The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-09-22
Maryland Affairs.


Boston capital will build it.
James H. Besant, aged -. well known
citizen of Frederick, died on Thursday.
Since local option has prevailed in Kent
county the increase in land owners has been
very marked.
Michael Davis, of Reisterstown, aged 81,
died of typhoid fever, on Tuesday. He was
a we'll known builder.
Frederick contributed $500 for the benefit
of Jacksonville on Sunday by collections
in the several churches.
l.. w. Wright, well-known merchant of
Middletown, Frederick county, died on Tues
day from Bright's disease, aged GA.
VIM. t. Steiger, former lawyer of Balt-
more, died at his residence in Howard county,
near Laurel, on Wednesday, aged ss years.
John X Kunkel, who died few weeks
ago, in Frederick county, leaves an estate of
100000, which he left to his wife; he has
four children.
James l.. Randolph, n civil engineer who
had been in the employ of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad for 40 years, died near Jessups,
Howard county, on Monday.
VIM. Bilingslea died at Abingdon, Har-
ford county, on Saturday last aged IS years.
On the same day Mrs. Sarah Osborn Silver
died near Glenvillc, aged "a.
Frank Bailey, of Spaniard's Neck. Queen
Anne's county, was accidentally killed on
Sunday afternoon by running against an
| open knife in the hands of playmate.
Elijah D. Reid, county commissioner of
Somerset county, died on Sunday from lock-
jaw, caused by the breaking of his thumb
while handling a horse several weeks ago.
DR.. Frederick Sasscer who died in Upper
Marlborough, on Thursday of last week, was
one of the best citizens of that county. He
was 62 years of age and leaves a widow and
six children.
Oscar Bummery, colored, convicted of
WIFE beating in the Howard county court last
week, was sentenced toreoeive ten lashes and
thirty days in Jail. The prisoner asked to be
whipped instead of being sent to jail.
The Colored State Industrial Fair, which
opens in Baltimore, on October l, promises
to be a success. The number of exhibits will
be large, considering the opportunities of the
race, and promise to be of quality to COM
mand general commentator.
DR.. Caleb B. White, the physician of the
House of Correction, died late Wednesday
night at his residence at Jessup's Cut, aged
46 years. The deceased had been complain
ing of feeling i'll for some time, and had been
confined to his bed three weeks. Death was
caused by heart disease and typhoid fever.
Dr. Daniel L. Stone, of Mt. Pleasant, Fred
erick county, was thrown from colt on
Tuesday, and fell to the ground with such
force as to produce conclusion of the brain.
He is critically i'll, with but little hope of
recovery. DIR. Stone has fine stock farm
at Mt Pleasant and is well known as an
earnest prohibition leader.
Adam R. Magraw and j. NJ. Bowen, promi-.
nent farmers of Cecil county, were presented
on the evidence of Thos. c. Bond, presi-
dent ofthe county commissioners, for obstruct-
ting the public highway by brush and clippings
sentiments made for this oiiense, which is in
violation Of the county road laws.
A man named John Cruetz was found dead
in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore, on Friday
evening of last week The coroner thought
the man had been drinking, seated himself on
bench and fell asleep. His head dropped
over on his chest and then his stiff eellnloid
collar stopped the windpipe and checked the
aow of blood through the already contracted
Veins, causing death to ensue from asphyxia
and apoplexy.
a violent wind and rain storm visited Den
ton and vicinity Monday afternoon. 1t took
a narrow path from north to south, gprooted
trees and leveled cornfelds from the extreme
northern part of Caroline to Choptank river.
At lSe4ton, Del, the walls of brick school
house were crushed in and a church unroof-
ed. In Tuckahoe Neck valuable peach
orchards on the farms of John r. Griffin and
W. E. Salisbury were considerably damaged.
About two weeks ago Henry S. Coudo1, a
prominent Cecil county farmer, residing near
Perryville, bought twenty six head of cattle in
Baltimore, About week afterward some
were noticed to be ill., and eight head have
died since that time. A government inspec-
tor pronounced the disease to be Texas fever.
The cattle are not Texas cattle, and are sup
posed to have contracted the disease in the
cars. Some more of the cattle are i'll with
the disease,
A cyclone visited Westwood, Prince
Georges county on Sunday afternoon. The
storm first struck Mr. Townshend's place,
unroofng tenant-house. A large barn was
blown down on Mrs. Pfeifer's farm, in which
were buggy, carriage, wagon and other farm
machinery, all of which were completely
wrecked. The cyclone then swept over +. A.
Wards place, demolishing a barn and level
ing the crops, and then over to the old Bald
Eagle Farm, doing considerable damage,
The Board Of Visitors of the Maryland
Home Tor Imbeciles have purchased Rose
wood Glen belonging to the estate of DR..
Wood, of the United States Navy, near Ow-
ingss Mills, on the Western Maryland Rail-
road and about ten miles from Baltimore.
The amount paid for the property, which
embraces substantial buildings and la5 acres,
is $4,000, which cum was appropriated for
tha purpose By the last Legislature. The
main STRUCTURE is built of stone and brick, has
sixteen rooms, and Ia supplied throughout
with water. 1t adjoins the old Garrison For
rest Church. Gwynn's falls flows through
the estate. The land is we'll wooded. twill
be ready for occupancy by November /.
Andrew ]. Stanton, of Garrett county, was
tried on Tuesday for beating Ais wife. The
court room was crowded and when the case
was called the accused stated that he had no
counsel and desired to submit his case to
the goodness of the court" In accordance
with this request the case was tried before the
court without the intervention of jury. The
wife had several tunes endeavored to have
the case settled without trial, but II had
gone beyond her control and she did not sue
coed. When she came upon the witness
stand she tried to screen her husband from
the consequences of his wrong-doing, and
even went so far as to say she deserved all
she got The other witnesses in the case
proved that the husband on the 2eth Of Feb
ruary last tied his wife to bureau and whip
ped her al intervals for five hours, and that
be had said he had whipped her and would
whip her again. The judges promptly rem
dered a verdict of guilty, and imposed SEN
tence Of six months in the countyjai When
the sentence was pronounced the poor woman
cried out, "What will become of my poor
little children2" The sheriff removed the
accused from the courtroom with the unhap
Ply woman olinging to him. After court had
adjourned the prisoner sent his wife to the
judges and asked them to change the sentence
to whipping, which the court refused to do.
Political Notes.