The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-03-13
Maryland Affairs.

Maryland Affairs.
Somerset county farmers have finished seed
ing oats.
DIR. Charles Nelson, aged 81 years, the
| well-known Indian herb doctor of Baltimore,
is dead.
The taxable basis of Queen Anne's county
has been increased $500, 900 by the new as
sessment of property.
Pennsylvania capitalists are buying coal
land in this State and West Virginia and will
use the coal for coke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dixon, of Princess
Anne, Somerset county, celebrated their 55th
marriage anniversary on March 8.
James L. Steele, of Cecil county, committed
suicide on Saturday. He was GO years old,
and had been unwell for sometime.
An effort is being made to start the Spar
rows Point Steel works. When in active
operation from 1900 to 1000 men are en-
ployed
The property assessment of Prince Georges
county, now complete, shows increased
basis of 81, 227, TAG. The total valuation of
the county is $40, 1885, 61.
The Sisters of Charity of st. Joseph's Home
have sold to the Western Maryland Railroad
Company 574 perches of land and improve
ments near Mt. Hope Station for 3,626.44.
Jacob Miller, of Greensburg, Washington
county, was killed Monday afternoon in a
runaway accident. He had been to Smiths
burg with two horse team hauling oats. He
fell from the horse he was riding and the
wheels of the wagon passed over him, and he
was killed instantly. He was about 81 years
old.
John G. Fox died Tuesday night at his res
idence, on Woodbourne avenue, Baltimore
county He was born in Germany 81 years
ago. For many years he was engaged in the
management of large diaries at Montebello
and Ivy Mill FARMS He leaves widow and
two sons.
John Cooper, farmer, aged So years, died
Wednesday at his home, near Eklo, in the
sixth district of Baltimore county. The
mother of Mr.. Cooper was murdered over
forty years ago near Parkton, by German
named Conrad Winter, who was afterward
hung, while she was on her way from the rail-
road station to her home.
Thomas Allibone Price, of Milwaukee, as
sistant general freight agent of the Wisconsin
Central Railroad and president of the National
Association of Railway Contracting Freight
Agents, died Sunday morning at the residence
of Dr. Charles NJ. Ellis, in Elkton, aged 81
1Cdlo. LIZ Wdo q udtlNC vi OCSIl COuhl11 anu
was appointed to clerkship in the freight Of
fee of the above railroad in 1885, and rapidly
rose until he was appointed as above.
Mrs. Mary Raglan Maegill, mother of DIR.
Charles G. W. Macgill, of GatonsviIle, and
widow of the late DR.. Charles Macgill, of
Hagerstown and Richmond, Va, died on
Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Rosenberg, Galveston, Texas Mrs.
Macgill was nearly 90 years of age and had
been i'll for some time. After their marriage
she and DIR. Macgill, formerly of Baltimore,
lived in Hagerstown until the outbreak of the
war, when DR.. Macgill joined the Southern
army. After the war DR.. and Mrs. Macgill
made their residence in Richmond, in which
city DIR. Macgill died in May, 1881.
Daniel Edward Mitchell, of ''Shanty Hall,
Hartford county, died suddenly of heart dis
ease, on Monday, aged ffty-six years. He
arose about O clock and seemed in excellent
spirits, joking with his wife about breakfast.
badly and said he would lie down for little
while. Twenty minutes later he was dead.
He was remarkable man in size, measuring
nearly seven feet in height and weighing $50
pounds. Owing to his great size he was
Familiarity called "Big Ned Mitchell" For a
number of years he farmed and canned ex-
tensively en- Spesutia Island, which was owned
by Middleton & Son, who built a large gun
club house on the island, of which Mr..
Mitchell was manager.
Miss Ida Bonner, aged % years, attempted
to commit suicide Monday by cutting her
throat with butcher knife in Hagerstown.
She has been a lifelong cripple. She stated
that on Saturday evening as she was returning
to her home two young men met her on an
unfrequented street and dragged her into
j.. Ill I,
Mrs. Sarah Bonner, says the girl told her of
this, and the mother threatened to inform the
police and have the young men arrested.
Fearing that she would have to appear at the
trial, and to avoid doing so, Miss Conner con-
cluded to end her life rather than have her
disgrace made public DIR. E. A. Wareham
put seventeen stitches in her throat Her
deposition was taken and warrants for her as
sailants will be issued The wound is bad
one, but the doctor thinks the girl will recover.
The simultaneous disappearance of Lewis
S. Ramsburg and Miss Mollie Sponseller from
their homes at Bloomfield, Frederick county,
on March 4th, has caused considerable COM
ment. The son and brother of Ramsburg
went to Frederick to ascertain some particu-
lars as to his financial affairs. They learned
that he obtained 81, 200 at the Farmers and
Mechanics National Bank there on February
10th last on note endorsed by William H.
Ramsburg. He also borrowed 1000 from
his father, and sold his wheat and clover crops
and other farm produce, obtaining in this way
large sum of money. The night before he
left home he had S2,35O in his pockets, ex-
elusive of $1,000 borrowed from his father.
This entire sum he took with him. Ramsburg
was one of the best-known farmers in the
county, and was worth about $4,000.
John P Cuddy, for over half century a
prominent farmer at Monkton, Baltimore
county, died on Wednesday. He was in his
S9th year. Mr.. Cuddy was born and lived all
his life on the farm which was known as the
"Hills of Pleasure The house in which he
died he built in 1841, and it is notable that
his was the first death which had occurred in
it. Before the separation of Baltimore City
from the county Mr.. Cuddy served as deputy
sheriff for the city and county. During the
administration of Governor Hamilton he was
appointed justice of the peace and served
in that capacity through the terms of three
Governors. When the first locomotive over
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was run by
Peter Cooper from Baltimore to Ellicott City
Mr.. Cuddy was present and made the trip on
the locomotive with Mr.. Cooper. When
Professor Morse invented the electric tele-
graph Mr.. Cuddy was an enthusiastic promoter
of it and was present when the first message
was sent from Baltimore to Washington.
Mrs. Cuddy survives her husband, in her Seth
year. Four children were born to them, two
of whom survive their father.