The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-09-01
Maryland Affairs.


DIR. Ferdinand Edne Chaiard, Of Baltimore,
died at Atlantic City, N. j., on Monday.
Typhoid fever is reported to prevail in the
neighborhood of Woodstock, Howard county.
Hagerstown has about 500 vacant dwell
ings, caused by the trust closing the bicycle
works.
Contractors will soon begin 10 straghten
the curves on the B. Il o. Railroad between
Ellicott City and Point of Rocks.
According to the recent census Baltimore
has a population of sos, ,957, making il the
SIKH largest city in this country.
Dr. +. +. Smith, aged ~ years, the oldest
praciieng physician of Frederick, died last
SUNDAY. lie leaves widow and four sons.
Great damage was done IN Washington
cou.liy Monday night by thunder storm.
For AN hour ram fell in torrents and the wind
prostr;lied cornfelds-
A hay house on the farm of ex-senator
George ID. Day, at Glenelg, Howard county,
was destroyed By lightning August "a. with
so tons of hay. Insured.
The thermometer in Hagerstown Sunday af-
ternoon, August 26, registered from 9S' to
1929 in the shade and the heat and humidity
caused much suffering.
The bodies of William T. and Joshua Lev
ering. Jr., of Baltimore, drowned in the Sus
I-quchaana, lastweez, were recovered last Sum
day, after three days search.
Cecil county was visited by several elec-
trical storms Sunday evening. Heavy rains
washed the county roads and lightning burned
out numerous telephone wires.
Rev. DR.. Royal II. Pullman, pastor emeri-
ius of the Second Universalist Church, Balti
more, died last Sunday, at his summer home
in the Thousand Islands of the st. Lawrence
At Wellersburg, near Mount Savage, Mrs.
Elizabeth Cook after eating hearty break
fast aud helping to wash the dishes, Monday,
sat down and died without struggle. She
was So years Of age.
James Shindledecker, aged IA years, of
Williamsport, on Saturday last saved his
mother from drowning by bravely holding her
above the surface OF the canal, into which she
had fallen, until assistance arrived.
John J. Fallon, keeper at the Baltimore
Jail, was attacked twice on Saturday by Wm.
Gardner, n negro prisoner, and had to be shot
in order 10 subdue him. The negro is known
to the Jail authorities as a bad man.
James d. Brennan and Max Greenbaum
are in Baltimore Jail, charged with robbing
Geo. f. Shek. LOG South Amiiy street. They
dragged him from Frederick road car on
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On August 1st the wood pulp mill above
| Cumberland was closed. Since then the
water in the Potomac has become so purified il
can be used, and Cumberland proposes to
celebrate the event by a jubilee concert.
Nearly every one of tho census enu,,a,,iors
of Cumberland and II Is nnderstood of tbe
countv also have received their hooks hack
| cor ,.o,ran,;nns 10 Lo n,o,l. a. ri -,
returnad becarsa il did moi staia ,vbe,bar a.
infant was married or eingle
The dwell;po and b.r, of Rohe. ph;nns
naar M;,ohails,lia Pr caor,,, ,t,a'
n,ara ha,h da.,raved h., ol,tn;n,S 49,, ~
Tsa housa ~ -, - s5.,,a i:sas -
5 mose amo ,,.I,, 'IH'oe ,I npa.
anu "etS 49,; aa sanu1ous 'aS " i"e i,ei''
Nrns M s ,ras ;,ad mn, sd'e' :" e''"e- o"'''''s
~ p ~ va, :,
Lewis Maihnar'' OF oeiimah, montgomery
he cut this year Z. 900 bushels of wheat has
fine cror ofgrowing corn. and from an orchard
of 1000 trees has sold 5000 bushels of peaches
at from 25 cents to rs cents per busbel. besides
hay. vegetables. &c. Good farming does nav.
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A negro conspiracy to murder constable
Robert Coursey, OF ofCentrevlile, Qneen Anne
county, who IS terror to eylldoers, has been
discovered. Mr.. Conrsey had been detailed
by SPECIAL request oil The oiheers OF the coioret
camp at wye to preserve order, ana had ar