The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-05-14
Maryland Affairs.

! Cumberland is suffering from impure water
owing to the pollution of its supply by the
pulp mills.
w. Clement Tuck, aged 70 years, died in
| Annapolis on Saturday, at the residence OF
his brother, DR.. Washington G. Tuck.
Joseph Ritter Musser, aged 81 years, died
in Alpha, Howard county, on Friday of last
week. He was a wel-knOwn school teacher
for IS years.
DR.. Luke NJ. Shipley, school examiner for
Howard county, has been presented with q
gold watch by the public school teachers as a
testimonial of their high esteem for him.
The remains of the late Hon. Robert NJ.
McLane, who died in Paris, France, April
IL, arrived in Baltimore on Sunday, and were
inferred in Greenmount cemetery on Tuesday.
At Riverdale Park, Prince George coun-
ty, on Saturday, the Burchfelds store and
stock and postoffice were burned, caused by
escaping gasoline. Loss 81, 200; insurance
$1,000.
Y. H. Neale, Cobb Neck, Charles county,
has Il thoroughbred calf that weighed 100
pounds when only one day old. He also has
two Holsein milch cows that give over twelve
gallons of milk day.
In Queen Anne's county court, on Friday
of last week, Joseph Wallace, of Kent county
was found guilty of man slaughter in killing
his brother-in-law, John T. David, in Kent
county, on December q, last.
The freight business of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad has so greatly increased during
the past several weeks that its motive power
is completely taxed The freight east is
principally wheat and grain and requires quick
moving. Last week the Baltimore and Ohio
handled more eastbOund traffic that any other
road.
The large residence Of DR.. Samuel c.
Trippe at Royal Oak Talbot county, was de
stroyed by fire about O'Clock Friday morn
ing of last week, together with all its contents,
including valuable furniture and other house
hold effects. The family barely had time to
escape with their lives and some clothing.
The loss is $4,000, on which there was partial
insurance.
Frank j. Pyle. l3-year-old white boy,
was shot through the thigh and seriouly
wounded on the Bird instant, on at the cir
Gus lot on the York road, Baltimore, during
free fight among number OF colOred row.
dies who had followed the parade out to the
lot, being in a state of constant disorder all
along the line of march. Mounted Patrol
man Boone arrested Jesse Brown, an 1S-year-
old coored boy, whom number of witnesses
claimed fred the shot. He was found hiding
in stable nearly mile from the circus lot
and loaded 32-caibre revolver was found
beside him. One shot had been fired from
it. William Gibson, who is alleged to have
been concerned in the shooting, was arrested
by citizen and handed over to the police.
Pyle, who lives at 149 West Cross street, is at
the City Hospital. The shooting created
great excitement
Hon. Richard Fl. Elelen, well-known
lawyer of Charles county, died at the resi-
dence of his sster-in-law, Miss Lizzie Hamil-
ton, near La Plata, on the End inst, after
lingering illness, in the 9th year of his age.
Mr.. Edelen was a descendant of one of the
oldest families of Charles county. He was
admitted to the bar after two years study, and
at once became prominent as strong and for
chile advocate. He was the States attorney
for Charles county two terms, afterward re-
firing altogether from politics until 1875,
when he was nominated for the Legislature,
but was defeated In 1880 he was promi-
nent candidate for congress, but was defeated,
the nomination going to the late Gen. A. G.
Chapnan. In 1886 Mr.. Edelen was elected
to the State Senate ard filled the position for
feur years with great distinction. He took
the lead on many of the most important ques-
that came up in the sessions of 1886 and 1888.
He was largely instrumental in defeating the
effort for new constitution.