The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-02-29
Maryland Affairs.

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Mrs. John Meyers, aged IS years, died
in Ellicott City, February 81. She was
a native OF Germany.
Northern capitalists will soon staff the
manufacture of hardware specialties in
Hayre de Grace. The buildings are now
being erected.
A successful operation was performed
upon Mrs. John L. Nicodemus for appen-
dicitis, in Hagerstown, Thursday afternoon
of last week.
VIM. III. Renn's corn house and 400
barrels of corn burned by sparks from
railroad engine at AdamstOwn, Frederick
county, on Saturday.
Francis f. Yewell has sold to syndi-
cate "a acres of land, known as the Henry
Winter Davis estate, adjoining northwest
ern suburbs of Baltimore, for 500, 600
sampson Harmony, colored, has papers
to show that he is ITO years old. He was
born and raised in Worcester county. In
his young days he could outrun deer
A York, Pa, firm has leased the flint
quarry near Thurmont, Frederick county,
formerly operated by DIR. NJ. +. Leather
man, and will operate it on an extensive
scale.
Chicken and meat thieving is going on
to an alarming extent in Kent county.
VIM. Sylvester lost about 900 pounds of
bacon several days ago; D. J. McCauley
l2 hams and VIM. KenDard 25 chickens.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilmer, widow of Dan
iel Wilmer, died on February q at her
home, in Washington county, in her 93d
year. He husband died two years ago,
and when he was living they were the
Oldest couple in Washington county
The origin of the peculiar name which
the little village Of Ladiesburg, Frederick
county, bears has been traced to the fact
that for sixty years its population consisted
of seven ladies and only one gentleman, the
latter being Mr.. Samuel Birely, who died
in 1877, aged SO years.
Jack Ward, the most notorious safe
cracker in this country, was arrested in
Baltimore last week. His pal, Herman
Brandenburg, was ''sweated' by the po-
lice so thoroughly that he made full
confession, stating that they had cracked
several safes in that city.
Hagerstown clergymen have frequently
made charges about the great immortality.
of that city. The grand jury issued sum
monses for them to appear and give the
facts and they would LexOw the city The
ministers made their statements, but as it
was all 'hear say the jury were unable
TO act.
1t is stated on good authority that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has de-
termined to dispose of the Frederick d.
vision by foreclosure proceedings, and that
the sale will probably take place in May
The city of Frederick has about $3.50, 600
invested in the road, which has been alb
sorbed in the course of the past fifteen
years by annual losses on the division and
default in the payment of interest.
Charles Dixon, an employee at the G. A.
Gambrill Manufacturing Company's Aoul
mills, Ellicott City, met with a horrible
death about half past four o clock Saturday
afternoon. He was in charge of the
machinery used for adjusting the loaded
cars for receiving the grain into the mill,
and was caught by revolving rope and
crushed against the heavy cylinder The
machinery was at once stopped, but he was
then lifeless. HIS neck, one arm and
leg were broken, besides being terribly
mashed about the body He was about
q years of age, and leaves widow and
young child.
On Saturday night a fight took place at
Whaleyyille, Worcester county, in which
VIM. Hamblin, aged % years, was killed
at one of his fathers tenant houses, where
a young man named Van Baker was visit
ing young lady 1t is said that Peter
Davis, John CULLEN, Sr., and John
CULLEN, Jr., also went to the house and
called Van Baker out. A difficulty oc-
CURED between Van Baker and the other
three men, in which Hamblin sided with
Van Baker In the fight which followed,
Hamblin was badly cut. with knives and
bruised with black jacks. He died fifteen
minutes after the fight
J. 7. Neisslar, of Jessups, Howard
county, an employee of the Baltimore & |
Ohio Railroad Company, met horrible
death at the Mount Clare shops late on
Saturday afternoon A heavy box freight
ear, which he was repairing, fell on his
head, crushing it into frightful mass of
flesh, broken bones and blood Death |
came instantly, and it took fellow workmen,
who had been made heart-sick by the ac-
cident, some time to raise the car. He
leaves wife and three children 1t ap-
pears that the car had not been properly |
sjacked up for as soon as he started to
work with his hammer the lack slipped,
letting the heavy car down before he could
get out Of the way.
A movement is on foot to induce the
city authorities of Frederick to issue three
per cent bonds for the purpose of making
an experiment with smooth street paving.
The main streets of the city have been
paved with cobbles for years, and there is
a decided growth of sentiment in favor of
a change. It is proposed to lay one street
in asphalt, concrete or vitri6ed brick as an
experiment, with the hope of the final
adoption of smooth paving for the whole |
city. In the discussion of the good road
question in the county many farmers have
expressed themselves in favor of abolishing
toll roads either by having the state make
provision for that purpose or the county
investing in the stock of the toll compan-
les. By the use Of stone crushers recent
" purchased by the county many Of the
free county roads viii shortly be superior