The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-06-13
Maryland Affairs.

Campbell Darlington were appointed re-
ceivers for the City Trust and Banking
Company, West Baltimore street, near
Paca street, Baltimore, last Saturday
VIM. b. Thomas, of Westminster, is one
of the directors
Mrs Agnes Emmons recovered So, 900
damages against Chesapeake City for per
sonal injuries In 1901 she was severely
hurt by defective boardwalk. and the
jury held the town liable The ease was
removed to Chesterstown for trial aud the
result was reached Saturday.
A stock train on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad was wrecked on the night Of june
), near Woodstock. scores Of cattle, hogs
and calves being killed, injured or turned
loose. The clearing away of the wreck
occupied the train crews anu traekmen for
many hours. The train was bound for the
Baltimore stock yards
Thomas w. McGregor, in charge Of the
matter of rural free delivery supplies for
the P,,stofflce Department in Washington,
aud c. Ellsworth Upton, Of Baltimore.
one Of his assistants, have been arrested On
the charge Of conspiring to detraud the
government in the purchase of pouches
from c. +. Smith, of Baltimore
Ia Queen Anne county the outlook for
the tomato crop Is very poor. Plant, are
scarce and not over one-half the acreage
contracted Tor viii be planted owing TO
worm killing the young plants Wheat
promises good Weld Hay will be the
poorest crop for years, and hungarian and
millet are being sown 50 a. 20 take it.
place Fruit Is almost a failure.
The scarcity Of farm laborers has become
a matter Of the gravest concern IN Wicum-
leo county Year after year j, has become
more difficult to get farm hands until now
there Is hardly a farmer in the county who
can get labor enough to tend his crops
Wages do not seem TO attract laborers.
Formerly 90 cents day was the highest
price paid fer farm hands Now farmers
are offering 8 and cannot ret them at
that
Abraham d. Hoover died in Hasers
town last Sunday evening Of heart disease,
aged 81 year. He was an employe Of
the Western Maryland railroad and
brother of John Hoover, Of Baltimore.
He was a member Of the Knights Of ry-
thias. His surviving children are Mn
Morton Banks. of New York; Mrs. John
Orndorff, Of Washington, William Hoov-
or. Of Columbus. Ohio; Abram. Roy and
Russell Hoover, Of Haserstown.
During severe thunder storm that
passed over Washington county last sun
day night lightning struck the mammoth
tannery Of W. D. Byron 4 sons At VII
Transport, one Of the largest in The coun-
try. and in few hours the great plant was
practically in ruins. The t.tal loss viii be
between 5000. 900 and s250 geo. The
insurance Is about sl55 600, The tan
merry covered about four acres and employed
200 hands. Most Of the building. wore
erected about SIX years ago, wheu the drm
removed FROM Mercersburg.
During the absence Of her husband Mr..
John Swami, wife 81 3 farmer 20 Taibo,
county. near Ea>too, was brutality beaten
ON Friday Of las, week by an aAknewn
white man who robbed the house and
made bis escape Mrs Swami Was attend
ing 10 some out of-deor duties. and on re
ing back into the house, found the man
helping himself to feed and drink How
he gos into the house she does no, know.
but she asked him what he wanted. Tie
replied that he had what he wanted This
was manifest from the fact that the side
board aud bureau drawers bad been rat
floor. She ordered him TO leave the house.
when he grabbed her and a fierce struggle
ensued He choked her and knocked her
down. and would have killed her but for
the fact that at the critical moment her
dog took part in the affair Seeing hi
mistress assaulted the faithful animal
spIang at the man. who yalnly tried 60
kick him off The dog chung to the man.
giving his mistress time TO regain her feet.
The dog kept up the attack and finally
obliged the fellow to retreat BY leaping
through a back window. and taking to the
woods Mrs. Swami was badly overcome
BY the adventure, and required the service
Of physician.
Last Saturday steer on the rampage
in the vicinity Of Doughoregan, Thru dis
trict Of Howard county, inquired 4 number
Of persons. several of whom narrowly es-
capped being killed by the Infatuated beast.
He was being driven to st. Charles Col
leee farm with number Of other cattle to
be butehered 1t became unmanageable
and left the herd in furious rage The I.
first person it encountered was Richard
Thompson, blacksmith, on the Triadel
phia pike, who was riding bicycle. The
bull dashed at Mr.. Thompson and catch
ING the bicycle with its horns, threw both |
over nearby fence Mr. Thompson was
badly bruised and knocked unconscious. /
The frenzied animal then terrorized the /
drivers by repeated attempts to catch them
on his horns, and they were forced to seek /
refuge in the woods. He then came upon !
two colored women employed on the farm
of Ex-Governor Carroll and made dash at
them Que of the women was caught up
on its horns and thrown into a thicket, |
followed by the desperate brute, which
made repeated attempts to gore her to
death. She was saved only by the dense
underbrush When she was rescued al |
most all her clothing had been ripped from
her body, which was torn and bruised in
many places by the horns and sharp hoofs
of the steer She had to be supplied with
clothing in order to proceed to her home
Others who narrowly escaped the vicious
attacks of the beast were Charles Boone
and Mrs. Rhine, wife of Walter Rhine, a
farmer Of that vicinity The bull then
proceeded to the farm of John II. Her
bert and chased his hands from the field.
A government expedition has found in
Northern Mexico variety Of cactus called
''dry whisky taking its name from the