The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-07-06


trict. Baltimore county.
Mrs Bradenburg. so years of age. attempt
ed suicide by jumping from the secOnd-story
window of her home, at Damascus. Montgom
ery county. Wednesday.
Antetam Paper Company. Hagerstown. re
Gently sold a bill amounting 10 $500 10 firm
in Pennsylvania. and received the amount IN
two cent postage stamps.
The trial Of Mrs. Belle Farrall. charged
with the murder Of her husband, Frederick
Farrall. in December last, was begun Wed
nesday in la Plata, Charles county.
Somerset county tax rate Is 81. 22l. an in
crease over last year cansed by the trial Of the
nine negroes for the murder Of constable Car
yer, which amounted 10 over S5,O00.
Margaret Slower aged n years, near Cam.
berland. attempted 70 quicken q ire with cnai
oil Saturday evening. The can exploded aud
she was burned 10 death nv the oil being
thrown on her.
Rev. II. F.. Rowland. who created such q
stir among the sinners Of Hampden. Baltimore.
in 1892. and suddenly left. indebted 20 every.
body. has been convicted in Los Angeles.
California, for bigamy and perjury.
Talbot county has the largest and hest hay
and wheat crop tha, has been harvested for
years. The timothy hay has been brought 30
such perfection that Il nov ranks wiih that Of
Cecil county.
Daniel Hoke. aged sl,0u, 20 ycars. 3 we'll
known farmer Of near Walkersyille, Frederick
county. died Tuesday evening from internal
injuries which he sustained two weeks ago hy
falling from hay wagon lie leaves wifc
and five children.
Dynamite was pui on Baltimore 4 Ohio
track near Monocacy river nth vieu. ii Is
supposed, Of blowing up the Chicago express.
which is known o. the money train. The
attempt failed. ani the parties suspected arr
being shadowed.
Charles Sunderhail. aged IS. 81 Baltimore.
dropped dead GA Sunday morning while on
his way for a doctor cor his wife. HIS wifs
vas not told Of if for several hours after. ~ il
wa feared serious results would folloW. Al
mos, At the same time THAT he died SOD Eas
born 10 his wIic,
On Friday night Of last week the fast freight
GA the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad uas ureck
"a near Frederick Junction. caused ~ the
breaking Of wheel. !, vas kno~n a. iae
refrigerator train. and was mostly composed
q California fruit, among which were two cars
loaded 81 cherries, which WeFe scattered
along the tracks.
A woman Who stated she was the wife %
M srahkHtlAs EFffaiaa4 fAtflaF Heflf AIlAAtf
arrest in Baltimore. weut into the detectives
headquarters Sunday and asked to see him.
Capt Frceburger detained her and seund thar
he bad her Photograph 0a hie. She Nas
committed a. an Accessory andas having several
aliases
Mr. Lille. wife Of stephen Jackson, 81
principin Furnace. Cecil county, while unty.
ing ciothes-hne from q tree on Saturday after.
noon uns struck by lightning and Instantly
killed. Her hair uas partly burned of, and
one shoe sas toru 81 pieces. She leaves a
husband and Eve srpall children. the Youngest
hui four seeks old
Frank r. 0rndort. aged is years. of Balti
morn. an employe Of the Baltimore A Ohio
Railroad, was killed near Weveri0u Sunday
He stepped Of one track fa avoid an approach
ing train aud was almost instantly sfrack bs
train running the opposite sav He sas q
promising vouih. was 70 have been promoted
on Monday. and was ihe only suppor, q
widowed mother.
At Corslova, Talbot coausy. during heavy
thunder storm on Sunday morning lightning
struck the rear end Of the Baptist Church.
which was well hlled. inaicting considerable
damage and shocking the congregation. Tie
horse she'd adjoining the church was also
struck, and Arvel RaRdell. Young farmer,
wheel. was, together With two horses instantly
killed
At Ellico;t CITY on Tuesday fgh; occurred
between Washington Towles and bis wife.
both eolOred John Briscoe. colored. a visi-
tor. tried 70 act As \ peace maker, when
Towles seized an axe and almost split of ore
side Of Briscoe's head. Briseoe i = resident
&c Rlaiensburg Prince Georges county. and
had been only = short time in Ellicoti City
Towies was a slave before the civil var 81 the
late President Jefferson DAVIS. Of she Southern
Confederacy. and settled in Ellieoii City some
time after the wars close.
Mr.. Philip Brown, Of Hartford county. IS
the possessor Of violin which was manuiae
tured by Stradivarias, Cremona, Italy, bearing
the date Of 1892, which he values at $500.
He also has set Of china Of aniiquaied de
sign. consisting Of foriy-four pieces: each
piece IS mounted in solid gold, the rims around
the plates. saucers aud trays being of that
metal, burned into each piece IS the date Of
/ the manufacture, 1889. The china IS an heir
/ loom Of the family, and. although Mr. Brown
has been offered fabulous priee for IL. re-
fuses TO sell At any price.
The storm Of Saturday and Sunday resulted
in heavy losses in various parts Of Baltimore
[ county. Five hundred dollars to building and
I $500 to contents by the burning Of a barn on
the place Of Mrs. q. Z. Gosuell. at Harrison
vile. second district One hundred dollars
| TO the house Of Lewis E. Fowble. Of Trenton.
/ fifth district. Seventy-fve dollars to the barn
| belonging to the estate Of Mordecai Stocks
/ dale. at Reisterstown. A carriage and nipple
ment house on the farm Of Joshua Matthews,
on the Dulany's Valley turnpike. tenth dis
/ trict. together with its contents, was also de-
stroyed. There was an insurance Of $3.50
/ upon the contents The building was not in
sured.
j Alexander Mccarthy was shot and killed
/ Tuesday evening near Clearspring, Washing
1 ton county. and Jefferson Nesbiit has been
/ accused by the coroner's jury of the shooting.
| 1t appears that Mccarthy had bargained with
| Nesbitt for some corn in trade for fence rails
| aud had called at the home of Nesbitt for the
/ corn. Nesbitt was sleeping and did not an
/ swer Immediately, whereupon Mccarthy, with
| a small boy. proceeded to measure the corn.
/ While thus engaged Nesbitt emerged from the
/ house and ran to the barn with a shotgun and
| shot between the lathes of the cornerib.
/ Twenty -one shot entered in the unfortunate
mans side, penetrating the heart. Mccarthy
ran from the crib but fell dead distance of
thirty feet on ledge Of rocks.
The rain storms of Saturday and Sunday in
| Kent county were almost unprecedented, and
and as a result, the roads, bridges and fields
are badly washed. John Quinn had horse
and two hogs killed by the lightning. Romie
Byron had horse killed, and lightning struck
in many other places. At one place it was
estimated that hundred bushels of wheat in
| the sheaf had been washed from adjoining
fields and banked up against the fences along
the public roads. At Brice's mill the dam
was washed ont and quantities of wheat was
washed into the public road. Mildams in the
upper section of the county were broken and
| tremendous washes made in the public roads.
/ Five dams in the upper section of Queen
| Anne's were also washed out. A gentleman
from Queen Annes stated that it was estimated
that from SIG, 900 to $4,000 win be required
| to mend the roads and bridges. Great damage
was done to young poultry in Kent, as also to
young birds. In Calvert county similar re-
1 q Il IL.