The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-09-29
Maryland Affairs.

Its proposed to build rniiroad from Queenstown
Queen Annes county. To Denton. Caroline county.
Ex-siaie Senator VIM. B. Peter, of Howard county,
and his wife have separated. Mrs. Peter was a
Miss Mercer OF this State.
Rockville, Montgomery county. has water fam
| inc. Water works needed and action will soon
be taken looking to that end.
Charles BosIey aged y years, died at his hotel in
Towson on Wednesday. lie was native of Balti-
more county. A widow and Is children survive
| hin.
New sheIled white and yellow corn, from Caroline
and Dorchester counties was received in Baltimore
on wedneday ami sold at from SO to G. cents per
bushel.
Near Emmitsburg, Frederick county, on Thursday
Of last week. Howard. aged Is years, son of Alfred
Mammalian. was accidentally instantly killed by his
brother while playing with a gum
Rain fell in Calvert county on Wednesday. 1t
was the first rain OF any consequence since the LIST
OF May. All the streams and wells had dried up
/ and stock were almost dying from thirst.
\ Cerebro spinal meningitis is PREVALENT in Talbot
and Somerset counties DR.. Ward. the State Veteri-
nary Surgeon says treatment is OF little avail"
The disease is commonly known as blind staggers.
The health authorities of Frederick have ordered
the policemen to make a careful inspection of all
the slaughter houses in the city, and 10 report all
\ not kept in thorough accordance with the health
! ordinances.
/ George X Hehebower, well-known clothing
statesmen of Baltimore, committed suicide on Mon
day. He was a native of Virginia. John Newman
painter, committed suicide in Baltimore, on Tues
day, by taking paris green.
At Ridgely Caroline county, on Saturday night. a
eight between white and u colored boy became
general Result, several white and negro men had
their heads bruised by clubs stones etc. and one of
I each side are said to be fatally injured.
An attempted assault was made Mrs. Joseph
Brenner aged 80 years. of Frederick by Edward
Stanly. colored, Saturday last who was arrested.
Y Stanley was indicted, arraigned confessed and
sentenced to the penitentary for 10 years on We'd
| nesday.
John barrow aged D. colored was crushed TO
death by an engine at Cumberland on Saturday
night He was crossing the tracks, and being blind
and partially deaf he did not hear the train APP
| preaching. He was bootblack and was liked by
everybody for his energy and good conduct.
The store of Leon Hoffman. at Havre de Grace,
Hartford county. was robbed of about $500 worth of
clothing on Saturday night. Thomas G. Kane a
well-known negro school teacher was arrested on a
train at Wilmington, DEL on the charge and full
set of burglar tools were found in his possession
Inc tTlluk OF j. marry DdYlst Vi 1OEks Ia, WIS
robbed at Smithsburg station-house, Washington
county, on Wednesday, of two gold watches. a
diamond pin. $50 in money and quantity of cloth
ing. He will sue the Western Maryland Railroad
| Company for the amount of the loss $500. claiming
| his baggage should have been locked up.
\ Charles J. Baker, of Baker Bros. & Co.. died near
u Baltimore, on Sunday last from diabetes. He was
a native of Baltimore, was born in 1921, and was
one of the best known business men in the city ON
the same day Joshua B. Shipley aged 81 years died
in the city; Rev. j. W. Cornelius, aged SO years.
formerly editor of the Baltimore Methodist; on Sat
\ urday night Saloman oettinger. aged "a years. a
prominent Hebrew died
4 In Baltimore county, Sunday, Charles, aged
two years and six months, sou OF Mr.. John Zegel-
hOefer was accidentally shot and killed. The child
was shot by his uncle John Bond. of llO6 Patapsco
street. Canton Mr. and Mrs. Zegelhoefer were gett-
4 ing ready to have their fourmOnthsold baby girl
II christened when the shooting occurred. Mr.. Bond
|. was fixing bayonet to an old musket, supposed
not to be loaded. when by some unknown means it
/ was discharged. The mother Of the child was also
shot in the legs.
Rose Hill Farm" Frederick county is advertised
for sale This is an old estate of colonial times
situated the woodsboro pike. 1t is the property
fthe heirs of the late David o. Thomas. Its his
toriesI "reminiscences especially interesting. It
was the home of Thomas johnson, first Governor of
MarylaAd. member of Congress and the one who
nominated George Washington cOmmander-in-chief
of the American army. There Washington and
other llustrous men of that age were entertained.
There Thomas johnson died in 1919. and from
thence carried to his resting place in All Saints
church yard. johnson and Washington were born
in the same year, and the former declined the high
offices in the gift of the Father of His Country
! was closer to Washington aud more prompt in for
warding him troops and supplies than any other
! Revolutionary Governor. He was one of the pro-
moters of the District of Columbia.
A mausoleum to hold the body of Mr.. Frederick
De Coufcey May is nearly finished in Bonnie Brae
Cemetery, Baltimore. 1t will cost $4,000 and is
said to be one of the finest tombs in the United
States The structure is modelled on pure classical
lines. 1t is in the form of Doric temple. Stand
ing on the slope of hill this modern temple of
white Beaver Dam marble is an imposing feature in
the landscape surrounding it. The columns rooi
and walls of the mausoleum of marble The
only other material distinctly visible in the sruc-
ture is heavy bronze doorway, panelled and orna-
mented with a cross, which cost $1,000. The walls
nearly two feet thick. They built of blocks
of marble extending through from interior to
terror, built up soidly from the ground. and only
pierced by the doorway and several small grated
windows nnder the caves Tho interior IL rnhbed
smooth Tho marsolenm ;s II foe, wide "a foot
deep and l6 feet high. Its front presents four col
umns, each feet high, from which reeedes port-
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Forty years ago Caroline county was known as the
poorest county in the State, today it is the equal
of any and produces as much per acre as some of
the best counties in the State, its principal industry
now being the growing and packing of vegetables
and fruit. A letter to the Baltimore Sun says
Denton operates two large canneries and will pack
million cans. H. A. Roe, who operates one
of these, has all the improved machinery necessary
for the purpose He manufactured one million cans
during the spring His pack this year will be upA
ward of 100000 cans which is about one-half of the
quantity he has the capacity for canning AT Mary
del F. G. Sleunner has a paekinghouse where he
n1nvs hands and tho ,uo oae