The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-10-16
Maryland Affairs.

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Maria Chase, colored, was fatally burned
at Chestertown on Monday by a coal oil lamp
exploding in her hand
A colored man named Hawkins died on
Tuesday at Elkridge, Howard county, a few
minutes after drinking pint of whisky.
Cardinal Gibbons confirmed a class of
ninety-fve candidates st st. Thomas Church,
Hampden, near Baltimore last Sunday.
Capt William Elliott, one of the best known
pilots and captains that trayersed the Chesa-
peake bay, died at his home in Salisbury last
week, aged rs years.
DIR. George G. Perry, one of Cumberland
oldest citizens, and retired physician, died
there last Friday morning, after a lingering
illness, in his 83d year.
The American Public Health Association,
in session at Toronto, last week, elected DR..
Steinberg, of Baltimore, President, and ad
journed to meet in Memphis next year.
Miss Harriet Fogwell, maiden lady of
means, who lived alone at Greensboro, Caro-
line county, was found dead in her house last
Friday morning. Heart disease was the cause
of her death.
Mahala Brown, colored, died last week at
Drum Point, Calvert county. Among her
effects was certificate of manumission, in
July, 1921, in which her age was given at
twenty-five years.
William NJ Mills. freight conductor on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was crushed
between cars, while coupling them, at Locust
Point, Baltimore, on Tuesday, and died in
twenty minutes.
In order to accommodate increasing bust
ness the Baltimore & Ohio railroad has plac-
ed orders for 1000 new freight cars The
Pennsylvania road and the Pittsburg & West
ern have each ordered 1000 freight cars.
An accommodation train on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad was run into by freight
train nine miles from Washington on Monday.
Both engines were wrecked and two train
hands and three passengers were severely in.
jured.
Charles McDade was arrested at his home
in Westernport on Wednesday night on evil
dence given before the grand jury now in
session at Cumberland, charging him with
completely in the lynching of David johnson,
at Westernport, September "A.
There was $4,000 fire in Hagerstown
Sunday night, originating in q carriage facto-
ry, and destroying the building, which had
several other business establishments in it.
The water supply of the city failed, and els
terms and wells were used.
Mrs Margaret Richardson, wife of Frank
A. Richardson, Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore San, died on Sunday, while on
a visit to her mother in Hartford county. She
was the daughter of the late Col. Charles
Howard, of Hartford county, and an estima-
BILE lady.
Rev. Josiah W. Pennell, aged rs years, a
well known and prominent resident of Sails
bury, was run over and killed there last Fri
day by freight train. He tried to crawl I'M
der the train while it was in motion, and it is
believed the old gentleman was insane, as he
had been acting strangely.
John Shipley, Of Frederick. pleaded guilty
in the United States District Court at Balti-
more, on Wednesday, to charge of removing
unstamped cigars from George L. Boyer
factory at Urbana, Frederick county, and
selling them to Max Rudolph. He was sem
fenced by Judge Morris to 800 fine and six
months imprisonment in Jail.
Col. Lemuel Shovel, president of the
Wicomico and Pocomoke Railroad, has had
a large tract of land in St. Martins, Worces-
ter county, laid off in building lots, and is
giving them to Industrious persons who will
settle there. The only conditions imposed
are that the settler will erect neat dwelling
house on the lot. 1t is said that number of
lots have already been taken.
The new Citizens National Bank of Fred
erick, with capital of 500, 900, was opened
for business on Monday. The building stands
on the southeast corner of Market and Pat
rick streets. 1t is constructed of brownstone
and brick, has a height of about ninety feet,
and is considered one of the handsomest
banking institutions in the State.
Lille Harris, on her way from Philadelphia
to Louisville, KY, last Friday, by Baltimore
& Ohio train, when near Patterson's Creek,
near Cumberland, put her head ont of the
window, and it was struck by a bridge; pro-
badly, and was badly injured. A deep cash
was cut on the side of her head, which bled
freely, and she was knocked back, uncon-
scious She was taken to Cumberland the
same evening and well cared for.
In Baltimore, on the I'd inst. Andrew l.
Hand and John Burk, from New York, were
arrested at the Merchants National Bank for
stealing $50 from a person who had just re-
ceived it from the paying teller. On Tuesday
Hand pleaded guilty and Burk stood trial,
which ended in conviction. On Wednesday
Judge Duffy, sentenced each to the pententi-
airy for ten and half years at hard labor,
On Monday, while number of workmen
were engaged in removing pump from a
well on the farm of Mr.. Samuel D. Piper,
near Sharpsburg, Washington county, one Of
them, named Jerry Summers, colored, fell
from the top to the bottom, head foremost, a
distance of 81 feet He broke one of his arms
and his body was badly bruised, but his inju-
ries are not serious, and he is likely to recover
Thomas F. Taylor, Of Sweet Air Hill,
Woodbury., carpenter employed at Union
Station, Baltimore, in attempting to cross a
track last Saturday, on which engine No. 1923,
of the Northern Central Road, was backing,
was knocked down and fell between the rails.
The locomotive passed over without doing
him any injury until the cowcatcher struck
him. Then his right hip was broken, his
jawbone crushed and his right hand bruised.
On Monday evening, Burton Dennis and
Irving Dennis, cousins, became involved in
dispute at Parkertown, Wicomico county,
over money due the latter by the former for
work done during the year. 1t seems that
Irving demanded a settlement, which Burton,
it is said, refused to make, and, becoming
enranged, dealt his cousin fearful blow over
the head with a heavy piece of cart tire,
breaking the skull in two places.
John Fl. Kalb, of Baltimore county, aged
So, was accidentally killed Saturday, by his
wagon overturning upon him. He was driv-
ing six-horse wagon, loaded with manure,
to his farm on the Liberty road, near Fair
mount. The team was going at good pace,
when the wagon struck post, upsetting it and
burying Mr.. Kalb under the manure. Will
| ing hands worked diligently to eXtricate him,
but when the load was cleared away he was
found dead, either from suffocation or bodily
injuries. Mr.. Kalb was a well known farmer
about Paramount, where he owned farm of
160 acres.
Commander Jacob Plowman, of the State
oyster feet, reached Baltimore Saturday in
the steamer McLane from a visit over the
whole oyster district. He says that probably
1000 sail vessels were engaged in longing and
scraping for oysters in the creeks, rivers and
sounds of the Eastern Shore. On October Is
probably 800 large vessels will begin dredging
in the Chesapeake. He thinks the oysters
have slim chance for rest and increase, and
does not believe the Chesapeake and its
tributaries, with all their resources, can stand
the drain upon the supply many more years.
John E. Mowbray, of Frederick, Delaware,
is native of Somerset county, in this State,
and was practicing lawyer and politician in
his native county and Baltimore. Afterwards
he became minister of the Wilmington Con-
ference, NJ Z. Church. For three years he
was stationed at St. Michael's, Talbot county,
where he was popular as man and success
full as minister. From st. Michaels he was
60. LrraJar;oa naIaxvara xvhara ba he.