The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-04-29
Maryland Affairs.

trede1cS city water supply i 70 DE
increased by tapping Fishing Greek.
The railroad station at Mcdaniel, Tai
cot county. was burned Saturday evening.
Secretary Of State Richard Dallam has
resigned, and George L. Loweree, Of Prince
George county, has been appointed in hi
place
Ten shares Of the Citizens National
Bank Of Frederick were sold on Saturday
at $3.50. so, par s100 This Is the highest
price ever paid for bank stock in that city.
On Monday the BilImyer Lumber Com
pany large sawmill, near Little Orleans,
Allegany county. was burned loss $50,
O00. Fifty men are thrown out Of work.
Samuel Scotch, aged 20, Of Northeast,
Cecil county, and Miss Emma Heisler,
aged 20. were married on Sunday She
had been keeping house for him for sew
eral months.
In Baltimore. on Sunday morning last,
Joseph Bryan, oolored cut his wife :
throat from ear to ear, in a quarrel about
some furniture. The woman died almost
Immediately
Allegany county grand jury have indicted
80 saloon keepers for violations Of the law.
The jury also called attention to the neglect
Of the tax collectors in not returning the
taxes 10 the commissioners a soon as col
lected.
Fires were very destructive in South
Mountain last week. aud on Saturday
fire was started at Edgemont by Western
MARYLAND Railroad engine, and in order
TO save much valuable property counter
fires were started.
p Sydney Dryden, proprietor Of the
Washington Hotel, at Princess Anne,
Somerset county, was struck by train at
the railroad station there on Tuesday,
while attempting to cross the track, and
instantly killed. His body was horribly
mutilated
While attempting to arrest Clendenning
Pennell. on Sunday, at Barnes Gap near
Cumberland, be shot and killed james
Beatty, one Of the constable posse Pen
nell could have been arrested, but the men
were SO overcome by the death Of their
comrade that he was allowed to escape.
Maggie, aged : years, daughter of Cal
win Poffenberger, of Williamsport, was
burned to death on Tuesday. She was
preparing breakfast for the other children,
both parents being absent, ard used coal
oil TO hasten the fire. All the flesh was
burned from her stomach, exposing the in
testines, and her suffering was terrible.
John BARLEY, of Bayard, West Virgin
ia, was on his way to Cumberland on Sat
urday night last, and IN dark ravine on
a mountain road he was held-up by two
negro men, beaten and robbed Of 5000
and his watch He finally recovered suf-
ficienty to proceed on his way, arriving
in an exhausted condition An alarm was
sent out and two men were arrested; one
was released The one held had a short
conversation with a learned negro, who
Immediately started down the canal path.
and later returned with satchel filled
with watches, jewelry, &c. The police
who were waiting for him, took him to
iail for Identification Mr.. BARLEY is a
well known horse dealer.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Clemen-
tine NJ. Reckard, of Baltimore, charged
with the murder of her husband, tried in
the Circuit Court, at Towson, was discharg
ed'Monday last, having failed to agree.
The jury stood eight for conviction of
murder in the first degree and four for
murder in the second degree. This is
said to have been the standing Of the jury
since it first went out on Saturday night.
All of the jurors believed the prisoner to be
guilty, but the four for murder in the Sc
cond degree would not agree to a verdict,
which incurred the hanging of woman.
She received news of the failure of the
jury to agree with indifference, and re
marked with a careless smile II do not
care what they do with me. | am now
left alone in the world 1t makes no diff
ference whether they hang me or not