The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-05-26
NEWS OF THE STATE.

MEMS UE The STATE.
The farmers throughout the State
declare that all their crops are suf-
saring from lack of rain.
Hagerstown will order 5000 gallons
" oil for its streets. The oil will
A nut on with a sprinkler, which has
been improved to such an extent as to
regulate the flow Of oil.
Governor Crothers has been seeking
" obtain the cooperation OF the gov
ernors of other States in a movement
whose purpose Is to persuade Ameri-
cans to see their own country before
visiting Europe
Fire that started from sparks from
u passing locomotive destroyed the
@ overhead bridge over the Washington
county branch of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, at Gapland, Washing
ton county. Repair hands were sum-
moned from Brunswick, and while they
we're unable to save the bridge, they
checked the fire which had spread
to the railroad ties on either side of
the bridge.
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the Washington County Circuit Court
not a single case On the civil docket
will be tried When court convened
last week there were 60 civil suits on
The docket OF these 13 were set for
trial. Case after case was taken up
and disposed of, either continued, en-
tered, settled or removed to other
counties, until not a single case was
left for trial.
There is an epidemic of smallpox
at Pondbank, Franklin county, Pa,
Just a few miles north Of the Mary
land line. Sixteen cases have been
discovered and the village has been
auarantined. The Cumberland Valley
Railroad Company has temporarily
cut Pondbank from its schedule and
no trains will stop at that point IN
til the infection has been wiped out.
There are some cases in Waynesboro
and Hagerstown but no serious re
suits are anticipated. The contagious
is believed to have its origin in Har-
risburg.
Paramount boasts of freak of ma
ture in the form Of a duck with four
legs. The duck was Matched last week
with a setting Of - eggs and it is as
lively as any Of its kind. The duck
is owned by William Parks, about one
mile from Upper Paramount. The
duck is perfectly formed to the end
Of its back, where the extra feet and
legs are attached They are well
formed and there is no mistaking the
legs, as they are not stubs. Many OF
the people Of that community have
visited the Parks Homestead and seen
this curios specimen. ALI the visitors
admit that they never saw or heard
Of the like before.
Reports from points on the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad state that
forest fires are still raging with lit
tie hope Of being conquered until rain
falls This is the dryest May in years,
and the Baltimore and Ohio is already
experiencing a water famine In the
Alleghenies, especially at Terra-Alta
and Newberg. It is now necessary to
haul water, something not usually done
until August in periods Of drouth. The
fires are still burning between Pied
mont and Elkins and toward Beling-
ton. Much of the timber, however, has
been cut out, and the efforts of hun
dreds of fighters are directed toward
saving houses and fencings.
The Odd Fellows have planned to
hold an elaborate reunion at Pen
Mar, August 10. Instead of several
speakers there will be only one, who
shall be an old Odd Fellow, oforaton-
ical ability and prominence in the
country. II has also been decided tc
invite Ex-Governor Warfield to pre-
side Prizes will hereafter be announ-
ced for the cautions and drills. The
railroads will assist: there will be
two w. M. Railway trains from Balti-
more, two from York, one from Cum
berland, one starting from Wester-
port, one from Westminster and one
from Shippensburg. The B. & o
plans to run special from Wash
ington, with a second special start.
ing from Ellieott City and uniting
with the Washington Special at Wev.
erton. The second special will enable
the strong lodges Of southern Carroll
and Frederick counties, Md. anG
northern Howard and Montgomery tx
attend.
The Census Bureau gave out or
Monday, a statement showing the
number Of white and colored persons
In each county in Maryland. Figures
for the Chinese and Japanese were
also given. There are 81 Indians il
Maryland. OF these 20 are in Balti
more, in Carroll county, 10 in Cecil
in Montgomery and 6 in Prince
Georges. There are 376 Chinese ir
the state, 314 being in Baltimore city
16 in Anne Arundel county and u
in Baltimore county. Nearly ever!
other county has one Of two. Of the
% Japanese in the state 11 are IL
Baltimore, 5, in Anne Arundel county
presumably at Annapolis, and / in Bal
timore county.
OF the total population in Maryland
namely, 1,295,346, there are 1862, 81
whites and 232,249 coIored. Baltimore
with a population Of 55S,4S5, has 473,
3SS white and S4,749 colored, 30 tina
the co1ored people are considerably
more than one-sixth Of the population
OF the city. Tn Western Maryland
there are few colored persons. Thu!
there are only 107 in Garrett county
and only 1,517 in Allegany county lr
southern Maryland the colored ele
ment is extraordinarily large. A stud!
of the table will show that in Charlie!
county there are nearly 500 more col
ored persons than white. In Cal