The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-10
Maryland Affairs.

OHaTleS I1lpSlcy, aSeu ~ y0diei wy"
near GIenelg, Howard county, on Sunday.
Annapolis has an epidemic of measles
Indications that the schools will be closed.
Henry Wireman has been convicted in
Frederick of perjury and sent to the peni-
Tertiary for FIVE years.
A Baltimore packer has contracted with
Queen Anne county farmers for 800 acres
of tomatoes at Sc per ton.
Catharine Parker, colored, of Bowie,
Prince George county, is in jail, charged
with the murder of her infant.
Land is selling at remarkably low prices
in Talbot county. A $50 acre farm sold
for 50, 600, and one of 245 acres for 50,
500.
Maria Butler, whose age is said to be
112 years, died last week in Annapolis.
She was formerly slave in the family of
John Stephen Sellman.
At the close of business on February
ID. the As National Banks in this State,
exclusive of Baltimore, had individual de
posts of S11, 951, 5S7.
Mrs Maria Letitia List, resident at the
Church Home and Infrmary, Baltimore,
celebrated her goth birthday on Monday
last. She is still in remarkable possession
of her faculties
Hagerstown Fair Association has been
found equity of maintaining place for
and permitting gambling on its grounds.
The penalty is a fine of not more than $500
or imprisonment.
Harry Tucker, colored youth who was
recently released from the House of Re
formation, has been committed to Jail on
the charge of stabbing and killing of
horse belonging to Mrs. c. FL. Darnell, of
Anne Arundel county.
The stone barn, 40xS0 feet, on the DIR.
Grimes farm, near Williamsport, was
burned on Sunday, with contents, except
horses and cattle. The farm had been
recently sold, and the purchaser was to
take possession April LIST.
An unknown colored man entered the
home of Mrs. John Ahlers, First street,
Highlandtown, Baltimore county, Monday
night. threw her son down the cellar, and
then bound and gagged Mrs. Ahlers and
robbed her of SIS 20 in her purse.
William Black, colored, was positively
Unidentified at the Eastern Police Station,
Baltimore, by Miss Jessie Bradford, Of
Aberdeen, as the man who assaulted her
near her home on February % The
prisoner was sent to jail to await the action
of the Hartford county authorities.
Ex-Gov. William Pinkney Whyte has
been appointed city solicitor to succeed Mr.,
Bernard Carter, resigned, aud Mr.. Rich
ard B. Tppett member Of the Jail Board,
TO succeed Mr.. Patrick Martin, resigned.
Both were confirmed by the Second Branch
Of the City Council
The barn of Frank Hopkins, near San
dy Spring, Montgomery county, was burned
Sunday afternoon, together with all his
corn. hay, &c. Ii was caused By little
SON striking matches and throwing them
among the straw in the barn yard. In
sured in the Montgomery Company.
Captain John Thompson, Of the barken
tine Doris, owned BY c. Morton Stewart
& Co, Baltimore, died and was buried at
sea February IA. His widow, who lives
at Paramount and Montford avenues, states
that at 6. Is o clock on the morning Of the
above date all of the half-dozen clocks in
her home stopped fnom unknown cause,
Thomas Ross and james Morris, both
colored. living at Linden, Montgomery
county. are in jail on the charge Of being
implicated with George Horn, oolored, in
the robbery of the postofices At Forest
Glen and Silver Springs They were ar
rested at Linden on Friday night Of last
week by Deputy United States Marshals
Edward Biddleman and Jacob Amendt.
George W. McCreary, brakeman on
the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg
Railway. was ground 10 death under his
train at Hyndman, last Saturday night
The train is supposed to have been run
ming away. 4 few miles farther on its
course ear jumped the track and ten
other cars were piled in heap. The
victim lived in Cumberland, and was re
Gently married.
Rats in large numbers have been de-
stroying the corn, wheat and other grain
on the farm Of Patrick Ryan, living near
Cumberland Traps, shooting, poison and
other devices for getting nd Of them failed,
when Mr.. Ryan hit upon the novel plan
of getting them drunk. He secured a
large barrel and placed large amount Of
corn in it, well soaked with whiskey
This the rats ate rapidly, and when Mr..
Ryan went to the barrel he found 90 in
toxieated rats, which he soon killed
Mrs, Sophia II. Upshur, aged Z 3 years,
died last Saturday evening at the Church
Home and Infrmary, Baltimore, of general
debility Mrs Upshur was born in 1925
at Snow Hill, and was the daughter of Mr..
Francis Boyer. In 1860 she married the
late DR.. George NJ. Upsbur, of Snow Hill.
She was member Of All Hallows Protes-
tant Episcopal Church at Snow Hill, aud
was an active worker in its interests She
is survived by one sou, Frank b. Upshur,
and three step-ehildren, MH Robert
Hooper, Mrs. George 2. Pope and George
NJ. Upshnr.
4 letter from Easton, March 4, says
Report has been made of the FIRST year Of
the rural mail service in Talbot county
Mr.. Albert w Fairbank, on route No. |,
Matthewstown, delivered in February, the
last month of the year, 1,Sl6 pieces, an
increase of $50 per cent over the first
month. He collected 428 pieces, an in
crease of 100 per cent. Mr.. John Z.
Ball, on route No. ?, Tunis Mills, deliv-
cred in February 2, 1862 pieces, an increase
of $50 per cent. over March, 1899, the
first month of the service. He collected
665 pieces, an increase of 1926 per cent
Money orders we're issued for 1899. p
203 orders Ninety orders for $3.50 SO
were paid The rural mail service is high
ly approved here.