The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-09
Maryland Affairs.

Dr. Andrew AMMAN of Emmitsburg was 81 years
old on April %. He is in excellent health.
The Eastern Conference of the Maryland Lutheran
Synod win meet at Reisterstown on Monday.
A whale 100 feet long came ashore at Fenwick
light 10 miles north of Ocean City, on Sunday.
During the past season over 100000 bushels of
oysters were canned or shipped from this State.
Baltimore county tax rate this year viii be so
cents the $780, increase of 10 cents over last
year.
John Kuhn's brewery, in Frederick was burned
on Friday of last week. Loss above insurance
$4,000.
Albert Anderson has been appointed postmaster
at Two Johns, Caroline county, vice John S Grossly.
removed.
In the spring elections nearly all the towns have
elected men favorable to the Introduction of water
and needed improvements
The store and postofice at Groom. Prince Georges
county, was broken open on Sunday night and
robbed of $50 in money and SIS in goods.
Allegany county is about to make extensive i'm
provements in its road system especially to those
roads leading into the cities and large towns
Salisbury, wicomico county, went dry on the
LIST instant All the saloons were closed and it is
doubtful if any can be opened under the new law.
WIN. H. ScnlelSn was cOilFlCIeu Ol
for fraudulent purposes and was sentenced to eigh
teen months in the penitentiary and to pay fine
of 500
If the negroes on the Eastern Shore do not stop
killing, cutting, and otherwise manning each
other, the Republicans win lose some of their
strongholds.
Augusta Comegys colored, died near Chester
town, on Sunday She was los years old, had been
mn rriad five times and her vounpast child is
60 years old.
U. S. Martin, a Democratic politician and promi-
nent in NJ. E. Church work in Cumberland, has
eloped with a Miss seabert, aged 16 years. Martin
left wife and several children.
Christian Yetter, aged 70 years, well-known
merchant of Dry Run, Washington county, cut his
throat with razor on Tuesday. He had been
paralyzed and became respondent.
Children playing with matches caused the burn'
ing of all the out buildings the farm of Levin
Twigg, in Worcester county last week, together
with 1000 bushels of corn and all his meat.
f. S s Turner of Wicomico county, will be made
commander of the Maryland State fishery force, 10
succeed Commander Thomas C. B. Howard at the
meeting of the board of public works, which will
take place May IL
Rising Sun, Cecil county, was visited by terrific
| wind, rain and hail storm on Wednesday. Glass
was blown from sash and much loss to dwellings
resulted Fruit and early vegetables ruined,
and eornfelds washed.
James Holland and Thomas Scott, both negroes,
were playing crap in Elkton, on Monday, and
fight ensued. Holland followed Scott to his home
and Scott opened upon him with a shotgun, but
Joe Hughes, who was passing was filed with shot
| On Tuesday John L. Clark was driving to Ellcott
City, when his horse ran of. upsettlng the buggy
and throwing Mr.. Clark to the ground with such
force as to render his condition critical Three of
his ribs were broken and he was otherwise injured
Richard Larrimore, one of the Judges of the
Orphans Court Of Anne Arundel county, died on
Monday from Pneumonia aged SO years. He was
elected last fall on the Republican ticket by one
majority He was widower and leaves 13 chill
dren
| II. H. Holmes was executed in Philadelphia, Pa,
on Thursday for the murder of Benjamin F. Pitezel
He denied that he killed Pitezel or his children,
but confessed having caused the death of two
women upon whom he performed criminal opera
| tions.
At Williamsport Washington county, on Sunday,
the safe of Victor Cushwa & Sons was blown open.
About $40 of the firms money and $50 in money and
5000 In promissory notes placed there by NJ. E.
Cullen, treasurer fist. Augusne's Catholic Church.
-Four steamers sailed this week from Baltimore
for English ports with live stock. The Storm King
took go cattle for Deptford the Rossmore 600 cattle
and 1Oe4 sheep for Liverpool, the Hestia S72 cattle
and 25 horses for Glasgow and the ourne 2s2 cattle
and 10 horses for London.
Monroe Thomas of Benville Wharf, ST. Mary's
county, died on Friday of last week at the Mary
land University Hospital of Bright's disease He
was Go years old. taken suddenly while trans
acting business in a store, and an ambulance was
called to take him to the hospital
| Edward E. Flemming of Mangansville Washing
| ton county, has invented a corn harvester which
not only cuts the in the stalk but also stands
it up in shocks the field. The machine is crude,
but it is stated 1t does the work in business-like
manner and better than if done by hand.
| Charles W. Humrichouse and WIFE, of near
Hagerstown, celebrated their golden wedding on
Wednesday He was born March Is, 1924 learned
| the printing business, afterwards engaged in the
wholesale grocery business in Baltimore and retired
/ in 1879 and moved to near Hagerstown on farm.
| Governor Llowndes has appointed C. F. oehm,
Major Fred. Bracket, w. T. Biedler, of Baltimore
city, C. J. orrick, of Cumberland, j. D. Baker, of
Frederick delegates to represent Maryland at the
meeting to be held in AtlaL ia, Ca May a. in the
interests of the Chicago and southern States Cotton
| Exposition.
John Gordy. colored. is in Worcester county jail
| on the charge of beating to death Elizabeth Tim
MONS colored, on Thursday night of last week. He
afterwards dragged the body to the railroad and
placed it on the track where it was struck by
passing train. After the murder Gordy changed his
clothes, went to the woman's home and stole s.
from her father intending to leave. Jealousy the
cause assigned.
|
| Commander Felix McCurley aged 81 years. of the
United States Navy. captain and equipment officer
of the League Island navyyaFd, Philadelphia, died
suddenly at that station Sunday of heart trouble
He was native of Baltimore and one of the best
known officers in the service having been in the
navy more than IS years. When shore duty and
not assigned to navy-yards he always made his
home in Baltimore
small cyclone passed over portion of this
| State ON Tuesday afternoon. At Arlington race
track benches, chairs and stools were thrown about
| promiscuousy, and the guests on the grounds had
to take shelter wherever they could find it from the
immense down pour of rain. In parts of Hartford
county hail fell in such quantity as to cut off the
early vegetables and fruit blossoms and many corn
fields will have to be replanted on account of the
washing rain.
Ex-Judge William viers Bouic died suddenly at
his residence in Rockville Montgomery county on
Monday. He leaves FIVE children, William veirs
Bouic one of the leading members of the Rockville
bar; Mrs. C. W. Prettyman, Mrs Ella C. White and
Miss Eulale Bouic, all of Rockville, and Mrs Mary
Beall of Virginia. Judge Bouic was born near
Poolesville, 80 years ago. He states attorney
of the county on the Democratic ticket In 1867 he
was elected associate judge of the Sixth Judicial
Circuit and was prominent in county affairs.
Sister Mary Loretta Hunter died at the Convent
of the Visitation, in Frederick Tuesday morning.
after lingering Illness of paralysis. She born
in Baltimore, on May 6. 1920 and entered the con-
vent at Georgetown, D. c.. In 1896. In ls47 she was
sent to the convent in Frederick. and the last 4e
years of her life were spent there. She was eight
times elected mother superior, and held that posi-
ton at the time of her death She was sister of
Mrs. Rebecca Jenkins, of Bal timore, and was
related to the Hunters of Montgomery county.
An unusual and, in fact. unique event took
| place Wednesday morning at the Fourteen Holy
Martyrs Catholic Church. Pratt and Mount streets,
Baltimore. It was The renewing of the marriage
VOWS made 25 years ago by Mr.. and Mrs Christie
pher Rosendale of 100 South Fulton avenue the