The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-12-02
Maryland Affairs.

In Talbot county 800 fewer oyster licenses
were taken out this year than last.
With less than SIS, 600, 900 assessment Kent
county banks have on deposit over 81 800, 900.
AT Perryman, Hartford county, last week,
horse reared as an automobile passed and Tell
back dead.
G. Ernest Hearn has sold his farm of 500
acres, in Worcester county, near Snow Hill,
to Elijah c. Shockley, of the same county, tor
10000.
Fritz Lapp, of Germany, has purchased 80
acres of land near Pocomoke City, Worcester
county, and will at once go into the flower
business.
Mason Allen, aged 20 years, was gored 10
death by BULL near Laurel, Prince Georges
county, November %. Mr.. Allen was in the
pasture field and the animal attacked HIM
without warning.
The Rose Hill Farm, near Frederick, once
the home of Thomas Johnson, first governor
of Maryland, has been sold by +. Howard
War6eld, executor of the estate OF Mrs Mar
garet C. Myer, to Charles P. Levy for S2l'-
O37.5O. -,
George Mobley, of near Laytonsvlile,
Montgomery county, has finished husking
what is believed to be the heaviest crop of
corn in that section of the county. From a
field of "a acres he realized 400 barrels of
corn-16S barrels to the acre.
number of barns were burned in this
State last week through accidents. Many
owners and employees carry matches loose IN
their pockets and in taking something else
out of the pocket, in hay NOW or near the
straw stacks, drop a loose match, which is
trod on by man or animal, and fire ensues.
Do away with the match and smoking around
the barn yard and there will be fewer fires.
Isaac R. Taylor of Rising Sun, Cecil coun-
ty, died November % at his home, in the
Sixth district, aged IS years. For 35 years
Mr.. Taylor was justice of the peace in his dis
trict. He was twice elected county commits
sioner and at one time was postmaster at
Rising Sun. Politically he was Democrat,
casting his first vote for James h. Polk IN
1874. He was also a member of several fra
ternal orders. He leaves 10 children.
The Wicomico News says: The Oldest
citizens have seldom seen it so dry and the
springs so low as at this time. In many places
in the country districts wells are going dry
and both people and stock are short of an
adequate water supply. 1t has been more
good rain. The growing wheat crop, it i,
feared, will be damaged by the lack of mois
ture required to nourish and sustain it.
John Henry, colored, aged u years, is ii
Jail at Snow Hill, Worcester county, charged
with attempted felonious assault on Mrs. Fred
Selby, of Berlin. Mrs. Selby says that OF
Tuesday evening, between Z and 8 O'Clock
she was returning to her home after making
some purchases at one of the stores III Berlin
and as she was passing dark corner near the
edge of the town she was seiz d by the shoul
ders and thrown to the ground and thei
dragged across the street and choked, all thu
time making Il desperate struggle and scream
ing loudly.
Mrs Ann Anthony, widow, died Novembe
% at the home Of her sonin law, Rev. CALVIN
Byers. near Hagerstown, aged - years. He
death was due to pneumonia. Mrs. Anthem.
was member of the German Baptist Broth
ern Church. Her husband died about II
years ago. The following children survive
Mrs Deliah Fouke, Mrs j. A. Spiclman, 0
Bridgeport, Md. Mrs. Emma X. Shadrack
Maugansville, Md. Mrs. Harry Byers
Wavnesboro, Pa; Rev. VIM. Anthony, Shad
Bower; Rev. f. o. Anthony, Waynesboro
Pa; John G. and Charles Anthony, living il
Ohio; Elmer Anthony, Funksown; Mrs
Calvin Bycrs.
On Thursday night of last week SheriI
Miller and Deputy Sheriff Sterling, of Girls
field, went TO Lawsonia, Somerset county. It
arrest two oystermen who, II Is alleged, wer
oystering on the grounds of the Tangier Pack
ing Company. The officers undertook to ar
rest the men, but Il crowd gathered with re
volvers and made it so hot that the officer
had to return to Crisfeld without their men
There is bitter feeling in Somerset among
the dredgers against oyster planters. Oyster
men say they will dredge on the oyster beds
and defy the law to stop them. The oyster
men claim the Tangier Packing Company la
no legal right TO the grounds.