The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-03-14
Maryland Affairs.

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Chicken thieves are at work in Howard
county.
Catharine Halfpenny died in Baltimore
last week, aged So years.
Jacob r. Wells, of Howard county, was
attacked by mad dog last week. The
dog was killed.
Mrs. Emily Wallis, aged SO years, died
in Kent county on the 9TH. Also Thos.
A. Strong, aged SO.
George Y. Wethered, aged A years,
we'll known citizen of Howard county, died
suddenly on Saturday.
The farmers of Kent county sold last
fall 5000 bushels of orchard grass at 50
per bushel 1t is now quoted at 80 cents.
Dinah Jones, aged 100 years, died in
Cumberland last Saturday. Her husband
survives her They had been married 80
years, according to their papers
Mrs. NJ. l.. Lish, of Baltimore, cele
brated her 95th birthday on the 9TH inst
She was a native of Glasgow, Scotland,
and was the mother of Is children.
Col. George T. Cline, of Frederick, has
sold for SO, 900, 900 tract of 2060 acres,
situated east of the city of Chicago, which
he bought 81 years ago at normal cost.
Henry Baumgartner, of Mt. Pleasant
district, Frederick county, while suffering
from the grip placed the muzzle of his gun
in his mouth and blew out his brains on
the 9th instant
As there was so much sickness in Fred
erick an examination of the reservoirs was
made. One was found to be in filthy con-
dition and the water was drawn off and the
reservoir cleaned.
A cat has carried malignant diphtheria
into five families in Cecil county, causing
the deaths of five children. There was
no disease in the neighborhood and the
physicians traced it to a strange cat.
Senator Charles a. Gibson has been
elected President of the Virginia, Freder-
icksburg and Western Railroad. The road
will extend from tidewater to the mineral
and lumber regions of West Virginia.
The barn and contents on the farm of
Howard McGinniss, near Shane, in Balti-
more county, were burned on Wednesday
night of last week. Twenty hogs lot Of
sheep, provender, implements, &c, were
burned.
John n. Graves, aged SO years,
prominent Republican of St. Mary's coun-
ty, died on the 9th instant. He did more
than any other man in the county to To-
ment trouble between the white and col
ored people
The Levin homestead, one of the old
est residences in Hartford county, was
burned early Wednesday morning of last
week. 1t was occupied by Mr.. Wallace
and family, who barely escaped in their
night clothes.
On Friday night of last week burglars
broke open the station at Elkton, Cecil
county, rifed the midnight mail pouch
from New York, Philadelphia, &C., broke
open Alexander hardware store and took
guns and reyolvers, and dry goods, &c,
from Price store.
A jury in Judge Valiant's Court, in
st. Louis, brought in verdict in favor Of
ex-Congressman John NJ. Glover against
the American Casualty Insurance Company
of Baltimore, for $3.50, 900. This is the
outcome of Mr.. Glover's suit against the
company for printing his name in list of
alleged embezzlers and defaulters in posi-
tons Of trust.
Luther Martin Cresap died in Old Town,
Allegany county, on Wednesday night of
last week. The deceased was born Sep
TENDER IA, 1912, and was the son of
james Cresap, famous Indian fighter,
and the earliest settler of that section. He
was an extensive land owner and the oper-
ator of large -four mill His nearest liv-
ing relatives are several second or third
cousins He leaves fortune of about
s125, 000
Samuel NJ. Rash, prosperous farmer,
living near Haydens Station, Queen Anne's
county, was assassinated by some one who
entered the yard on the night Of the 9Th
instant, and fired through window into
the room where Mr.. Rash was sitting with
his family. Thomas Brown, brother of
Rash wife, was arrested on suspicion.
One side of his face was nearly torn off,
fully $50 BIB shot being taken from his
head and body.
John Vance Lewis has sued Gen Allan
A. Rutherford in the Montgomery county
court for defamation of character; damages
laid at 500, 900. Both are prominent Re-
publicans, and both we're seeking appoint
ment under Gov Lowndes. Lewis wanted
to be Land Commissioner and Rutherford
Adjutant General. The charges against
Lewis state that he is untitled both by
lack of character and ability. and is
dead beat on the party
Bernard Carter, of Baltimore, and NIL
ton G. Urner, of Frederick, trustees of
the Frederick and Pennsylvania Line Rail
road, have made announcement that the
road would be sold at public auction at the
courthouse in Frederick, on June g. The
line to be sold extends from Frederick to a
junction with the Hanover and York Rail
road at Kingsdale, on the Pennsylvania
state line, and is % miles in length The
road owns no rolling stock.
About l o'clock on Friday morning of
last week fire was discovered in an ice house
in Snow Hill, Worcester county, and before
it could be stopped over s12, 900 worth of
property was burned A high wind pre-
vailed at the time and it was feared the
town would be swept out. Much valuable
property was stolen by negroes and poor
white trash during the fire. One negro
was seen with keg of embalming fluid,
and being told what it was dropped it and
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