change They claim that they will not
be supplied as promptly as under the pres
emit system, SO they do not want the change.
The free rural delivery system is SO object
ionable in some parts of Frederick county,
along the Washington county line, that the
letter boxes are being constantly destroyed.
Recently some of the boxes we're riddled
by bullets from rifles or revolyers.
Eric Jones, aged about % years, en-
ployed on the farm Of Joseph Blocker,
near Boonsboro, Washington county, met
violent and horrible death shortly before
noon Monday by being dragged by horse.
With William Blocker, he was in field
blowing corn. Atl1.30 O clock they un-
hitehed their horses for dinner and started
to ride to the barn. On the way Jones
attempted to get off the horse he was riding
to open a gate In some manner he got
tangled in the harness, and the horse
started to run down the road and then out
on to the National pike. The unfortunate
man was dragged at terrific speed for a
distance of over 200 yards, and in front of
the residence of Thomas Lynch he was
dashed against tree and instantly killed.
His skull was crushed and the brains and
blood were scattered about the tree. He
is survived by his wife and one child. The
L L.. <,,o,,.,od III, Roonshoro