The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-09-10
Maryland Affairs.

Mrs. Mary Brown, aged SO years, died at
Euclid, Washington county, on Wednesday.
Frederick county court opened on Monday,
and there will be four persons tried for
homicide.
In an ARRAY between negroes at Spesutia
Island wharf in Hartford county, on Sunday
night, one man was killed and thrown over
board.
Fire destroyed the dwelling, barn, wagon
shed, granary and hay barrack on the farm OF
Joseph Royston, at Butler, Baltimore county,
on Monday morning.
Hiram S. Hall, Republican member of the
Legislature from Talbot county, died on Tues
day. He was SO years old; native of New
York State, and an inventor of many agrlcul-
tural utensils.
Edward Lane, colored, is in Worcester
county Jail charged with committing muir
derous unprovoked assault on Clifford Chap
man, a young white man, at negro camp
near Pocomoke City, last Sunday.
Wright Smith, colored, was arrested on
suspicion of being the man who attempted to
assault Mrs. Morrison, in Anne Arundel
county, was identified by her and her sister,
on Wednesday. As soon as she saw him
she identified him and then tainted. The
other men were released.
At Rock Creek. Somerset county, on Mon
day, while playing with a revolver, Mary +.
Borress was instantly killed by Oscar Davis,
both colored. No one was present but them
selves, and after hearing the mans statement
the coroners jury dismissed him. Both par
ties stood high in the community.
Aunt Kitty Rice who was born at Beaver
Creek, Washington county, 10l years ago,
celebrated her birthday at her home in Mt.
Norris Illinois, on August 30. She sat in
her room and conversed intellgently upon
happenings of nearly century ago. She
| said she was mot looking forward one day"
Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon and were
met at Union depot by an immense throng.
| The Sun, of Thursday Evidences Of
suffering, emaciated features and gaunt
| frames, tell mutely of what the Baltimore
soldiers have have endured for their country"
At Guilford, Howard county, on Monday
night, Peter Reynolds, color1d, found his
wife in company with another man and de-
liberately fired the contents Of IL shot gun at
them The woman was terribly injured,
while the man escaped with few slight
wounds Reynolds and his wife had sepa
rated in the morning, he moving out. There
is no doubt but that he desired to kill both.
At Hagerstown, on Tuesday, United States
Commissioner Alex. r. Hagner held George
| +. Anderson for the United States District
on the charge of fraudulently miSrepresenting
himself as pension agent, detective, &c,
and collecting money from pensioners.
Special Pension Examiner A. w. ROome, of
Washington, represented the government.
| Anderson cOntended he was innocent and
abused Examiner Roome. Reuben Palmer,
John Lusk and Cyrus NJ. Davis testified
against him. The handouts were put on An
derson. and he was taken back to jail pending
his trial
The Silver Spring Social Club a colored
organization of Baltimore, ran its annual eX-
curson to Willamsport, on Monday. The
club was accompanied by the Capital Band
and several hundred people. Goddard 5
Hall was engaged for the day for dancing aud
other amusements. As usual. the colored
people and the excursonists did not mix well
and the result was a hot time. A number Of
fights occurred, and pistols, stones and clubs
| were hourished Fred. Decker, a canal ne
gro. was arrested by two Baltmoreans for as
| sauIting a woman. He threw Il club at
the men and struck Il child half a square off.
iniuring it. At the hearing Decker got ugly
and assaulted one of the Baltimore negroes,
who ran, and was pursued to the train by Il
crowd of young white toughs. Decker got
so days. All the policemen and constables
were on duty, and it required their constant
|
rests. There was considerable drunkenness
among the excursionists, and the women es-
pecaIy were boiSterous.
In Baltimore, on Saturday, Il bicycle race
| of "a hours. closed at $50 p. IN. 1t was be-
tween Frank Waller, the champion long dis
lance rider, commonly known as the Flying
Dutchman," defeating Henry Smith, cham
pion of Maryland, in "a hour paced bicycle
race at the Colosseum, in which he conceded
a miles to the local man. AT the finish
Waller mad ridden 494S miles, thus beating
the American record of 1856 miles, held by
Gmm. He had made up the "a miles handi
cap and led Smith by just 8 miles when the
race ended. This was done with the Their
mometer ranging around the century mark,
on board track and in a blazing sun that
threatened to kill the racers by oppressive
heat The men started at $50 p. H., Friday
night and Waller set heart breaking pace
from the start evidently intending to gain at
least part, if not all, the mileage conceded to
| Smith before the heat of broling day over
took him. Before the men had ridden an
hour the record breaking began. The so
mile record went in one hour and so minutes,
II seconds better than the previous one made
| by Waller himself. Then the two hour record
was lowered. Miller, the six day champion,
held this record at 81 miles 1910 yards. Wal
ler's record was So 1-6 miles. All American
records from IS miles up were beaten.