The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-05-27
Maryland Affairs

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AID nszHy seE buildings are beiag erected
E5ght car Iozss q ssrzEberr5es we're
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Walker So-ei. eglorea. reii known
Dsr3oerz;ie politician Of Baltimore a5e3 on
Saturday night
J. Il Wellszorth-s barn. mar COliingt0u.
Prsssee Gecrg=s county. Vas ssrsek By Fight
ming On Ssndsy and consumed
Earaz Lee. eOsore5. buaz herssif II BzIfi-
nore. On Tuesday. Sks had lived E1fh c.
y. LznSban for : sazbsr q Fsa-s
Dr. Thomas A. Lynch, sged 20 years. died
in s. Az:F's eoanty. On Saturday last be
vas prominent IL social and political circles
NEs. Jaliz n Grain. Baltimore expired
On Sunday las While attending mass II s.
Aigshons1s' Catholic chareh. PARK avenue
and S4rziogz street.
Considerable damage vas done b. hail
ard lightning % Cecil county on Sunday
SeTerzi barns we're struck By iighinisg and
either b8rne3 or damaged
Many farmers IL Kent and Queen Anne
eountiss are l0sing their sheep By dogs
Sone farmers have been compelled 10 sell
the remainder Of their hocks-
George ". Slzgle. religions enthusiast.
eomnisisd suicide Or S1Bday. b. hanging
He vas 20 years old and had resided near
/ Jefferson, Frederick county ali his hfe-
Msior wn. B. Aa1thezs and John 3.
Lyon, tvs EellknoEn and prominent eiii-
zens of Charles county, we're both parslyzed
On Saturday sad are in critical condition
Charles Il Bou5e. trzinmzsler al Union
Station. Baltimore. gas ihrOEa from BIS car
mage On Saturday afternoon and almost IN
srantIy killed The accident <zs caused by
a esllissSs With Stone =4gOn-
wm. Hissey. aged 70 years, vas killed
Z while crossing the tracks Of the B. d o. X
K. IN Baltimore GA Tuesday. In attempting
7 10 get oas Of the way OF one train be vas
struck BIZ another approaching from an op-
( posits direction.
The dwelling house Of Dr.. Edward Wy
VII. Of Piscafaway. Prince George county.
was struck Tuesday night by lightning and
/ burned. DR.. Edward grandson Of Dr. Wy
I vii. vas badly injured The house and fur
Bifure was insured.
On Sunday nigh. the stable Of Zimmerman
I 4 Maxell. Al Emmii=5urg, Eas entered and a
yziuahie bore TAKEN and from the stable
I Of George P. Beam i Son buggy and har-
ness. Oa the Saturday night previous the
Z foundry Of Fraiey Bros, vas entered ana a
{ number Of tools aud csiseis taken
I Joseph Bartlett. a well known farmer near
T Trappe. Talbot county, lost his barn, stable
corn hous: and other OHtbHiidings By IRE on
! Tuesday. PlOss, wagons, and other farming
utensils 1ere lost, with some chickens and
pigeons. 1t Is Supposed that the FIRE vas
caused BY men throwing down a burning
match. after lighting their pipes
John Sieyens shot and probably fatally
gounded Earnest Talbot. his sOn-in-law, on
Saturday last a; Martinsburg. Montgomery
county. Talbot and Stevens 1--we on adjOin-
ing farms, and about a year ago young Tai
bout eloped with Stevens daughter. At that
time it Is said that Stevens swOre If Talbot
Z ever came on his place again be would shoot
hin on sight Saturday evening Talbot, who
was working near Stevens place, went to q
spring on the latier's place to get some water.
While there he encountered Stevens, who. i
i alleged. drew q pistol and fired at Talbot
with the above result.
President Hood mas made the following
statement Of earnings and expenses Of the
I Western Maryland Railroad for April. 1893
az compared with April. 1892: Gross earn
ings. 1893. 1868 O5; 1892, Ss2.274 Sc; in
crease. SO. 400 81. Operating expenses,
{ 1898. S63. 794 "a; 1892. S53.422 "A; increase
SIO.372 Net earnings, 1893, 81. $50 10
1892, SIS, $50 A. /: increase. S3,02S 81. The
ne; earnings for March are shown by actua
figures to have been Ssl, 0Tl OF instead o
81. 59I 40. an increase Of S4,479 90. Fo
the seven months Of the fiscal year ended
April 30. 1898, the gross earnings we're
SG39. 0GS lG and the operating expenses 1854,
s52 IS being an increase Of sl33.O07 AZ ia
earnings and AN increase of SIC, ZIG 90 in ex
penses, making IA net increase of S56.I9l Il
for the seven months.