The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1898-03-05
Maryland Affairs.
Fire bugs are at work in Hagerstown.
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John Ross died at the Montevue Hospital
Frederick, Wednesday, aged SO years
Denton, Caroline county, is to have another
national bank with a capital stock of $50, 900.
Within two months 20 new buildings have
been erected in Williamsport, Washington
county.
According to recent compilation Balti-
more has population of 500, 754, of which
II. 906 are negroes.
Charles Sing kee, native Of China, and
Fannie Griffin, a negro. were married in Bal
timore on Tuesday.
The Maryland Conference of the NJ L.
Church began its session for the year in
Washington, D. c., ON Wednesday.
Chicken coops at Middle River, Baltimore
county, are being raded by thieves, and
large number are being carried off
In Hagerstown. on Tuesday, the men who
did the vandalism in the Williamsport Gene
terry, few weeks ago, were convicted.
Col. j. Thomas Scharf the well-known
Maryland historian, writer and newspaper
editor and manager, died i'll New York city
on Monday aged SO years.
Joshua Q. {. A. Kemp died suddenly on
Tuesday, in HagerStown, from heart trouble,
aged about seventy years. He was born near
Woodsboro, Frederick county.
The Van Bibber Manufacturing Co., of
Hartford county, with II capital of $4,000.
has been organized to make butter, &c, from
cream and milk, and do a milling business.
Harriet Dickman, colored. aged l05 years,
died in Baltimore on Sunday. She was
native of Charles county, and for 60 years was
Il servant in the family of the late Robert
TAYLOR.
a flock of forty sheep, owned by DR., W.
I ,fn l,uy,a hoo
killed by order Of the state veterinarian.
They were infested with some contagious
disease.
A game of cards and fight, at Elkton,
Cecil county. resulted in James Holland hit
ting George Brown, both colored, IN the face
with IL coal oil lamp. Brown will die, and
Holland has skipped.
Simon P. WaIdo's dead body was found on
the b. 4 0. Railroad, near Brunswick, Fred
erick county, on Sunday. From papers on
his body his lvlme and residence were found.
the latter being Cleveland, Ohio.
Parks Il Hynson's bakery, in Cambridge
Dorchester county. was burned by the acct
dental explosion of IL coal oil lamp. on We'd
nesday at Il. IN. The family of Mr.. Parks
barely escaped in their nigh clothes.
Hon. Thomas j. Heating, owing to failing
health. has resigned as State tax commits
sioncr. and Robert p Graham, of Wicomico
county. former comptroller of the treasury.
has been elected to ill the vacancy.
The South Baltimore Bank, capital S2S,-
800, closed on Thursd " Of last week. Liza
biliticS, $4,000; assets, Sl2O000. The tall
ure was caused by shrimkage in investments
and the loss falls on the poor mostly
Owing to disorderly conduct Rev. j. !.
Winger has been compelled 10 close the extra
services at his church in Flintstonc district,
Allegany county. Several arrests were made.
vet he and the male members were threatened
and the church had 10 he closed.
A fodder stack, about twenty-five feet long.
belonging to c. Edward Carlisle, near Sam
Creek, WAS burned yesterday Friday morn
ing. The stack was Immediately III the rear
of a large bank barn and dangerously near.
The fire is supposed To have been incendIary.
On Sunday, at =. Is a. M. the large store
and residence of B. Thompson. and the cloth
ing store of l.. Winer. in Chestertown, Kent
county. were burned. Loss $4,000 above the
insurance. Several times the hose were
burned, otherwise the loss would not have
been so great Strenuous efforts OF llremen
and citizens prevented the town from beng
burned.
Mrs. Margaret A. Miller, widely known i'll
Howard and Montgomery countless died AT
her home at GAINESVILLE Tuesday morning.
Her age was II years. Mrs Miller was the
widow Of Denton Miller Her children are
Mr. j. Nicholas Miller OF Clarksville; Mr.. T.
Denton Miller, of Woodstock; Mrs. Henry
Heiner, of Frederick and Miss Ellen Miller
and Miss Katherine Miller.
Ex-Sheriff Chas. J. Beckley has had two
deaths in his family this week. On Sunday
his brother. Robert +. Beckley, died at his
home, in ReiSterstown. and on Monday his
daughter, Mrs. Maggie Stitfier, wife OF Mr..
John +. Stiffler, died near Rayville, Baltimore
county Mrs. Stiffler who died suddenly,
was about 81 years old and had only been
married about eleven months.
On Saturday night last some white men
were standing near the corner of Gilmor and
Lauvale streets. Baltimore, when they were
approached by some negroes. One OF the
latter made some insulting remarks and drew
his right hand back to throw Il brick. when
ULYSSES G. Airey hit him under the right ear.
The negro fell so hard that instantaneous con
cusson of the brain followed and the man was
dead when picked up. From the testimony
of all concerned the coroner decided it to be
a case of self.defensc. The negro had his
razor, also.
Hiram p Tasker. of Cumberland, who had
been employed as special agent for ten years
in abstracting the titles to the vast areas of
unoccupied lands in Allegany and Garrett
counties, and who won his suit against the
Garrett county commissioners for compensa-
ton for the services, states that there are up
ward of $4,000 acres in Allegany county and
125,0OO acres in Garrett county that are not
on the assessment books at ALL The two
counties, he claims, as the result of this, have
lost taxes which would aggregate hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
In Frederick, on Friday afternoon of last
week, Harry, aged 10 years, Oldest son of
Joseph Walling, met with a serious accident
at the Union Knitting Mills. He was engaged
in cleaning the shafting of the machinery,
which is about one foot from the ceiling, when
his coat sleeve accidentally caught in belt.
The young man was jerked from the ladder
and hurled around the shafting until every
shred of clothing was torn from his body,
when he fell to the floor in an unconscious
condition. At every revolution of the ma.
chinery his head and feet cond be heard
hitting against the ceiling. When he was
picked up he had on nothing but his shoes and
stockings. His head was cut and bruised and
his arm cut open to the bone, a large piece of
flesh being torn out of one. Several young
women, who were engaged at their machines,
were sickened at the horrible sight and tainted.