The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-08-12
Maryland Affairs,

Uc huONu DIS All lIdllONS, hoS DNSi ~
tablished in Green Spring Valley, Balti-
more county.
Three employees of the Adams Express
Company, Baltimore are under arrest on
the charge Of the larcenI Of watches from
the company.
Mrs. Alice Stockton Gather has been
granted an absolute divorce from Captain
Charles D. Gather, who at one time, was
the commander of the Fifth Maryland
Regiment
Two fires in fredericksburg, Caroline
county, on last Sunday morning, caused
by lightning, destroyed SIT, 600 worth OF
property; insurance So, POO. itii had NOT
been for heavy rain The town would have
been burned.
Another destructive rain and wind storm
passed over Washington caun;y las, Satnr-
day afternoon, much damage being done
in the vicinity of Beaver creek. The
White Hall brick schoolhouse was blown
down and number of barns and sheds un-
rooted
Michael Bruder, a Baltimore baker, fell
from third story window on the 4th in
slant and was instantly killed, He had
been great sufferer from asthma, went to
the window is it supposed for air, went to
sleep and fell to the pavement, causing in
slant death.
NJ. Reed, near Funkstown, Washington
county, while making hay destroyed the
nest of turkey hen sitting in the field.
The hen, robbed of her nest, found part
ridge nest containing II eggs, She sat
upon them and Matched them all out. She
still has her brood, II partridges, trooping
after her
John c. Ward, hneman of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany, was electrocuted while repairing
line in Baltimore on the 4th instant, by
coming in contact with an electric wire just
as he had finished his work. He leaves
two wives, one in Providence r. l., and
the other in Baltimore.
An incendiary set fire to the residence
of John Money, Oxon Hill, Prince
Georges county, on Thursday night of last
week There were eleven persons in the
dwelling at the time who escaped. The
residence was not completely burned. Hay
and straw, saturated with turpentine was
found against the house.
Silas E. Metz, aged about 5 years, and
George Washington Churchey, aged about
10 years, both white, and living in the
neighborhood of Maple Swamp, Rohrers
vile district, were lodged in Hagerstown
jail Sunday evening, on the charge Of be
ing implicated in an alleged murderous as
sault on J. Falcon Reeder Saturday after
noon at picnic in the Nicodemus Grove.
near Boonsboro.
Herbert r., aged y years, a son Sam
uel Bosley, of Moukton, Baltimore eoun-
ty. committed suicide at his boarding
house in Norfolk on the 4th instant, by
inhaling Illuminating gas. Mr.. Besley
was the Norfolk ticket agent of the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad and was very pop
ular in that city. For some time he had
been in poor health and this it is thought
led him to take his life.
Howard county Democrats have nomi-
mated the following tieket:-State Senate,
William B. Peter, House of Delegates.
Grosyenor Hanson and Humphrey D.
Wolfe Register of Wills, William II.
NARROW. County Treasurer, james I.
Clark State Attorney, Hartin f. Burke
Sheriff, Louis +. Phelps. County Com
missioner, Thomas O'Neil Judge Or
phans Court, Pulaski Dorsey, William I
Day and Henry hoffman. County Sur
veyor, John I. X. Carroll
The Colored House of Reformation at
Cheltenham. Prince George county, was
damaged by the storm on Wednesday of
last week to the amount of Sc, 600, be-
sides great damage to growing crops and
shrubbery. St. Mary county lost about
$500, 600 by the same storm. In Calvert
county the loss is very heavy, as much of
last year crop Of tobacco was still in the
barns and was either blown away or ruin
ed, together with the growing crop, which
gave promise of fine yield.
At Middletown, Frederick county, be-
tween and 4 80 on Friday morning Of
last week two terrific thunderstorms, one
following Immediately after the ether.
Binding flashes of lightning followed in
such rapid succession that the very sky
seemed to be on FIRE, while heavy, rolling
thunder Jared dwellings 50 violently that
the inmates were aroused in alarm from
their deep slumbers Each storm was ac-
companied by heavy downpour of rain,
the total precipitation beirg I inches.
About ) o clock, after the last storm was
over, there was a terrific crash of thunder
that startled many who had fallen asleep
again.
Five persons were drowned early Satur-
day morning by the capsizing of a small
rowboat in the northwest branch of Pa
tapsco river, near Baltimore. They were
Andrew Deems, William j. Lyman, Jas
Welsh, Edward Garrick and Mrs Hoover
The party were returning from a day
outing at a pleasure resort, and from the
statement of Mrs. Deems, the only suryiv-
or, were skylarking in the skif when it
eapsized All went into the water and APP
pear to have sunk Immediately, except
Mrs. Deems, who chung TO the overturned
boat until rescued by Policeman james
Kidwell, who swan out to the boat The
womans husband and sister were among
those drowned.
Dr. John f. Ireland, prominent ply
stefan of Calvert county, died suddenly in
Lower Marlborough Saturday afternoon.
He was 90 years of age, and the Oldest
practicing physician in the county. He
had driven to Marlboro to get his mail and
after talking short time to a resident
about the damage done in the village by
the storm started home. apparently perfect
ly well. He drove about 200 yards and
got out of his buggy and called for assist
ance. A profuse hemorrhage from the
lungs came on, causing death in 10 min
utes. DIR. Ireland had been practicing
medicine for 40 years, and was well-known
and highly esteemed in that and the ad-
Joining counties He leaves a widow,
Mrs. Maggie Kent Ireland, six daughters
and two sons.