The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-11-12
Maryland Affairs.

Henry Davis, aged 81 years, died in Kent
county, last week.
J. Hanson Staufer has sold his farm, con-
tanning 81 acres, near WalkerSville, to How
ard D. Flickinger. at S85 per acre.
Samuel Schumacher, of Baltimore, has been
commissioned as Judge to succeed Judge
Bryan, of that city. who has resigned on ac-
count of the age limit.
Seven students have been suspended from
st. Johns College, Annapolis, for hazing, &c.
The sophomores and freshmen have petitioned
the faculty to rescind the resolution.
The first snow of the season fell at St.
Michaels, Talbot county, on Sunday. At
the time If was showing there were in plain
view two distinct rainbows-a very unusual
sight for this section.
At Princess Anne, Somerset county, on
Tuesday night, the stable of F'luer Brothers
was burned, together with four horses and a
mule, wagons, harness, &c. The volunteer
fremen stopped further damage. lncendl-
arism was the cause.
On Friday night of last week Mrs. Sarah
Cole died in Baltimore. aged 81 years. She
was born near GAINESVILLE, Howard county,
and was daughter of John lgiehart. She
was married when about % years old to 1hos.
Cole, who died Is months after the wedding.
w. G. Palmatory of Church Hill. Queen
Anne's county, is believed to have the larg-
est hog in the State The porker weighs up
wards of 1000 pounds, and is increasing IN
size and weight daily. He is g feet and
inches in length, and measures iret IN
girlh
At Il meeting OF the directors Of the EN-
mittsburg Railroad Company, William \.
Hines. OF New Oxford, Pa, was elected pres
| dent, to fill the vacancy caused ny the death
of James A. Elder. Rev William l.. o, ilara,
president of Mt st. Mary's College, was
elected vice-president.
| Captain Louis STAN, u years Of age, of
Chesiertown, and Mr.. Downey, of Rock Hall,
have sailed from Chestertown, Kent county,
in IA cathoad thirty feet long, bound on a
| cruise to Havana, Cuba. They are sailing
down the coast to Key West, and will! cross 10
Havana from that point. They expect to
reach their destination about Christmas.
On Monday morning Washington Har,
baugh, one of Sabillasville's most useful and
energetic citizens, died. Mr.. Harbaugh was
in usual health and good spirits up to last
Saturday afternoon. He had lately passed
his 62nd birthday, and seemed to he in
rugged health. He was n member of the or
| iginal Harbaugh family which settled Har-
| DduSu NdileN Hedlly INV ySdlH tlSV'
Fire early Monday morning gutted the gro
Gerry of Peter J. Becker, Cumberland, de-
stroying the entire stock and the parapherna-
liza of club of railroad men, who occupied
the second floor. The building was of frame.
The goods and building were valued at 81,
! 500, on which there was 5000 insurance. The
alarm could not be turned in from the nearest
box because the keyhole had been plugged
up with a nail.
Mrs Merle Kaufman aged 80 years, died
! on Monday morning at the home of her SON
| in-aw. A. Baumblatt. 730 West Baltimore
| street. Mrs. Kaufman, whose maiden name
was Hecht, was born in Hasse Cassel, Ger
many. in 1905 She married Moses Kaufman
| in her native town when quite young. kauf-
man was dry goods merchant, and immi-
grated to this country in 1912, settling in Bal
! titnore, on Baltimore street, near Fremont
| Avenue.
A horror Of being buried alive is the reason
assigned for the suicide of aged Lemuel
Ayres in woods near Rock Hall. On
Wednesday of last week Mr.. AyreS was SO
years of age and had often declared that he
would never be buried The old man left
| home and the body was found in a dense
woods in the vicinity on the following day by
| several gunners. Several empty laudanum
bottles and evidences of strychnine were
found on his person. but no word of explana-
ton of the deed. He left family, consisting
of widow, five sons and three daughters.
On Monday morning fire destroyed the
| large grain elevator owned by Samuel Cushwa,
situated at Charlton Station, on the Potomac
Valley branch of the Western Maryland Rail-
road about two miles from Williamsport,
causing a loss of between 5000 and So, 900.
| The large bank barn on the farm of Mrs. An
ME Cushwa, adjoining, was also burned at
| the same time, together with 700 bushels of
wheat, several head of stock, Il lot of hay and
| corn, and other contents The barn, which
was situated about 400 yards from the eleva-
tor, was set on fir. by sparks, which were
carried from the burning elevator and fell on
| the roof The elevator was insured for ST,
600, covering the building and machinery,
| and the barn for 81 300 The fire was started
by sparks from a passing locomotive on the
railroad falling on the roof OF the elevator.
When the fire was discovered, it had gained
considerable Roadway, and in short time it
was seen that the building was doomed to de-
struction. A strong westerly wind was blow
ing at the time, which famed the flames, and
carried burning embers and sparks for over a
mile in the direction of the Cushwa barn and
house, which at no time was on fire. The
railroad station building, a large warehouse
owned by Mr.. Cushwa, filled with hay and
other stuff, land the residence of John Grosh,
situated across the railroad from the elevator,
were saved The elevator was a three-story
| frame structure, and recently was remodeled
and equipped with the latest improved ma
chinery. 1t was built several years ago by
the Undine Milling Company. and recently
purchased by Mr.. Cushwa After harvest for
the past few years thousands of bushels of
wheat have been stored in the building. but
at the time of the fire there were only about
300 bushels of wheat in the bins, which was
not insured.