Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-08
FREDERICK CITY AND COUNTY.
Political-Murder Trial-Snake Stories,
PistOl-Carrying and Whisky-Selling.
I The EVENING STAR.

Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR.
FREDERICK, Nd, October Z.
The nomination of Geo. L. Wellington Of AL
| leghany county for state controller has beer
well received by republicans of this county ani
they aver that he will receive large majority
in this district over Col. Baughman, the demo
cratic nominee. 1t is believed here that hs
will be able to control almost all the floating
or independent vote. On the other hand, Col
Baughman and his friends feel that he can be
elected without turning his hand over. He de-
ponds largely on the vote of the state outside
the sixth district.
In the circuit court for Frederick county here
today the case of the state against John J. Van
Fossen, for the killing OF Augustus Porter
In October, 1883, was called for trial and
the work of impaneiing a jury commenced.
This Is the second trial of the case, in the first
trial the jury having failed to agree. The
murder was committed III the house Of Julia
Idle on Benty street here, and is believed to
nave been the result OF a quarrel between the
men over the women. Porter was an ex-police-
man and Van Fossen comes from a good fam
lily. The trial is attracting great deal OF at
ten:ion.
The members of Grace Evangelical Luther
church, at Westminster, have just succeeded in
HquIdatlng debt of -, 100 on their parsonage
property.
Charles E. Ball, proprietor of the CONNER
ciai hotel, at BoonsDcro', has been appointed
store keeper ID the internal revenue service at
GambrliIs distillery, near BreathedsviIle.
Nathan Nelson, ninety-seyen years old. was
killed Oh the railroad at York few days ago
as he attempted to cross the tracks in front of
a passing train. He failed to heed the warn
ing OF the train men and was struck and
Knocked down an embankmeut. He was
widely known and respected.
Mrs. Samuel Hoover. wife of prominent
resident OF the county. died few days ago at
NoiIsvii.e, aged seventy-six years.-Davld
Eckle, prominent citizen of the county, died
at his home in Unionville of apoplexy, aged
seyenty-hye years. lie leaves widow and
several children. He was very wealthy.-
Capt. John ID. Mcclellan died at Montevue hos
pltal, where he had been sent tor treatment,
aged siXty-two years. He fought vaiiant!y in
botn the Mexican war and the war of the re-
be!iion. He was prominent in the GAR.
Two snahe stories come from Liberty this
county: A child OF Anthony T.. Smith, whlIs
playing with its companions, WAS bitten in the
arm by viper, the reptile taxing out piece
OF flesh the size OF Il silver dollar.--A few DAYS
ago Charles Dorsey, while hunting for chest
nuts near the Liberty copper mines, came
across large copper snake. He hurried home
and informed his mother, who with her daugh-
ter, bliss Name, boldly set forth to dispatch
the reptile. Mrs. Dorsey struck the snake with
large club and held it down while her daugh-
ter cut its head off with u hoe.
1hueh iAteL dltdcHeS 10 the recent report
OF the grand jury Tor the September term of
the circuit court here. They call attention to
the TACT that the practice of carrying concealed
deadly weapons prevails to large extent in
this section and urge that some measure be
taken to stamp out the practice; also to call st-
tention to the fact that the sale Of fire arms to
minors Is unlawful. Iney recommend that the
law in regard to the sale of liquor to minors be
changed SO as to make liable TO prosecution all
parties, licensed or unlicensed, who sell to chill
dren.
The marriage of Miss Jennie Francis Wilson,
daughter of Rev. David Wilson of Liberty this
county. and a chaplain in the United States
navy, TO Lieut.. Joseph G. Byron of the army.
will take place at Fort Meade, Oak, this week.