The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-05-25
MARYLAND Affairs.

Rockville's electric plant was buried
last Saturday.
In April there were 81 births and 81
deaths in Cecil county.
Several new cases of smallpox have
been discovered in Cumberland.
Williamsport and vicinity had severe
hail storm last Sunday afternoon. Fruit
trees and grain was injured.
Edward Davis, of Philadelphia, has
been arrested at Snow Hill for using the
mails for fraudulent purposes.
Negroes are assaulting women and chill
dren in Baltimore, and burglars and sneak
thieves becoming holder every day.
A number of persons have been arrested
in Washington county for violating the
fishing law. All have demanded jury
trial.
Henry Hoffman died May 10 at the
Washington County Almshouse, aged "a
years. He had been in the almshouse for
25 years.
Next Wednesday the trial of the fraud
ulent census enumerators is to be called in
the United States District Court in Balti-
more, and witnesses are now being sum
moned.
Kent County School Commissioners have
decided to discontinue the appointment of
women as school trustees. This plan had
been given several years trial with unsat-
isfactory result, in the opinion of the board
Thomas Richie, aged 76 years, a
farmer of Allegany county, was attacked by
vicious bull last Saturday which he was
letting out of the stable. The bull tossed
Mr.. Richie and then gored him, causing
death shortly afterward.
Six gunners, shooting German carp at
the "Big Pool of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, last Saturday, captured over
fifty carp, aggregating $50 pounds. The
largest weighed 22 pounds and was shot
by William Hull.
In its report the Washington county
grand jury calls especial attention to the
large bills and over charging by the mag
istrates and constables of that county; asks
the court to put stop to such proceedings,
and also requests the county commissioners
not to pay such bills without the closest
scrutiny.
Rev. DIR. Maltbie D. Babcock, former
" pastor of Brown Memorial Presbyterian
Church, Baltimore, committed suicide last
Saturday at the international Hospital in
Naples, Italy. He had been unwell for
several days, suffering from fever, and IN
his delirium severed an artery and took
corrosive sublimate. DIR. Babcock was
pastor of the Brick Church, New York
having left Baltimore in January OF last
year for that city.
Last Saturday evening the dwelling OF
VIM. Eckenrode, of Washington county,
was struck by lightning His wife was
preparing supper at the time. She was
Knocked down, the stove was upset, setting
FIRE to her clothing, and her husband, who
was just entering, was also Frustrated by
the shock. The rain revived him and
upon going into the house found her cloth
ing burning. He extinguished the fire
but not before she was severely injured
Part of the house was torn out and nearly
every window broken.
Patrick Murphy, John Davis and vii
liam Smith, three negroes, employed OF
the Baltimore and Ohio improvements al
Evansville, while going to Frederick Mon
day afternoon, became involved in quar-
rel as to who was to pay for the convey
ance. Murphy, after putting Davis out
at the Monocacy bridge, on the Baltimore
pike, jumped out and, drawing a razor,
slashed him across the face, cutting him
from the left ear to the mouth, inficting
serious if not fatal wound. Murphy was
committed to jail to await the result of the
wounded man injury. He is suffering
greatly from the loss of blood.