The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-04-15
maryiand Affairs.

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the 9TH instant in his ODD year.
Mrs. Sophia Eyler. Of Mechanestown,
Frederick county, was 9S years old on last
Christmas day
WIN. Bond, colored was hung at Rockville.
Yesterday. for the murder of Margaret Cephas
in September. 1891.
Simon Roat. of Baltimore. committed
suicide, near Mt. Carmel cemetery, Balti-
more county, on Sunday.
Hartford county farmers have contracted to
deliver sweet corn to Gamers at Sl2 per ton
and tomatoes at Is cents per bushel.
VIM. +. Wroth, teller of Second National
Bank of Chesieriown, died suddenly on
Saturday of Bright's disease, aged 43 years.
In Baltimore there were $50 deaths last
week or % Is per 1000. The rate per 1OO0
for whites was 22.60, and for negroes 46. Ia
per 1000.
Rev. Joseph I. Smith, pastor Of Central
| Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, has resign
ed after 30 years service. He has been in
the ministry over so years.
The Georges Creek Company have boxed
and shipped TO the worlds fair block
of coal IA feet inches high. 81 feet wide and
4 feet thick, and weighing 10 tons.
Samuel Cornish has been sentenced TO the
penitentiary for 16 years, for killing Andrew
| raylor. in Baltimore Both Of them were
negroes, and quarreIed over game of cards.
VIM. Miller, colored, aged 10 years, was
crushed to death by II field roller in Har.
ford county, on Thursday. 1t is supposed
the roller struck stone and the boy was
thrown off, falling in front of it.
The McShane Bell Foundry of Baltimore
is preparing drawings for the largest bell on
the American continent. 1t will be named
'.The Great Bell of America" and will weigh
A, 900 pounds, 1000 for each State OF the
| Union.
The body of Miss Marie Maulsby, of Balti
more, who had been missing since March Il
was brought up by dredging machine IN the
basin ON Tuesday. Ii is supposed her mine
was affected and that she deliberately drowned
herself
Eliza Simpson, colored woman, 81 year,
/ old, died Sunday morning in Baltimore. Mrs.
| Simpson was born in Howard county. SlS
children, % grandchildren and 3 great-grand
children survive her. The remains were Sent
to Sykesville.
A mons:rosity, in the form of two-year'
old colored child with three legs, was ~
Chestertown on Monday. It's lower lmb !
were perfectly formed, bat, instead Of its left
|
er, with perfectly formed foot
| John Washington Williams, eolored, far
mer of Anne Arundel county, has been arrest
! ed for wholesale chicken stealing. He was q
huckster, and frequently stole from 30 to 40
! chickens each time he went out To gather his
! load, many times from his customers.
Col John Henry Sothron, of St. Mary's
1 county, fell dead in the Ebbit House, Washing
| ton, ID. c., on Wednesday, while conversing
with some. friends. He was in his Seth year
lather.in-law of Hon. Barnes Compton and
one of the widest known men in Southern
Maryland.
Charles Edward Thomas died Wednesday
in jefferson. Frederick COUNTY, aged II years
He was stricken with paralysis ut the break
fast table last Thursday, and that was the
cause of his death. He was prominen
member of the Methodist Church and temper
ance worker On the same day Samue
Hargett died near Frederick, aged 81 years
Mr.. John W. Crisfeld of Somerset county
celebrated on Wednesday the fiftieth ami
versary of his marriage to his present wife
He has been married three times, havin:
married his third wife on March II, 1913
He was 81 years old his last birthday and i
an exceedingly active man for one of hi'
years.
The freight shed of the Baltimore and LIE
high Railroad, on the Falls read, under the
North avenue bridge, Baltimore was destroy
ed by fire between midnight and one o'clocl
Sunday morning The building was set OF
fire. After the fire the body of George Nc
Greevy, aged Is years, of Hartford county
was found among the chargred timbers. d.
had missed the train and had obtained per
mission 10 sleep in the telegraph oper tor $
room and was overcome by the smoke.
Cap. Samuel p Storm died at his residenc'
in Reisterstown, on Sunday, aged SO years
Capt. Storm was born near York, Pa. H'
was an active Politician and had served a
magistrate for II number of years and as l
sheriff of Baltimore county. de was captain
of the Reisterstown Riflemen until their dis
bandment. shortly after the Mexican war
He was a Democrat. and he, with three othe
ociogenarians, voted at the recent election il
November, he being taken TO the polls in
carriage. Two children survive him.
The large barn and granary on the farm o
George W. Oldham, near Ceclton. Ceci
county, were destroyed by fire on Sunday
night about IL 80 o'clock. Ten horses, fiv,
cows, several head of sheep and hogs and
valuable stallion were burned, besides othe
property The loss is estimated at 81 ,00'
and is partly covered by insurance. Th'
origin of the fire is unknown, incendiarisn
being suspected. Mr.. Oldham and his famil
had retired and the fire was discovered by {
person passing by, who gave the alarm.
David E. Gatchell, a farmer, residing neal
Rising Sun. Cecil county, was accosted by
two colored men near that town, on Friday
night of last week, who demanded money
and upon being refused by Mr.. Gatchell, the.
beat him severely. He was seized and throw
down a steep embankment into a run by tn
side of the road, his head being held unde
water for some time by the assaiants, wit
then ran away. Mr.. Gatchell, upon recover
ing sufficiently, succeeded in reaching hi
home and is rapidly recovering. He car
identify his ASSISTANTS.
There are a great many proposals to built
electric roads in various parts of Maryland
Among the more promising are line between
Baltimore and Washington, the union of sew
eral towns in Frederick, Washington an
AlIegauy counties, as well as gradual branch
ing out and extension of lines from Baltimor
in all directions. Some of these scheme
naturally are only on paper. But there is
solid foundation for all of thin. Thee troll
ley system has been perfected until it ha
attained u high degree of efficiency. 1t pro
misses to form u connectinglnk between tn
ordinary wagon and thesteam railway. Unles
all experience is for naught it can be mad
to subserye mostusefuI purpose in supplyin
a means of communication between point
where steam railways could not be built, an
would not pay operating expenses If the
were constructed.
As Wash. Lynch, of Cecil county, was goin
into Perryville on horseback Wednesda.
morning his horse, becoming frightened, thre
him and dashed off down the railroad trac
and out on to the Philadelphia, Wilmingto
and Baltimore Railroad bridge. The watch
man at the draw in the middle of the bridg
saw the horse and stopped him until Nj
Lynch, who was following closely, came up
The plank walk between the rails, on whc
the horse ran, is only about eighteen inche
wide, which prevented turning him around S
he was led across 10 Havre de Grace and the
taken back to Perryville on the local freigh
train. That the horse did not get in betwee
the cross ties and cripple himself is wonder
as he travelled mile across the bridge on
narrow plank laid on the ties between tn
rails. For horse it was very dangerou