The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-06-04
Maryland Affairs,

J. Boone Viekers committed suicide by
shooting at his boarding house, Baltimore.
Grief over the death of his mother was the
cause.
A large break occurred last Sunday after.
noon in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, near
the Four Mile Level. 1t will take several
weeks to repair the break.
The 18-months-old son of Geo. Thomas and
wife, near Libertytown, Frederick county,
wandered into the springhouse at their home
and fell into the water and was drowned.
August J. Boershel, well known resident
of Northeast Baltimore, committed suicide,
because of intense neuralgia pain, by shooting
at his home, 1876 Hartford avenue, last Sun.
day.
Thursday night of last week heavy wind
storm blew down the sheds on the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway pier at
Claiborne and partly demolished Capt. Lloyd
Tydings' barn.
Hyand Marcus, a retired farmer, aged 81
years, died May q at his home in Elkton.
He was one of the best men in the county,
and for over 80 years he was tenant on farm
of the late Col. John C. Groome.
Stephen Locates, aged go years, died in
Kent county last week. At one time he was
one of the largest land owners in the county,
but disposed of his property and made his
home with son for some years. He is survived
by FIVE children.
Owing to the decentralization of the cotton
market and lis effect upon the price of cotton
piece goods, the Easton shirt factory has been
compelled to close down temporarily. The
shutting down ofthis factory throws abodt 100
women out of employment.
In Wicomico county strawberries are dacay
ing and the crop will be short: caterpillars are
destroying orchards; northern grown white
seed potatoes came up very irregularly and
some fields are total failure; scarlet clover
is short, owing to the severe winter, and pears
and apples will be almost complete failure.
Wool to the extent of22 pounds was recently
sheared from the Rambouillet ram Grand
Duke, owned by Col. George Truesdale, who
resides near Deer Park, Garrett county. This
is more than three times the quantity of wool
which one sheep yields. On his farm Col.
Truesdale has about 400 sheep of different
breeds, most of them, however, being the de-
scendants of those imported by him.
Lafayette Miller, retired farmer, of Sharps-
burg district. Washington county, died last
week. aged so years. Mr.. Miller was a son Of
Col. John Miller, who fought in the War of
1912, and was born near Sharpsburg and lived
there all his life. He was an eye witness Of
the Battle of Antietam. Besides his sister he
is survived by one brother, William, living in
Missouri.
Harvey Reiff of Maugansville. Washington
county, the celebrated fat boy, now employed
as a stenographer in New York city was in
Hagerstown last week When be left home a
year ago he weighed 430 pounds. At present
he weighs only 275 pounds and is the picture
of health. He reduced his weight by dieting
and gymnastic work. He read Of how Edwin
NJ. McComas, of Washington, had reduced
his weight and by following the methods sue
eeeded in reducing bis own weight. He Is
10 years old
For the third time in the past year FIRE Wis
tied Ashburton, the summer home of John 5.
Cuttings. on Garrison avenue, Baltimore, last
Sunday morning, causing an estimated loss OF
$40, $50, partially insured. barn, seven
valuable horses, six vehicles, harness. robes.
stable appurteDances, quantity of hay and
farming implements were destroyed. John
Kastner, tenant on the farm, lost ave tons Of
hay, two four horse wagons, binder, drill,
plows, harness and farming implements val
ued at $3.50, with no insurance. Fortunately
he had turned all his stock out TO pasture;
otherwise all would have been burned to death.
The annual meeting Of the Board Of Agri-
culture for the Eastern Shore OF Maryland was
held at the home Of the president, Cot I'd
ward Lloyd at Wye House, Miles River Neck.
Talbot county, May ~. Among those 10 at
tendance were Governor Warheld Commo-
dore T. C. B. Howard, of the oyster police
force, aud son, and Mr.. knight, of the firm Of
Frame, knight and Co., Of Baltimore. A dis
cnssion of the crop prospects was entered into
with spirit, and il was the general opinion that
there would be more than a three fourths crop
of wheat. One of the wheat fields on Col.
Lloyd's farm was inspected BY the board and
pronounced one of the best fields Of wheat the
visitors had ever seen; the heads we're filing
up well and the stand was uniform The to-
mato field of Mckenzie GoldsboTough, which
has over 10000 plants in IL was in fine con
dition, and from all appearances the fruit will
be ready for shipment to the city markets by
jane Is. Mr. Goldsborough has also fine
lot of strawberries, grown from plants brought
by his brother from France. The berries are
large and of delicious favor. After the in
spection Of these crops Col. Lloyd, who has
been president of the board over 45 years. en-
tertained the members Of the board and guests
at an old fashioned Eastern Shore dinner