The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-08-18
MARYLAND Affairs.

John Raben, German, aged 50 years,
committed suicide in Baltimore on Sunday
After being on a strike since May 81,
| the electrical workers in Baltimore decided
to return to work on Tuesday.
Woodland c. Phillips has been appoint
ed school examiner for Howard county.
He will take charge September 1st.
Daniel Teeter, aged 60 years, of Hagers-
town, started last week on a bicycle to visit
friends at Lanark, Illinois. He will return
in October.
Samuel johnson, aged 62 years, hung
himself in Baltimore on Sunday. He was
a miser, lived on 81 a week, and had about
$1,000 in savings banks and securities.
Frederick A. Groom, formerly farmer
aud dairyman, Of Towson, has filed a petition
for the benefit of the bankrupt law Liza
bilities 81, 42l p; assets $500.
Non union stevedores were attacked
Sunday at Locust Point, Baltimore, and
several were injured by members of the
union before the police could stop the fight
Parts of Southern Maryland have not
had good rain for over two months
Corn and tobacco will not yield half crop,
pasture is dead, and fruit is falling from
the trees.
Organizer Warner is trying to persuade
the miners in the Cumberland coal region
to renew the strife. 1t would be well for
the men if they got rid of Mr.. Warner
quickly.
VIM r. Barry, aged - years, died
last Sunday in Baltimore He was presi-
dent of the Maryland Fire Insurance Com
pany from its beginning, and was connected
with many charitable and religious organi-
cations.
Harry A. Xiegler, well known horse
dealer, died at his home in Hagerstown on
the 10Th instant. Typhoid fever, together
with injuries sustained by jumping from a
window of his home while in delirium,
caused his death
Josiah Knodle, aged 78 years, died in
Boonsboro, Washington county, last Sun
day afternoon. For a number of years he
was editor and publisher of the Odd Fellow
/ He was the father of 21 children, s of
whom are living
The body of Joseph Shaeffer, who dis
appeared in February last from his home
in Howard county, was found in the Pa
tapsco on Friday of last week. Death was
due to drowning, and suspicious as to the
manner Of his death are set at rest.
Prof William H. Shelley, principal of
the Girls Latin School the preparatory
school of the Woman College, Baltimore,
was found dead in his room at the Wash
I ington Cliff House near Pen Mar Satur-
/ day afternoon His death is believed to
. have been due to heart disease.
Two terrific storms swept over a por-
! ton Of the Eastern Shore last week.
/ Orchards were blown down, barns unroof-
! ed. corn cut by hail and beaten to the
/ ground by wind, At Ocean City several
excursion boats were upset in Sinepuxent
Bay, but fortunately no lives were lost
The development of Is, 600 acres of coal
land recently purchased by Philadelphia
| syndicate along the Savage River, in Gar
rett county, will soon commence, and it is
reported branch of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad viii be run from point near
1 Bloomington to the head of Savage River.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway Com
pauv has awarded to the South Baltimore
Car Works, Baltimore, contract to build
within the next six months 2000 freight
ears 1t involves an expenditure of about
81. 500, 600 The specifications provide
for 1000 fat cars, 700 box cars aud 300
refrigerator or ventilated fruit cars.
Frederick Z Adams wind splitter train
made the run from Philadelphia to Balti
more, 81 miles in l0l minutes, one day
last week At times a speed Of 81 miles
an hour was made \ loss of seven min
utes was caused by train ahead Of it. The
train is cigar shaped, and if the plan is
success it viii be adopted by all B. & o.
fast trains
G. Morton Stewart, senior member of
the firm of g. Morton Stewart 4 Co, died
suddenly at the Hygeia Hotel, Fort Mon
roe, Va, last Monday, where he had gone
to spend few days. Mr.. Stewart became
exhausted while bathing and expired shortly
afterwards In the death of Mr.. Stewart
Baltimore loses one of its most useful and
influential citizens.
Gen Wilson, chief of engineers, has
awarded the contract for supplying brick
for the new Government Printing Office
Building to the Frederick Brick Co, Fred
erick, Md, BY the terms of the contract
the company is required to furnish 4, 500,
600 common red brick at the rate of So. 50
per 900; l,O35, 900 select red brick,
pressed, at SIG per 600, and not pressed
at sl1 per | 900, and also large quanti
ty of nodded brick at S33 per 900.
Capt Hedge Thompson, Commodore Of
the Chesapeake Yacht Club, died last week
At his residence Forest Landing, near
/ Lougwoods, Talbot county, of chronic rheu
matism He had been confined to his bed
for about eight months, Captain Thomp-
son was Democrat of the old school, and
possessed great influence in the party He
had been repeatedly urged to accept one
office or another, but had always refused.
In 1857 he purchased the place of 200
acres known as Forest Landing, and has
since made his home there 1t is beau
tiful homestead, and is one of the best in
the county for general cultivation The
captain was born in Salem, n J., Septem-
Der Is, 1884 For a number of years he
was vestryman in All Saints Episcopal
Church, in Longwoods, and was liberal
toward religious and charitable purposes.
| He was twice married, but leaves no child
| ren.
Boy in the Orchard.