The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-05-27
Maryland Affairs.

Washington county grand Jury was III
session FIVE days, examined l04 witnesses
and found 90 true bills.
Capt. VIM. D. Burchinal, yell-known
Republican politician of Kent county. died
on Thursday of last week in his 9th year,
John Randall Magruder, aged b years
a lawyer of Annapolis, committed suicide
on Friday night of last week. His mind
was affected by excessive cigarette smoking.
On Saturday the body of Peter Fletcher,
colored, was found in the canal at Great
Falls, Montgomery county, with his hands
and feet tied In his pockets there was
money and watch.
Snow fell on the mountains at Louacon-
ing on the morning of the 10Th instant.
and two inches of snow was reported at Sand
Patch, on the Pittsburg Division of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Isaac H. Dixon, of Baltimore, has pur
chased the Tilghman estate near Claiborne,
Talbot county. for So, 200. The tract
contains about 200 acres, and Is graced by
one of the handsomest manor houses on
the Shore
Several stables have been cleaned out by
cerebro spinal meningitis in the upper dis
tricts of Cecil county The disease came
from Chester county, Pa. Owing 70 the
great number of horses afflicted farm work
is much behind.
Rev. Dr. Southgate. rector Of 1t.
Annes Protestant Episcopal parish in An
napolis died suddenly on Sunday afternoon
last from the grippe, aged 81 years, He
was a native of Maine, and had been rector
Of the parish since 1869.
Judge Page, in sentencing Edwin Mel
son, at Snow Hill, on Saturday, for as
saulting Lemuel Hammond, with intent to
kill, said that the growing practice Of car
rying concealed weapons is cause for Sc
rious alarm Nelson was given ten years
in the penitentiary.
Wallace W. Poole, aged 81 years. q
Poolesville, Montgomery county, dropped
dead on Saturday night while placing his
horse in the stable He had just returned
from a charitable entertainment Mrs
John Stone, Of Potomac, same county, also
died suddenly on Sunday morning. Her
husband went out of the house for few
minutes and when he returned he found
vwvss wife lying on the floor dead.
John Berry, the eolored boy who killed
Miss Amanda Clarke, by whom he was
EMPLOYED as servant. near Bowie Prince
Georges county, has been convicted Of
murder in the first degree by jury in the
criminal court. Baltimore, and sentenced
10 be hanged by Judge Wright Berry
received the sentence with the same in
difference he has exhibited since the trial
began. He has been sentenced 70 be hung
on June 16 Upon being questioned as
TO his guilt he said yes, ! did it
Three dry goods houses Of Frederick
have each received a payment for con
sciences safe, and they know not from
whom it came, for what il was due, nor
how long it has been owed Mr.. Haller
and Doll Brothers each received SIS, and
Mr. Hendrickson So The money came
10 all three at the same time and in the
same way-through the postofhce IN en-
vslopes directed in feminine hand and
postmarked Frederick The money was in
bills, and in each case was folded in sheet
Of plain paper, on which was written four
times the word Conscience.
In Cumberland, on Monday, Rev. Al
bert Brueklos, who recently resigned a.
pastor of the German Reformed Church,
created somewhat of sensation at his
former residence The neighbors found
upon arising in the morning that while
large and ferocious bulldog kept guard at
the downstairs doors and windows, in an
upper window, fronting on the street, was
a large placard, bearing on It, in large |
letters, the words Haunted House.
Just why the minister, who still carries the
key to the premises, has seen proper to
create sensation, cannot be stated.
A story comes from Garfield, a little /
village in the mountain to the north Of |
Middetown, says the Frederick citizen Of |
last week, that young lady living there
gave her heart as a prize to the successful /
contestant in prize fight, between two |
aspirants for her hand in marriage. She /
had been courted for sometime by two men |
engaged at Lumber Camp No. 3, near the
town, and it was here that the exciting
event occurred The men were named |
George Russman and Roy Lewis and after
all preparations had been made in regular
style, the rival lovers went to work to do
up one another. After fierce fight, in
which blood was freely split and knock
downs were plentiful, the knock -out blow
was delivered and Russman won the fight
and the lady 1t is said that she could
not decide upon which she loved the better
and so hit upon this novel way Of coming
to a conclusion.
After one week of welded bliss, John
Fox, aged Sc years, who, on the night of
the 18th instant, at Walkersville, Freder-
lex county, married Kittie Zimmerman,
81 years old, wants divorce. The papers |
were fled Monday, Roy Anderson being
named as the correspondent There are
ether reasons, however why Fox wants
divorce The aged Benedict thinks that
to his marriage is due the loss Of lot Of
hams and side meat, several cans Of lard /
and sundry other articles. He says it cost /
him $3.50 to get the young woman to
marry him, and thinks that if things were /
to go on in that way she would be entirely |
too expensive The bride came to Fred
erick couple of weeks ago with Anderson,
who was recently discharged from the
Maryland Penitentiary. When she mar
ried old man Fox it was with the under
standing that Anderson should be employed |
on Fox S farm. Anderson went out to the |
farm, but Fox says he did no work Ina
few days Mrs. Fox wanted to 90 to Hagers-
town to see her mother Fox gave her
money for the trip, and says he has learned !
that she took Anderson with her Since
then the loss of the hams, etc, has been
discovered