The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-01-30
, Maryland Affairs.

lied in Cecil county.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rench, aged "a years, died
in Hagerstown on January y.
Many aged persons throughout the State
are dying from the effects of the grip.
A bill will be introduced at the present
session of the Legislature TO fund $4,000 of
the Indebtedness of Washington county.
The railroad depot at Crisfeld was burned
on Sunday. A revenue cutter by throwing
TWO streams of water on the fire prevented a
spread OF the flames.
On Tuesday afternoon the residence of
Robert G. Nicholson, in Chestertown, was
burned. caused by the oyerheating of the fur
mace His nursery and hothouses were also
destroyed.
BENJAMIN f. May died suddenly i'll Balti-
more on Monday night from heart disease,
in his S0th year. He was formerly mer.
chant in Elkton, but had resided in Baltimore
for number of years.
Among the requests contained in the will
of Mrs. Rebecca Hughes are devise OF $500
to the Presbyterian church in Hagerstown
and 5000 to the Hagerstown Society for the
Relief of the Sick and Poor.
The hardware store of John Z. Alexander
e. Son, of Elkton, was damaged by fire on
Sunday. The loss was over 500, and the in
surance expired January LIST. This is the
third time the store has been burned during
the past year.
Henry Clay Preuss, aged 90 years, for
mer we il known citizen of st. Mary's county
cut his throat on Saturday, near Arlington.
Baltimore county. He was writer Of con
siderable merit, but had been a sufferer from
melancholia for number of years.
The house Of Matthew Murray, near Flor
ence, Howard county, was badly damaged by
fire, which broke out after midnight Friday
morning of last week Part of the roof and
garrett floor were burned away. The fire is
supposed to have come from defective chin
ney.
Thomas IL. Berry died at his home in Prince
Georges county. oftyphoid fever on Monday.
He was a member Of the Legislature from
Prince Georges county in 1888, and was APP.
pointed Judge of the Orphans Court for the
unexpired term of the late Judge james Null
iken.
Past Master George Z. Schillinger has been
made the recipient ola past master sjewel, the
fifth ever conferred by Patmos Masonic Lodge,
No 20, of Ellicott City, in its long existence,
which dates back early in this century. Inc
jewel is of gold, set with sapphire and dla-
monds, and is appropriately inscribed.
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. j. l.. Kilgore celebrated
their silver wedding at Lisbon, Howard coun-
ty. on January -. Dr. kilgore has been.the
pastor of Lisbon Methodist Protestant Circuit
for a number of years past, and has become
well known in Maryland and Delaware from
his long service as an itinerant minister.
Miss Mary c. Home died at the residence of
her nephew, George F. Hane, IN trederlck,
on Tuesday, aged 10 years. She was sister
of the late Jacob d. Hane. and conducted a
private school for nearly forty years. She
was IL member of the Lutheran Church. and
for many years manager OF its infant Sunday
school.
Alice +. Foreman, step-mother TO ten
year old child has been arrested tor lntlctlng
such severe punishment on the child as TO
cause its death on or about December %
The parties live near Beair, and the States
Attorney of Hartford county had an inquest
held on Tuesday. but the jury were unable to
decide whether the beating caused the death
Of the child
Mr.. James Sheridan Biggs, member of the
House of Delegates from Frederick county, is
very i'll at his home at Rocky Ridge. Mr..
Biggs has been confined to his bed since the
18th instant with what was at first supposed
to be a severe attack of the grip, but later de-
velopments indicate typhoid fever. 1t is not
probable that Mr.. Biggs will be able to re-
sumo his duties at Annapolis for some time.
The following deaths have occurred in
Washington county during the last few days
Dennis Kahn well known farmer OF Indian
Snrinr district on Saturday, at the age of
seventy; Rev. Jacob Ii. Riser, OF near State
line, preacher in the Mennonite Church, on
Sunday, at the age ofsixly five; William Mills,
of Wood Point, on Saturday, at the age OF
sixty, and Jacob Hartman, of Clear Spring,
on Saturday, at the age of torty-hve.
On Saturday John Burns, of Omaha, Neb.,
started with u partner to walk from Hagers-
town to Waynesboro', Pa, along the Western
MARYLAND Railroad track. As they were
crossing the bridge over the Antietam, near
Hagerstown, train came upon them at full
speed In his efforts to get OIL the bridge
Burns slipped and fell and he was literally
ground to pieces. 0ne-of his legs could not
be found, and it is supposed that 1t fell INTO
the creek.
i. Luther Kepler, a widely, known stock
dealer of Middletown, was struck by a train
at Brunswick, Frederick county, Tuesday at
ternoon and killed. Mr.. kepler lett with a
drove of cattle, which he intended shipping
to Baltimore from Brunswick. When the ac-
cident occurred it is said his car was about
ready to start, and he was standing on the
track trying to keep the stock from ly
ing down in the car when an express tram
struck him with the above result. Mr.. Kepler
was thirty-six years old and leaves widow
and two small children
The Northern Central Railroad is making
extensive purchases at TimOnium, Baltimore
county. They intend Strengthening the line OF
their road from Texas to Lutheryille and ex'
meet to place shifting yards at Timonium,
where the bulk of the freight business will be
done. One of the purchases already made Is
of twenty nine acres, from Mrs. Galloway,
along the line near 1imonium, 300 feet wide
and nearly mile in length. The purchase
of this tract has, it is said, caused quite
rise in the price of real estate in the neigh
borhood, one gentleman who owns twenty
seven acres having increased the valuation
from $4,000 to 1000.
The followings death were reported IN How
ard county on Monday: Joseph y. Gordon,
one of the best known residents OF the hrst
district died suddenly at his home, near IL
chester He was sitting at table reading
when, without warning, his head fell forward,
and before assistance could be summoned he
was dead. Mr.. Gordon had for number OF
years taught in the public schools of Howard
county, and was also justice OF the peace.
He was SO years old. A widow and two sons
survive. DR.. Robert Pue, wellsknown ply
stefan died on Sunday. He was a son OF Dr.
Arthur Pue The family is an extensive one
in Howard county, The deceased was a bach
elor and 81 years of age. Mrs Elizabeth.
Thomas, relct of the late VIM. Thomas, OF
Ellicott City, died on Monday morning, aged
IS years.
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