The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-10-13

Judge Mrrrick SAYS crime Is on the increase
il Prince Georges county.
In WieomIco county over 500 hogs have
died from cholera, recently
Isaac Irven Is in Hartford county fail for
burning a barn at Dublin, recently.
Granite quarries are soon to be opened on
the farm Of Chief Judge !. Thomas .lones, In
the Sixth district of Howard county.
Pleasant Walk schoolhousc. ia Frederick
county, was burned by incepdisries last week
Opposition 10 the teacher was the cause.
Seven prisoners beat the Warden Of the
Haeersiown jail into insensihility on Friday
night Of last week and escaped. John Dean.
I, negro, was captured.
John Contec Fairfax, eleventh Baron FAIR
fax of Cameron, IN the pceragr Of Scotland.
died at his country residence, Northampton
Prince George county, September y.
WIN. f. Witty. of Easion POINT, Talbot
county, on Saturday afternoon last killed his
wife aud then shot himself Jealousy was the
cause OF the shooting.
Near Germantown, Montgomery county,
on Saturday last there WAS negro picnic a
fight ensued resulting IN the death oi HoEard
Hall, aud perhaps fatally woHuding tour
others.
Mlt&oANhts " daiAtirzttA AAtasitfs a. 4t-----NN-
by an epidemic OF typhoid fever. Sickness
Is 50 general that there are not enough veil
persons TO nurse the sick. Two deaths have
occurred.
Edward T. Shea. sheriff of Prince Georges
county, aud four other young men are IN
Jail AT Marlboro. 10 await the action OF the
grand Jury in the Hart assault case. An elisor
was appointed by the Court IN place Of the
sheriff.
Prince Georges county commissioners have
brought SUIT against several county tre;lsurers
aud their bondsmen for dedgiencie, ranging
from $4,000 to over 5000. There will be
some spicy developments during the trials, II
is said.
Sydney T.. aged Is yearsasun Of Robert Il.
Jones, OF Baltimore, was accidentally shot and
instantly killed Sunday afternoon by Raymond
Schullheis ia CARROTS Woods. One bad
revolver that WASH loaded and the other
catrihe.
When the trunk Of John Hanmerdiuger, an
old cstndyms.ker, who died at BayyIes Asylum,
Baltimore, Sunday, was opened, Sl,soi.5i "a
bank deposits we're found IN H. As the old man
was apparently impoverished, the discovery was
a great surprise.
Edward Harper. a negra, Is ia Baltimore
lail charge with stealing cows, bulls and goals
from citizens OF Arlington and vicinity. lie
said he found them on the big road IL IS
claimed that over doze" animals we're
found by hun
Senior Alverez Caideron, The Farevian NM
lister at Washington, has entered hiS Two sous
aud two nephews al the Maryland Agricultural
College. They viii lake me mechanical anu
agricultural courses, the idea being To instruct
them in modern farming methods.
Henry Il. Messenger. "A Caroline county
grand Juror. who was absent from court, and
whose absence caused the discharge 81 me
grand jury for one day, was present next
next day, having been brought by the sherih
under an attachment. The court hned hmm
$50 aud costs.
4 larpe harm on the Middle Spring farm,
near Perry Hall. Baltimore county, WIS de
stroyed by fire Sunday night. A valuable
stallion. another horse. two mules aud four
cows perished il the hatnes The barn was
owned by H. NJ, koehler. The stock be-
longed TO Joseph kronk- Loss S1-UV
A can. Of maillox thieves has been at work
ia Baltimore city for a couple Of weeks past,
and number Of letters are thought To have
been relieved of checks Of high denomlna-
tion. at least two Of which have been presented
Ia hanks aud csshed Each Of the checks
had added 10 the name of the person 10 whose
favor they had b'en drawn the words FOR
l,earer.
Sheriff Richard c. Tracey, Il years old,