The Democratic advocate., 1898-03-26
Maryland Affairs.

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Benjamin d. Watson, a colored boy, j
wears of ace. was run over and killed by 4
| street car at Baltimore and Calhoun streets
on Saturday He was literally ground to
pieces,
The Monocacy mill property, about one
mile from Buckeystown, Frederick coun-
ty, was sold at public sale in Frederick
Saturday to VIM Fl. Lakin and Frederick
Miller for So, 600.
Frank Shenlotz is held in Baltimore on
the charge of loading wood with powder
and placing it with that used by his daugh-
ter. The stove exploded endangering the
lives of the family
Robert Black. yard conductor in the
wards of the Western Maryland Railroad
at IIagerStown, had his arm crushed on
Sunday by load Of lumber sliding ON it
while coupling cars
The families Of the convicted Whoolv
Ghooley gang, sentenced to the House OF
Correction for desecrating Williamsport
Lowndes, imploring executive clemency-
On Friday afternoon Of last week Ben
jamin Conaway, aged 30 years. committed
suicide by shooting He had been. des-
pondent for sometime owing TO, the recent
death of the lady to whom be was engaged
DR. Charles W. Waawright, Messrs
Joshua w Miles, Il, Fillmore Lankford,
Robert F. Maddox aad Wilmer f. o.
Lankford are the. iAeoEporators of cloth
ing manufacturing plant in Princess Anne,
with capital 4& $40, 1000.
One of TIP large derricks, used in r..is-
inc material for the new court house in
BaltimQrf, broke on Saturday whilst a load
of sand WAS being hoisted, but no one was
injured Two marble columns. costing
SS, tsG0 each. were damaged.
Samuel w. Forney, who was found I'M
conscious Friday morning in a third story
room in the Hotel Franklin in Hagerstown,
with the gas turned on full died Monday
morning without recovering consciousness.
His father, Samuel Forney> of Thurmont
was with him at the time
Charles Veasey, colored- who shot and
killed Michael Donovan at Elkton. Cecil
county, on Thursday of last week, has
been arrested and made full confession
Neasey is known as bad man. has given
the authorities considerable trouble and
has been convicted Of horse stealing.
An incendiary saturated the outside of
the colored peoples hall at Salisbury, with
coal oil on Saturday night and set it on fire
The hall was used by several lodges and all
their belongings were destroyed. Prompt
work by firemen and citizens saved valuable
adjoining property.
Robert Newcomer. of Williamsport, was
tried by Justice +. \. C. Gruber, on Fri
day of last week, on the charge of wife
beating, found guilty and sentenced to re-
ceive % lashes on his bare back. New
conner was under influence of liQsaoz, and
pulled his wife around by the Aair and
otherwise cruelty misused her Newcomer
is an uncle of Samuel Newcomer, who was
one Of the convicted ''Hooaey -Gooleys'
who desecrated the cemetery at Williams
port
DR., Sidney Sappingtn, of Liberty,
Frederick county, died at his home Sunday
afternoon, aged Il years, of general de-
bility He was lifelong resident of that
district and was one of the best-known citi-
zens in Frederick county. He was man
of extensive means and owned some of the
finest farms in the county. Having in
herited a large fortune from the late James
e. COale, he never practiced his profession
much, but devoted his time to his lands.
He leaves four sons and two daughters.
The latter are Mrs. Eugene Hammond and
NlEs. Clinton Trundle of Liberty
Abraham Ginsberg, 917 East Pratt
street; Reuben Lebowitz, 332 South Bond
street, and Jacob Sindler, 5O7 South Bond
street, Baltimore, are locked up at the
central police station, charged with re-
ceiving stolen goods, knowing them to
have been stolen. The goods are the
property of Marshal p Howard, dealer ia
stoves ana refngerators, 70 South Charles
street, and the aggregate value Of the Of
ticles which the three men are charged
with receiving is 81, 900. 1t is alleged
that the goods were purchased by the ac-
cused from Charles Miller, porter in the
employ of Mr.. Howard, who sold them to
Ginsberg, Lebowitz and Sindler at about
one-half the regular wholesale prices.
Miller s larceny of the goods was discov-
cred Thursday morning of last week, and
when presented with the evidences of his
guilt, it is said, he made full confession
and gave the information which led to the
arrest of Ginsberg, Lebowitz and Sindlsr.
The stolen goods consist of refrigerators,
oil stoves, gas stoves and fittings. The
police recovered about 81, 900 worth Of
the goods, and ON Friday night the central
police station resembled big hardware
store, so crowded was it with the property
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