The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-09-24

A grandson Of Alexander Hamilton lives
in Elk Neck, Cecil county, keeping a couHtry
store aud acting as postmaster. tie Is q years
old aud always speaks Of the FIRST Secretary
of the Treasury As grandpa. lie was ap-
pointed postmaster AT Eli Neck by President
Lincoln and has held 'he office ever since.
A farmer near Cheslertawn Kent county
adopted shrewd method Jn overcome lhr
scarcity Of labor and 90 get has cnru harvested.
One night last week he caught iNn urcrreS
stealing h., seed wheat from his barn. lie
recognz~d Toe men good workers aud ct
tirrrd IN keep mum provided thew would
eo into his corn field aud cut corn at : day.
They willingly accepted the proposition, and
the farmer got his corn harvested,
Capt. John C. Weaver IS the proprietor Of
"A so acre farm ue.r BROOKLYN. Auur Arundel
county, which Is she cause ef Erra; wonder
among the agricuiuutiisis iH that section aHi
the bard wore expended on ihr land last wear
has resulted msrvelonsly. Fits acre, Of the
farm we're planted u cora. and uoa that SEQ
ton OF the land is covered wiIh ma.-is"
growth. The stalks al average lG 10 D. feri
ln bought. skie The rar- are the largest ever
groSn in Maryland, maHy IL theta measuring
over II inches 10 length. TheE are mHs-gs.
in size and over eight iuchss 10 circumference.
Walter Dorsey, aged ~ year, died ,sd
denly 10 Bgeoksvi.c, Montgomery C'uu1y.
last Saturday afternoon from acute indigestion
HIS father Is Mr. Edmund Dorsey Howard
County Commissioner. an8 bis grandfather
vas the late Owen Dorsey, Inventor ot lhs
self rake reaper. Mr.. Dorsey WAS associated
with hjs brother IN the milling aud creamery
business At Gary. Howard eoapty, fer a uHn.
Der of years. lie was very ingenious sHd
among other Shjugs invented batter priat.
which Z, extensively used. 4 Sldow anl one
daughter. about ~ years uf age, survive hlfn-
Mr.. Albert FIoyiiauek. - year. - age.
living Al Gleuwp0d Park Pleasure Shore.
about / miles from Back River, Baltimore
county. xss assanllcd ANA robbed last Sasar.
day uighi whlle alone in her h0mr, urth the
exception 81 u-r iiilir ig- year cd Etri, ksr
hara Edwnri Cassidy. cniorrd, - wears old.
qho bad been employed 10 the locality sincr
last Februarv. Wss arrested Sunday afternoon.
upon = drsct. pgiou iayuishej by Mr.. Foufa
mex aud persons u the locality OF Prospect
Park who had last seru Cassidy. The negro
was iuily identified by the somau aud h~ wlil
be- tried at Towson az the present term ct
court.
In the Circuit Court log Frederick county
last week. the case gf Ms Nannir Breugis.
daugh rr Of Geo. X Brrngle. against George
Johnson h.s~- Ehr FETAfH promise Ath marry
was decided by a verdict Of $1,000 for Ms
Breugie I be- amount sard tor VS. Si1 .osu.
Practically uo detrusr Was a4adr. The father
Of the iaay IN this case is = member 81 the
Frederick police force. The defendant Geo
johnson Ress. Is The sou Of Charles ". Ross.
ST.. banker OF Frederick. Miss BreHgls ,,.li.
he'd that she gave gp position iu Washington
after Mr.. Ross asked her 20 marry him, tieF
father. Policeman Brrngle testified that b.
had tried 10 Influence Mr Ross To d-s,sJ ia
his attentions 60 Miss Breugle because the
family Of Mr.. Ross Sere opposed to the match
II VAS also n evidence that the father OF
Young Ross offered tu establish him Ia hgs-
ness II be- would break of the match and that
the young man thought Of getting into the
business and aiieFward marrying ihs young
lady. bat subsequently he married souieoae
else aud then Miss Brengle brought suii
Chief Judge McSherry. who was on the brsrh
with Associate Judges Henderson aud Notter.
instructed the Jury THAI The only thing Ia Dr.
done was for them 10 fix the damages. They
we're out - minutes and rendered the verdict
of $1,000 for Miss Breugie. While the d4m
ages are large, it Is said thAt the Judgment ID
amount - nothing. AS the Young man hss
nothing 10 satisfy II with. and that before be
comes iuto possession OF his share Of hi, par
ents' wealth be w,il avail himself OF the bank
rnpi law.