The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-02-18

DIR. Washington G. Tack has been ap-
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Dr. Washington G. Tack has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Annapolis
Scarlet fever is reported to be prevalent
in the upper section of Howard county
Mr. William III. Stinson, near Glenwood,
has FIVE children i'll with the disease.
W. Frank Mitchell, aged 46 years
died in Towson, Baltimore county, on the
9th instant He was a well known law
yer, and leaves wife and six children.
Charles Rayman, aged g. years, while
at work in saw mill in Garrett county, on
the 10th instant, fell against circular
saw. His head and body was split in two,
and his entrails scattered.
John Goldsborough Mccullough, died
suddenly at his office, in Baltimore, on the
10th instant. He was "A years old and
had been coal dealer fer over 43 years.
On Saturday night last the book store
of J. Il. Medairy & Co, North Howard
street, Baltimore, was burned and several
other buildings adjoining were damaged by
water and smoke. Loss $50, 900 above
insurance. Several iremen were severely
trostbitten, and Others were injured.
Florence Reifsnider, aged nine years,
and Martha Berliski aged nine years, were
killed by the explosion of water back in
the Home of the Friendless, Druid Hill
and Lafayette avenues, Baltimore, On Fri
day of last week
James Marquis, of Lonaconing, Allegany
county, was fatally injured and his dwell
ing greatly damaged on the 10th instant
by the bursting of the water back in his
range. \ daughter had nearly all her
clothing torn off by the force of the ex-
ploSiou. The range was smashed into the
smallest pieces The whole building was
shattered. The ceiling was badly dam
aged and the force of the explosion was
so great that it went up through the house
and blew portion of the roof off,
On Friday morning. the Sd instant,
there was a severe thunder storm in Som
erset county. The residence of Stewart
Abbott, on Windsor 5 ridge, Rock Creek
neighborhood, was struck by lightning;
but fortunately no one was hurt, and the
damage to the house was slight. John
W. Joyce, colored. of Danes Quarter,
was struck on one of his legs by lightning
the electric spark ran on the inside of his
boot lee, down to the foot, and out the
toe of the boot, bursting the boot Joyce
was burnt but not seriously. This was
certainly a very remarkable incident.
Joseph Souders, 80 years of age, was
killed on Tuesday of last week near Ca
toctin, Frederick county, by straw rick
falling upon him He went to the barn
yard to take some straw from the rick,
which was inclosed within a rail fence
About two tons of straw fell over on HIM
When he failed to return for supper his
brother, John. went in search of him.
The lifeless body of his brother was found
standing erect, he having evidently died
from suffocation under the mass Owing
to defective eyesight it is thought he did
not see the straw falling, and when he
went to step back was stopped by the rail
fence.
\ dispatch from Dawson City, Alaska,
announces the death from pneumonia of
Rev. William H. Judge, 5 j., Balti-
MORGAN, who founded st. Mary Hospi-
tai at Dawson City. Father Judge was
born in Baltimore and was ordained
about l3 years ago at Woodstock College,
Howard county He was transferred to
the Rocky mountain mission, and finally,
at his own request, was assign to work in
Alaska. where he had been for nearly nine
years \ handsome new church costing
S25, 600 was recently built under the di-
rection of Father Judge. The money for
it was given by one man, Mr.. Alexander
Mcdonald He said the first mass in it on
August 2l last aud then turned it over to
the Oblates of Mary, who have charge of
the Dawson City parish. In letter writ
ten to a friend in Baltimore last October
he spoke of the hospital work, which kept
him very busy, and said there were 135
patients in the hospital, most of them suf-
iering from typhoid fever
At Cumberland, on Sunday afternoon
Mr. George T. Hart went to the Office of
DR. Theodore y H. hummelshine, and
made an engagement to take his wife to
the dentist to have some of her teeth ex-
tracted Mr. Hart stated that his wife
would not consent to have the teeth ex-
tracted without the dentist giving her an
anaesthetic. This the latter refused to
give. but stated 10 Mr. Hart if he would
have his family physician administer the
auaesthetic. he would extract the teeth,
but he would rot assume the responsibility
of giving the medicine. At the appointed
time Mr.. Hart aud his wife, accompanied
by DR. H. b. Miller, appeared at the
Office and the chloroform was administered
by the physician. Several teeth were
quickly extracted by the Doctor, but the
woman did not recover, and died, notwith
standing the efforts of the physician to
restore her. Another physician was sum
moned, and they worked for two hours
trying to restore life, but without avail.
The physicians say death was due TO pa
ralyss. Mrs Hart was "a years of age,
and had all the appearances of Il stout and
healthy woman She is survived by her
husband and Is months old child Mr.
Hart is a well-k known young man of that
city, and it was only the day before that
his sister was buried.