The Democratic advocate., 1899-09-09
Maryland Affairs.

Mary Sansone, leper, died at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, on Monday
She had been in the hospital for two years.
Mrs. Mary A. Arthur, aged 100 years, died
at Greenwood, Baltimore county, on August
81. She leaves large number of descend
ants.
At Hurlock, Dorchester county, on Satur
day last, Charles jenkins and Cornelius
Johns, both coIored. fought over some tritilng
matter, and Johns was stabbed in the groin,
causing his death few hours later.
Charles Richardson, colored, was struck on
the head with a marling spike, on vessel, at
Traver's wharf Dorchester county, on Sun
div. by John johnson, colored. Richardson
died on Monday.
The Maryland Casualty Company of Balti-
more has absorbed the Union Casualty and
Surety Company of St. Louis. The schedules
of risks taken over by the Maryland company
represent annual premiums of about S4Oo,Ooo.
John. aged years, son of J. Will Perkins
of Elkton, Cecil county, died on Sunday last.
He had been i'll for about a week with bleed
ing spells, the blood oozing from different
parts of his body. Several physicians were
in attendance, but his disease battied all their
efforts
Thomas n. Reid died Sunday at his home
on Windsor Mill road, near Powhatan. Bal
tmore county. He was 81 years old, and
was a native of Montgomery county. Hls
father. George Reid, served in the War OF
1872. and his grandfather, Alexander Reid,
was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. lie
was the father of DR.. G. NJ. Reid, we'll
known physician and professor IN the Baltl-
more University School of Medicine.
The Havre de Grace Republican says -
Robert A. Mitchell, on the ''Old Bay farm,
has 81 acres OF sugar corn, which Is probably
one of the finest fields of corn IN the county.
The Weld will average from 3A to tons 10
The acre. Mr. Mitchell has a field Of about
acres OF field corn, planted with a new variety
Of corn from Cecil county, which attract, the
admiration of all who have seen IT. The
stalks run from u to Is feet in height, aud
each have on them from to ears OF perfect
coru.
Tr.mpS are unusually peStiteVOus on the
Puiiadeiphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad, and several efforts have been made
10 arrest them. On Monday number boarded
a freight car at Perryyilie, Cecil county, aud
refused TO leave when ordered. Several Off
GERS and detectives were near and attempted
to arrest them. An officer fired 10 scare one
who was escaping. when the mau dropped.
He gave bis name aS Leon Lesonder, aud .,
now in a Baltimore hospital VA a critical coH-
jiton.
HagerStowu citizens are up IN arms against
the Seventh Day Adsentists who are conduct
Ing a series ofteut meetings lu the outskirts
of the ci,y. II is alleged these people are
menace 70 the community. Some OF the per
sons who have been attending their meeting,
refuse 10 work on Saturday and want 90 toni
on Sunday 4 well-knowa railroad emP.oyc
is said TO have lost his position pecause he e.
fused to work oa Saturday. Numerous do
mesiics in the western section ofihe ciGy hare
been discharged by their employees "ee'use
lhey refused to labor on saturday.
Kew. William E. Main. minister % the
Lutheran Charch. died last Saturday MORN,
ing al the home OF bis parents, Mr. aud Afs,
John y. Main, Hagerstown, from cerebral
congestion. superiuduced by typhoid fever,
AGED - wears The deceased vas born a.
Woodsboro, Frederick county. lie sraia-
ated at Roanoke College IN 1856 With the
honors Of his class, aud AZ thc LutHeTa#
Theological Seminary Gettysburg. IH lS>l.
During his lingering illness be- was attended
and watched over BY Miss Bonner, o' br1's-
lyn. 20 whom lie aa- engaged lo be marr'ej-
Tie Baltimore. Chesapeake and Atlantic
Railroad. together R,th It's steamboat lhrS
and al lis franchises, has been ruTchase1 'E
,he PENNSYLVANIA Railroad. The railroad
r.
tance ot 81 miles. and there Is branch %
ore mile from Salisbury 60 Fu!tuu- The com
panv has 81 ferry bne betweru Baisi Ecre aud
Claiborne, ihe distance being - miies. He
total rail and water mjleagc IS 1905 miles,
Fourteen ,teambga 6 having au aggregate ina.
uage OF about 3.Ou0 tons. aue operated uE Toe
Baltimore. Chesapeake and AllaafIes.
Near WiliamspoJt, on Monday Uiss',
we,tbouud freight train. composed oi cars
loaded with coai and empiles parting. .aua com
ing together ou heavy grade on tbg Nesigrn
MARYLAND Railroad caused . wreck. mum
ber OF ears were piled mp aud damaged. Sew
eral ears we're thrown some distance u;e "a
field. Tao brskemen were reported badly
injured. Two ,ramps were stealing ride ga
tho train. but only one had been found lie
said they were in a car that was smashed lnto
spiniers. and Il IS thuaghi the other tramp
was under the wreck aud was injured ar KILLED
Two braAemeu al Ersi coaid nos bc iaaaa,
but iurncd up later.
William Miller Eldoou, one If the oldest
residents OF Baltimore cogaty. died. cn ~.
urdav. al his residence. near kuNior PARK.
He was bora Ia Baltimore, iu lso1. Fog 8
namher ol years be was prominently Ideuuhed
with shipping snd other Business Interests,
bu, for some tim had retired from active
business Use FIRST representative q she ~
IcGff GAHte LA At1EilNA AtAts4A
and settled iu Berk county, Pa. a1uui Use.
The grandfather of ibe deceased vas one gi
the founders ol Eliicot, City, and Nas dis,ln.
guished for the number of large clocks te
constructed. In 1929 Mr.. EiiiOoi3 married
Miss Sarah PouIlney. and the couple became
ihc parents og eight children
John fochtejman. cigarmsker. was arrested
SUNDAY morning, az his home, Zl3 Norta
Mousford nyeuuc, Baltimore, on the charge
Of passing three counterfeit njckels on Joua
Berberuch, saiooukeepeF, a. 2ioT Orleans
street. Saturday night. TochiejmAn hAyiug
been convicted for the same ofeuse before,
the officers proceeded ~ once 10 fochteimaa
home. and searched the premises, finding the
paraphernalia stored IN a small box. Among
other things we're found small plaster
paris cast. showing the Impression Of uiekels
already iu circulation, supposedly. q small
IRON pot and smail stone jar containing
handful 81 finished coins OF the nickel demon
ination. lie was taken To the police station,
but would SAY nothing. He was held for
hearing before United States Commissioner
Rogers Tochtciman was arrested on January
6. 1898. in the Eastern District. on the charge
OF rasSiug counterfeit coins olthe l-cenJ aud
nickel denomination. He was turned over "a
| the United States authorities, convicted, aud
sentenced February II, 1898, TO three monlhs