The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-01-06
Maryland Affairs.


james Hotel Company, Baltimore.
The barn and stables on the farm o
VIM. Fl. Bloom at Columbia, Howar'
county, were burned last week.
J. Franklin Geesy has purchased tn
Geesy farm, containing 158 acres, nea
Emmitsburg, for $50. 10 per acre.
Miss Mary L. Duvall, aged 79 years
died in Ellicott City, last week. She wa
native of Prince Georges county.
Mrs. Jane c., wife of Gen. Bradley T
johnson, died at their country home, neal
Amelia Courthouse, Va, on Dec. 81.
John J. Durham, one of the larges
Gamers in Hartford county, has assigned
with liabilities of s46, 682 and assets o.
S34, 266.83.
Joseph S. Terrell and wife, Of Elkton,
Cecil county, celebrated their Goth marriage
anniversary on December 81. Both are
in good health.
John E. George, of Queen Anne's
county, recently killed five hegs that
weighed 1929 pounds. The largest
weighing IT'S pounds and the smallest 6O4
pounds.
Up to and including Friday night, De-
cember 30, there we're reported at the
health office, Baltimore 10, 102 deaths,
for the year. A decrease of 2S3 over the
previous year.
Frank Lynch, of Boonsboro, is held at
Hagerstown, charged with assaulting and
cutting Hanson Young, of that place.
Mr.. Young is in serious condition as a
result of loss of blood.
Judge Henry Page has resigned the
presidency of the Somerset County Savings
Bank. Joshua W. Miles was elected to
ell the vacancy The directors declared a
semi-annual dividend of eight per cent.
Henry Gordon, colored, living alone in
small dwelling on Water street, Elkton,
was found Sunday evening in his home
frozen to death. Gordon, who was near
ly So years of age, was afflicted with
rheumatism.
McClintock Young, of Frederick has
invented corn husker and silker for use
in canning factories. 1t will husk and
silk 2, AGO pounds an hour He has re-
ceived orders for a large number for the
next season.
Rev. Mr.. Eiswald, pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church at Westover, Som
erset county, has resigned his pastorate,
renowned his church, and publicly re-
quested to be baptized at the First Baptist
Church, Crisfeld
Charles Macklin, a retired merchant,
died suddenly Tuesday evening of last
week while taking his seat at the tea table,
at his residence in Salisbury. He form
erly resided in Baltimore, and had not been
married quite a year.
John Mosier, Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal locktender, on Christmas Day shot
and killed in the woods, one mile from
Hancock, catamount that weighed over
one hundred pounds. 1t was most
ferocious specimen, and had been alarming
the country nightly with its cries. Mosier
will have the hide stuffed.
The wholesale killing and wounding of
sheep belonging to Z. G. Selby, of Poplar
Springs, last week, has aroused the people
of Howard county to the fact that there
are too many worthless dogs at large for
the good of the sheep industry This is the
case in all the counties, and reasonable
tax laid upon dogs would mitigate the evil.
j. NJ. AFTER, principal of the colored
schools of Cumberland, has rendered his
resignation to the School Board, to take
effect January l. The board feels that
his resignation is serious loss, as he was
regarded as one of the best teachers the
colored people of that city has ever had He
will accept position as teacher in theo-
logical seminary
Capt. Alfred S. Cooper, who for the last
25 years had been in the United States
custom service, died last Saturday morning
at the the home of his son, Mr.. Howard
Cooper, 1705 East Preston street, Balti-
more. Captain Cooper had suffered from
several strokes of paralysis during the past
two years and which caused his DEATH
He was born IS years ago in Parkton,
Baltimore county, and though he left the
place at an early age he always was closely
identified with its affairs.
Rosa Livingston, sc years old, was
strangled to death in her bed by her blind
husband, Frederick B. Livingston, at their
home, 1160 Columbia avenue, Baltimore,
Tuesday of last week After the tragedy,
the murderer burned the bloody clothing
of himself and wife, placed the dead body
in the bath room, covered the corpse with
sheet, slept several hours and then sur
rendered to the police. He was released
on Friday following, as it was clearly shown
that the woman was the aggressor. and
never allowed an occasion to pass in which
to tantalize him.
Miss Mary Baer, well-known Freder
erick lady, died suddenly while sitting il
chair Wednesday of last week. Mis-
Baer, who was about IS years old, hat
appeared to be in good health during the
day, and was engaged, with two of he
sisters, in cutting out aprons and othel
articles for the Dorcas Society, for distri
button among the poor. She complained
of feeling tired and leaned back in he
chair. Soon afterwards her sisters founC
she was dead Miss Baer was an activ,
member of All Saints Episcopal Church
and one of the most charitable women ii
Frederick. She was president of tn
Chinese League of All Saints and mem
Der of other church societies. She is sur
vived by three sisters.
The Annapolis Capital, of December 30