The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-02-05
MARYLAND Affairs.

OCdD Is prevailing among the Shtep III +
Queen Anne's county.
Scarlet fever is reported 10 be prevailing in
several sections of Howard county.
Basil S. Benson, well-known resident of
Anne Arundel county, died on Monday at his |
residence, aged SO years
DR.. Jesse A. H. John was find 500 by JUS
tice Huston, at Frostburg, Allegany county.
for practicing without license.
Richard R. Thompson, colored, is under
arrest in Montgomery county on the charge
OF enticing young woman OF Frederick
county.
An overheated stove in the postoffice build
ing al Cumberland, on Wednesday, caused a
damage of $1,000; mail matter soiled by water,
but none burned.
The Maryland Womans Suffrage Associa-
ton appointed committee to urge the Legis
lature 10 strike the word male out of the
state constitution.
An immense amount of damage done
by the storm of Tuesday in Frederick county.
Many roads were closed oy the dritted snow
and fences and buildings blown down.
The farm of the late Pottinger Dorsey, at
New Market, Frederick county containing
248 acres, was sold at public sale on Tuesday
to Edward d. Hobbs, at $50 per acre.
Thomas Barry, Harry A. 10y, Samuel New
conner and OFT Sharrer are in Jail at Hagers
town for recently desecrating the cemetery at
Wiliamsport One has made a full contes.
sion.
Joseph CLANCY, aged so years. died at Bris-
tol, Anne Arundel county, on January 2S
He had been postmaster there for So consec-
utive years and was supposed to he the oldest
official in the country.
Patrick E. Tansy, of Barton, has filed Il
suit for $4,000 damages against the Allegany
county commissioners for injuries sustained
in falling over an unprotected approach to ii
county bridge at Barton.
Washington Cover, resident of MERGERS
vile, Washington county, was attacked by
two negro highwaymen on Saturday night,
near Sharpsburg, and robbed of two watches,
one gold and one silver.
Citizens of Howard county seem determined
to have good roads all the year, and have
issued call for delegates from adjoining
counties to meet with them in Annapolis on
the oath instant to ask for legislative action.
Freight car thieves have been arrested at
Port Deposit Since the 1st of December
over $500 worth of goods were stolen and sold
at the store of Theodore Jones, colored. All
concerned in the robberies are in the Cecil
Jail.
An attempt was made to kill Thomas An
dinger, Il miller, at Williamsport. on Monday
night An adze was thrown at him with such
force as to be deeply driven into a mill post
while he was making his inspection of the
mill
Mrs. Amy Cost, wife of Rev. Andrew Cost,
died on Sunday afternoon, near Mapleville,
Washington county, of paralysis, aged II
years. She was twice married. her first hus-
band being DIR. Daniel Fahrney, who died 81
years ago.
Burglars are plying their trade in various
parts OF Talbot county. Petty thieving has
been carried on at St. Michaels, Royal Oak,
Oxford and other towns, while at Trappe the
postoffice as we'll as number of stores have
been entered.
j. Edward Smith, aged 80 years, of Hagers-
town, committed suicide by blowing out his
brains with a gun on Tuesday. He was IL
native of Luray, Virginia. The cause was
the separation of his wife, who was taken
home some weeks ago by her father.
Miss Martha Anderson, who owns the small
farm upon which she lives, near Church Hill,
Queen Anne's county, has kept an accurate
account of the produce she has sold for the
past forty years. The amount for butter
alone aggregates the sum of 81, 921.45.
Unity, Montgomery county, had $4,000
fire on Thursday, caused by defective 4ue.
The dwelling house and store of Edward
Charlton, the dwellings of R. o. Ridgely and
Harry Mullican and the barbershop of Bud
Dryer were totally destroyed. Partially in
sured.
DR.. George Hammond, aged 60 years,
a we'll known physician of Anne Arundel
county, died on Monday last. He served as
surgeon in the Confederate army and car
ried bullet in one of his legs which gave
him much trouble until recently, when it was
removed.
Mrs. Mercedes Weems, aged 80 years, died
near Centreville. Queen Anne's county, on
Wednesday. She was a native Of Central
America, and leaves three children-Dr.
Charles F. Davidson and Mrs. Roberts, of
Prince Georges, and Juan Weems. of How
ard county.
A most curiously formed calf was born on
the farm of Mr.. Thomas H. Gather, tenanted
by William Cole, in Howard county, on Sun
day night. Its head and face were those of
human being in every particular, while the
remaining portion represented its kind with
out fault. The freak lived until Monday
morning.
Fire destroyed and water and smoke dam.
aged about $4,000 worth of fishing tackle,
&C., in the warehouse of johnson 4 Co.,
fire was confined to one floor, otherwise the
loss would have been greater. Some Of the
firemen were nearly frozen, owing to the
intense cold.
Nicholas Laumann, trackman, employed
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad between
Ellicott City and Relay, was struck by the
Mt. Airy train Monday morning and knocked
thirty feet down an embankment, near Gray's
water station. He was seriously, though,
strange to say, not mertally wounded, Mr..
Laumann is advanced i'll age.
Jarrett E. Ward, one of the oldest residents
of Hartford county, died at Havre de Grace
Tuesday morning, after few weeks illness.
Mr.. Ward was born in August, 1902. He
never left his farm for any purpose, and only
twice in ninety five years has he ever remained
away from his home over night He leaves
an aged widow and large family af grown
children.
The shooting of wild geese in wheat fields
in Kent county has opened with unusual sue.
cess and number of fine birds have been
bagged. With the great enlargement of the
wheat acreage of recent years this sport has
correspondingly increased Hundreds OF
geese each winter seek the green food i'll the
fields near the shores, and even go many
miles inland. As many as 800 birds have
are extremely shy and several old ganders
always keep guard to give the note of warn
ing. Armed with large gun, well charged,
the gunner in rare instances succeeds in Sc
curing sitting shot, but as rule the game