The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-09-05
Maryland Affairs.

Jonathan Biser, aged IS years, we'll
known business man Of Frederick, died
August 80.
Up to and including August % there
were % suits for divorce filed in the Wash
ingtOn county court.
Ephraim Eyler, aged 6S years, died in
Hagerstown last Sunday from paralysis
He had been well-known hotel keeper,
and was born in Emmitsburg.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kerr, aged 81 years,
died in Baltimore, August %, from
burning with coal oil, which she poured on
her clothing and set fire to the day before.
A proposition to erect a national Odd
Fellows temple in Baltimore, at cost OF
over 81, 900, 900, will be submitted to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, which meets in
that city this month
Charles A. Councilman, a farmer Of
Worthington Valley, Baltimore county, has
harvested l, 1S6 bushels of wheat from "A
acres, machine measure. Some of the
acres produced as high as 400 bushels.
The average yield was p bushels per acre.
One of the heaviest thunderstorms of the
season swept over Washington county on
the evening of August %, causing much
damage by wind, rain and lightning.
Several buildings in and near Hagerstown
were struck and damaged. At Williams
port the storm was severest and in the
natura Of a cloudhnrSf
A desperate fight between Joseph and
Hanson Robinson, brothers, both colored,
took place last Sunday morning at the home
of their father, near Liberty, Frederick
county. A fist fight lasted minute, when
both drew razors and slashed right and left.
Finally Joseph cut the razor from Han
sons hand, when the latter seized a gun
and fired load of shot into one of Joseph :
hips
The STERN of August % did great dam
age in Charles county The roads were
washed and crops considerably damaged.
The storm played havoc on the farms Of
j Nealy Hamilton and John Stone. The
courthouse on Mr. Hamilton farm was
blown over and lightning struck the barn
in which he had his tobacco, and destroyed
some of his tobacco, but did not hunt the
barn much. The top of Mr. Stone barn
was blown off and his corn crop was nearly
ruined. Laird Blunt also suffered severe
loss. All of the damage happened at
Popes Greek, near the Pennsylvania Rail
road The public roads Of the county were
badly washed and the runs quite swollen
in some places impossible.
Miss Caroline Link, who was found
unconscious and with suspicious looking
wounds on the head at 740 West BalIi-
more street Friday morning, died last sun
day afternoon without having regained
consciousness. Miss Link, who was
domestic in the home of Mr. and Mrs
George Hoffman, was discovered by Mr.
Hoffman shortly before 5 o clock Friday
morning She was lying on the floor of
the sitting room oh the inst floor with her
head partly in pool Of blood from two
triangular wounds, one OF the right side
of the head a little above the ear and the
other near the base Of the skull. A heavy
stick wrapped IN paper smeared with blood
was found on small table in the room an
hour later The woman was taken TO the
Maryland University Hospitals and Patrol
uTen Derr and Schmidt. both Of whom
speak German, were stationed alternately
at her bedside, one of them being there all
the time, so that if she regaiued conscious
ness even for moment an effort could be
made to get statement from her. An
autopsy showed that her skull was crushed
and strange negro man, who was seen
about the premises is being hunted for By
the police