The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-07-15
Maryland Affairs.

Wheat in Washington county is said to be
fully up to the average, and the grain is OF
superior quality.
Thirty nine barrels of hard crabs, caught in
the Wicomico river, were shipped from Prin-
cess Anne, Somerset county, on Friday OF last
week
Dogs raided The sheepfold of Purnell Jeffer-
son, of Kent county, and killed seven sheep
and wounded many others. They also killed
rs turkeys belonging to W. }. Tarbutton.
John Taylor, colored, near Montrose, Mont
gomery county, has been arrested and com
mitted to Jail upon the charge of assault with
intent to murder Asbury Smith, also colored.
The Bank of Somerset, at Princess Anne,
on June 80, had on deposit $500, 900. IA; cap
ital $50, 600; surplus $4,000, with net undi-
vided profits of SIS, 276.58, and loans and dis
counts $3.50, 672.09.
Salisbury, Wicomico county, was visited by
a storm, with an unusual fall of rain, on the
afternoon of July s. Business places and
residences were flooded, and much damage
done in that place, while in the adjacent coun-
try the loss to crops and fruit was very great.
The farm known as Bladen, in Prince
Georges county, containing 10 acres, has
been sold by w. A. Linthicum TO James L.
Woodward for $67 an acre. This farm was
originally part of Bel Air, owned by Gov.
Ogle, and now goes with the original tract,
making Mr.. Woodward's farm consist of 1000
acres.
Not since 1876 has there been such ire
mendous rainstorm in Kent county as the one
which passed over Chestertown and vicinity
on July Z. Roads we're rendered impossible,
bridges were washed out, houses we're flooded,
wheat was damaged in the shock, poultry were
drowned, and in town the sewer pipes were
choked and cellars flooded.
After examining the path of Wednesday
nights freshet Road Engineer Shirley, of
Baltimore county, has announced that the
county has lost Is bridges in the Eighth, Ninth
and Third districts. The total damage to the
roads and bridges is from $50, 900 to 500, 900,
but the repairs necessary to make the roads
passable viii cost from 10000 TO S5o,OOo
Washington county was swept on the after
noon of July by a severe thunderstorm:
Over an inch of water fell, flooding helds and
gardens. Country roads were badly washed.
Lightning struck at a number of points IN the
county. The high wind blew down trees,
fences and much fruit from the trees A
bridge over the Antietam creek, near Letters
burg, was swept away, nearly 800 telephones
were burned out and many poles blown down.
The Fifth Regiment Armory is the largest
armory in the United States, being $40 feet IN
length. The Colosseum in Chicago, which
was formerly used as an armory, is the only
building with floor space that is larger. The
next largest armory Is that of the Sixty Filth
Regiment. in Buffalo, \. Y, which is 300
feet in length The armory in Scranton, Pa,
is 2s2 feet in length. To convey some idea
of the length Of the Fifth Regiment Armory,
at the indoor athletic contests the lO0-yard
dash can be held with ease.
Richard Sewell, William Brown, Dinks
Neal, Edward Hill, Thomas Thornton and
George Thornton, all colored, are IN Rock
vile Jail, charged with being implicated IN the
numerous assault upon Aubrey Green, a well
known Young farmer of the Derwood neigh
borhood. about midnight on Tuesday Of lsst
week. Mr. Green was knocked from his
buggy and beaten into insensibIity. He IS
now improving and no serious results are
feared. Warrants have been issued for the
arrest of four others. including three women.
Joseph Melchoir Fowble. aged 81 years. OF
Butler, Baltimore county, died Friday night.
July 7, of old age. Several months ago be
had serious illness OF grip, which impaired
his mind He lived all his life near where be
died, and was the sen of the late Jacob Fow-
BILE, being the last enc of ms generation lie
married Miss Julia Kemp, who survives him.
His children are-Peier aud Joshua FOWble,
vile, and Miss Mary Fowble, Of Butler. and
six grandchildren. Mr. Fowble was we'll
TODD and widely known farmer, and at one
time was weigher of hay and grain at the
Northwestern Hay Scales, Baltimore. de
was a Democrat representing that party at
many conventions, and was often consulted
about county politics. He was member Of
the Primitive Baptist Church at Butler.
On July Z, between II q. IN. and lis p.
m. Baltimore was visited by another destrucG-
i've deluge, which established a record for
precipitation in that space of time, the North
eastern section of the city suffering extensively
from the rapidly rising water aud considerable
damage was also done along the Hartford and
Belair roads in the vicinities of LauFaville and
Gardenville. The streets in the city were
: flooded for the second time IN two days, aud
In several sections the water rose rapidly
that the residents became alarmed after the
example set by the storm On "Wednesday.
The Northeastern section OF the city seemed
to have been the storm center, aud fully 200
houses were flooded on Biddle, Chase, Eager,
Barnes aud McDonogh streets and Broadway
and Hopkins avenue. The rain fall measured
2.61 inches, the largest ever known in : hours
and Is miEutes.
The Salisbury (Wieomico county, News
saws IS. E. Gordy threshed the wheat crop
on his ''Orchard Hill Farm" last week, and
from SO acres seeded got a yield Of 927l bush.
els, or an average OF PSI bushels to the acre.
The wheat was seeded III three separate fields
of 5, I6 and Y acres respectively. From the
5 acre field, which was an old orchard and
had produced crops of scarlet clover for Is
years, he secured yield of only 100 bushels,
or % bushels to the acre. The l6-aere field,
which produced crop Of 2sl bushels Of wheat
last year, yielded this year 49, bushels, or an
average Of little over 81 bushels to the acre.
The 12-aere field, which was IN scarlet clover.
peas and wheat last year. this year yielded 81
bushels, or 263 bushels TO the acre. Mr..
Gordy reports splendid stand of clover and
timothy on the entire 3s acres.