The Democratic advocate., 1904-03-05
Maryland Affairs.

/
John c. Bartlett 4 Sons, milers. at Easton,
on February 26. bought 900 bushels of wheat
! AT Sl.25 a bushe
! The assessed value of property in Talbot
county on which State taxes are paid is So,
| 296 S47. aud the amount collected for State
use at II cents on 500 was 4.l0464
The first thunderstorm Of the season pre-
vailed at Froslburg and vicinity, Aiirgany
county. shortly after 8 o'clock on the morning
of February IS. There was a vivid electrical
display.
Joseph Gill, widely known farmer Of tie
Fourth district, Baltimore county. died at his
home near Dover. FRIDAY ni-ht of last week,
after brief illness. aged about 80 wears. lie
leaves a widow and several children.
Owing to the long continued freeze in the
! Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, thousands
OF wild fowl came ashore to iced. and many
| grain fields were almost devastated by them.
In mann Instances geese aud ducks fed with
those in the barn aud chicken yards.
Edward NJ Miles, a promiueut resilient Of
| Emmisburg. died last week. tie leaves
widow, one daughter and three sons Mr.. J.
| NJ. Chalard. of West l.auvale street. Balii-
more. and Sister Clare Miles, ot 'ha Vista.
ton Convent. Baltimore, are sisters of the de.
ceased.
Henry Seymour. OF Delight. Baltimore
county die February p. Several weeks ago
au artery IN his right j. became c.uEged aud
nec,.>>itar,d ampuiaiiaa near the thigh. Nr.
seymour. who was so yeats o.d, did not sur.
viye the >hock. He was a f,rm,r in 'he Fourth
district
Mr> Aun Pits. near Mount Carmel. Finh
! district. Baltimore county, died last week Il
grip. She WAS The widow Of Joshua h. Pits,
was born in the Fifth district aud the
! - l. arti Mr. Halo ~
s. years old and Is survived by tao sons aud
six daughters.
The Glade Valley Milling Company OF
/ Frederick county has been incorporated by
Andrew II. ElzIer, john Y. Ncodemus. La.
ther H. Wachter. Albert W. Ecker aud c. A.
| Nicodemus. The company has "a capital stock
Of $50 eco aud will operate mills al Walkers
Vile aud Woodsboro.
The prevalence Of hydrophoJia in Frederick
county has caused much anxiety among :arm-
ers and stock owners Horses, cattle, sheep
and hogs have been afflicted and their iuoCu
lation has been traced In each case o. the bate
Of = mad dog Many worthless dog ara run
ming at large about the county.
Lewis f. Zeigler died February . Al his
home. Hagers'own. sged 81 years. For about
Is years be had been q sufferer from rheuma.
tsn and other troubles. During his ailmeui
he underwent FIVE operations, bat received
only temporary relief For number n' year
Mr. Zeigler Sas engaged IN business ,n Tia
ger-jown.
Trustees of the estate Of r. A Massey. of
. Toronto. Canada. have ncuheG Rev. DR.. John
r. Goucher President of the Woman Col.
/ lcge. Baltimore. that a bequest 81 $50 oon
. vi % be- paid hy them within Two wears ji The
trustees o. the college will raisa Si5o.0 90 ro
. wipe uui the smouut Of ihc debt ~ The f3.fi.
/ tuition. The college trustees dou't eV4rel ihT
. legacy
The frt boat for the past s. iay, passed
/ lh-ouCh TIE Chesapeake sud Delaware taual
/ on the evening uf February ~. Tins - ire
/ longest rerlod for EhICh the CsHa. has been
closed slnce 1867. The huai ~as one &C rtr
I Ericsson Line sieamvr<. bound tron Baltimore
20 Pbiladelphja. Il took - haars Fo rraca
Chesapeake City, ard the cspssin reported
that be encountered u inch zee ga Turkey
/ Point
Columbus l.. Upton. convicted ia Baltimore
I of conspiracy 10 deffaai ihe P9sIu'her DE
parirDeuf. hs- withdrawn his appeal. aad sss
+ seufcHcsd tp imprisonment for - yrar .Hi
hna OF 5000 IL ass tri.d sor having COO
I spirri aith Charles T.. >mth. q Ba'uHrs
leather goods dealer. Ip drfrsa4 ihs PFsta;hCr
Department ou a contract for 5000 'rarbrr
pouches Go be- used ,u the rural ire" delivery
department.
