The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-01-21
Maryland Affairs.

DIptheria and measels are prevailing IN
Howard county.
Gold has been discovered in paying quanti-
ties in Garrett county.
Many of the roads in Howard, Frederick
and Washington counties are so blockaded
with the snow that travel is suspended.
Persons have walked out on the bay at
Crisfield Is miles, and i'll many places along
the shores ice is piled from 10 to Is feet high.
1t is estimated that 10000 barrels ofoysters
and 5000 packages of fish are shipped yearly
from Chester river to New York via Baltimore.
Owing to the heavy drifts of snow in Gar
rett county last week no mails were delivered
for several days; nearly all traffic was stopped.
The Gardapee, the steamer that is bring.
ing over the first consignment of the krupp
exhibit for the Chicago Worlds Fair, is now
25 days out from Hamburg, and there is some
uneasiness about her.in Baltimore, the port
at which she is due.
Mrs. William Decourcey, of Baltimore, was
overcome by smoke and burned to death in
her homo on Saturday morning. The fire
was caused by the explosion of lamp. Mrs.
Decourcey escaped from the house, but went
back to find her children, who were rescued
by Mr.. Decourcey.
Mrs. Annie Huber, aged 40 years, COM
taking laudanum. 1t is said that she and
her husband could not agree, owing to her
habit of drinking, and that he had done
everything to prevent it. Huber is an indus
trious German and was terribly shocked at
the death of his wife.
In Somerset, Worcester and Wicomico
counties the cold was so intense last week
that many peach, pear and other orchards
were killed by the splitting OF the trees, and
much game was also frozen tod cath on Mon
day the mercury dropped from to 10 degrees
below zero, and the, ground is heavily covered
with snow.
The body of Henry Huffman, huckster,
aged SO years, was found suspended by the
neck from hook i'll door of his house, 1913
Windsor avenue, Baltimore, on Friday of last
week. A year and a-half ago kaufman was
struck by a train while he was working with
a gang Of men in the tunnel near Pennsylvania
avenue and was seriously injured.
Vim. NJ. Johnson, of Millington, Kent
county, has brood of five summer or blue
wing ducks, a we'll known species of wild
ducks The eggs were found last summer
and Matched out. The young ducks were
raised in a pen in the yard. During the cold
weather they have been kept in the house.
They are very healthy and tlourishing. They
are fed on corn and wheat. Mr.. johnson is
talking of sending them to Miss Ruth Cleve-
land.
The funeral of Miss Agnes f. Rex, daugh-
ter of the late John Rex, of Elkridge, took
place from St. Augustine's Catholic Church.
Elkridge, on Saturday last. Miss Rex was
her mother She had been i'll, and on Wednes-
day arose and intended to surprise the family
burnt to death on Wednesday at the home of
by dressing herself, and. while arranging her
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burst from the stove, igniting the Young LADY,
clothing, and, before assistance could reach
her, she was fatally burned, surviving but
short time after the accident.
Nicholas Sebold, living near diminishing,
was found in his sleigh in a dying condition
Tuesday evening while on his way from this at
place to his home He left Emmitsburg about
1--WE o'clock, apparently in good health
When his horse reached the watering trough
of Frank Welty he stopped to drink, as was
his custom. Mr.. Welty seeing the horse there
an unsua length of time, went out, thinking
something might be wrong, and found Mr..
Sebold in an unconscious condition. He was
carried into the house, and died in few
hours. Apoplexy is supposed to be the
cause of his death. He was about so years
of age.
A gentleman well known in Rockville,
while driving along road near that town
during the past two weeks, overlook a person
in woman's dress and was asked by the party
to be allowed to ride with him. He readily
gave the desired permission and the stranger
took seat by his side. His suspicion of
some deception was soon excited, however,
by peculiar tone of voice which he noted,
and he at once determined to rid himself, if
possible, of his company. To this end he
took his whip out of its socket and dropped
it in the road. He thereupon requested the
person to get out and pick it up for him. The
person got out and the man taking advantage
of his opportunity drove rapidly off. After
going some distance he examined muff
which had been left in his vehicle and found
in it pistol and dirk knife. This afforded
evidence sufficient to convince him that he
sad entertained a man in disguise and that
e had probably made very narrow escape
f. m being murdered ON the highway.