The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-05-28
Maryland Affairs.

mdI ldnO AlId1TS.
Liquor license was defeated by 80 majority,
in Cambridge, Dorchester county, on Tuesday
Boston bankers took the $4,000 of An.
napolis per cent. bonds at a premium of
So, 40.
Mrs. Rosa Williams, aged 70 years, died in
Snow Hill, Worcester county. on Sunday
from pneumonia.
An organized body of negro thieves have
been Dissolved in Trappe district, Talbot
county, with skeleton keyeS, jimmies, &c.
Capt. Peter w. Mariner aged SO years,
died in Chesapeake City, Cecil county, on
Tuesday. He was Il native of Worcester
county.
The store and stock of goods of Edmund
Plowden, at Bushwood wharf. st. Mary's
county, were destroyed by lightning during
the severe storm of the 10th.
Walter Roe, farmer residing on Kent Is
land, has a dog whose pups were recently
drowned. She has adopted two kittens
Last year she raised four young foxes.
A heavy thunder storm passed over Wash
ington county Saturday night last. Light
ming tore off portion of the roof on the
house owned by W. Percy Towson, of Ha-
gerstown. and killed valuable Percheron
horse.
Mrs. Mary Landlord, aged 81 years, resid
ing near fredericksburg Caroline county, was
bitten by Il common woods tick on the upper
part of her chest. She pulled the tick off
and the wound nflamed, and she died from
blood poison.
Miss Bette Houser, aged 10 years, living
near Samples Manor Church, Washington
county. was killed last Sunday afternoon by
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riding in company Mr.. Arthur Myers taking
fright at a traction engine and running away.
Mrs Joseph Baker, "a Russian Jewess, lately
went to Centrevile, Queen Annes county, to
reside. On Monday there was a thunder
storm. and the woman was almost paralyZed
from fear. and declares she will leave the
country. sooner than stay where such eectri
cal displays occur as they never have them
! in Russia.
William T. II. Lee late collector for Easton
district, has been indicted as a defaulting tax
collector. Mr. Lee was not in EaSton and
Il e sheriff has not vet served the bench war
rants. being unable to find him. His most
intimate friends disclaim having any know
ledge as to where he is The court fixed the
Bond at 81 900 on each of three indictments.
The alleged default amounts to over $4,000.
! 1t is for county taxes. the State having been
settled with.
The heavy rains this week caused IA loss Of
! So. 900 to roads and bridges in the Sd. 4th
and 9TH districts of Cecil county. The dams
Of the Providence, Singerly, Lewis Il Sons,
Harlans 4 Marley paper and flour mills, broke
one above the other until the immense body
of water could not he confined. Fields were
flooded and small residences, fences, Ne.
were carried away and the loss to farmers
will amount to $4,000. Grain and fruit
were beaten by the immense fall of hail
William Schweikert, 1929 MilIiman street
! Baltimore was shot and killed near Laura
vile. Baltimore county. on Sunday. May %.
bv Daniel Hall, colored. who is in Towson
| Jail. The shooting without provocatlon.
/ A crowd of negroes were qnarrPhng among
| themselves. when Hall said he would shoot
some one. The negroes ran away. and
| Schwel lert who was i'll an adjoining field went
! to see what was the matter when Hall SHOT
! him through the heart.
| A two-months old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
| John Abe. Of Cumberland, was terribly
| gnawed on its face and right hand by rat,
! on Thursday of last week. that it will die.
! The mother nursed the child, laid it on Il bed
and went to an adjoining room to prepare
! supper. Soon after Mr.. Abe came i'll and he
! heard the child cry. As soon he washed his
hands he went to the child and AS he pulled
down the covering a large house rat jumped
| from the chiId'S hand. The child will die
| from blood poisoning.
! While large party were raising the new
| frame barn of George Fl. Cook about ten
miles northeast of Hagerstown. on Friday of
| last week. the framework gave way and col.
| lapSed and fifteen wOrkmen fell with the tim
| bers TO the ground from a height of about 30
feet. Newton Philippy, a carpenter. and two
strangers were badly hurt, and number OF
| Others slightly injured The neighhorhood
mad been invited to assist in raising the barn
and there were nearly II hundred people pres
ent.
Dr. Charles \. Worthington, Of DECKER
sons. Montgomery county, died on Saturday
last. of pneumonia, aged "A years Before
moving into this State he practced extensively
in California. Kentucky and Texas. He set
tied at Urbana. Frederick county. about II
years ago, and moved from there to Dlcker-
sons, where he resided for eight years, living
partly retired life He leaves widow. one
| son and one daughter His son, Vivian
! Warrington. resides in Austin, Texas: and
his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Donnan. III. Wash
ington. ID. c.
Frederick Hutchens. colored, was struck on
the head with an axe Sunday night and had
for Robert Cook coored, who is charged with
striking the blow. Hutchens is employed at
Chapman's livery stable, on Calvert street.
near Pleasant, Baltimore. 1t is said that he
quarreled in the afternoon with Cook over a
team that had been hired at the stable, and
that Hutchens knocked Cook down. Cook
left the stable and returned at night with an
axe and struck Hutchens on the back OF
the head Hutchens was removed to the City
Hospital, where it was found that his skull
was fractured and his con dition is serious.