The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-01-23
Maryland Affairs.

Several tracts of land were sold in Washing
ton comfy, this week, ranging in price from
80 cents TO S65. 10 per acre.
Benjamin A. Garlinger. ST., chief Judge of
the Orphans Court of Washington county,
died on Wednesday. aged II years.
The contract for the Rockville water works
has been awarded to Rosser & Castoe of Bell
aire, o., for SIG, 1888, the lowest bid.
George Matthews, the paramount of Mrs.
James J. Irwin, and who murdered Irwin,
has been sentenced to be hanged on March II.
Several schools in Cecil county are closed
on account of the prevalence of diphtheria,
but the disease is not abatiRg. Measures have
been taken to prevent the spread of the dis
ease.
A company has been organized in Freder
lex to build an extension of the Frederick and
Middetown Electric railroad from Middle
town to Myersvile a distance of about five
miles.
Thomas l. Richard, young gold Demo
crat, was nominated for Street Commissioners
by Hagerstowns Republican Mayor. Martin
L. Keedy, Thursday night, but he was prompt
ly rejected by the silver Democratic Council
men.
Very Rev. Dr. Edward P. Allen. president
of Mount st. Mary's College, Emmittsburg,
has been appointed bishop of Mobile. The
former succeeds Bishop Curtis, who resigned,
and the latter succeeds Bishop 0'Sullivan, who
died last August
Ambrose Lucas, who lives near RuthSburg.
Queen Anne's county, recently realized S2l so
for one turkey A firm in Wilmington, Del,
advertised that they would pay fifty cents a
pound for a turkey that would dress as much
as forty pounds. Mr.. Lucas had a gobbler
that dressed him forty-three pounds, which
he shipped them, and for which he promptly
received a check for the above amount.
Edward Williams, eolored, aged 80 years,
was brought to the City Hospital, Baltimore,
Wednesday night with his right arm torn off
near the elbow. He was employed by Walter
Geist to help operate fodder shreddmg
machine on William Stansbury's farm, near
Cockeysville, Baltimore county. While at
work his arm was accidentally caught between
the rollers and pulled into the saws, and, be-
fore the machine could be stopped, the arm
had been torn into shreds almost to the elbow.
On Wednesday the first conviction in Allie
gany county on the charge of selling liquor to
habitua drunkards was accomplished. The
act applicable to this county was passed in
1894 The defendant was Michael Kelly, a
saloon keeper of Frostburg. James Baxter,
was oftener drunk than sober. The case was
warmly contested by States Attorney George
A. Pearre for the prosecution and Ferdinand
Williams for the defense. The jury was out
only few minutes and rendered a verdict of
guilty. The penalty is the same as for selling
liquor on Sunday or to minors, from $50 to
$500 fine and the suppression OF license.
Kelly is now in Jail
There is not water enough in any mill pond
in Talbot county to turn wheel, and the
proprietors of water mills are putting in steam.
Half the surface wells are dry and others
furnish but little water The running woods
and meadow streams have been tricking
bitches or entirely dry. On many farms 1t IS
most inconvenient to find water to keep stock
from suffering. Such long drouth was never
known there, and the springs are lower than
were ever known before. The deep bored
wells, or semi artesian as they are called, show
no dimpnition in the volume of water supplied.
They donot fail nor become scant, but furnish
as much water in dry as in wet seasons. 1t
will come to pass that every farmer will have
one or more deep bored wells on his farm. SO
that he will not be obliged to depend on sur
face water for farm purposes. There are al
ready many of these in the county.
A tragedy occurred at 1920 'elock Mon
day night at Brunswick, Frederick county, in
which James c. Walker, aged % years, fire
man on Baltimore & Ohio freight engine,
was shot through the heart and instantly killed
by Robert Keller, who keeps the bar al a
saloon known as mo. q situated about a
mile from Brunswick, on the road leading to
Knoxville The license for the saloon, which
is held by John J. Keller, was suppressed at
one time because of the dsreputable character
of the place. The facts in the case show that
Walker and his one-legged brother, j. +.
Walker, entered the saloon Monday night
about ten O'Clock The day had been pay
day in Brunswick, and the saloon had been
crowded all evening with railroad men, who
were engaged in gambling. A controversy
is said to have arisen between Walker and one
of his companions, after which Walker ad
vanced to the bar and asked for glass of
beer An alteration, it is said, ensued be-
tween him and Keller, when the latter came
around the end of the bar and the two men
grappled. Almost instantly the report OF a
pistol was heard and Walker fell dead, the
bullet from a pistol in the hands of Keller
striking him in the left breast and penetrating
the heart, where it lodged.