The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1897-02-27
Maryland Affairs.

Some of the roads in Baltimore county are
so wet and muddy that children cannot attend
school.
John W. Cook, aged II years, well-known
farmer of Urbana, Frederick county, died on
Sunday.
Elder Joseph Scott colored, was expelled
from the Baltimore Conference of the United
Christian Church. for refusing to obey orders.
Mrs. Jane Merely, aged 81 years, died in
Centreville on Sunday. She was the Oldest
member of the NJ p Church in Queen Anne's
county.
Miss Fannie Shaw, of Silver Spring, Mont
gomery county, recently ruptured blood
vessel while carrying bucket Of coal on the
14th and died on the 2lst instant.
Mrs. Sarah J., widow of the late Benjamin
Hance. died on Monday in her 68th year, at
Battle Creek, Calvert county. She leaves a
valuable estate and was well-known for her
many Christian virtues and literary attaip-
ments
Rev. Richard Clarence Hall, aged T6 years,
died suddenly in Baltimore, on Tuesday He
had been an active worker in the diocese OF
this State for many years; he was native OF
Baltimore, and had had only one charge, that
at Waverly.
Farmers are organizing clubs throughout
the State If institutes and lectures by edu-
Gated men are a benefit to trades, business
men and professions why not to farmers.
''Book farming assists the practical farmer.
One man doesn't know it all.
George Heuritz, farmer, aged about so
years. who lived near Hebbvllle, in the second
district of Baltimore county, committed suicide
Tuesday morning by shooting himself in the
head with revolver. He was native OF
Germany and leaves a wife and seven children.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks, at Sleepy
Hollow, east of Cumberland, were covered
with mud to the depth of six feet by the re-
cent rains A force of 600 shovelers were put
to work to remove it; 400 men we're placed at
other points east of that place, and by We'd
nesday noon the tracks were clear.
A life-size painting of Charles Carroll found
in the cellar of the old Carroll mansion, atthe
northeast corner of Lombard and Front
streets. Baltimore, is to be brought to the at
tention of the Maryland Historical Society
with the view of determining its historic value.
Should it be considered worthy, twill be pre-
scented to the society to be added to its collec-
ton.
Mrs. Frances Mansfield Johnston, wife OF
Col Richard Malcolm JohnstoR, the dlntin-
guished author. died on Wednesday in Balti-
more. one hds bOi II III - pd "a.
1929. and was the daughter of Eli Mansfield,
a leading Georgia merchant Colonel John
ston and Mrs. Johnston celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary in November,
! 1894 She was Is years old and he - when
| they were married.
A serious assault occurred in Hurlock, Dor
chester county. Sunday morning. Wilmer,
son of Elisha Harper, aged about fourteen
years, was playing marbles on the public road
with colored boy of about the same age.
While they were thus amusing themselves
another negro boy, about sixteen years of aga,
whose name is Joseph Cephas, came along and
/ interfered with the game. He had a baseball
bat. and he used it to knock the marbles 9ot
the other boys away. Young Harper remon-
strated with him, whereupon Cephas struck
him stunning blow with the bat back of the
head, crushing in the skull Cephas has
been arrested and sent to Jail to await the re
suit of Harper's injuries. Young Harper is 8
member of large and quite prominent family
in that section Of Dorchester.