The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-07-01
Maryland Affairs

". So sell OF the Western Maryland Ras,-
road Company, has been appointed saP~slus
tsajeug Il Pea Mar Para.
DR.. William Royai Stokes and DR. John ;.
Fulton. 81 she May land Board Of Health. IN
SYST that lhsy have discovered a curative seEaga
Cor 'yrhn3d fever. Aitrf iaar years search.
The ahrat harvest ia Frederick coaa,y vs.
81 ~ height op TUESDAY The crop ~sst-
mated =, al.1a. lso Ihifd. d! the average WELD
The qaahjy II the grain .- said % BE- exceed
.ngiy 6ae, hst the crop j, th.B and ihe siEas
vii b. short
Fave carloads 81 raspbegrirs wrFe shipp~3
Tuesday from keedysyil.r aud other ps.iut,
a.aug the railroad la Washington county
No.i OF The raspbsrries sent 20 Pius5afs.
The crop IS very large and the quality dnr.
Mr.. Elizabeth r saith. the oldest rs-si
3ea, ui HaEerstowu. last Monday evening eel
ebrAirI the pa3 anniversary %: her birth by
entertaining her children 81 dinner Mrs.
smith enjoys good health. an ~ her -'x chtl
lreu wrFe present ~ the dinner.
OF six horses IN the barn OF Mr. Emory
Hamphiur. farmer NEAR Eckio, Sixth dis
uict, Baltimore county, when II was struck By
ligtaIug ou Thursday Of last week, three have
died. she fourth Is expected 20 die and the
other 40 we're shocked. bat not badly injured.
The barn sas not burned.
Thoma, Thompson. Of near Eyua. Seventh
district. Baltimore cuuuty, whose bsru vas
DESTROYED by lightning last week. SAYS his son.
Jarrett Thompson, MAS stunned aud farm
hand was knocked down by the shock. They.
with Mr.. Thompson. had taken shelter iH the
barn. About $50 bushels OF old wheat 50
tons 81 hay, lot Of fodder, implements aud
harness were destroyed The loss is estimated
at s. 600 with 81 100 insurance Gu the barn
and $500 ou the contents. Seven wears ago
Mr. Thompson lost -, 600 by his barn burning
and had no insurance on ii
Cecil county commissioners have fixed the
tax rate for 1895 at % on the 500, which
Is an increase of - cents on the SloO over
[ last year The increase Is due principally Ia
/ heavy court expenses and appropriation for
a new high school building at North East and
/ the proposed Union Hospital for The county.
4 The county commissioners will also have To
/ provide for about $40, 600 in outstanding notes,
/ which have been carried for more than d year.
/ Ii is estimated that the Constable murder trial
! cost Sl0.oO In the levy $37 900 is allowed
/ for school expenses, besides $500 for new
7 high school building at North East.
| Mr.. aud Mrs. Nathan p. Harry, of Chestnut
/ Grove Farm, Hartford county, celebrated the
| golden anniversary of their wedding June %.
! They were married June Is, 1856, in Chance
! ford township. York county, Pa, By Rev.
! John FarQuhar Mrs. Harry was Miss Rachel
! +. Brooks, of York county. They have a large
family, namely, NJ Elwood Harry, Brook
| Ind: Sarah f., wife of J. Howard Stubbs
/ Of Delta, Pa; Mary A.. deceased, married ia
| William Z. Davis, Of Whiteford, Md; Martins
j., wife of Osborne Heaps, Whitelord Md.
and Joel Harry, of Chestnut Grove Farm.
At CrisGeid, Somerset county, last Monday
night Clarence X. Moore was killed by light
ming. Mr.. Moore was on his way to his home
10 the suburbs, when overtaken by the rain
He stopped at the store of Mr.. George c. Law
son, which is within about 100 yards of hi.
home, he was on the porch of the store abou
| minutes aud was cOnversing with number
of friends when lightning struck a telephone
wire which hung near the porch and thu
lightning was drawn by Mr.. Moore's bicycle
The wheel was charged with electricity, am
as Mr. Moore was leaning thereon he was i'm
mediately killed by the shock. Mr.. Moor,
was one of the most popular men in Somerset
county and was one of the largest oyster, cral
and sea food dealers in that section. The samt
bolt of lightning which killed Mr.. Moore strucl
the residence of l.. c.. Nelson, tearing hol
in the wall where the telephone hung. For
tunately neither Mr.. Nelson nor any of hi
family was at home. Several other house
were struck, but little damage was done.