The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-04-03
Maryland Affairs.

Prince Georges county tax rate is ~ cents
in the $780,
Several new residences are being erected
at Ocean City.
VIM. A. Jones died suddenly in Emmts-
burg on Saturday night. He leaves widow
and two children.
Mrs. Margaret j. Preston, well-known
writer of Southern war poetry, died on Sun
day in Baltimore
F. f. McComas, a prominent lawyer of
Hagerstown, died on Saturday He was a
brother of Judge Louis E. McComas.
Walter Knodle was severely hurt at Hugett,
Washington county on Friday of last week by
a stone hurled through the window by blast.
Adelaide Wheeler, aged years, was struck
by an electric car in Baltimore, in front of
her home on Monday, and had her right foot
crushed off
Alpheus Crothers, aged II, father of Sena.
tor Crothers, Of Cecil county, died suddenly
on Friday night of last week. Eight sons
survive him.
Miss Jennie Pole has been elected matron
for the Home of the Aged in Frederick. Mrs.
Elizabeth Nicholas left sac, 900 to the institu-
ton recently.
VIM. Slider and John Twigg. two farmers
vi 1llSSdul county. are Will Stealing
twenty oak trees from the farm of D. j.
Blackiston, of Cumberland.
At Fort Frederick, Washington county,
lightning tore up locust tree, broke the
lightning rod there, stunned three horses and
killed hog on Friday of last week.
Fully 1000 acres of timber land, near
Boyd's, Montgomery county, were burned
ever on Sunday night and Monday. By a
change of wind valuable residences, &C., were
burned.
Sparks from chimney caused the burning
of the residence, furniture, &C., smokehouse,
with 800 pounds of meat, and other buildings
OF Judge George H. Moore, Caroline county,
on Thursday of last week.
After hearing the charges against sheriff
Oidfeld of Howard county, the Court dis
missed him and complimented him upon the
faithful discharge of his duties. Justice Mel
win was also honorably discharged.
On Sunday the barn, stable, carriage house,
together with four horses, fodder, hay, straw,
grain, &C., on the farm of James Sharp,
Caroline county, were burned by the careless
ness of children playing with matches.
Baltimore, under Reform ~ rule, is be-
coming almost as notorious as when the Know
NothingS controlled the city, Sand -bagging,
snatching watches, garoting, and stop and de-
liver are becoming very common occurrences.
The hotel, dancing pavilion and two sheds
at Herring Run Race track, near Baltimore
were destroyed by fire early Monday morn
ing; loss $4,000. Eight persons were asleep
in the hotel, but all escaped uninj ured. The
fire, it is supposed, was of incendiary origin.
DR.. George Wellington Bryant, colored,
superintendent in the street-cleaning depart
ment, Baltimore, has been removed from of
fee for irregularities in his accounts. He
has defrauded the city out of about 81, 600,
and the laborers of about So, 900. Reform is
great, but it is costly.
Joseph Bosey, farmer, aged about so
years, who was stricken with apoplexy week
ago last Sunday at his home, near Eklo, Bal
timore county, died and was buried Saturday
last from Pine Grove United Brethren Church.
Mr.. Bosley leaves widow and large family
of children.
Thomas Blue, aged % years, of Richmond
county, N. c., blind from birth, had been at
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, for sew
eral weeks for treatment, and on Saturday
last he left for his home Before leaving he
was shown around the city, in an electric car
and expressed great delight at the beauties of
the city.
Several years ago the clerks Office in Cal
vert county was burned, since which time
there has been considerable trouble about
titles and lines to real estate. As result
several friendly suits are now pending in
order to have the lines established by the
courts from the records on file in the Land
Commissioner Office at Annapolis.