The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-10-23
Maryland Affairs.

On Sunday the Hagerstown Mattress fac
tory was burned; loss over insurance 1920.
The depletion of some of the oyster beds is
threatened by open violations of the Gull law.
John Jenifer, eolored, died at the Balti-
more University Hospital from a stab wound
in the right chest, which, it is alleged, was
inflicted by James Day, eolored; both of Bal
timore.
Alexander Gregg, junk dealer, of Fair
Hill, Cecil county. was held up by highway
men on Saturday night, who robbed him Of
$425 and inflicted wounds upon him which
may prove fatal.
Moses jackson, the horse jockey, who shot
and killed Edward Wedge, in Upper Mari
boro, on August II last was tried and found
guilty of murder in the second degree. He
was sentenced to fifteen years in the Mary
land penitentary.
On Sunday about one-fifh of n mile of hog
pens and cattle sheds were burned at the
Frederick fair grounds. All the stock was
saved excepta prize hog valued at $500. The
U. S. troop of cavalry rendered excellent ser
vice in preventing the fire from spreading.
Hattie Kuster, aged 10 years, daughter
of George Kuster, of Boyd's, Montgomery
county, fell from chestnut tree Friday of
last week, breaking her jawbone and crush
ing nearly all of her teeth She is in seri-
Gus condition, but it is thought she will re-
cover.
Mrs. Mary Bishop, wife of DR.. E. Tracy
Bishop, of Snithsbnrg, Washington county,
died Sunday night at her home of paralysis,
aged about IS years. She was a member of
st. AIMS Episcopal Church and was greatly
beloved. Mrs. Lydia A. Zimmerman died
Saturday in Sharpsburg of general debility,
aged sc years. Henry Socke died Saturday
at his home ON the Cearfoss pike of heart
failure, aged rs years.
Policeman James E. Vansant, of Ellicott
City, arrested Alexander Brown, colored,
near McDonogh, on the Western Maryland
railroad early Monday morning, after long
chase Brown is the man who assaulted
Frank Griffith, one of Howard county's prom
inent farmers, and son of Chas. ii. Griffith,
Chief Judge of the Of the Orphans Court of
Montgomery county. The commissioners OF
Howard county offered reward of 500 for
the arrest of Brown. Mr. Griffith has not
entirely recovered his health since the assault,
which occurred on July 9. Brown acknowl-
edged assaulting Mr.. Grifitl but said Mr..
Griffith struck him first. Brown was COM
mitted to Jail.
'Blenheim, the historical homestead Of
the late Benjamin Ogle Lowndes and one of
the old landmarks of Prince Georges county,
was destroyed by fire on Sunday. The man
/ sion was built in 1892 in the midst of beau
| tiful grove of trees to the west of Bladens-
burg Since the death of its owner Blenheim
has been occupied by an old colored servant,
Sarah Matthews, and her son, Albert Mat
thews. The old colored woman worked for
Mr.. Lowndes for 80 years, and she and her
son were allowed to remain as the guardians
of the property, in accordance with the de-
| cedent's wish Several valuable sets of an
tique china, the family portraits and numer-
Gus volumes of choice literature were among
the effects saved. The fire burned for nearly
three hours before the walls fell. 1t is said
that the old colored servant lost all her saw
ings, nearly 5000 in cash, stored away in O
trunk Insured in the Montgomery County
Mutual Company for an amount, it is said,
! sufficient to cover the loss.