The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-06-05
Maryland Affairs.

Maryland Affairs.
| Anne Arundel's new basis of assessment
has been increased $50, 966 over last year.
The Governor has decided to commute the
death sentence in the case of Simon HON.
mer, who was to have been hanged at Cum
berland on June 25 for the murder of Samuel
NJ. Garner. The commutation will be made
on the recommendation of the State Lunacy
| Commission, on the ground that Hommer is
an imbecile
Mary a. Gallagher, maid and nurse in the
family of Mr. Edwin Warfeld, president of
the Fidelity and Deposit Company, was in
stantly killed on Sunday, May %, near
Woodbine in Howard county Accompanied
by two other maids of Mr. Warheld's house
hold, at Oakdale, she went in dayton wagon
to visit Mr.. Patrick Dougherty, who lives
near Woodbine. On their return the horse
became frightened, ran off, the dayton upset.
and all thrown out, the nurse being instantly
killed.
Mr.. George Fl. Hare, a well-known citizen,
who lived near Grave Run Mills, died sud-
denly Sunday, May % from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis. He was stricken in the
morning while ia bed. Mr. Hare was about
10 years old and leaves widow and several
grown children. He had recently been farm
Run. He was interested in the building of
the Parkton and Manchester Railroad, which
was commenced many years ago, but never
completed. Mr.. Hare was leading member
of the Methodist Episcopal church at Grave
Run.
T. Benton Cushwa died Saturday, May %,
at l O. clock a. M, from apoplexy. He did not
regain consciousness from the time he was
taken i'll on the day previous Mr.. Cushwa
was director of the Second National Bank
of Hagerstown, the Mutual Insurance Com.
pany and member of other institutions. He
was about 58 years old, and had been in bust
ness in Hagerstown for 80 years. He was one
of the most highly esteemed citizen of that
community. His warm and generous ma
ture, his sterling integrity and his answering
loyalty to his friends endeared him to all He
leaves widow, who was a Miss Kreigh. Mr..
Cushwa was Catholic IN religion and a Demo
crat in politics.
Owen Bowie, colored, who shot and killed
Charles Smith, near Monrovia, Frederick
county, on the 10Th inst, and succeeded in
eluding the officers for two weeks, surrend-
cred himself to Sheriff A. c. Mcbride at the
Jail on Sunday, May %. Bowie had been
harbored since his fight by several of his
colored friends. Two of these were arrested
on Thursday, since when the others were
diTdlu " uelD ullli, uS WAS virtually SiiTNeu
out. He sent word to John and William
Dggs that he was hiding in a dense woods,
near Ebenezer Church, and wanted food, or
he would die. They summoned help, went
to the woods. and found him in nearly
famished state Upon their advice he de-
cided to give himself up, whereupon they OBJ
tanned team and brought him to town. They
will receive the reward of 500 offered for
his capture by the County Commissioners.
Prof. William NJ. Watts, of Still Pond,
Kent county, has a novelty in the form OF a
cold stove The stove is for use in the heat
ed months of summer for reducing tempera-
ture, Just as stoves heated by fire are used to
raise the temperature in winter. BY the use
of salt, small quantity of ice and "a patented
chemical the most intense degree of cold is
secured. So great is the cold that it is as
dangerous to touch this cold stove when in
operation as it would be to place the hand on
fire stove at a high degree of heat The
skin is instantly taken off and painful injuries
are result of the slightest contact Prof.
Watts states that during the hottest weather
the temperature of a room may be run down
and made pleasant by the use of this novel
devise. The new process was discovered and
patented by a college mate of the teacher of
the Still Pond school, The cost of operating
the stove is very slight.
'fRiverbank Stock Farm at Loeb Raven,
Baltimore county, on Thursday of last week,
was well attended, but low prices were real
lied. ''Judge Fisher" the famous racing
stallion, which has a track record of 2 ID
was sold to Gustavus Warfeld, of Howard
county. for $3.50. Mr. Hartman stated the
stallion cost him 50, 100, he having traded
property valued at that amount for him. Ak
tell, the black stallion, the son of the world
renowned stallion, Axall, which sold at auc-
ton for S105000 was purchased by Mr.. War
field for 5000. His dam, Ella Louise, was
sold for S18, ,000 The black horse Polo, Jr.,
was purchased by W. J. Speed, of Baltimore,
for Sl35. A number of other blooded horses
and brood mares were sold at correspondingly
low figures The farm was offered for sale,
subject to a mortgage of $14, 595, and there
were no bidders The farm and stock on it
at time cost Mr.. Hartman 100000.
An important arrest was made by Deputy
Sheriff Harrison, of Beltsvile, in Prince
Georges county, and by Special Officer Barr,
of Hyattsville, on Friday Of last week. The
persons arrested were Joseph and Emma
Davis, both colored. They were living in an
old isolated hut about mile and a-half from
that place. In the morning it was learned by
Special Officer Barr that negro was trying
to dispose of bicycle at Branchville, and he
Immediately took the train for that place.
The negro was just leaving Branehville with
the bicycle, which Barr recognized as belong
ing to DR.. A. H. Wells, of that place. He
Immediately placed him under arrest, and
brought him before Justice Carr. He was
committed to Jail to await the action of the
October term of court. In returning to his
house with Barr and Harrison to get part of
the wheel the officers asceRded TO a loft in the
old hut Two more surprised officers of the
law would have been hard to find. The old
loft contained enough TO stock a good-sized
store Hats, coats, pants, dresses, oyercoats,
cheap jewellery of every description, cologne,
soap, shoes, cigars and various other articles
were scattered about the loft. DIR. Reyburn,
who has a store at Berwyn, identified lot of
the property as having been stolen from his
place about to weeks ago. S. Burchfeld, who
also has store at Riverdale, whose place
was robbed about month ago, identified
lot of his goods a sealskin coat belonging
to Mrs A, Scott, and valued at $500, was also
recovered but had been cut so as to suit the
wearer-