The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-04-09
Maryland Affairs.

Baltimore county tax rate will be so cents
on the 500 this year.
Rev. Peter Manns, aged So years, died at
the Novitiate, Frederick, on Tuesday.
Mrs. Ruth Dclashmutt, aged 81 years. of
Buckeystown. Frederick county, died on
Sunday
Jacob ID. GeiSt, near Glyndon. Baltimore
county, will plant 400 bushels Of potatoes
this year.
Fruit is said to have reen killed on the
Eastern Shore by the snow fall and the
freeze following.
Blackhead ducks are unusually plenty i'll
the waters of Anne Arundel county. one gun
ner bagged g. on Tuesday
Dr. James F. McShane, former Health
Commissioner Of Baltimore, is short from
SS, 600 to $4,000 in his accounts with the
city.
All tramps that are entertained at the
Washington county almShouse are made to
break stone, which is used on the various
roads on the farm.
''The Caves containing 1876 acres,
known as the John A. Carroll estate in Balti
more county, has been sold to Mrs. Celeste
". w. Hutton for 500, 500
John White, aged 81 years, well known
stock breeder and farmer of Adamstown,
Frederick county, died on Tuesday. He
leaves wife and seven children.
DR.. John F. Bnll, aged 10 years, of Har-
ford county, died on Tuesday. He practiced
medicine in the same district ever since he
graduated wife and eight children sur
vive him.
Charles Simon the head of the firm Of
Charles Smon's Sons, Baltimore died on
Wednesday, aged 81 years. He was native
of that city, and succeeded his father in the
dry goods business.
Mrs. Maurice Hollander. aged % years, of
Baltimore, presented her 17-year-oId husband
with three bouncing babies on Wednesday.
Two are girls and the other 4 boy. Mother.
children and father are doing we'll.
Negro ''thugs" are still active in western
and northwestern Baltimore. The papers of
that city give daily number of outrages
committed by both male and female negroes.
Justice Leech says Things are going too far. y
A colored boy named james Adams, re-
siding at Delmar, Wicomico county has seven
fingers on his right hand, four of which are
perfect. In place of the thumb, there are
three fingers about the size of the little finger
Oleomargerine dealers have paid heavy
fines, recently, for selling from tubs from
which the stamps had been erased One
dealer SOlu g4U,uVU WOEIu lOul ySdlS anu
paid 81, 800 fines. Other dealers III Cnmber-
land were also fined.
Lewis G. Stanhope, aged 70 years, died on
Tuesday in Hagerstown. For 81 years he was
superintendent of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, was one of the best known men in
the State and was q recognized leader in the
Democratic party of Washington county.
Miss Louisa Mercer, daughter of the late
Col Cornelius Mercer, of Howard county,
died in Baltimore on Monday. She was
known as the organizer and superintendent
of the Chinese Sunday school and leader IN
Christian Endeavor work. Four Chinese
scholars AID four Endeavorers acted as her
pall-bearers.
Andrew Morris, white, was severely beaten
on Saturday night last by two colored men,
while standing on the corner OF RIehmond
and Howard streets, Baltimore. He and two
others were conversing when they were at
tackled by the negroes without any provoca-
ton Morris started away when both negroes
attacked him.
Thomas. ten years of age, son of Mrs.
Eliza Brown of Hagerstown, was run over by
q Cumberland Valley shifting train, in the
freight wards on Wednesday, and both his
Ieos were crushed and broken. The boy was
nlayiug with some companions and was pick
mo mn coal when the accident occurred.
they had been warned by the roundhouse
foreman to keep away from the cars Both
of Browns legs were ampatated.
In Baltimore, on Monday night John
Wenderoth received a message requesting
him 10 come at once to Little Second street
He started and had gone but short distance
when he was knocked down by negro
named Charles Worldly and robbed of S13
and ring taken from one of his fingers. He
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gave description of the negro, who was ar.
rested during the night. Wenderoth's head
was cut and his face showed that he had been
stamped. At the trial the ring was found on
the negro's finger. He was sent up for the
grand Jury sr