The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-10-07
Maryland Affairs.

During quarrel at Oxford, Talbot county,
Thursday, George Balm was beaten 10 death
by Thomas Riley.
Baltimore Presbytery is in session at Fred
erick, and the delegates assisted in the dedi-
cation of the new Presbyterian Church there
on Tuesday.
Mrs Mary Amelia Pinkney, aged 80 years,
died in Annapolis on Thursday. She was q
sister of the late Bishop Pinkney and Surgeon
Ninian Pinkney, I. S. n.
Thomas jenkins, of Frostburg, is in Ale
gany county Jail on three warrants sworn out
by his wife, charging assault with intent TO
kill, forgery and non-support.
Capt. John H. McIntire, of Mt Vernon dis
trict, died in Somerset county on September
Goth, aged 81 years, and his widow died the
29th. aged 10 years The couple had been
married SO years. Eleven children survive.
According to the Baltimore American
there has been no building boom in that city
this year" Prices of all kinds of material
have advanced so much it was deemed unwise
to invest in such work. Still we are prosper
ing. (?)
DR. II. Burton Stevenson, secretary of the
Baltimore County Board of Health, on Tues
day swore out warrants for the arrest of Major
L.
son, charging them with having refused to
close pumps on their property, as directed by
the State Board OF Health.
Col Theodore F. Lang received letter
from Mr.. William $. Canon, of Newark, \.
j., denying that the Union Veterans of Pater-
son. \. j., held an indignation meeting. at
which it was alleged that the hospitality OF
Baltimore had been attacked, during the re
cent national encampment of that organization
in that city.
William H. Stuhbs, of Baltimore, defeated
William Duffy. of Philadelphia, in a contest
in operating the Mergenthaler typesetting ma.
chimes, in Philadelphia. The contest lasted
six hours. Stubbs, Baltimore, CO., SINS,
2.47l lines. - minutes lost time for correcting
proofs. and Duffy, Philadelphia, 55,O26 ems,
loss hines, b minutes lost time tor correct
ing proofs. The prize was $3.50.
Louise Willeti, aged FIVE years, daughter of
John ". Wilett, one Of the Proprle,ors OF the
South Side Hotel, Charles and Conway streets,
Baltimore: Nancy Massey, colored. 50 years
old, cook at the hotel, and Edward Massey,
her three yesr-old son, we're asphyNisied by
Illuminating gas while asleep IN q room on toe
second floor Of the hotel Monday night The
accident . supposed to have been caused by
the woman iguorautly blowing out the gas
Captain Lauran F. Smith and his sister,
Miss Edna Saith. both of HagersioNn' Who
we're on the Inflated steamer Scotsman, which
struck on rocks ia the Calf Of ST. Lawrence,
last week. and sunk. arrived home Tuesday
night. Mr. Dancaa SiGciAir su EnglIShInan,
who escaped with them. came along 70 hAgers-
town Ia speaking Of their terrible expert
ruce, Captain Sms;h said ''AffeF reaching
the shore with great difficulty, ~e decided
blankets 70 keep Us from perishing from The
cold; but ne found the crew had taken nearly
all Of the blankets. and refused to give them
90. even to the female passengers. DaunE
the first night On the island. while the pAssen'
gers wesc irving 90 sleep on the rocks, - use
viihOu, even single blanket, members OF the
crew we're ri0,lug and making merry SIth
drink and eixars. Momcn suffered from want
offo,d, vhilc the cre~ literally Toasted. Aiter
being on the ISLAND FIVE DAYS. and Suffering
many kardships and pTlvaueus, NC weTe tAken
OF by the steamer Monitosi- Despite these
hardships. Captain Smith aad BIS SISTER ar
rived home in the best Of spirits, and are Ia
excellent bcalih.