The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-06-04
Maryland Affairs:

Centreville is going to build shirt fac
tory.
Many farmers on the Eastern Shore are
planting their wheat fiel Is in corn owing to
great destruction by the storm of last week.
Gov. Lowndes has fixed July % as the
day for hanging Joseph america who muir
dered Isaiah Nelson at a cake walk in
Howard county.
Details of the storm in Cecil county,
last week, show loss of over $50, 600
to roads and bridges and about the same
to mills, farms, &c.
In Baltimore, on last Sunday afternoon
$50 winter trolley cars, stored in the barns
on Frederick avenue, were burned or dam
aged; loss 1925, 900; fully insured.
Capt. James p. Snow, of Caroline
county, died on Monday, lacking one day
of being 80 years old. He was well-known
and was one of the wealthiest men in the
country.
The body of Mrs. Dahlgren, widow Of
Admiral Dahlgren, who died in Washing
ton. D. c., was taken to Washington
county on Monday and was inferred at St.
Joseph's Chapel cemetery on Tuesday.
Lavinia Lewis, aged 81, WalterJ. Lewis,
aged 16, Dan. Rogers, aged p, all colored,
are locked up at the central police station,
Baltimore, suspected of having murdered
Charles A. Lewis, colored, aged 80 years,
whose dead body was found in the dining
room of his home, 2409 Lovegrove alley,
Saturday night.
The State Volunteer Firemen 5 Associ-
alton will hold its annual meeting at Sails
bury. beginning on June Sth, and continu-
ing for three days. The Salisbury depart,
ment and residents Of the town have com
pleted an elaborate programme, and royal
entertainment awaits the visitors. MIR. W.
Irving Mace, of Cambridge. is president
of the Association.
Marcellus A. Mitchell, who for the past
80 years was well known around Spear ;
wharf as ship chandler and broker, died
Monday at his home, 1913 East Balti-
more street, from causes incidental to old
age. Mr.. Mitchell was a native Of Wi
colnico county, and was in the I'D yeal
of his age. He went to Baltimore in early
manhood and engaged in the business with
which he was connected at his death. He
was the owner of number Of bay vessels.
His business was confined principally tc
the trade conducted by such craft. lie
is survived by two daughters.
Mrs. Mary Pet, the wife Of John b.
Pet, 3O4 East Twenty first street, Balti-
more. died about noon Monday aged "A
wears. She was born on Water street,
near South street, when that was resi-
dent section of the city. Her father was
David w. Floyd a tobacco commission
merchant, and her mother, before mar
riage, was Miss Mary Semmes, IA near re-
lative of Admiral Semmes, of the C0nted-
crate navy. Miss Pet was Il grand niece
of Archbishop Neale, the second arch
bishop of Baltimore Mrs. Pet was mar
ried to Mr.. Pet, October o. 1913. She
is survived by her husband, one son. John
b. Pet. Jr.. and Il daughter. Miss Mary
Susan Pet.
Duncan H. De Beet, died on Sunday
at St. Michaels, Talbot county. He was
a Hollander by descent, and was born IN
Baltimore in 1918. He was Il carver,
glider and painter by trade, and was a
member of the firm of Barrett 4 De Beet,
conducting business in Baltimore for over
20 years. He was member Of the In
dependent Blues, Il well-known military
organization of Baltimore prior to 1860.
Mr.. De Beet removed to st. Michaels in
1865, where he married Mrs. Emma
Keyes, widow, who was Miss Keithley.
They had no children An older brother,
William c. De Beet, survive hims.
Lieut.. George Igenfritz Spangler, died
early Monday morning at his residence,
1926 Druid Hill avenue, Baltimore. The
ancestors of Lieutenant Spangler emigrated
to America in 1927 and settled in York
county, Pa, where he was born March
IA, 1910. He was Il son of the late
Henry Spangler, and was member of the
Worth Infantry, of York, Pa, whose
captain, Thomas A. Zeigler, rendered the
services of his command to Secretary of
War Cameron immediately after Fort Sum
ter was fired on, April II, 1861. Lieut.
Spangler served throughout the war, con-
tracing chronic rheumatism, for which he
drew a pension from the government. His
mother is still living in York, Pa.