The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-03-23

Mrs. Anne S. shanks, formerly of Emmits.
grip, aged rs years.
In drunken row last Sunday afternoon,
near Park Mills, Frederick county, Luther
Balenger was struck with an axe by William
White. The blow crushed Ballenger's skull
and it proved fatal
Adolf Holet. German farmer of Dorches-
ter county, committed suicide by hanging
himself from the porch of his home. He had
bought some lard and was to have paid for it
on Friday of last week, but could not, and
hanged himself.
Charles H. and w r. Price have purchased
the Bloomfield farm of 212 acres, on Sassairas
river. and Pond farm Of 203 acres, for tn" sum
of S12, 900, both in Cecil county. John N.
Bennett purchased the Hurlock farm of 230
acres, in Kent county, for $6500.
David Dalsheimer, 1902 Linden avenue.
Baltimore, died Tuesday of old age. Mr.
Dalsheimer was in his 91st year. He was
born in Drieffenbach, then the French Prov
ince of Alsace. He emigrated to Louisiana
in 1884, and after some years residence there
returned to France and married Miss Caroline
Levy, at Marcy in 1S41. Some years after
he returned to America with his wife and set
tied at Natchez, La, until 1856, when he re-
moved to Baltimore. In 1891 he and Mrs.
| Dasheimer celebrated their golden wedding.
| Mrs. Dalsheimer died in June, 1896. in her
| S0th year. Mr.. Dalsheimer was one OF the
| earliest to introduce separate shoe stores as
| distinguished from the old cobber shops, and
| probably the first to start shoe factory IN
| Baltimore. His six sons grew up IN the bus
| mess, aud in 1876 the firm removed to Phlla-
| del,,hia. and Mr.. Dalsheimer retired from
| tive business.
/ IL. n po ard
! Lewis Charles Scott, VIM. Lucas and Samuel
Hall, all colored convicted some time ago in
| the Criminal Court of Baltimore of murder in
the second degree in killing Howard Durbor-
| row. a white youth, on November last at
Baker street and Fulton avenue, Bowman was
ON Monday sentenced by Judge Wickes to
eiglt.years in the Penitentiary, while in the
| case of the others, TO whom the Supreme
| Bench had awarded new trial, Lewis and
Scott each pleaded guilty to mansaughter, and
were sentenced to four months in Jail, stet
| being entered in the case of Lucas and Hall.
| As before noticed, there were number OF
white boys around an election night bonfire
when crowd of eolorsd boys came along
and hurrahed for Mckinley and the Others for
! BRYAN, causing some excitement, and then
several pistol shots were fired, one, fired by
| Bowman, striking young Durborrow. All OF
the accused colored boys have been III Jail
since the shooting.
Henry V. Green generally known as 'Gen,,
erar' Green, once prosperous farmer and
business man. died Friday of last week ut the
almshouse in Caroline county, aged SO years.
Although reduced to such destitute crcum-
stances in his old age, few men were more
generally known or more kindly mentioned.
! At the time of the constitutional convention
which declared that 'sAo person shall be i'm
prsoned for debit Mr.. Greene was con-
stable. Shortly after the convention he met
a man against whom he had an execution
| The debtor, knowing the new provision in his
favor taking out his purse, told the constable
to get his money if he could; that be had it
and intended to keep it. The officer, who
was large, muscular fellow, quickly alighted
from his suky, and seizing the surprised debt
or, threw him upon the ground. placed knee
upon each arm of the PROSTATE defendant, and
! quietly took out the money, counted out the
| debt. interest and costs, and replaced the re-
mainder in the owners pocket He then,
placing the paper on the breast of the man
beneath him, wrote a receipt for the money
received, and delivering same, released him.
1t was from the generalship thus shown in the
discharge of his official duty that he received
the title of general" The deceased was
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