The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-04-13
MARYLAND Affairs.

Indications point to large yield of maple
sugar in Garrett county.
Smallpox has broken out again among the
railroad laborers at Pinto, near Cumberland.
Wicomico shad are arriving in Baltimore.
| They are in fine condition. On Sunday there
were 400 barrels on one boat.
| At EIkton, on Monday, town council OPP
posed TO having hogpens in the town limits
was elected by large majority.
Capt S. B. Martz, of Baltimore, has bought
John Mafshall's Riverside farm, in Talbot
county, for $4,000. 1t is said to be the
model farm in that county.
Cambridge had an early morning fire last
Sunday that burned q dwelling, store and
workshop. The well organized volunteer fire
company prevented disastrous results.
A large barn on the Washington Bottom
| farm of the late William r. Percy, near Pinto,
AIlegany county, was burned last Saturday
with its contents, including five horses, five
cattle, agricultural implements and proven
der, The whole valued at 81, 500.
WIN. Fell Trower, travelling salesman of
Baltimore. made a misstep at his residence
on Monday night and fell to the bottom of the
stairs, breaking his neck. He resided with
his mother brothers and sisters, and was to
have been been married about the last of this
month.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad has Sc
cured loan of $40, 900, 900, which will be
used for equipments, &C. The additional
equipment eontemplaies 100 locomotives, 4, :
600 steel gondola cars, 2, 500 box cars, 1000
steel hopper cars and 500 fiat cars, the orders
for most of which have already been given.
Margaret Green, colored, who was born a
slave in the Ridout family in Anne Arundel
county los years ago, died last Sunday in
Baltimore. Seven grandchildren, eleven
great-children and one great-great grand
child survive her. Her Oldest grandchid is
Al years old and her oldest great -grandchild
is 20 years.
The directors of the Chester Loan Associa
ton, of Chestertown, have arranged to make
good the losses inflicted upon stockholders by
their late secretary, who killed himself. The
directors who have assumed this burden,
amounting in the aggregate to 500, 900, are
Thomas w. Eliason, Charles L. Westeott,
James W. Chapman, James W. Lambert and
William B. Usilton
Last Sunday while returning home alone
from Christ English Lutheran Church Miss
Augusta Schwaab, 1912 South Eutaw street,
Baltimore, was pursued by a negro and was
rescued by a young man just as she was about
10 lall eAuduSleu from eACItlOl
running from her pHrsuer The rescuer mod
esty refused to give his name aud handed the
negro over to an officer The negro was
fully identified by Miss Schwaab.
Ellen, 67 years old, wife of Urias G. Miller,
of Ashland, Baltimore county. died last Sat
urday morning, after two days illness. She
became i'll Thursday morning. On Wednes-
day she attended to the usual duties of her
home and attended the funeral of friend in
the village. She was the daughter of the late
Nicholas Merryman, Of near Butler, Fifth
district. where sister, Mrs. S. Robinson, re-
sides. She leaves husband, three sons.
Nicholas Miller, agent at Monkton; Charles
Miller, of Ashland, and Baseman Miller, of
Sparrows Point, and two daughters, Mrs.
Thomas Callahan and Mrs. Herbert B. Will
helm, of Ashland There are six grandchil-
dren As Mrs. Thomas Callahan, her daugh-
ter, was waiting upon her Mrs. Miller had
CONFUSION and kicked her daughter in the
side, injurng Mrs. Callahan so that she was
compelled to take TO her bed.