The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-10-13
Maryland Affairs.

Judge Merrick says crime is on the increase
IN Prince Georges county.
In Wicomico county over 800 hogs have
died from cholera, recently.
Isaac Irven Is in llarford county fail for
burning barn at Dublin, recently.
Granite quarries are COON To be- opened ON
the farm Of Chief Judge /. Thomas Jones, III
the Sixth district Of Howard county.
Pleasant Walk schoolhOnse, IN Frederick
county. was burned by incendiaries last week
Opposition to the teacher was the cause.
Seven prisoners heat the Warden Of the
Hagerst0mn Jail into inseDsibility on Friday
night of last week and escaped. John Dean.
n negro, was captured.
John Contee Fairfax, eleventh Baron FAIR
fax Of Cameron, IN the peerage OF Scotland,
died at his country residence, Northampton,
Prince Georges county, September %.
VIM. L. Witty. of Easton Point, Talbot
county, on Saturday afternoon last killed his
wife and then shot himself. Jealonsy was the
cause Of the shooting.
Near Germantown, Montgomery county,
on Saturday last there was negro picnic. A
fight ensued resulting ia the death OF Howard
Hall, and perhaps fatally wonnding Jour
Others
Milestone, Washington county, is afflicted
by AN epidemic Of typhoid fever. Sickness
Is 80 general that there are not enough well
persons TO nurse the sick. Two deaths have
occurred.
Edward T. Shea, sheriff Of Prince Georges
county, and four other young men are III
Jail at Marlboro, TO await the action OF the
grand Jury in the Hart assault case. An ellsor
was appointed by the Court III place oil the
sheriff.
Prince Georges county commissioners have
brought suit against several county treasurers
and their bondsmen for deficiencies ranging
from $4,000 10 over $1,000. There will be
some spicy developments during the trials, 1t
is said.
sydney T., aged Is years. on of Robert ii.
Jones, OF Baltimore, was accidentally shot and
Instantly killed Sunday afternoon by Raymond
Schullheis in CARROTS Woods. One had Il
revolver that wasn't loaded and the other
catrile.
When the trunk of John Hammerdinger, an
old candymaker, who died at Bayview Asylum,
Baltimore, Sunday, was opened, 81 ,854. ~ III
bank deposits were found in H. As the old man
was apparently impoverished, the discovery was
a great surprise.
Edward Harper, a negro, is in Baltimore
Jail charge with stealing COWS, bulls and goats
from citizens of Arlington aud vicinity. lie
said he found them the big road. 1t is
claimed that over dozen animals were
found" by him.
Senior Alyerez Calderon, the Purevian min
lister at Washington, has entered hls two sons
and two nephews at the Maryland Agricultural
College. They will take the mechanical aud
agricultural courses, the idea being TO instruct
Them in modern farming methods.
Henry b. Messenger, a Caroline county
grand Juror, who was absent from court, and
whose absence caused the discharge of the
grand jury for one day, was present next
next day, having been brought by the sheriff
under an attachment. The court lined hun
$50 and costs.
A large barn on the Middle Spring farm,
near Perry Hall, Baltimore county, was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday night. valuable
stallion. another horse, two mules and four
cows nerisbed in the flames The barn was
owned by H. NJ, Koeher. The stock be-
longed to Joseph Fronk. Loss $1,000.
A gang Of mailbox thieves has been at work
in Baltimore city for couple OF weeks past,
and n number Of letters are thought TO have
been relieved Of checks of high denomina
ton, at least two of which have been presented
TO banks and cashed. Each Of the checks
had added to the name Of the person in whost
favor they had been drawn the words ''or
bearer.
ExSheriff Richard c. Tracey, II years old
died suddenly Friday of last week at the resi-
denee OF his son, Il. Price Tracey, near Tren
ton, Baltimore county, from heart disease
Mr.. Tracey was son of Samuel Jonathan
Tracey, and was n well-knowD resident oil th'
Fifth district. He had been complaining 10
several years, but was not confined to bed
He died while sitting upon his porch reading
newspaper, as was his custom after dinner
Dawson V. Hammond, very prominen
resident of Liberty district, Frederick county
died last Saturday nj his residence near LIB
ertytowr, aged 70 years. He had been il
failing health for number of years, and hi
death was due TO general breaking down
He leaves widow, two daughters and nv
sons. Mr.. Hammond lifelong membe
ofthe Methodist Protestant Church, and wa
a Democrat, but was never an aspirant 70
office.
I.uie Mizelle has closed a contract TO pur
chase 10000 acres Of the old Cation estate
Just above Dam No. 6, near Hancock. Tn
tract containg an nndeveloped coal mine
which Mr.. Mzelle will open and operate
The estate is now owned by the Cation heirs
the McTavishes, of Baltimore. Mr.. Cato
was an Englishman, who founded Gainesville
near Baltimore. His daughters married Eng
lish lords, the Duke Of Leeds, Duke of Wellsl
and Lord Stafford.