The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-08
Maryland Affairs.


A cheese factory has been successfully es-
tablished at Grantsville, Garrett county.
Robert Byers, coored, died at the residence
of John Harris, near AlbertoD, Howard coun'
ty, on Tuesday, aged 80 years.
Charles Plummer, aged 80, of Mt. Ephraim,
Montgomery county, committed suicide on
Tuesday by taking laudanum. He leaves a
wife and three children.
John Carver, of Ellerton, Frederick county,
was accidentally killed by the discharge of
his gun while hunting at Paw Paw, West
Virginia, on Tuesday. The load tore one
side of his face off.
The farm of Milton w. Shipley, containing
1918 acres, including grst and sawmill, situat-
ed in the third district of Howard county,
near West Friendship, was sold at public
auction on Tuesday to Milford D. Shipley for
S6,605.
For the week ending on Saturday last,
Louis McMurray's factory, in Frederick, put
up 1905 cans of corn, 1915 cans of
tomatoes, 1890 cans of lima beans and g.,
1853 bottles of pears; making total of / ILL.,
COS cans packed.
Louis A. R. Kohler, of Smithsburg, Wash
ington county, Saturday night attempted to
ride on train on the W. NJ. r. II. from Pen
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date. The conductor demanded his fare in
money, which Koher refused to give. A
scuffle ensued, and Kohler was arrested by a
deputy sheriff, who happened to be on the
train, and taken to Hagerstown, where he
was held in 500 for court.
Tobias Rudolph, aged %, died in Elkton,
on Sunday. He was descendent of one of
the oldest families in the State, his grand
father being merchant at eek Landing" in
1850. Major John Rudolph, who was known
as s'Fighting Jack" and Captain Michael Ru
dulph, who both fought valiantly in the rev.
dictionary war under "Light Horse Harry
Lee,'' belonged to this family. There was a
tradition that the latter afterwards went to
France and became the celebrated Marshal
Ney.
The house of George Cline, near Benavola,
Washington county, was broken into Saturday
night while Mr.. Cline was away from home
and $40 was taken from his desk. From
this same desk few years ago Cline, Ludwig
and Hill stole $780, for which they are now
in the penitentiary, and the entrance into the
house was made Saturday night through the
same window as on the former occasion.
James Nicodemus was arrested on Tuesday
and the money was found on his person.
About 4 o'clock on Sunday morning last
llTG was ulSSuhGEGQ III VIC etOlC vi A1u"diu "a
Prior & Co., on Sharp street, Baltimore. An
explosion of fireworks soon occurred which
wrecked the building carrying down in the
ruins eight men, one of whom escaped.
While trying to relieve their comrades the
fire spread, and the square bounded by Sharp,
Hanover, Lombard and Pratt streets was
almost completely destroyed, causing loss
of over 81 900, 900, which is nearly covered by
insurance. The cries of the roasting men is
described as terrible, but no relief could be
given as the flames were so fierce that the
men could not reach them, though many were
badly burned in their efforts, and the rapid
discharge of cartridges kept them back.
Following is list of the killed and wounded:
KilIed-Geo. Bowers, Thomas Wagner, John
Acomb, Perry Ryan, Harry Walker, Geo. T..
Kern, Hiram McAfee, all of No. ? truck and
engine company No Z; wounded-Captain
Geo. W. Horton, John w. Kelly, A. L. Ecks,
James Elliott, VIM. West, John Gill, Louis
B. Scheiye, all of truck company No 2, and
4, and 10 engine companys.
Winnie Johnson, a colored woman of i'm
mense proportions and weighing $40 pounds,
died late Monday night, of fatty degeneration
of the heart, at her boarding house, in Balti
more. She was on exhibition last season at q
dime museum on Baltimore street, and after
visit to her home, in Kentucky, and to
Cleveland, Ohio, returned to Baltimore on
Tuesday of last week. Becoming i'll at the
museum, where she was resting, she was
removed by her manager, to the boarding
house, where room with large double doors
was obtained on the first floor. Monday night
Winnie, who was lying ON a large bed, was
assisted to sitting posture, and she immedi-
ately fell over on her side and died. Owing
to her great weigh int, it was impossible to dress
her body for burial. The undertakers took
charge Of the body, and not being able to find
coffin large enough made large box, five
feet eleven inches long, three feet eight inches
wide and three feet two inches deep. 0nthe
top was a plate bearing the dates of her birth
and death. The funeral took place at five
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The box con-
tanning her body was lifted by eight men
through the aperture made by the removal of
large bow window, and placed in an express
wagon backed over the pavement to the win
dow, no hearse being sufficient to carry it.
Burial was in Laurel Cemetery. Intwo hacks
Winnie's sons, John and William, and her
manager followed the body to the grave. Win
ME was born in Henry county, KY, Septem-
Der q, 1889. When fifteen years old she
married a slave named johnson, and she was
the mother of ten children, two of whom were
twins. Her husband died six years aga in
Kentucky. Two sons and a daughter survive
her, When she married she weighed but
ninety six pounds. Ten years later her
weight was 1886 pounds and it increased to
401 pounds when she was 81 years old, 5ll
pounds the next year. and to 635 pounds
when she was AZ. Her weight last January
was s1l4 pounds, and last Saturday she turn
ed the scales at $40 pognds She was feet
INCHES high, and measured feet 10 inches
around the body, 533 inches around the thigh,
had 22-inch ankle and wore an 81 shoe,
She had travelled on exhibition through the