The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-11-26
Maryland Affairs.

Leonard Grossnickle's barn and contents,
in Middletown Valley, Frederick county, were
burned Sunday night; partially insured.
James Parker, colored, is in Jail in Balti-
more on the charge of attempting to assault a
demented deaf and dumb girl, aged 16 years.
Montgomery county jail has A prisoners,
and the grand jury has $50 indictments. The
Jail has more criminal inmates than ever held
there before.
Owing to ill health Miss Corinne Swartz,
aged As years, of Hagerstown, on Tuesday
night poured coal oil on her bed, set fire to
the clothing and before discovered received
fatal burns.
Baltimore detectives had a roundup of
pickpockets on Tuesday night last. -Four of
them had over $500 worth of watches, jew
elry. ETC. The thieves were from northern
cities.
Carroll Price, of Talbot county, on Monday
wounded bald eagle, and after desperate
fight succeeded in killing it, though he re-
ceived some severe wounds. The eagle meas
ured 10 feet from tip to tip Of its wings.
Calvert county has Il telephone line. 1t
extends from Annapolis to Friendship now,
and by the 1st of January will reach Drum
Point, distance Of IS miles, and will be of
almost incacuable value to business men, es-
pecially to the shipping interests.
The house occupied by VIM. Z. Volk, at
Laurel, Prince Georges county, was burned
Monday morning about 3 O'Clock. Family
escaped furniture money and clothing burned.
Building insured for 1000. Many historical
records, paintings, &C.. were destroyed.
The Orchards one of the finest farms in
Washington county, containing 1873 acres,
and belonging to George 7. GambrilI, of Bal
timore. was sold at private sale, on Tuesday,
to William Strock for $4,000. The farm is
about one mile from Hagerstown, and is well
set in fruit.
On Saturday night the barn and stable on
the Pleasant Valley farm, in Talbot county.
was burned. G. f. kinnamon is the tenant
on the place, and lost twelve horses, two colts;-
two cows, five calves, twenty tons of hay, four.
tons of blades, harness, small implements,
etc; no insurance, building partially insured.
Incendiarism.
The Baltimore county commissioners have
passed an order. permitting Charles 4. Coun
Gilman, Joseph Friedenwad, Jacob D. Geist,
Peter G. Zouck and Reister Russell to erect
and maintain a telephone line along the Do
yer road, from Glyndon to the valley along
Worthington avenue, from the Dover road to
Garrison avenue, along the Dover road to
Tuition avenue and along Tuition avenue,
from Joseph Friedenwalds property TO
Glyndon.
The residents of PASSPORT, a village of Il
thousand inhabitants, opposite Annapolis,
held an Indignation meeting Monday night IN
their town hall to take action in relation to
the report of the last grand jury and its in
dictment of Justice job Griscom, Of that
place, for malfeasance in Office. James Mayo
was called to the chair, and out of the 125
citizens twelve vice presdents were selected.
Resolutions were then passed denounclng the
grand jury for its long and unprecedentedly
expensive session, and arraigning it for its at
tack upon the officers Of the law of the town,
and declaring that the attack was inspired by
personal malice. The resolutions aisle de
clared their faith in the integrity of the officers
of Eastport.
At Easton, Talbot county. on Monday,
Judge Martin was unusually severe i'll his
charge TO the grand jury, and stated that there
was great increase i'll the expenses OF the
county court which is alarming to the tax
payers. He showed ''that since 1877 the
costs, as compared with 1897, had more than
doubled, being $3.50 for 1877 and $4,000
for 1897" Also that "a further analysis OF
the situation shows that siXty-seven and one
half per cent. Of the cases on your docket
comes from the town of EastOn. For years
this town has been the Mecca for crowd of
iding BOYS and men who disdain work. but
who boast of their ability 10 live on their
wits. Crime, gentlemen as naturally follows
ideness as darkness does daylight This is
the criminal class (mostly negroes) of our
community. which largely furnishes your work,
and they rely in the hope of acquittal upon
horde of professional witnesses, whose faces
are as familiar in the court room as those of
the courts own officers. There must be found
some remedy for this condition of things, else
the violation of the local option and oyster
laws, the drunken and disorderly conduct, the
larceny. perjury, burglary, embezzlement,
incest, wife beating house breaking, carrying
concealed weapon. attempt to poison, all OF
which you will have to consider, will surely
be superseded by the few higher and more
horrible crimes, fortunately, this term not on
your calendar. Heroic treatment may posi-
bly, have some effect in staying this tidal wave
of evil >