The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-07-11
Maryland Affairs.

threSneu their wheat say that the ylelu
indicates only two-thirds Of crop.
Francis Beal, an expert telephone con-
struetor, is on a prospecting tour over the
route of the proposed telephone line in St.
Mary county.
The rain of June 1929, damaged roads
and bridges in Frederick to over $50, 000
In Montgomery county the damage is es
timated at $40, 600.
Alfred, son of John Jeffries, of Frost
burg, accidentally shot his brother, Porter
Jehries, aged II years, in the shoulder
with revolver. The boys We're celebra
ting the Fourth.
In Annapolis, on July ?, the heat was
so intense as TO cause some of the vitrified
bricks in some of the pavements to expand
to the extent of about one foot, forming an
arch, which cracked in the center.
T. Harrison Wagner, the famous liti-
giant, has sent to the Orphans Court for
record from Dickerson county, Virginia,
judgments aggregating SO, 900 against the
estate of Esau Creager, of Walkersville,
recently deceased.
In Kent county threshermen report the
Weld of wheat as the smallest for many
years The shortage is attributed to the
unfavorable season of planting and to the
dry season in the spring. Oats are look
ing fairly well for the bad season they
have had. From Talbot county similar
reports have been received.
William A. Bowles, Of Hancock, presi-
dent of the Hancock Bank, died July )
of congestion of the intestines after an i'll
ness of two days. He was in his 18th year
He was one of the original Forty miners
who went to California and amassed for
tune, returning to Hancock to reside per
manently.
A very heavy downpour of hail fell
Jnly 4 at Mount Ephraim, and near
Comus and foot of Sugar Loaf Mountains,
Just west of Boyds, Montgomery county,
and did considerable damage to gardens,
fruit and corn, tearing foliage from trees
in strips. and from the corn as well. The
hailstorm was accompanied BY severe
wind. All streams overfowed their banks
flooding corn fields.
While the eight year-old son of Timothy
Dunawin of Brunswick, Frederick county,
was playing with giant cracker July :
it exploded after he had lighted il and had
dropped from his hand So great was the
force of explosion that the lad viii lose
both ewes, it is stated. William Deav-
ems, Baltimore and Ohio conductor, run
ming on the branch, was also injured by an
explosion, which injured his eyes and head.
beavers lives in Brunswick
Three serious aeeidants occurred as a
result of the Fourth of July celebration in
Elktoh. Howard Goodyear, aged seven
years, had portion of several Of his fin
gers on his left hand blown of by the ex-
plosion Ct a fire cracker while lighting IT,
William Queek was struck in the face by
rocket while standing along Main street,
his face was badly burned and oee Of his
eyes was badly injured Andrew Cameron
had large cannon cracker 10 explode in
his hand, tearing it very badly.
A boiler at the New London Copper
Mines, at New London. Frederick county.
exploded early last Sunday morning.
wrecked the shed which covered it and IN
lred three men. The end Of the boiler
sas hurled distance Of 300 feet, and the
she'd was torn in pieces. Superintendent
i,hnson, Howard Murdoch, the engineer,
aud Abraham Dorsey, eolored man, were
Knocked down BY the explosion and pain
iily cut and bruised, but not seriously
INJURED. The explosion was caused by the
water getting too low in the boiler. A
similar explosion occurred at the mines
about two months ago.
James NJ. Amber, receiver for W. J.
Dirkey & Sons, has reported to the Cir
cuit Court at Towson that the Della Mills
aud other real estate owned BY the firm
had been sold TO Messrs William J. and
George A. Dickey for 1928, SEQ The
receivers were appointed for the purpose
q winding up the affairs Of the firm as
made necessary by the distributing Of the
e>;ate Of the late William j. Diekey. its
fender, and father of the purchasers
The mills are among the most extensive in
the State and are used for the manufae-
tire of cotton and wool The other real
estate consists of warehouse in Balti-
more. The business viii be continued.
At Cumberland Henry Schweizer stcuk
a shotgun out his window. along the Bal
i..nore aud Ohio Railroad and fired it of
6, start his Fourth Of July celebration.
iuinking that be had blank cartridge in
tae gun. The cartridge was loaded, how
e sr, and eight of the shot took effect in
.le side and back of William Pingely. who
5 putting out the lights in railroad sig
',l tower Two of the shot were cut from
i'ingely's side. He viii be taken care Of
al Schweizers expense by mutual agree
nent. A son of Reamer Alsip had his hand
cry badly torn BY giant cracker explod
~ while he was holding it, The bones
his fingers were exposed BY the flesh
Icing torn away.
Washington county was visited by dis
a,trous storms July and D. Houses and
arms were struck by lightning. but only
sight damage was done The large barn
IN the Ziegler farm was moved several in
ches on It's foundation The storm on the
afternoon of the 4th was one Of the sever
est ever known in that section. Two dis
5inct storms, one from the west and the
other from the north seemed to contend for
supremacy for some time, in the mean
time rain, hail, lightning and wind pre-
vailed During the storm lightning struck
thu dwelling of Harry Taylor, II miles
northwest of Hagerstown, across Mason
and Dixon Line, not far from Greeneastle.
Taylor son Harvey, aged eight years,
was Instantly killed Another son Bruce,
aged six years. was so badly injured that
it is believed he cannot recover. The
father clothes caught fire, and he was so
badly burned that his condition is critical.
Taylor was Sitting in one of the first floor
rooms Of the house when the bolt descend
ed. His two boys were sitting on his lap.
1t is thought the lightning passed from
father to sons, the older boy falling dead
at his father feet. The house was saved
At Williamsport the storm was unusually
severe, lightning doing considerable dam
age. In other sections of the State much
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