The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-04
Maryland Affairs.


Mrs. Annie B. .IetiIys was appointed and
confirmed as state librarian
DIR. Joseph A. Williamson. aged 81 years.
died on Saturday in Frederick.
Owing to scarlet fever the schools at Here
lord, Baltimore county, are closed.
Prince Georges county tax rate is 92s cents
ON the SlOOi an increase Of q cents.
After six weeks strike the garment-workers
OF Baltimore have agreed to go TO work.
John Glenn, aged 81, well-known real
estate dealer of Baltimore, died on Monday.
A gang of thieves have been convicted in
Montgomery county for robbing smoke houses.
The postofice and store at Kensington,
Montgomery county, was robbed and burned
on Monday.
Jacob Dinterman's barn, near Walkersville,
Frederick county, was burned on Monday,
together with some stock and all his imple-
ments.
On Tuesday night so box stalls on the
Montgomery county fair grounds were burned
by fire started by tramps that we're roosting
there.
Great complaint is made of the number of
sheep killed by worthless dogs throughout
the State, especially on the Eastern Shore and
in the southern counties.
The dwelling of George Jessop, at Jockeys
vile, Baltimore county, was burned on Sun
day. Loss $1,000; insured in Baltimore
County Company for 50, 500
Rogge Il Koch, Baltimore toy importers,
made an assignment on Saturday. The liza
bilities are estimated at about $50, 900. with
nominal assets OF the same amount.
Maurice Bunnell, of Prince Georges coun-
ty, aged "a years, beokkeeper for j. W. Bond
& Co., Baltimore, has confessed TO taking
$4,000. He spent it in fast living.
David R. Smith, of Washington county, has
been arrested charged with burning down the
barn of his landlord, Rev. David Gsell, a
Mennonite preacher, on the morning of Jan
uary %.
James H. Truss, of Chesapeake City, Cecil
county, who was tried before court last week
for the murder of Capt. Thomas Camp, of
Goshen, N. j., on january, last, was declared
guilty in the first degree.
A. Gregg Miller, discount clerk of the Cen
trail National Bank, Frederick, is a defaulter
to the amount of 50, 500. His arrest caused
quite surprise in business and social circles.
Bail was furnished and he was released.
Daniel Wilson, residence, rear Raysville,
Baltimore county, was burned on Sunday.
The family were at dinner and knew nothing
of the fire until told of it by some neighbors.
Part of the furniture was saved. Loss 81 500;
insurance 5000.
Col. Thomas Hughlett, clerk of the Circuit
Court for Talbot county, died in Easton, Mon
day evening after an illness of several weeks.
He suffered from stomach and bladder trouble.
Colonel Hughlett was born May 5, 1926, in
Dorchester county.
Mrs. NJ. Alcester Riley, aged 81 years, wife
of Rev. DIR. J. Mckendree Riley, died sud
denly March q, in Baltimore, from apoplexy.
At the time of the fatal stroke she was chatting
pleasantly with her two daughters and several
visitors. Rev. DIR. Riley was away at the
time.
James I. Ringgold, prominent lawyer and
at one time dean of the Baltimore University
Law School, was sent to jail at the instance
of his family Tuesday morning, in order to
prevent him from doing violence to himself or
members of the family. Mr.. Ringgold is suf-
fering from a severe attack of nervous pros
tTation, brought about by the serious illness
of his wife, and much sympathy is expressed
for him. For two weeks he was at her bed
side and refused to leave her even to eat.
William E. Summers, % years of age, claim
ing Montgomery county as his home, was ar
rested in Frederick on Saturday on two war
rants, one charging him with forgery and the
other with obtaining goods under false pre-
lenses. He was given hearing and COM
mitted to Jail for the action of the grand jury
in default of $500 bail. Summers was alleged
to have obtained from L. NJ. Dixon, of Fred
erick, roll of carpet on the representation
that he was a son of Jacob V. Summers, a
well-known farmer of Frederick county, and
for which he gave him note for thirty days,
which. it is charged, is a forgery.
John Roth, German bartender, was struck
in the head with brass cup on the night of
February 10th last, in August Fenker's saloon,
Light and Barre streets, Baltimore. At the
time he had fine suit of black hair, which
was his pride. Now he is completely bald as
ii result of the blow, and the case has attract
ed widespread attention in South Baltimore
He is now at the City Hospital, suffering from
dropsy, which followed bad case of erysipelas
brought on by the blow in the head, and it is
feared that he will never fully recover. VIII
liam jefferson, an aged colored man, who is
charged with throwing the cup which struck
young Roth, was On Monday committed to the
House of Correction for six months, it having
been stated that the wound caused by the cup
had healed IN,