The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1891-09-26
Maryland Affairs.


Joseph Eavey, a well-known farmer of
Beaver Creek district, Washington county,
died on Sunday aged S.
Joseph Champion has purchased of Milton
g. Rice his farm of so acres, near Jefferson,
in Frederick county, for $1,000 cash.
Western Maryland peaches readily sold
from 81. 80 to 81 a box the early part of this
week They were bought for preserving, not
canning, purposes.
Jesse Burbank's residence, near Church.
vile, Hartford county, was burned on Satur-
day night. His house was burned about a
year ago. Both fires were incendiary.
Washington Cowen, father of Mr.. John K
Cowen, of Baltimore, general counsel of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, died on Mon
day at his home, in Mansfield, Ohio, aged so
years.
John H. Simpson, aged Al years. died near
Monrovia, Frederick county, on Saturday,
from injuries received week ago, when a
barrel of cider fell on him, which he was I'M
loading.
John NJ. Brandenburg died at Harmony,
Frederick county, Saturday, aged 6S years.
He was for long time justice of the peace
and postmaster under the Cleveland admin.
istration.
Edward Farnandis, aged 81 years, one Of
the most prominent men in Hartford county,
died suddenly on September is. Gustavus
Ray, of ElIicott City, aged 7G years, died on
the same day.
On Saturdays daughter, two years old, of
Noah Houck, near Brucevile, Frederick
county, was accidentally knocked over into a
tub of scalding water by large dog, and died
Sunday morning of her injuries.
A serious break in the Chesapeake & Ohio
canal occurred last week on the fourteen mile
level above Shepherdstown. \ hole was
made large enough to drive cart through,
and the tow-path for some distance was washed
out 1t will require three weeks, steady work
to repair the damage. 80.
Dr. John NJ. I. Finney, son OF Rev. E. ID.
Finney, of Belair, has declined the position
of professor of surgery at the Medical Univer-
sity of Galveston, Texas, to which he was re-
Gently elected He has been elected by the
trustees as assistant professor of surgery in
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, in which
he was first assistant surgeon.
Three professional crooks came to Balti.
more last July from New Jersey, fully equipped
with a first. class kit of tools. They were
arrested shortly after their arrival on the
charge of robbing store on North Howard
street, and on Monday they were each sen
fenced to the penitentiary for seven years.
Two of them had recently served term in
the New Jersey penitentiary.
DIR. C. w. Chancellor, secretary of the
| State board of health, who has been looking
into the sanitation of Hagerstown. says if
nothing is done there an epidemic of disease
will eventuate surely; that the run which passes
through the town is reeking with dangerous
filth, and that the absence of Il proper sewer
age system causes the multiplication al disease
germs in countless swarms.
After three attempts Robert Blackway, a
well known farmer, who resided near Cecil
ton, Cecil county, committed suicide on Sat
urday by taking strychnne. he was discov'
cred in dying condition and a physician
summoned, but he died in great agony. FL
nancial troubles are said to be the cause of
the rash act. He was 60 years Of age and
leaves a widow and five children.
About two weeks ago three-yea old child
of Michael White, of Gaithersburg, Montgom-
cry county, was playing with other children
| when it received Il wound in the forehead,
inflicted by one of the children of the family
with pair of scissors. The doctors found
upon examination that the skull had been
fractured, and later resulted in the loss Of
sight of one eye and paralysis Of the body.
In this condition it fingered until Thursday
of last week, when it died.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Huff visited a Belair
| canning house last week and the lady became
so interested in watching the girls fill the cans
with corn that she filled number of cans
herself. pressing the corn in with her hands
When she stopped she found that her wedding
ring had slipped off and was in one OF the
cans she had filled and which had been mixed
| with number Of others. 10 make sure OF
getting the particular can ofcorn with the ring
| Id l,,,rr he, sl,af. lot
five cases.
The Bulctte carriage factory, the largest
manufacturing enterprise in Hartford county,
was destroyed by fire early on Friday morn
ing of last week. The factory was frame
structure, 50x200, four stories high, with an
annex of the same dimensions one story high,
and was the best constructed and arranged
factories to be found anywhere Intwo hours
after the fire was discovered the immense
building was consumed A thick fog pre-.
vailed, and the fire vas blazing away some
time before an alarm was sounded, and,
though the response was quick, the bremen
were unable to save the building. The cause
of the fire is unknown, but it is supposed to
have been produced by spontaneous combus-
ton in the paint room on the second floor
The loss is estimated at about 500, 900, COW
cred by about S45, 900 insurance in 45 differ
ent companies. During the fire Frank Bate
man, foreman of fire company No ,, was
overcome by the heat, and had to be carried
home. The Bulett Carriage Company is a
home corporation, all the stock being owned
by citizens of Belair. The company was or
ganized about three years ago, and has been
doing steadily increasing business. 1t owned
branch factory at Delta, Pa, and a reposl-
tory, No. IS North Howard street, in Balti
more city The Belair factory had capacity
for the manufacture of about three thousand
vehicles annually. The building will proba.
bly, be reconstructed at once.
Professor Melbourne, of Australia, has
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