The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-08-22
Maryland Affairs.
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Of hay. an adjoining carriage and wagon
she'd which contained Il buggy, set OF
harness and few farming implements.
Four horses burned to death. When the
flames were first discovered an effort was
made to turn loose the horses, but the barn
burned so rapidly that the imprisoned
animals could not be reached The loss
will amount to $500 or 81 900. ON which
there is an insurance of $500 to S400 on
the barn alone.
Susan Sands, respected and we'll
known colored woman of Middletown, is
dead at the age Of 81 years Prior to the
war the deceased was IA slave in the family
of the late. Peter Shafer, Sr., and she was
one of those whose condition the emancipa-
ton did not change She and her daugh-
ter remained with Mr.. and and Mrs. Shat
er as long as they lived. Some years ago
her old master bought and gave her a
house and lot in Middletown and continued
to support her, and when he died about a
year ago he left her 81 900.
HOWARD COUNTY.
Leah Butler. colored who was supposed
to be the oldest resident. died last week at
her home near Fulton. in the Fifth dis
trict. Her age is computed at 10 years.
She had ii children. some of whom have
great grandchildren, she was an old slave,
and was born on farm near where she
died She had been county pensioner
for over % years.
James Lewis, colored, met with fatal
accident on Saturday on the farm of Ed
ward Thompson, near Ellicot City. He
was assisting in passing wheat sheaves
from high rick to threshing machine,
when he fell off. In falling his left side
struck an iron pin, which protruded from
the thresher, and he was literally impaled
on the sharp instrument One rib was
severed and portion of it had to be re-
moved. He was sent to hospital in Bal
iimOre.
HARTFORD COUNTY.
DIR. Henry W. Earl, of Hartford county
has been granted patent for an improved
umbrella.
BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY.
William NJ Tobin, charged with as
saulting j. Frank Gleason with intent to
kill, ON Friday of last week was committed
to jail on Saturday in default of $500 bail
for his appearance before Justice Herbert
on Tuesday next for hearing Gleason,
who is overseer for j Rieman, met Tobin
on the York Turnpike near Rogers shop,
Friday morning, and Tobin, without any
proyoeation, it is alleged, assaulted Gleason,
and knocked him down and kicked him.
leaving him in aB insensible condition,
from which he did not recover for three
hours. He was held for the grand jury.
Frederick Stansbury, aged 81 years, of
Patapsco Neck, and Joseph Stansbury,
aged So years, of 1873 Bank street, broth
ers. died within two hours of each other.
j. II Seward & Co, fruit dealers. sold
on Friday of last week $500 boxes of
lemons. by which they cleared about $40, :
900. The market was exhausted and
lemons were scarce At least 300 dealers
were present from Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago and other cities In
New York, on the same day. 33, 900 boxes
were sold
Wenceslaus Janauschek. of Baltimore,
who lives at Alb Madeira street, and his
brother, Rev. Frank Janauscheck, of Tai
lapoosa. Fla, have filed claims as heirs of
Paul Hoffman, a millionaire planter, who
died several years ago, at Bombay, India.
without any known relatives. The value
of the Hoffman estate is said to be about
s35, 900, 900, and since Mr. Hoffman
death it has been under the jurisdiction of
the English government pending the proof
of the identity ofhis heirs.
In Baltimore, last week, there were
344 deaths, "a of which were caused by
the heat.
VIM. j. Dickey. of Wetheredville,
died on Thursday of last week, aged 50
years He was president of the Manu-
facturers National Bank of Baltimore,
and also connected with the Ashland Iron
Company and and several wooden and cot
ton mills.
Baltimore's Athletic Club won the
championship of the United States and
Canada for rowing at Saratoga, n Y, on
Wednesday and Thursday of last week
IF the Baltimore base ball club wins the
pennant for the third time the residents of
that city will put on extra airs and pea
cock strut.
CECIL COUNTY.
Thomas c. Crouch, aged 81 years, for
for over so years engaged in the boot and
shoe trade in Elkton, and also prominent
in NJ. f. Church work, in that county,
died in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sunday.
The large barn on the farm of the late
William P. Howard, near Chesapeake
City, was struck by lightning dur
ing heavy storm Thursday night of last
week and burned to the ground. Two
wagons, carriage and farming implements.
large quantity Of grain and hay, and two
calves, the only live stock in the building,
were consumed. Partly insured
Matthew Russell, Sr., aged IS, is dead
S Kennard Miller, well-kuown citi-
zen of Cherry Hill, died Sunday evening
in the Goth year of his age.
John Boots has been sentenced to jail
and also to receive 10 lashes on the bare
back. well laid on, for beating his wife
PRINCE GEORGE $ COUNTY
The store house and postoffice at Halls
Station, on the Pope's Greek line of the
Baltimore and Washington Railroad, was
burned to the ground Saturday night, and
all the mail and goods were totally des-
troyed. The postmaster, Edward Love
less, had just closed his store and had re-
tired for the night, when his wife aroused
him. He carried about 81, 800 worth of
sock, which was partially insured All
the mail was burned, and as this is the
season for farmers to get money and checks
from Baltimore for their tobacco crops, it
is feared much is lost This postoffice has
been broken open twice in the last two
months, and this is the second fire to des-
troy the building within the last ten wears