The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-31
Maryland Affairs.

Baltimore city tax rate has been re
duced to 81. 81 on the 500.
A number of church poor boxes have
been robbed in Baltimore recently.
H. Lee Griffith, one of the Judges OF
the Orphans Court of Baltimore, died on
Monday morning last, from pneumonia
Rev. James Henry Bair, d. d., of the
Presbyterian Church, died suddenly of
heart failure at his home, in Baltimore, on
the % instant, aged IS years.
A case of smallpox has developed IN
Hagerstown, the sufferer being an S-year-
old girl in the centre of the city. The
child was removed and the house famiS-
ated
The city received on Saturday from the
national banks of Baltimore S495, 445. 81
as taxes on their stock under a settlement
with the city whereby interest on taxes
overdue was abated.
A white oak tree was cut down last
week on the farm of Herbert Hamlin, near
Wango, Worcester county, that measured
9 feet across the butt and 6 feet at the
small end. The log was 80 feet long and
ii required % mules to haul 1t to the mill
John Brown, colored, while os a visit
to his son, in Chestertewn, one day last
week, was requested to say grace at the
dinner table. He had scarcely commenced
the blessing when he hesltated, aud the
next instant fell from his chair, dead.
Robert Armstrong, colored, was con
victed of murder in the second degree IN
Baltimore last week for the killing of young
Ferdinand Robinson at the home of his
parents, near Curtis Bay, Anne Arundel
county, on September 9, 1899, and on
Monday was sentenced to the Penlten
tiary for Is years.
Elijah Livengood, who has sugar camp
near Salisbury, Pa. just across the Mary
land line. during the first aud only run q
the season made II barrels Of sugar and
240 gallons of syrup, in all about 3 GOO
pounds. The highest number Of barrels
of maple sap collected in one day was $40.
Mr.. Livengood has been greatly hampered
this season BY mine drainage pollutins the
water Of the run, heretofore lmpid and
pure.
Mrs. Laura V. Brown, widow Of the
late John r. Brown, Of Howard county,
died at her home, near Woodstock, Mon
day afternoon, after a protracted Illness,
aged about 65 years. Her husband was
an uncle of ex Senator A. +. German.
She leaves four children, Mn William
Donovan, Of Woodstock Mrs. Frank Moh
Ter. Of Baltimore, and Messrs. Matthew
W. and Riggs Brown, Of Howard
county.
A large cold saw, 40 inehes in diameter,
burst at the plant of the Potomac Steel
Company, Cumberland Saturday, scatter
ing thousands of fragments in all directions.
It was making /, 700 revolutions minute
when the accident occurred One piece
weighing over 20 pounds was hurled l50
feet through the side of box ear on the
mill siding. Joseph Nield, who works at
the saw, had his clothing torn by firing
fragments and was peppered By small
glSftSs bub We wv HCAANNsRAf AAAAr
Mrs. Sarah A. Haines, widow Of Eber
ID. Haines, died on Friday Of last week,
at her late residence at West Chester,
Pa She was 50 years of age and was a
daughter of Benjamin Du Val, Of Hartford
county. Md Her first husband, John T.
Denny, died many years ago. On Sep
TENDER 10, 1916, she was married to the
late Eber d. Haines, well-known West
Chester banker, who died November p,
1888. One of her daughters, Mrs. Viii
liam T. Haines, resides in Baltimore The
dead woman was a member of the Presby
terrain Church for GO years
Lewis Harris, negro, was arrested
in Belair charged with attacking Miss
Annie MeIlvaine, an aged lady, IN her
own house and attempting an assault,
choking her into insensibihty, on Sunday
last. On Monday night the negro was
taken from the jail and hung to tree
nearby. The sheriff and his deputy fired
on the crowd wounding two men. An
appeal was made by Mr.. VIM. l.. Cooley.
but he was pushed aside, and was told that
this was the second case within two months,
and that they would execute the law them
selves. Harris made full confession and
said he was getting proper punishment
Frank o. Neil, brother of County Com
missioner Thomas O Nell, was fatally in
jured in a driving accident on Friday Of
last week He was returning home from
Ellicott City, when, his horse turning a
corner near the Old Brick Church, he was
thrown headlong upon a pile Of rocks BY
the roadside His mother saw the acct
dent and help was at once sent. lie sus-
tanned fracture of the skull and died |
Saturday morning Mr.. O'Neill was
widely known in Howard and Anne Arun-
del counties, having been connected with
the firm of O Neil Bros. engaged in gen
eral contracting in the lumber and thresh-
ing business He leaves widow and six
children.