The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-12-26
Maryland Affairs.

Nr. Gross. aged Sc years. died in cumber-
land on Monday.
Mad dogs are reported in various parts Of
the State.
Joseph Griifee, Of Hagersiown, aged 50
years. died on Monday.
The control Of the Baltimore Sugar Rein
cry has passed into the hands Of the Sugar
Z Trust.
Chestertown, Kent county, has abolished
hOgpens and slaughtering houses after Janna-
( ~ lst.
Mrs. Mary. wife of Gen. George ". Handy,
died in Princess anne, Somerset county, on
Saturday, aged SO years.
James B. Steele, aged Il years, died in
Denton on Monday. He had been Register
/ Of Wills for Caroline county for q years.
Rev. Robert E. Probee. one Of the best
/ known and popular members of the African
/ ME-. Church. died suddenly in Frederick on
Z Monday aged - years
| Foot pads are holding up men, women and
/ children in several counties, and on roads
I leading into some Of the largest towns. Il Is
I dangerous 10 be out after night.
DIR. Charles W. Hoffman. librarian of the
United States Supreme Court, IS lying danger
ously i'll at his home in Frederick, suffering
with an attack of asthma and pneumonia
In EIkton, Cecil county. on Wednesday, =
number Of colored men engaged in q snow
ball match. During the fun quarrel ensued
and James Brown was fatally shot by VIM
Montgomery.
Messrs. Kornhoff, Cope and Donahue,
while hunting near Oldtown. Allegany coun-
", killed eleven turkeys out of a flock of
twenry-O three of the turkeys aggregatIng
/ iorty-nine pounds.
John L. Miller, aged 70 years. died sud
denly on Sunday, near Cumberland. he
leaves a wife and FIVE children. He was a
prominent member Of the Lutheran Church
and large real estate owner.
Governor Lowndes sold to K. VI. Wishing
ton. Of Romney. ". Va, a carload Of cattle,
10 head. for export to Europe, that averaged
1900 pounds each They were fed ON the
Governors farm at Rawlings, Allegany Co.
J. Nj. Byron, aged "a years, died sud-
denly ON Sunday in Chestertown. He was
one of the few Democrats elected in Kent
county last year. He and Samuel Burgess
being chosen Judges of the Orphans Court.
4 barn on the Griffith farm, near Belair
owned bv Congressman William b. Baker,
was burned Saturday night with all the con-
tents. consisting of two horses, one COW, hay,
4 number of well-known and aged persons
died in Baltimore on the 18th instant, VIZ =
John P. Thomas. aged 6G years: Henry ).
Heisler. aged 80; Israel Wolford, aged SO;
Michael Graf. aged 40, and John Q. Cooling,
aged 81.
Miss Mamie Powell. Of Somerset county.
went to Philadelphia. Pa, ON business. She
turned off the gas and retired. During the
night some of the guests Of the house smeiied
gas and investigation showed that It had no
stop. and she was asphyxiated.
High tides on the lower Eastern Shore have
gwen the sportsmen lots Of iun. n they have
driven the nuskrats from their houses. The
hunters pushed their boats from house to house
aud shot them as they came oat. One hunter
bagged 70. Wild geese are also on the
marshes im great numbers and afford excellent
sport.
Robert j. Henry. one Of the eight boys
bitten bv a mad dog in Baltimore. three weeks
ago, died on Monday He and the other seven
bows we're sent TO New York city for treat
ment, and were discharged and sent home on
FRIDAY last. Robert wound was on the left
cheek, Just under the eve. and was considered
fatal from the first. He died ia great agony.
A mound. containing tire skeletons of five
Indians. was recently opened near Williams
port. Washington county, by Harry Iraver.
Two were those of men, one of a woman and
two of either small men or boys. The skulls
were in excellent condition but the bones soon
crumbled upon being exposed to the air. a
number OF stone aud metal tools were found
in the mound.
The cbarred remains of man were found
alonside the Philadelphia. Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad tracks near Stemmer's
.. D.I on Supdav
The flesh was burned from the bones and
every yestige of clothing had been destroyed.
What appeared to be a bullet-hole was found
in the skull. 1t is thought that the man was
murdered by trainps, who infest the locality,
his body covered By railroad ties and the pile
set on fire.
The heirs o, the late Frederick krantz sold.
at public sale. at the courthouse. in Freder
lick Saturday noon. the home farm. contain
ing 1873 acres, about two miles northwest of
Frederick. to Laura V. and Mary krantz, tor
SI02. 80 per acre. and also a farm, containing
l4OI acres, owned by the same estate, on the
Buckeystown road. about two miles south of
the city. to Edward C. Krantz. for 81 per
acre Twelve wood lots in the mountain were
sold to several parties, ranging in price from
! 81 30 TO $500 per acre.
/ Lilburn p Kuhn, AN old resident of How
ard county. died Tuesday at Poplar Springs,
| upward Of so years of age. Mr.. Kuhn was
regarded as model farmer, his estate near
| Poplar Springs being one of the finest in that
section. At one time he was engaged extern
sively in business in South America, and sub
sequenty carried on partnership machinery
| business in Ellicott City with the late John
/ McKenley. He leaves a widow, who was
| formerly Miss Mills, of Baltimore, and num-
Der of grown children.
Joseph Davis and Adolph Hoon were ar
rested in Beair, Hartford county, last week,
for burglary and horse stealing. A complete
set Of burglar tools were found in their pos
session. They gave as their residence 1904
and 1906 Highlandtown, Baltimore county.
Search Of these two houses was made when
over s., 600 in almost every conceivable arti-
Gle was found, from hitching strap to suits
Of clothing. They represented themselves to
be pedlers, and some of the goods found in
Baltimore are claimed by New Jersey dealers.
An action has been brought by Henry Z.
Davis Of Washington, and Talbot and Pretty
man, of Rockville, against Allan Farquhar,
secretary of the Montgomery County Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, of Sandy Spring,
for the recovery Of certain moneys he has paid
out by order of the directors of the company
contrary, it is alleged, to the bylaws and res
olutions passed at the annual meetings of the
stockholders in 1895 and 1896. The suit is
the outcome of bitter controversy which has
ragged for several years past between two fac
tons in the company over the management
Of its affairs.
Edward Murphy was committed to Jail on
Saturday for terrifying family of colOred
people near Ellicott City. Soon afterward
the man tried to kill himself in his cell by
gashing his throat with glass, which he Sc
cured by breaking a window in the jail. He
was prevented by warden from doing fatal
injury 20 himself He was treated by the Jail
physician, DIR. VIM. E. Hodges, and his arms
were bound TO prevent another attempt at
self-destruction. Murphy said he used to
live at Somerville, n. j., and by trade he is
bridge builder, his last place of employ
ment having been at Oakland, Nd. An in
quiry from that place brought an answer that
establishes his identity.
Franklin A. Robey died at his home, near
Hill Top in Charles county, on the 18th in
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