The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-02-04
Maryland Affairs.


On Sunday the Lyceum Building and two
stores were partly burned in Hagerstown; loss
So, 200.
| John Rohrer, of ChewsviIe. district Wash
ington county, died Sunday morning at Ponds
vile of kidney disease, aged II years He
was formerly miller at Beaver Creek.
George Winters died on Sunday at Front
ROYAL, Va, aged shout So years. He resided
| all his life at Smithsburg, Washington county,
and two weeks ago removed TO his sons at
Front Royal.
! A stable, ten head of cattle. three colts,
farming utensils and other articles were de-
| stroyed by fire on the farm of Vim. X. Lock
wood, near Warwick, Cecil county, ON Satur-
day. Loss 50, 900.
The stores and contents OF Thos. Benson
and Joseph r. Benson, at Royal Oak, Talbot
county we're destroyed By fire Sunday morn
| ing They are brothers and their stores were
| adjoining. The fire originated in T. Benson s
store. Both lose heavily.
/ Wesley Garner and his little son, Wesley,
| OF Calvert county, were on Saturday splitting
large logs Of wood by using blasting powder.
| A premature discharge badly mutilated one
of Garner hands, and the boy was struck on
! the head and rendered unconscious by flying
wood.
] rive VALUABLE COWS DclOuBlliH 10 lltuIl
Rowland, near Clearspring, Washington eounss
ty, were poisoned last week, and they have
all since died. The poison is supposed to
have heen put in the cows food. Recently
Z John Flemming, residing south of Clear
/ spring, had two horses INITIATED and cui with
] an axe.
A disease has developed in the vicinity
of Hyausville, Prince George county, known
as lice diarrhea. - and it is said the symp-
toms resemble those of Asiatic cholera The
I first case appeared mt I.and0ser. near Hyatts-
vile, where little girl. named White, was
taken stick in the morning and died the same
day.
4 The general store of Lewis o. Whip, at
jefferson, Frederick county. was entered
by burglars Monday night, who carried off
goods to the amount Of about $3.50 in cash.
The postoffice is kept in the same store, and
the thieves failed 10 get about 800 belonging
to the Office, which was near where the store
money was found.
At Huyett. Washington county, on Thurs
day night of last week, the large frame barn
of George W. Kimmershue, with its contents
of valuable machinery and grain. was totally
destroyed. Mr.. Kimmershue's house, locat
ed about 800 feet from the barn, was also on
I fire and greatly damaged, but the building
was saved. The FIRE is supposed to have been
I OF lneendiary origin.
Mrs. Mary Purnell, relict Of the late DR..
James r. S. urnell, died in Berlin. Wor-
cester county on January %, aged sS years.
She was the youngest and last surviving
daughter of once large family, and was the
only surviving aunt of Hon. George W. Gov
ington and Mrs. Henry Jingle, of that coun-
ty, Mrs. Alexander G. Toadvine, of Wicomi
co and Lady Kortright, of England.
ii, uo;do Ao,;st .,1 On
of the Catholic Church of Bohemia, murder
ed his child Joseph, three and a-half months
old, and another son, Charles, three and one
half years old, at his home, No. 1888 East
North avenue, Baltimore, early Monday morn
ing while laboring under fit of insanity. He
crushed their skulls with piece Of wood,
broken from the footboard Of a cradle, while
they slept. He escaped, but was captured
and locked up.
Capt. James Etchberger, died in Baltimore
on Friday night of last week aged IS years.
( He was about the last of the sailors who in
the days before steam propulsion came into
vogue made Baltimore ships and masters
famous for seamanship and speed and carried
the name of Baltimore to all parts of the
| globe. He was wrecked several times, once
he and IA others we're without water for FIVE
days when they were relieved by fall of rain.
} L ne steamer IOru " NellI arrived IN DAHL
more on January p with 20 men of the ship
wrecked German vessel Rudolph Won Bennig-
sen. The vessel had been out y days and
owing to adverse winds and severe storms had
been strained and was leaking so rapidly that
she was abandoned. After rescuiug the men
4 and such movable goods as the weather would
4 permit the vessel was fired so as to prevent
accidents TO other vessels.
Mrs. Abraham Wetnight, of Burkittsville,
/ Frederick county, committed suicide between
/ IL and II o clock on Monday by stranging
| herself with Irvine string. She weighed about
( 200 pounds and was found in her room dead,
with one end of the Irvine around her neck
and the other fastened to a bedpost. She
was kneeling on one knee, with the other foot
extended backward. About year ago she
suffered an attack of the grippe, since which
/ time she had been in bad health, and at
/ times very Respondent Her sad end is at.
tributed to this fact. She was SO years old,
and was very highly estemeed. She leaves
a husband, but no children.
/ Capt Jacob Bloodsworth, the oldest officer
in the employ of the Baltimore Steam Packet
! Company, died on january 81, aged II years.
I On Tuesday, while backing the steamer Gas
ton out of Union dock the steering gear part.
/ ed and the chain wrapped around Captain
! Boodsworth's right leg, producing COM
/ pound fracture. On Wednesday it was con.
( sidered necessary to amputate the leg below
I the knee, which was done by Professor Tiff.
I any. The Captain soon after began to sink.
I He was born in Somerset county, Nd. At
an early age he took to seafaring life, and
became capable bay and coast pilot. Thirty
/ three years ago he entered the employ of the
Baltimore Steam Packet Company as chief
officer. widow and four children survive
! him.
Matthew S. Barber, President of the Hag-
erstown Bank, died Tuesday morning of heart
disease, aged ~. The day before he perform
ed his usual duties in the bank. For eighteen
months he was subject to attacks that at differ
ent times threatened to prove fatal. He was
one Of the most influential citizens of Hagers.
town and one of the wealthiest men of Wash
ington county. He was born at Rowland's
Mills, where he learned the coopering trade
with his father He came to Hagerstown
and embarked in the grocery business with
A. IL. Hager as partner The partnership
was dissolved after a successful business had
been prosecuted. Mr.. Barber was elected
I register of wills of Washington county over
VIM. Logan in 1867. When lanes Dixon
Roman was President of the Hagerstown
bank Mr.. barber was elected director by
the Legislature; afterward he was chosen
director by the stockholders. He has been
WIN enS Danh ever since, succeeding tne late
Gov. VIM. L. Hamilton as president. He
owned a number of valuable business and
resident properties in Hagerstown. He was
an active and lifelong Democrat. He figured
largely in the welfare of Hagerstown during
the civil war, and through his efforts the town
was spared burning. He was one of the com
mit:ee who negotiated with McCauseland and
succeeded in raising the ransom demanded
by the Coufederates Mr. Barber was twice
married-to Miss Elizabeth Lorshbaugh and
Miss Priscilla Schryock, both of Hagerstown.
He leaves one daughter, Mrs BEETLE Bruin,
of Hagerstown. Mrs. Smelly. of Baltimore,
is his only sister. He was member of St.
Johns Lutheran Church, Independent Or
Encampment, President of the Mutual In
surance Company of Washington County etc