The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-04-21

Luke W Wood, merchant At Fros,burg, has
assigned.
Margaret. wife Of Christian 7. Zaeharia,.
died in Emmitsburg. last Monday might, She
was daughter Of Heury Stokes.
Mr. Samucl Clapper OF Rohrrsrillc,
Washington coauty, - year. Old, attended
church un Easter Sunday and related her re-
ligious eSperieuae ~ class meeting
Oxing o. a lack az fuel. caused by a short
age Il coal ga accuant uf Ihe strike, The Cam.
bnrland Glass Work. employing abo4s 100
~orkmeu. has temporarily closed doSn.
Virginia PAyar. eol1red. aged - year..
died Moaday nrar Sandy Springs, Montgomery
county, from apoPlcXy. She Wa4 nos osrS
I'VE fesl tail aud ueiEhed OVER 500 poands-
Ga April I5a whale. about - feet lonE
~as seen % Point Lookout. -. NSry cpus.
" Il ysss making for Ra5umarr and was
wi,hia less ,haa Loo feet Of passing vessel.
Capt. Sclg. q Baltimore, while on buard
his vessel 10 that city. oa Tuesday, WAs sslEsd
with dclirum tremeus and baited has brad
against a stove s;th such force a. 20 cause hls
death.
Dr. Charles +. Turner, aged - yeaF,, Of
Risans San, Cecs county, haaE himself iaes
day H. had been ia had health for somv
iiaie. caused by oycyWark. tie ~.s sell
knowa and highly rstrcued, and hSi lAEsc
practice.
Beniatnia p. Bailrr. Of Tauson. Baliiaser.
county. aud : r. Miles, r., II Souaersei
county, have entered apos their duties as
clerks la the Comptroller's othce, Annapolis.
succeeding Mgssrs Howard aad Harrington,
Republicans.
The Equitable National Bank 81 Baltimore
has absorbed the Flrst Na,iooAl Bank Is bay
a.
of the latter Institution a. SiG5 = share. l. j.
said that the combination will Toe 10 the advaut-
aye Of lhe siuckholder, @; both banks
John c. Reed. a veil kuoan hatcher Of
Hagersiowu. was arrested Tuesday evening
ON the charge o.. setting firg u his West FrAak
lin street Store on the nishi u April :. Mr..
Reed's head butcher. Harry Hawthorne, vas
also arrested. ou the charge ST aiding "a the
firing Of the place Both werc held Tor shc
grand jury.
Rudolph b. McAllen, aged 10 years, Of
Somerset county, was killed by an extra train
on the New York. Philadelphia aud Norfolk
Railroad. while crossing the track With load
Of timber The side track vas illed with box
ears which DISTRACTED bis vieW Of the rapidly
approaching train. An inquest was held
Wednesday which condemned the railroad
for Running fast extra trains without warning
station agents.
Accounts from the Easter Shore say tia;
the oyster season will practically close this
week 1t has not only been disastrous 70 the
tougers, but to the packers As veil, on account
OF the inability OF the tongers TO get the oys-
Iers- Many Of the oystermea 10 some places
have not been able to wosk tao fall weeks
since the beginning Of the year. Yet they
oppose any Law that may be passed for their
benefit II the oyster beds we're gwen resi-
and allowed 90 recuperate for about thrse
years the supply would equal the demand.
[ Chesapeake bay and It's tributaries are drained
to supply almost the entire country.
Ii is said that a majority Of the strikers in
| the Cumberland coal region desire 10 20 to
work, but small minority object BY the
| closing of the mines the strikers are loOslng
about 500, 600 wages weekly. and coal has
| advanced 90 70 % cents per ton AT the mines.
/ A delegation from the Maryland strikers have
| invaded the West Virginia regioa but have
/ been warned 10 return or they will be severely
1 dealt with
! Messrs. Hope and Seth. owners OF a large
/ brickyard AT St Michaels, Talbot county, are
| developing new departure in the brick
making business, which, if successful, will
| facilitate the industry very much. They have
/ commenced the erection of an additional
| down draft kiln. which will be in readiness in
a short time. The new kiln will not be a
! very large one, the capacity being between
| so and 50, 900 brick The new idea is one of
| Mr. Hopes, the senior member of the firm,
! and its value in regard to the erection of kilns
will be awaited with much interest
! While playing with stick of dynamite
| Tuesday afternoon, an eleven year-old son of
| Edward Fogle, was torn to pieces by its ex-
| plosion, on the farm of Daniel 2. thinner .
man, near Woodsboro, Frederick county
! The boys father, together with several other
men, was employed in blasting stone In a
| quarry on the farm. aud a stick of dynamite
| was secured in some way by the boy, who
played with it unobserved by the men, until
| they heard loud report and saw the boy
hurled through the air. An arm aud "A leg
we're torn from his body, one side of his face
was blown off, and he was otherwise mangled.
/ ,Deaih was almost instantaneous. Among
iuotbeE things ,bTlsd oabeaie by the explosion
! .Taslthe HNllk 9flsdHeeepAg&ipg sss otas n
ri hpleEAaBr Ssep ElH asRmi AL larEhlanhrach
! tipRpdHskad hishs A5 BB4y+hgag siIi befhhIsifa
Sfhe dgqHk%trBGk Ana AaRASs stkeiaaseoifasgte
toeta1 thaEer%as almost instantaneous. Amo
b other things hUTrsd 'goUur by the explosit
!, EasnAJ atselE dbfardssnd RebeGeg Goir MAN
ibayiiadn Athana skaiTg wittDrEazersn i'm tTtiTe
l11uAds Vhs LEuehaab eaAdh dy1ree negroes asssf
ail fas4i neI kistedclehsed ahemand 0febefsae
Whsnlths assault was made Alberta ran, but
they followed her sstsel-elaslFed- her until she
fell eKhapstal fronIths I'd kteeaeap6 oht0
stopped when, ARRESTED aiiizensD whesl hkiC
been 4littrayted BY hex 9riesall we're negroes a
Of I'll feeling existed between them and Albert
rs When the assault was made Alberta ran,
r they followed her and slashed her until 5
a fell exhausted from the loss Of blood, and OF
ae stonned when arrested by citizens who b