The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-06-15
Maryland Affairs.

Corporation taxes in Hagertowu will be
5e5 cents on the 500 this year.
Rev. Alfred NJ. Schafiner. pastor Of the
Reformed Church EmmitSburg. has resigned.
The dwelling and furniture Of Mrs. James
A. Parrot, Of Caroline county. was burned
On SATURDAY last; loss $500. The family
barely escaped ia their night clothes.
At Denton. on Saturday night, fight took
place between d number of negroes. Henry
Black received cut from a razor FIVE inches
long on the face aud thraai and viii die.
Mrs. Marion Curtain, Of Baltimore. who on
Nav Is cut the throat of her Ia-year-ols
daughter and then cut her own throat. was
afraid Of dying in the almshoase, had bank
account Of over 5000.
John Woppman. aged IS years, committed
suicide on Monday BIZ taking laudanum. lie
was Respondent because broken leg caused
excruciating pain, and from fear that he
would not be able to work again.
Mrs. Mary Priscilla Maddox, widow Of the
late Dr. Thomas Maddox, Of HageHt0wn.
died in Georgetown. D. C.. on Monday, aged
50 years. She was q daughter Of DIR. Thos.
John Claggeit, son Of Bishop Claggelt, and
her mother was daughter Of Honore Martin,
both families being conspicuous IN Colonial
times.
The Crawford Bicycle Manufacturing Com.
panv has purchased 400 lots IN Corheft's
addition. m the southern suburbs Of Hagers-
town. from the HagerStowu Manufacturing
Mining and Land improvement Company.
The Crawford Company viii sell the lots to
the employees of their works. which are located
in Corbeti's addition.
On SUNDAY fire DESTROYED the planning mills of'
Storek Co. and Sidney II. TinSley. East Mon
ameni street, near Forrest. and damaged the
coal and wood Yard of William Sherwood 4
Son, the organ factory Of Henry Neiman, on
Monument street, and nineteen dwelling
houses on Monument and Front streets, Bal
timore. involving total loss Of nearly 500,
600, partly insured. Over 100 persons we're
rendered homeless.
Arrangements have been completed where
by the Gainesville Short Line Railroad,
branch of the Baltimore and Potomac Rail
road will pass under the control Of the Ed
mondson Avenue. Gainesville aud Ellieott
City Electric Railway Company, which con.
stitnies portion Of the Baltimore and Wash
ington Boulevard Electric Line. So 900
was paid for IT. The route Of the Washington
Boulevard Electric Line viii enter Baltimore
BIZ way Of EdmOndson avenue, Calverton
road. Franklin and Monroe streets 10 Howard,
10 Saratoga Running westward in Baltimore
10 Gainesville. From that place j, will con
tinue 10 Elhcott City, and through Howard,
Carroll. Montgomery and Prince George
counties 10 Washington.
George A. Reinicker, Of Baltimore. has
endowed the Theological Seminary in Fairfax
county, Va, with $4,000 to he called the
Reinicker Publication Fund. The interest is
to be applied 10 the publication Of pamphlets
and bv the Faculty IN publishing such of their
writings as the latter deem proper. Mr..
ReinickeF Is a vestryman at Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church. He built church at
Buena Vista. aud has already endowed the
Theological Seminary with the Reinicker Lee
ture Fund and the Reinicker Reading Prize.
The Seminary has also recently received a
fund of $1,000 from Rev. John s. Wallace,
Chaplain Z. s. n, for extemporaneous speak
ing, and $500 from President Seth Low, Of
Columbia College. The sums received were
largely due to the work Of Rev. Charles
Gauss. Commissioner Of Endowments Of the
Seminary.
Thomas B. Esender, well known in South
and Southwest Baltimore Is mission worker
aud distributor Of religious tracts, dropped
dead in Cooks Hail. West Baltimore street.
SUNDAY afternoon after finishing the hymn.
which he sung with a win, II Have Anchored
Ny Soul in the Haven Of Rest. Before
singing. he gave in one of the most thrilling
experiences heard in the hall since the Wesi
End Gospel Association. Rev. J. r. Warfeld
ID charge. has been holding Sunday afternoon
services there. Mr. Esender spoke of hi,
recent illness aud how near he had been al
one time to the Valley Of Death, and declared
that awakening therefrom were bitter disap
peiniment. II want TO go now, he said
II am perfectly willing TO leave my family,
because they can best spare me now. The
hymn was then sung, and Mr.. Esender fell
over in his chair. The deceased leaves
widow and four children. He was abou
sixty years Of age, and had worked as Z
machinist in the Mount Clare shops for more
than quarter OF q century. He was mem
Der of the Monroe Street NJ. Z. Church. Rev,
". A. Koontz, pastor, and led class there
The Somerset Herald, of Tuesday, says
On Friday last o jury was summoned to in
auire into the mental condition of Mrs. Sarah
T. wife of John Smith Ward, near Mari
ON. The jury heard the testimony in the conr
house and the unfortunate woman was ad
Judged insane Mr.. Ward asked that ht
might take his wife home and keep her unit
Monday, when he would deliver her TO tht
sheriff to be taken to the insane asylum al
Frederick. As Mr.. Ward assured the State.
attorney that the women was not vicious, hi
request was granted, and he took her home
He and friends kept an eye on her. Early
Sunday morning as Mr.. Ward was weary witt
watching, he fell asleep, when his insane wifi
secured a Ratchet while he slept and inflicted
p wounds on his head, and then jumped on
Of the window and fed to the woods. A mai
and boy upstairs heard groans and going /,
the lower floor of the house found Mr. Ware
unconscious and horribly butchered. Hi
skull was fractured in several places. Mrs
Ward wns found in the woods about 10 o'ciocl
Sunday morning and taken to Crisfeld ant
delivered to sheriff Sterling. She was brough
here yesterday morning and lodged in jail an'
for Frederick to place her IN the asylum
Mr.. Ward has since died.