The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-12-03
Maryland Affairs.

Seven persons have died in Crisfeld,
Somerset county, during the year from
drinking Jamaica ginger.
In Worcester county there are 1S1 par
GELS of real and personal estate advertised
for state and county taxes.
By persistent effort number Of viola
tors of the Talbot county local option law
were convicted last week, fined $50 each
and sent to the House Of Correction for
six months.
Wye Heights farm, in Talbot county,
containing l, 100 acres, was sold last week
to Lewis Jones, of Baltimore, for So, 175,
subject to mortgage of SIG, 200. 1t is
one of the finest estates in Maryland.
John Hambley Bawden, aged Y years,
cashier of the Second National Bank,
dropped dead a few minutes after nine
O clock Sunday morning in the Sunday
school room of East Baltimore Station Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which
he was the superintendent.
The three-story frame building, situated
in the rear of the Pimlico Driving Park,
on Rodgers avenue, and known as the Bal
timore Outing Clubhouse, was totally de-
stroyed by fire last Saturday evening,
shortly after ten o clock 1t is thought
the fire originated in the front Of the
building, under the porch, from some I'M
known cause.
w. w. Pusey, of Wicomico county,
was poisoned by eating a leaf which he
mistook for the leaf of a tea berry vine.
The man is in pitiable condition, with
little hopes for his recovery Aleck Pu-
sey, son of A. D. Pusey, in the same
county, met with terrible accident while
cunning Monday morning, the loads from
both barrels of the weapon lodging in his
stomach He is not expected to recover.
Laura Kirby, colored, of Queen Anne 5
county, who is a government pensioner,
comes of prolific stock. While at this time
she is only about 40 years of age, she is the
mother of % children, among them six
pairs of twins. Her mother, Maria Broad
way, was the mother of 26 children
Laura is hale and hearty, and probably
would marry again were it not for the pro
visions of the pension law
John F. Lengan, well known Hartford
county contractor and builder, met with
serious accident on Saturday last while at
work, with his son, Edward His son
was hewing logs, and the axe struck a
knot and, slipping from his grasp, few in
a straight line about twenty feet to where
Mr. Lengan was working. The pole of
the axe struck him in the breast, revers-
ing the blade and throwing it in his face,
splitting open his nose and lips and knock
inc out some Of his teeth
Farmers in the neighborhOod of Myers
vile, Frederick county whose land is
adapted to the growing of peaches, are ar
ranging to go into the peach growing in
dustry extensively. The opening of the
Myersville and Catoctin Electric Road
gives rapid transit to steam lines, and bic
orchards will be set out the coming season.
Mr.. Benton Morgan has purchased 5000
young peach trees, Mr.. Hiram 7. Smith
5000, and Mr. Cyrus Routzahn 1000,
and others will receive large cOnsignments
William Gouker, aged II years was
seriously, perhaps fatally, injured Satm-
day while attempting to cross the track Of
the Western Maryland Railroad, in Chews-
vile, on horseback He was struck by
the westbound fast mail, and, with the
horse was knocked and dragged about
thirty feet. The horse was instantly
killed Gouker sustained bad cuts about
the head and was hurt internally. The
horse he rode became unmanageable and
ran in front of the train. The young
man parents live near WolfsvilIe, Fred
erick county.
The residence of Rev. f. c, Hender-
son, pastor Of Piney Grove Baptist Church,
near Loeb Raven, Baltimore county was
completely destroyed by fire last Saturday
morning. The origin Of the fire is I'M
known. Mr.. Henderson was absent from
home, and no one was in the house at the
time except his niece, Miss Reese. who
summoned the help of neighbors. The
fire had made too much headway for its
progress to be retarded, and the building
aud its contents were completely destroyed.
Mr.. Henderson and his niece were left
without any clothing except what they
wore. The former had large and valua-
BILE library, which he had spent years in
gathering together, of which not volume
remains.