The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-05-13
Maryland Affairs.

issuing bogus checks.
John Parsons, aged 81 years, and Mrs.
Annie NJ Raisin, aged 70 years, both Of
Kent county, died last week.
Mrs. Ella Gray is in Cecil county Jail
on the charge of poisoning her husband on
April 9, by placing arsenic in his food
A new hotel is to be built upon the site
occupied by the Eutaw, in Baltimore.
The ground and building will cost about
$500, 600.
P. Hanson Hiss & Co., dealers in up
holstery, Baltimore, have asked to be de
clared bankrupts; assets $500, liabilities
S152, 404. 80.
Philip H. Wingert, aged 20 years, died
in Hagerstown on the 9th instant. He
was granddaughter of Jonathan Hager,
the founder of Hagerstown.
By the explosion of a coal oil stove at
Cambridge, on Sunday last, Miss Garner
was seriously burned, and the building
damaged to the extent of 5000.
Capt. D. W Evans, aged 60 years,
and Ethel Fluhart, aged IA years, were
married in Crisfeld, Somerset county, last
week. The child's parents gave their
consent to the marriage.
Benjamin F. Layman and John Bark
doll, both aged about , years, Of Ring
gold, Washington county, bad a scrap on
Saturday, and Layman' thumb was Sc
verely bitten, from which he is extremely
i'll, blood poisoning having followed.
VIM. Day, colored, aged % years, died
in Montgomery county, last week. He
was the father of u children, eight Of
whom are living, the oldest being about
so years of age. He leaves 80 grand
children and 20 great grandchildren.
The ladies appointed to canvass Hagers-
town for $50, 600 for a free library build
inc. under B. F. Newcomer Gift, are
disappointed at the results of their efforts.
Less than 81, 600 was collected, and the
balance. SIS, 600, has to be raised before
June LIST, or the town viii not get the
library.
Mrs. Rebecca Stewart, widow Of the
late Judge James A. Stewart, for many
years chief Judge of the First judicial cir
cult of MARYLAND, and former member Of
Congress, died suddenly Wednesday even
ing of last week at her home in Cambridge
She was over so years Of age, and appar
emily enjoying good health.
Vienna, Dorchester county, had $50,
900 fire on Saturday last, Five stores and
warehouses were burned, and the Metho
dist Protestant Church. Trees aud a
bucket brigade stopped further progress.
Insurance IS, 900. The fire is said TO
have beer started by tramp who robbed
the postofice and Sc; ire to the building
Miss Laura Wallace died nChe>apeake
City, Cecil county, on Saturday last aged
6S years. She was the daughter Of the
late DR. Joseph Wallace, who was sur
geon in the United States Army. and was
stationed at the outpost where the city Of
Chicago now stands The family came
from Scotland and settled in Cecil county
in 1872.
Lewis Jones and John Graham, Balti-
more negroes, settled a difference between
them last week by using razor and hatch
ct. Jones was too familiar with Graham :
wife. and he tried Ratchet on Jones
head, but his skull was too thick and only
a flesh wound resulted. Jones then started
in to carve Graham with a razor. The
wife iuterfered and she was wounded All
are now in jail meditating upon why
s'white trash police cannot let 'colored
society folks settle their disputes.
Willie, aged years, son Of G W.
Bloss. of North Branch, Allegany county,
went with his father to feed the chickens
on Saturday The boy stopped to pick
up hen when a large game cock sprang
at him and knocked him down causing
the blood to flow The boy arose several
Zines and was as promptly knocked down.
ae blood flowing from new wounds each
time. When the lads father arrived the
rooster was master of the situation. VII
lie was covered with blood, and had both
of his eyes nearly put out.
Details Of the storm IN Washington,
Allegany and Frederick counties on Tues
day afternoon and night Of last week show
much greater damage than at frst re-
ported. Hail fell to depth Of FIVE inches.
streams overAowed, bridges washed away,
county roads and turnpikes quilted houses
and barns burned by lightning and stock
killed, and orchards stripped Of their 70
iage. In Hartford county the storm was
unusually severe. The barns and contents
of Morgan Spencer and Samuel Hopkins
were burned by lightning, while the dam
age by the terrific wind was very great.
Kent county has the distinction Of hav
ing what State Entomologist johnson de-
elares to be the monster peach tree Of the
United States The big tree is At Nap
lev the fine estate of Alan Harris in the
tenancy of Robert Wickes. The trunk Is
81 inches in circumference and p inches
in diameter, or about the size Of the ordi
nary kerosene barrel Three Of the limbs
are % inches, % inches and 30 inches in
circumference. The tree Is twenty five
years old, is vigorous and in full bearing
A recent photograph taken by the State
Entomologist shows Mr. Harris standing
beside this monster tree OF us KIND
The Western Maryland Railroad Com
panys freight Station at Smithsburg,
Washington county, was destroyed by fire
shortly before ten Q clock Thursday night Of
last week, together with 700 bushsels Of
wheat, 400 bbls of corn and other products.
The building was a frame structure S0x40
feet, one story and a-half high, in add
ton to being the freight station, was
used by j. T. Towson as a warehouse and
store The Express Office was also in the
building. Three empty freight cars were
standing on the siding in close proximity
TO the warehouse. and before they could
be moved two of them were destroyed.
Prominent citizens of the town say the
fire was unquestionably of incendiary origin.
Apparently the building was fred at the
southwest corner and on the outside. The
railroad company had 81, 600 Insurance on
the building, and Mr. Townson had 81,