The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-01-10
Maryland Affairs.

John Mitchell the oldest citizen of Hartford
county, died on Wednesday, aged 81 years.
Mrs. Mary Custy, aged 90 years, died in
Baltimore, on Tuesday. She was native Of
Ireland.
A company has purchased the Frederick
Union and the Examiner newspapers, and
will issue daily and weekly.
A negro man in the employ of Geo. Clark,
of Bowie, poisoned four of his horses on Sun
day night last. Three of the horses died.
The residence of Stevenson White, near
Oakland Mills, Howard county, was acciden-
tally burned on Tuesday afternoon, caused by
defective hue.
During the months Of September, October,
November and December 240, 544 bushels OF
oysters were packed at Cambridge. Is it
singular that oysters are failing and prices
high?
James H. Nichols, merchant of Denton
Bridge, Caroline county, was severely stabbed
by a negro man, on Thursday, who he had
ordered to leave his store on account of i'm
proper language.
The family of VIM. Blades, living in the
lower part of Caroline county, while moving
to an adjacent farm on New Years Day,
found that their youngest child was dead when
they reached their new home. The baby was
so closely wrapped up that it was smothered
to death.
large grain shed on the farm of Elroy
Rokey, near Frederick, was destroyed by fire
of incendiary origin on Friday night of last
week. The contents consumed consisted of
about fifty tons of hay, straw, clover huller,
threshing machine, two binders and other
machinery.
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district, Washington county, was totally de
stroyed by fire Monday evening. About 800
bushels of wheat, together with large guam
tity of hay, was a total loss. The fire was of
an incendiary origin, traces of coal oil being
found around the premises. Insurance 81 900.
Walter r Abel, one of the sons of the late
A. S. Abel and one of the proprietors of the
Sun, died suddenly of neuralgia ofthe heart on
Saturday morning at his residence, in Balti
more, in the AID year of his age. About the
time of Mr. Abelrs death his sister, Miss Mary
l.. Abel, took the white veil at the Convent
of the Visitation, in Georgetown, D. C..
A meeting of the stockholders of the Frank
lin Bank of Baltimore was held on Monday,
at which steps were unanimously taken for
reorganization as national bank with paid
up capital of 5000, 900, of which $780, 100 will
be held as surplus. The Franklin Bank was
chartered in 1910, and it had capital stock
paid in of 100000.
On Friday night of last week the store house
and dwelling of John C. Cryer, situate in
Britton's Neck, ST. Mary's county, caught fire
and was burned. Mr.. Cryer had between six
and seven hundred dollars in his store in a
safe. All the paper money except four dol
lars was totally destroyed the silver was
nearly all melted and run together. Compton
postoffice was kept in the store, and a mail
bag and about $40 of postage stamps were
burned. The insurance on dwelling, furni
ture and stock of goods is s., 800.
William Lewis, % years OF age, died in
Baltimore on Saturday. He was born at
Powhatan, Baltimore county, but lived in Bal
timore city for twenty. five years. In Septem
Der last Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis celebrated the
sixty-eighth anniversary of their marriage.
Mrs. Lewis, who survives him, is ninety one
years of age. Her grandmother died at the
aged of one hundred and four years, and her
mother was over ninety years OF age when
she died. Mrs. Lewis's father fought in the
revolutionary war, and two of her brothers
served in the war of 1872.
About one o; clock on Sunday morning Alva,
son of George Shank; near Myersvile, Fred
erick county, narrowly escaped being muir
dered in his father stable. He had attended
a social gathering near Mt. Tabor on Saturday
night As he was removing the saddle and
bride from the horse in the stable, some one
began TO shoot at him. After the second shot
Mr.. Shank threw the saddle in front Of his
face, and began to back out of the stable.
The would-be assassin fired three more shots
at Mr. Shank, one of the balls passing through
his stiff hat only an inch or so above his
forehead. Once out of the stable, Mr.. Shank
49,, to,yar1 tho bnusa nalliny for helm His
father and brother came to his assistance,
and together they made search for the mys.
terious assailant, but no trace of him could be
found. During the shooting, two of the horses
became frightened and, tearing loose, ran out.
One of the balls glanced from the stable wall
and lodged in the side of mule. No cause
can be assigned for the affair, unless Mr..
Shank came upon some one who was in the
act of stealing horse or firing the barn.