The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-02-13

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band, nine children and number of grand
children.
Thomas Davis and Argyle Rice, two
farmers, residing along the Oldtown road,
near Cumberland, recently got into a
quarrel over the division line of their re-
spective farms The men fought desper-
ately for some time, and Rice is said to be
in serious condition, and claims that
Davis used club to strike him. Rice, it
is said, has three ribs broken, and is other
wise badly beaten.
Richard H. Green, Jr, formerly clerk
in the Farmers National Bank at An
napolis, has been sent to the penitentiary
for FIVE years by Judge Morris in the
United States District Court on the charge
of making fraudulent entries in the books
of the bank He pleaded guilty to two
charges of making false entries, and Dis
trict Attorney Marbury entered a nolle
prosequi as to the other indictments.
j Augustus Shorb died in Hagerstown
Friday of last week aged SO years, Of
pneumonia complicated with heart disease.
He was sick but few days He was
long engaged in mercantile pursuits. A
few days before his death he converted all
his property into cash and wrote ont checks
for all whom he wished TO be his benef
ciaries. His nearest relatives are Edward
Y. Shorb, Of Baltimore, cousin, who was
present when he died, and Miss May
Shorb, a niece, of Laurel, Md
On Friday of last week about a. m !,
four masked men broke into the house of
Abraham Mikesell, keeper of the tollgate
at Araby, near Frederick city on the
Georgetown pike, and, after overpowering
the inmates, went to work ransacking the
premises for booty. Though the identity
of the robbers was concealed by heavy
masks, Mr.. Mikesell says he saw the faces
of two of them, but they were strangers
to him. They were both white men, of
swarthy complexion.
At Towson, Baltimore county, last week,
Rev. George Morrison, Presbyterian, was
granted a divorce from his wife, Mrs Com
fort Morrison, nee Cockey, by Judge
Burke. The minister alleged that his wife
had a bad temper, that she had knocked
him down twice that she had hit him with
buffet drawer once, that she had not
provided him with sufficient coal to keep
him warm, and that she had ordered him
from her place He said she was worth
about $50, 900. She made no defense
DIR. I. w. Spranklin, veterinary sur
geon, recently entertained at dinner at his
farm, at Sandy Point, party Of Annapo-
litans and other invited guests. DIR.
Spranklin had invited his guests to an
oyster roast and beef was also to be served.
After all had partaken of the meat he told
his friends that, he had treated them to a
dish of horsefesh, the animal being ten
der one. There was disappointment on the
part of some, but those who tasted the
meat declared that it was good enough for
them
On Saturday the large farmhouse be-
longing to Thomas Fisher, in Allegany
county. ON the Bedford road, was destroyed
by fire, together with all its contents. The
house was occupied by K. Bruce Hite,
with his wife and nine children. Several
of his children were i'll with measles, and
it was with difficulty that the family were
gotten out. The sick children had to be
taken some distance in the cold before they
could get shelter The family lost every
thing they had A subscription for their
relief has been started
Henry Engle died suddenly shortly after
midnight Sunday, at his home at Owings
Mills, Baltimore county, from heart disease
Mr.. Engle was over Is years the champion
wing shot of Maryland, and well known all
over the country amongst the cunning
fraternity He was born in Baltimore,
and has lived there the greater part of his
life. For the last nine years Mr.. Engle
has been living at Owings' Mills, where
he has been in charge of the kennels of
John S. Lurman Mr.. Engle is survived
by widow and two children.
Policeman Edward Boward on Sunday
arrested John Bell, colored, on charge
Of attempted highway robbery. William
Middlekauf was walking home, ON North
Potomac street, Hagerstown, at o clock,
when he was approached by three colored
men. One of the men had razor in his
hand, which was appraised when he was
seen by the policeman. Two Of the men
ran, and the officer gave chase He fred
his revolver, but did not catch either of
them. He arrested Bell, whom, he recog-
nizes as the party who was furnishing the
razor.
An excursion train on the Cumberland
and Pennsylvania Railroad, branch Of
the Baltimore and Ohio, went down a
trestle at Franklin Mine, at midnight Sat
urday night The track walker passed
over the trestle short time before and it
was all right The train was running at
full speed. The engine crossed over in
safety, but the combination coach and rear
car fell through the trestle into raging
creek There were fifteen passengers on
board. The cars rapidly filed with water,
and the battling of the passengers for an
exit was terrible As far as known, all
the passengers escaped. John Howard,
the fireman of the train, jumped from the
engine as it was topping over and received
injuries from which he died Engineer
Ross received injuries from which he died.
The accident was caused by the centre
props of the trestle being knocked down
and carried away by an ice gorge
Mrs. Maria G. Paret, wife of Rt. Rev.
William Paret, bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Maryland, died last
week from asthma, after lingering i'll
ness, at the home of the Bishop, No. ITO
Madison avenue, Baltimore Mrs Paret
had been an invalid fifteen months, but not
until December was her illness thought
serious On Sunday morning her condi-
ton was so low that the Bishop was OBJ
liged to forego the confirmation sermon at
Walbrook and hasten back to her bedside
In the evening she rallied and seemed
somewhat improved, but about midnight
grew unconscious Bishop Paret and his
two daughters-Mrs. Atwater and Miss
Della Paret-were with her at the end
Mrs. Paret was born in 1926, in Flushing
L. l., where she received her early edu-
cation She was married to Bishop Paret