The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-01-07
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chasedsa handsome ,000.acre property in St.
Mary's county.
Hartford county fair association as a cash
balance on hand of $526.34, and $4,000
mortgage on their property, :. -
Mrs Mary E.sKnnkel has sold her farm,
containing 447 acres, near Woodsboro, Fred
aeEielseounty, .tsG s-deseph Doll. aaf EredsRieks
for S27, 200.
On Monday night fight between colored
women took place in Baltimore, resulting in
one woman having her skull crushed by a
Ebeef glass aud several others seriously, If not
fatally, wounded,s7a,f s!siii. u Hpp7
John C. Phillips, well-known farmer Of
I Dorchester county, was thrown from his
wagon in CsmbFidgelscH Saturday, by the
sudden starting of bis. team, and'instantly
killed.
| Prince Georges county expects to have a
large turnout at the inauguration OF Dir.
Cleveland. There will be fully 500 mounted
men and women preceded by two brass bands
and drum corps. % iu - 81
Rev. Theodore P Barber. D. D.,rector of
Christ P E. Church died at his residence, in
Cambridge, on Saturday nihgt, of Bright's
disease. He had been rector of the church
for over A years. He was native of Brat
tleboro, Vermont, and was "A years old.
Hamilton Easter, aged 50 years, has retir-
ed from business after an active and success.
full career of over 60 years. He was born in
Ireland, and began the mercantile business
in Baltimore soon after his arrival. He is
still hale and hearty and enjoys excellent
health
Mrs. Susan P Lambert, prominent and
highly respected lady of the third district of
Howard county, died on Tuesday at the home
of her son, Louis A. Lambert, near Glenelg,
in the 18th year of her age. The deceased
was formerly of Baltimore, and was the Wild
ow OF the,l late Hiram Lambert, Of that city.
Gideon d. Crumbaugh. a native of Woods
boro, Frederick county, died recently at Lee
roy, ILL.,, aged 81 years. He went West early
in life, but returned for time and then went
West again in 1854. He was postmaster, of
Leroy aud held other offices in Illinois up to
1877. One of his surviving children is Geo.
Crumbaugh, of Frederick.
On wednesday, in the condemnation pro-
ceedings for the purpose of taking part Of
the land of Dulany & Whiting, near Bethesda,
Montgomery county, for the use of the Met
ropolitan Southern Railroad, the jury award
ed the owners 100, The sum awarded is
thought to be very small, as some of the esti
mates went as high as $4,000
In the Allegany county court, on Monday
Judge Hofaman in his charge to the grand
Jury Urged them not return indictments in
petty cases not of sufficient Importance to
demand the attention of the court. The time
often taken up by the grand jury, the court
said, is too long. A week or ten days should
be sufficient, and the session should not be
run into three weeks, as has been the case
heretofore.
Louis Schmalovitz, of Baltimore city,
became violently insane on Wednesday
and attempted to kill his infant child and
also to stab his wife with pair of shears when
she took the infant from him. He was taken
to the central police station by his father,
Joseph Schmalovitz, where Drs. Spicer and
Heard gave a certificate Of insanity, and he
was sent to Bayview Asylum. His insanity
is said to be partly due to cigarette smoking
James Woods, dissipated woodcutter, was
accidentally killed by the evening train from
Baltimore, on the Baltimore and Lehigh
Railroad on Saturday. The accident occurr-
ed in the cut, about one hundred yards from
the station at Belair. Woods slipped and
fell down a deep cut and across the railroad
tracks, and was in such condition that he
could not get out of the way of the approach
ing train. He was instantly killed and hor-
iribly mangled. His head, feet and arms were
severed from his body, and his brains and
bones were found scattered along the ties.
Jacob Bunce, who died near Webster, Har
ford county, last week, aged 81 years, was a
remarkable man. His first wife, Miss Black
stone, of Baltimore, died childless. His
second wife, who was Miss Mary Greenland,
of Hartford, gave birth to nineteen children,
among whom were two sets of twins and one
of triplets His third wife was Miss Margaret
McCommons. She bore him eight children.
Mr. Bunce was a native of Kent county, Nd.
When young man he worked at the cooper
ing trade in Baltimore, but had been engag-
ed chiefly in farming in Hartford for 81
years. His early educational advantages had
been slight, but he had an excellent mind,
was great reader and was well posted in the
general affairs of the country. About 6
years ago he became member of the Epis-
copal Church at Churchville, and almost to
the day or his death walked from his home to
church, distance of six or seven miles. He
was man Of unusal physical strength, of
strict integrity and gerat energy.