The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1900-03-24
Maryland Affairs.

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Catoctin furnace, Frederick county, is
expected to go into blast April list.
South Cumberland is oyerrun by tramps
and many depredations are being committed
Charles Peregroy, aged 95 years, died
Monday at the residence Of his son, Patrol
man George K, north Fulton Avenue,
Baltimore.
John Wilmington, aged 80 years, died
in Baltimore last week lie was native
of Somerset county, but had lived in Bal
timore since he was 2 years old.
A number of business men of Galena,
Kent county, are organizing savings bank,
the capital stock of which is placed at $40,
600. The major part of the stock has
been subscribed.
1t is thought that the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal will be open for navigation by
the end of March The repairs to the
aaueduct over Licking Greek will be fin
ished by that time
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wilhide, of Mid
dletown, Frederick county, celebrated their
golden wedding. On the 10th instant the
groom wore the same high silk hat that he
wore the day he was married.
Senator Wellington has been elected
president of the electric light company at
Cumberland He is already president OF
the street railway company there, and the
two will work in harmony.
Patrick, the two-y ear-old son of MIR,
and Mrs James McGainey, , East Sara
toga street, Baltimore, was burned to
death through playing with matches Mon
day. He had been left in the house with
his four year-old brother.
A coal oil stove was upset in the resi-
dence of Mrs. Breckenridge Shaw, IN
Frederick, Friday afternoon of last week
by her 7-year-old son, and she was severe
ly burned in her efforts to extinguish the
fire and save her infant child.
Elijah Hackett, colored, aged p years
was found frozen TO death near Norwood
Montgomery county, last Saturday after
noon. He had been to store, purchased
some presents for wedding, indulged too
freely, fell and was overcome by the cold
About % men are employed in the Han
cock sandbanks, where a number OF sea
shells have been found. Indian arrow
heads. hatchets and grain bowls, an old
musket a broken sword, cannon ball and
other relics have been dug up. 1t Is said
there is sufficient pure white 2 lass sand IN
the banks to permit it being worked for 10
years.
Harry H. Heeth, an he called himself
when arrested about two weeks ago IN Bal
timore. on the charge of having in his pos
session alleged stolen postage stamps, val
ued at $3.50, turns out to be Charles X
French, civil engineer and surveyor, and
A resident of Houston, Va. He was com
mitted for the action Of the federal grand
iury. A postoffice in the locality of Hous-
ton was destroyed by fire and stamps to the
value of 81 600 lost.
On the 18th instant, Carl Nixon, aged
81. son of J +. Nixon, Cumberland, who
died Wednesday previous, was to have
been buried, but the funeral was postponed
on account of the death on that day Of a
Younger sister, Miss Agnes. Another
member of the family Is quite seriously Ill,
while the entire family, numbering twelve
before the two deaths occurred, have been
sick for some time past Miss Agnes
Nixon. aged 10, and her brother Carl,
aged 2l. were buried together in the
same grave and at the same hour.
On Thursday of last week Arthur Shut
aged % years, and who resides at ~
Colorado avenue, Station L., Baltimore
county. was operated upon at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital Shut Is a clever anna :
teur magician, and in giving an exhibition
of his powers before class of students on
the Saturday previous, they insisted
upon his removing his coat, vest and shirt
so that there could be no sleeve work.
He did so. and then deliberately swallowed
the following articles, at least they were
taken from his stomach Seventy Two
nails. iron and wire, measuring from one
to one half inches in length; nineteen wire
nails. four inches long, with large heads
one pocketknife; seven knife blades-one
about three quarters of an inch wide; nine
horseshoe nails, four inches long; eight
screws. two aud one half inches long; eley :
en- small pins, of the ordinary size; two
screw ewes; forty nine tacks, some with very
large heads, one small staple; twenty-five
grains of ground glass; four brass watch
chains, with catches aud stays twelve and
one half feet of three eighths inch iron
chain