The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-11
Maryland Affairs.

Mrs. Rachel Goldenber:g, aged SO years,
died in Baltimore on Sunday last.
Goldsborough S. Griffith, the we'll
known president of the Maryland Prison
ers' Aid Association, was So years old on
Saturday last.
A new postofice has been established at
Poplar Springs, Howard county, and Basil
w. Bowman appointed postmaster The
Office was discontinued las; September.
An attempt was made to rob the En-
mitsburg postofice last week. This is the
season of the year when the gentlemen
of the cities visit rural districts for the
purpose of replenishing their empty pocket
books.
On last Sunday, in Cumberland, Harry
Norris, aged eleven years, Of South Cum
berland, who had his pocket full of little
caps for toy pistol, was standing beside
a street fire, when the caps ignited, ex-
ploding them. The little fellow had just
reached in his pocket for one of them,
with the result that his hand was burned
almost to Grip.
The public schoolin Bladensburg, Prince
Georges county, is minus principal, and
the higher grades have been temporarily
abandoned. Professor w. w. Kent has
had nothing but trouble since his APP
pointment at the beginning of the session,
and his resignation has been placed in the
hands of the trustees as a result OF his IN
ability to handle the students Several
rough-and- tumble fights have occurred at
the school and, it is stated, the professor
was rolled in the sand in the public street.
The trouble is said to have originated from
row started by son Of one Of the trus-
tees
Richard C. Watkins. aged p years, a
Iaborer, was taken to the Maryland Uni
versity Hospital Sunday evening, suffering
from broken iawbone, While driving a
two-horse team near Bissell, Washington
county, Saturday evening, the horses be
came unmanageahle. The wagon was
overturned, and Mr. Watkins was thrown
out. He landed in front Of one Of the
wheels of the vehicle, which passed over
his jaw. The physicians found that II
would be necessary for an operation TO be
performed on the broken jaw, and they
thought it would be more advisable to send
the injured man to Baltimore. The ply
sieians at the hospital state that the oper-
aration will be difficult one TO perform,
and that it viii be necessary to wire the
law together. Watkins viii not be able to
eat for at least two months, and during
that time he will have to be fed on soft
food. The operation was successfully per-
formed on Monday.
John Porter, miner living near Eek
hart, Allegany county, was almost killed
by whitecaps late Saturday night. He
was returning to bis howe late, in com
pany with Frank Myers, when twelve
masked men stepped in front Of them.
Mistaking Myers for Porter, they placed a
rope around his neck, but, discovering
their mistake, Myers was released, aud
the rope was placed around Porter neck.
The masked men then seized the rope and
dragged Porter rapidly quite a distance,
AFTER CQueuititi- ahA4sNr tAS1 ASN4eNN -
beat him until he promised to 90 TO work
and lead a different life. Porter was
beaten until he cried for mercy and prom
ised to do better 1t Is alleged that he has
been whipping his wife and making her
support him by doing washing. They
we're married only recently Porter was
reported almost lifeless when the white
caps left him.
Judge Reven has made an important
decision in the case Of Louis Queen, col
ored, whom it was sought to have stricken
from the books Of registration. Queen
was convicted Of larceny under che act Of
1896, chapter 128, by justice Of the peace
of Anne Arundel county, sentenced to jail
for thirty days and served out his sentence.
but, observed the judge, 'the Court Of
Appeals says 10 Danner rs. State, law rec
ord of April 5, 1899, so much Of that act
as conferred on justices Of the peace juris
diction in cases Of petit larceny was un-
constitutional and void The conclusion
is, therefore, inevitable that there has been
no conviction by any competent tribunal,
and that the trial of the petitioner, his
conviction and sentence was null and void.
1t is, the refore, ordered that the petition
of appellant be dismissed.
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