The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-09-16
Maryland Affairs.

| A new theatre is to be built in Baltimore
on Lexington street, between Eutaw and
| Howard streets.
Burglars are at work in many parts of the
State. Country stores, farm houses, ETC.,
have been robbed
Several barns and outbuildings in Cecil
and Kent counties we're burned last week,
together with their contents.
A break in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
at Linaber's Lock, below Cumberland, has
caused the suspension of through traffic.
Elisha j. Hall, prominent and we'll
lli own citizen of Longwood, Montgomery
county, died on Sunday in his nth year.
A E. Warner slverware manufacturer of
Baltimore, has assigned. The business was
established in 1911 by Mr.. Warmers father.
The new Masonic Temple in Baltimore
was dedicated on Tuesday night. Hon.
Richard Vaux, of Philadelphia, Pa, deliver
ed the address.
Frank Rodemacher, an employee in cam
ing factory at Aberdeen, Hartford county, was
seriously stabbed on Sunday by Don Williams,
without any cause.
One of the cames in Druid Hill Park,
Baltimore, dropped female on Friday of
last week. The new arrival attracted much
attention but died on Wednesday.
Enoch Pratt, of Baltimore, was S5 years
old on Sunday last. He is still active and
vigorous Wn.. Woodward. of the same city
was 90 years old on the Sth instant.
Near Laurel, Prince Georges county, n
| fight took place at the negro camp on Sunday
in which several persona were seriously M
jured. number of arrests were made.
The route of the Drum Point Railroad may
be changed TO connect with the Baltimore and
Potomac Railroad at Odenton. The contrac-
tors expect to finish work by February l.
A. E. Farnworth, of Lewiston, talbot
county, lost his sorghum, cider and feed mills,
two brandy stills and 500 gallons Of brandy
by fire supposed to have been of iucendiary
origin, ON Monday.
After n weeks session and the taking of
400 ballots the judicial convention OF the
first district adjourned on Tuesday TO meet
on the Dist instant, rs the deadlock which
began on the first day co ntinued until the last
ballot
An operation was performed at the Garrett
Hospital, Baltimore last week, on James Lee,
aged l3, of Cumberland, for the removal ofthe
cause of paralysis. The spinal cord was ex-
posed for several inches and pieces OF the
amine of the veretebr@ removed.
Norman Sehindel near Hagerstown, has
sold this years crop of apples, aggregating
about 1000 bushels, to the cider company
which manufactures cider on the Midway Plals-
ance, Worlds Fair, Chicago. Mr.. Schindel
received in payment 1925, and shipment has
| begun.
The store of Hurdle Bros, at Carrot Park,
| Montgomery county, was robbed and then
burned on Sunday night. After setting fire
/ to the store in their hurry to get away they
dropped some of the goods, which showed
| that the store was robbed. Loss over 81, 900.
| While Peter Anderson, of Iron Hill, Cecil
county, was driving across the Philadelphia,
| Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, an ex-
| press train struck the vehicle, cutting it in
! two, and carrying the back portion of it away,
| reducing it to kindling wood. Anderson was
| left seated on the front axle unscathed, with
| the possible exception of II few scratches on
| his left ear.
| Herman Minus, colored, struck another
coored man named George Wilkinson near
| Marydel, Caroline county, on Tuesday after
noon with corn knife, nearly cutting the
| hand from the arm. The men were quarrel
/ ing over some work, when Minus became
desperately enraged. They were both farm
hands living with James William, a prominent
Kent county DELI farmer
| On Friday afternoon of last week John
Lee, youth of Westernport, Allegany coun-
| ty, put, as he supposed, an empty smell IN
! shotgun, and pointed it at Ebert, twelve
year.old son of Joshua Right, who was pass
ing the barber shop, shooting him in the face,
| knocking number of teeth out, tearing a
| hole through his neck, back of the ear, and
inficting fatal wound. Thelad died in great
agony Saturday morning.
| George Bartholomew, of Lancaster, Pa,
and Charles C. Rowe, of diminishing, Fred
erick county, were repairing an icemaking
machine at Mt. st. Joseph's Academy, on
Friday of last week, and supposed that all the
ammonia gas was out of it. But when they
removed leaky valve to repair it, large
volume of gas rushed out upon them, burning
Bartholomew breast and arms into blisters,
his shirt, where the gas struck it, being frozen
stiff
| Maryland Day, September II, was cele-
brated by tournament at the Confederate
Home, Pikesville. At least $500 persons
were present. Baltimore city and the ada
cent country were well represented. Arthur
Craddock was the successful knight and
crowned Miss Annie Harrison queen of love
and beauty; G.. E. Howard, who was the
second knight, crowned Miss Maggie Byas, of
Baltimore, first maid of honor; Thomas Cra-
/ dock, third knight, crowned Miss Nina Poe,
of Baltimore, second maid of honor, and Mr..
Charles Cockey, fourth knight, crowned Miss
Mamie Cook third maid of honor. The coro-
nation address was made by Chas. W. Field,
of Baltimore. After supper there as beauti-
full display of fireworks.