The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-11-14
A1arylard Affairs.

Horse and harness thieves are at work in
Hartford county, also petty thieves.
Frederick had a large chrysanthemum show
this week, there being 700 potted plants.
A Frederick market man brought to that
city on Wednesday S06 rabbits captured since
Saturday.
right hand caught between a pair of rollers
on Tuesday. Amputation was necessary.
Two prisoners escaped from Hagerstown
shortly after and the other was captured near
Cavetown.
VIM. Crow deposited his vote Tuesday in
the Chestertown, Kent county, district for
Bryan and Sewall, making his 10th vote. He
is 80 years of age.
While the Queen Anne's county grand jury
were condemning the Jail as insecure, pris-
oner knocked hole in the wall with broom
handle and escaped.
While driving through Centreville, on We'd
nesday, Thomas Murray was kicked from the
vehicle by the horse and his year old son
had his skull fractured.
Alonzo Berry, aged 60 years, died at VIII
Transport, on Wednesday. He was native
Of Prince Georges county. He was we'll
DIR. John Turner, aged So years, died near
Wallville, Calvert county, on Monday. He
was prominent in social and political affairs,
having been elected to several important
positions by the Democratic party.
Hugh j. ,Iewett, the well-known New York
railroad man, is critically i'll at his summer
home, near Havre de Grace. He is the father
of George NJ. Jewett, late Democratic candi-
date for congress in the Second District
Andrew jackson, "A negro convict in the
penitentiary, was shot and almost instantly
killed on Saturday by John H. Wollering, a
deputy warden of the institution. Jackson
had attacked the warden with hammer and
shoe knife
DR.. VIM. R. Hayward died at his home, on
Saturday in Cambridge, aged 70 years.
For year or more he had been afflicted
with bladder trouble, and for the past six
months had been unable to be about much.
For number of years he was Land Com
missioner.
James O'Laughlin, a well-known citizen of
Westernport, Allegany county, charged with
cruelty assaulting his wife, pleaded guilty of
the charge before the court. Mrs. 0'Laughlin
told pathetic story of the assault. The court
heard number of witnesses i'll order to de-
termine the extent of the crime.
Isaiah Scott, former merchant at High
land, Howard county, died OF his farm, near
that place, Saturday morning, aged about 60
years. He had been in poor health for a
number ofyears. Mr.. Scott leaves four grown
children, two sons and two daughters. Mrs.
Scott, who also survives, was a Miss Jenkins.
j. W. Kilson, colored, was convicted last
week for an attempted felonious assault on a
young white girl in Queen Anne's county. In
the same county, on Friday of last week, the
body of an oyster dredger was washed ashore.
The mans throat was cut from ear to ear and
his skull was broken by blow from blunt
instrument.
Andrew Kessler, aged about s. years, a
farmer, of Jefferson, Frederick county, fell
on the pavement at the corner of Market and
Church streets, Frederick, from an, attack of
heart failure about II O'Clock Saturday and
expired soon after. Mr.. Kessler was member,
from Frederick county, of the memorable
Legislature of 1860.
On Monday morning. about ? o'clock, the
storehouse of William Roach, at Hopewell,
Somerset county, was burned to the ground.
His stables and residence were also on fire but
the flames were extinguished. Lee Daughter
ty, who lives over the store, narrowly escaped
with his life. The fire was of incendiary
origin, and every effort is being made to find
the guilty parties Loss between 81, 900 and
$1,000.
Mrs. Blocksteine, German woman, living
near Seat Pleasant, Prince Georges county,
was gored to death by Jersey COW at her
home on Monday. 1t is said that the COW
was owned by the woman, and had always APP
peared very gentle, but on this occasion, hav-
ing young calf at her side, she resented any
one approaching her. The woman was thrown
TO the ground, and the cows horns tore her
head open from the back of her neck to the
top of her head.
The assessors in W ashington county have
wound up their work. In Hagerstown dis
tricts twenty-o and twenty-five the property
amounts to about 10000 900. 1t is believed
that the basis for Hagerstown will aggregate
$S,000 900, and in Washington county $780,
100000. The present tax rate for Hagers-
town is 602 cents on the 800. 1t is thought
the new assessment will reduce the rate to
about 30 cents on the 500. The basis in the
county, calculating from the returns, will be
increased about So, GOO, 900, which will send
down the county rate also, and which is now
rs cents on the 800.
The case of the State against Daniel
O'Hanley, who is an alleged deiaulter in hav-
ing, as is charged, failed to pay over taxes
which he received as collector for Homecoming
collection district of Allegany county for the
years 1888 and 80, was tried on Tuesday.
Indictments against o. Hanley and other col
lectors were found several years ago, when
Judge Sloan was States attorney, but all have
since paid up except Mr.. O'Hanley The
case is being tried before Judge Stake, and
about fifty witnesses have been summoned.
The total amount involved in the alleged de-
falcation is about 81, 600
The Pikesville, Reisterstown aud Emory
Grove Railroad Company have obtained
verdict for $500 damages before Judge Dobler
in the suit against VIM, Keyser for unpaid
subscriptions to the capital stock of the COM
pany. Mr.. Keyser subscribed for five shares
of the stock Of the par value of 500 each.
1t was claimed for the company that so per
cent. of the subscription should have been
paid when the road was completed and the
balance in two installments of 25 per cent.
each, 80 and 60 days afterward. Judge Dob
Ter reserved his decision in a similar suit
against A. Trego Shertzer.
Mr.. Heber Donaldson, merchant of
Hagersiown, has just received letter from
his sister, Miss Elma Donaldson, who is mis-
sionary in Dehra Dun, India. She speaks of
the grain famine in that country She writes:
1.-The prices of grain here have about doubled,
and it is almost impossible for the poor peo-
pie to live Our -four bill for school is double
what it was this month last year. In Central
India affairs are even worse. Seventy child
rem had to be refused entrance TO mission
orphanage in one day because there was no
room tor them. The harvests were very poor
this year, and in some places they have failed
for several years
John Rousby Platter, aged 70 years, was
found lying dead on the floor of his room in
Baltimore, on Sunday. His death was
due to natural causes, and recalls one of the
most celebrated murder cases in the history
of Maryland, in which he figured as the prin-
cipal actor. Platter was nephew of Cover.
nor Platter Of Maryland, and was born in
Talbot county. He was highly connected and
began life as a prosperous farmer. His peo-
pie we're rich, and of the highest aristocracy,
When the war broke out Platter Joined the
Confederate cavalry, and soon became an
officer. While in Virginia he married
young girl who, in after years, he thought
was beneath his station. When the war was
nj nm end he practically deserted his Young