The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-02
Maryland Affairs.

Over 5000 acres OF valuable timber have been
burned in Worcester county.
Hagerstown is to have new -four mill. It viii
be located in the southern part Of the city.
Reese Scott, of Worcester county. had his skull
fractured by the kick of a mule on Sunday.
Ebenezer Dickey Mcclenahan. died on Sunday
in Port Deposit, Cecil county, in his Goth year.
recent police census shows that the number of
voters in Baltimore is 125Ois, indicating pOpula-
ton of 625,24O.
Alfred Hughes, an attorney of Baltimore has
been disbarred from practice for charging excessive
fees and making false representations.
David Burdette died last Saturday night, AT his
home near Poplar Springs Howard county after
a lingering illness, in the I'D year of his age.
Baltimore city tax will be 81 or over on the $780,
The new assessment and election laws will cost the
city about 81 100000 extra this year Let us have
reform.
Ebenezer L. WALES, aged 60 years, of Salisbury
died on Thursday of last week. He was prominent
in religious and business circles and leaves wife
and IL children.
Owing to the great number of dead fish in the
Potomac at Williamsport and vicinity an inveSti-
CATION is to be made to find the cause. 1t is sup
posed to be caused by sawdust.
The annual session of the Maryland State Teach
ers' Association will take place at Deer Park July
18th. 18th and 10th. DIR. Christopher Johnston, Of
Johns Hopkins University, will read paper.
1t is reported that the Norfolk and Western the
Western Maryland and Cumberland Valley Rail-
roads have entered into agreement whereby the
freight traffic of the three roads will be consolidated
in Hagerstown.
The United States Fish Commissioners sent to
Emmitsbur, on saturday 81, 900 white perch. They
were in charge of George J. Zimmerman, of Wash
ington, d. c., who placed them in Toms Creek.
The fish were only two days old.
On Tuesday of last week the dead body of Miss
Mamie Saunders were found near her home, in
Hartford county, and it was supposed she had died
from heart disease or had been outraged. Further
investigation showed she had taken poison owing
10 a love affair.
At Ellersie Allegany county, on Monday night
Ross Ickles a brakeman on the B. & O., while putt
ing down brakes fell between the cars and was in
SANITY killed The unfortunate man had just
traded off with another man, as to return to his
home in Cumberland TO see his wife, who is i'll.
An exciting contest was held in CheStertown
Kent county on Monday between Senator Westeot
and Col VIM. J. vannort for town commissioner
westcott won by y majority; the heaviest vote eye
cast. 1885, being polled. Democrats took sides and
voted for or against either OF the Republican
leaders.
Some unknown miscreant fired bullet at Mrs
oliver c. Bonneville, on Friday of last week, Whit
she was rocking her child to sleep in her house II
Pocomoke City Somerset county. The bullet en-
tered the window pane near their heads, carryin:
with 1t broken fragments Of glass and buried itself
| the wall of the room.
Eugene T. Grammar chief of the detective fore
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has resigned
after 20 years hard service This will be goo.
news for the thieves and tramps, but another wi
| docq' takes his place. Mr. Grannan has been ap
! pointed one of the police justices of Baltimore. HI
! is native of and was raised in Cumberland.
! on Sunday and Monday the deaths of the follow
/ ing well-known Kent county people occurred w
/ W. Parks of the Third district, died a; his hom
] near worton aged about 76 years. Mrs Rambo, o
/ worton, died at the residence OF her son, J. P
Rambo aged 81 years. Miss Laura Baker died a
/ the home of her nephew, Edward Parsons. nea
Chestertown, aged so years.
/ Henry HopeweIl, colored, aged 81 years, died ii
Washington county, last week. Other recentd Death
in the same county are siias Hufer one Of thu
pioneer peach-growers of the section of countr;
around Boonsboro. died ut his home. near tina
place on Sunday aged about GO years of locomoto
ataxia. George W. Brennan aged 20 years, died il
Boonsboro of heart disease and dropsy
On Monday Alfred Ijams and L. Frank Arnold
Republican judges of the Orphans Court, who were
commissioned by Governor Lowndes, qualified be
fore Clerk Wells in Annapolis. ON Tuesday they pre-
sented their commissions to the Democratic judges
who it is said will refuse to vacate. mandamu'
to the Circuit Court viii then follow and the Court
of Anneals viii likely settle the question.
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late Elias Travers who amassed considerable
wealth in Washington real estate, died at Laurel
Prince Georges county suddenly Sunday. Mrs
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