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 $780,
A number of church poor boxes have
been robbed in Baltimore recently.
HI. 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 rs years.
A case of smallpox has developed in
Hagerstown, the sufferer being an Swear
old girl in the centre of the city. The
child was removed and the house fumig-
ated
The CITY received on Saturday from the
national banks of Baltimore S495, 445. 81
as taxes on their stock under 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
it required % mules to haul it to the mill :
John Brown, colored, while on visit
to his son, in Chestertown, one day last
week, was requested to say grace at the
dinner table. He had scarcely commenced
the blessing when he hesitated, and 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 8, 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 and only run OF
the season made II barrels of sugar and
24O gallons of syrup, in all about 5000
pounds. The highest number Of barrels
of maple sap collected in one day was 349.
Mr.. Livengood has been greatly hampered
this season by mine drainage polluting the
water of the run, heretofore limpid 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 protracted illness,
aged about IS years. Her husband was
an uncle of ex-senator A. p. German.
She leaves four children, Mrs. William
Donovan, of Woodstock; Mrs Frank Moh-
/. Ter. of Baltimore, and Messrs. Matthew
w. and j Riggs Brown, of Howard
county
A large cold saw, 40 inches in diameter,
burst at the plant of the Potomac Steel
Company, Cumberland, Saturday, scatter
ing thousands of fragments in all directions.
1t was making /, 700 revolutions minute
when the accident occurred. One piece
weighing over 20 pounds was hurled $50
feet through the side of a box car on the
mill siding Joseph Nield, who works at
the saw, had his clothing torn by flying
fragments and was peppered by small
pieces, but was not seriously hurt.
Mrs. Sarah A. Haines, widow of Eber
d. Haines, died on Friday of last week
at her late residence at West Chester,
Pa. She was 80 years of age and was a
daughter of Benjamin Du Val, of Hartford
county, Md Her first husband, John L.
Denny, died many years ago. On Sep
tember 10, 1916, she was married to the
late. Eber d. Haines, well known West
Chester banker, who died November Fl
1888. One of her daughters, Mrs. Will
liam 7. Haines, resides in Baltimore. The
dead woman was member Of the Presby
terrain Church for sc years.
Lewis Harris, a negro, was arrested
in Belair charged with attacking Mis-
Annie McIlvaine, an aged lady, in he
own house and attempting an assault
choking her into insensibility, on Sunday
last. On Monday night the negro wa
taken from the jail and hung to a tree
nearby. The sheriff and his deputy fire.
on the crowd wounding two men. Al
appeal was made by Mr.. VIM. l.. Cooley
but he was pushed aside, and was told tina
this was the second case within two months
and that they would execute the law them
selves. Harris made full confession AM
said he was getting proper punishment
Frank o. Neil, brother of County Com
missioner Thomas O. Neill, was fatally in
jured in a driving accident on Friday o
last week. He was returning home from
EIlicott City, when, his horse turning
corner near the Old Brick Church, he wa
thrown headlong upon pile Of rocks b.
the roadside. His mother saw the acci
dent and help was at once sent. He sus
tanned fracture of the skull and die
Saturday morning. Mr.. ONeill wa
widely known in Howard and Anne Arun
del counties, having been connected witt
the firm of o. Neill Bros, engaged in gen
eral contracting in the lumber and thresh
ing business. He leaves widow and 81
children.