Mrs. G5fzie Wright died o, brr bnne .u
I Nicumica caaaiy. February -, aged - vezr.-
{ Sar was active Auj sogHd 90 hgdF sut Hfa1
4 uuiii ~ lhin - hours uf hsT 3rsrl. she's .lr
Z vas .aiieuly stricken u'th parAi,-.s. ana re
Z nlainea unconscious g. the erd She bal tsea
{ a nsute Of the Methodist Pruie-tauI Cha-rh
/ SINCE she was ~ wears nf aEc-'he e'4ss;
/ member q that Denomination en- thc Ezsfrgu
E Shore uf MArFlaHd.
joseph Isaao. died a, Els1ir~ February
p. 10 his Sch year. Hr was a sr.. kHowu
resident 81 HusArd county. a1d a d. long
( Democrat, and had held a number o' ,mPpr.
ia0I positions 10 th~ q ef ihsi parry. Nj
F isaAcs Was born Ai ifiensiE, H ~srt euaaiF
He wNs tnarrrd 20 Miss >srah i.ay, >aSfna,
daughter Uf the late Sarng-l Sagisa, au. a.rH
. lhrvr sons and tw1 daughter. suTytres- lie
49, member Of Howar3 Laisr o.; Masses n'
. EAndgc foy over a. wars
l.oul.,. wife of Rev II sh II 'les. pas
( tur of Faitn Reformed EEarrl. .etrrAs zn1
+ Wolfe streets. Bali1murr. Hss fatally barney
{ FehruArv - tu lhr chlrChsari zaJg.1IHz hrr
home. at 1897 North Wolfe street Sac w4-
. burning waste paper. wheu h-y yia'Hial ss4St'
drr. She va sco,cbei from bead .r 'pas snf
her legs acre burned 90 3 crisp Nr. Mamie
{ Nolan, 1925 NoTfh Wolfe street. suf Nr
ZaIhsusu. another 8e.ghbuT. ~ere -syerely
burned In Ihrlr efforts 20 save Mrs. AcA5er-
A letter from Talbot e-au'v savs---Saaep
raising "a being m0rr eK;rEssveiy ergaEfd ln
thts year than heretofore b. .orAl farmer. and
stock rafs..rs. Th-y Cputsud ths' 'tr cqsi 80
raising ,h-ep Is mach less han that 10 aH.s
other Atud 81 .svc stock, Whi.e 'he profits arr
much better There j. Nlaays ready uarA-'
for sheen aud lambs here. and she price, r-..t
are eqa-l ia the prices yecriy~a sa iar-g
markets Tae climate aud and are ae.. s4it-l
for this industry. and >hery seem tH thrive
here. Thomas +, Pr5ce. farmer r,sli.U- 600
Church N~ck. =. N.yharls d.>lI','. has -
ewes. of which have already had l. lam't.
The large bank ham and other fsrm huli
incs oa the farm of EdWaTi G. Gin, meat Bor
Z ng Fourth district. Baluuore eoanir, srrr
DESTROYED by ere SATURDAY. night. F-hrusry -.
-Four borses p-rished lu The flames, Ar Gui
is al extensive dairy farmer aui uear.g %
COWS and ,ns3 stock were Iu danger. h#E 71i.
the assI~Iaucr Uf urighl0rs all Vere sn'tes s;.
Large qaaujI,5rs Of Eay and Other feed. Isl
well ~ NUMEROUS farming implements ven.
/ DESTROYED The loss Is estimated a' S4,uu
which ], partially covered G., Insurance.. Il O.,
/ thought that the lts vas Of IuceuaIsry origin.
/, was discovered by neighbor- and had gotten
considerable headEay when Mr.. Gl'is family
was spprised Of the blaze.
David F. Miller. wealthy farmer of Wash
T ingion county. in the vicinity Of kAisiesyi.ie.
/ OF February 70. tie went 90 the hagu with
two Of his Younger sons. and while the young
/ men we're 81 work IN the stables the father
vent to the second AunT. fastened one end of
/ a rope about his neck. tied the other end to
rafter aud Jumped from The landing of a stair
/ way. Life was extinct when he was dIscuv.
I cred half hour later. Miller sustained
stroke Of paralysis last summer. aud since then
he had been in IN health. The fact that he
was almost helpless preyed upon bis mind and
( is believed TO have caused him TO commi, the
rash act He was 50 years old. member of
the German Baptist Church and leaves wife
and seven children.
The Baltimore Sun Of February - says -
Few bay mariners can recollect "A winter which
has been such a serious one 10 them ia the
matter of business as the present Vessels
loaded with merchandise for ports in Virginia
aud the Carolinas located on inland water
ways or rivers, have been lying AT anchor here
| icebound since late in November. They have
literally eaten their heads off if the expenses
that are daily accruing from this long state of
inactivity may be used to ht the expression.
Freights due them for cargOes that have long
been under the matches have been absorbed
and consignees of the merchandise are also
affected 10y not having the goods TO deliver.
Hundreds of men have been thrown out OF
employment. as each Of these vessels need
| four or five tn nronerly navigate them. Mas