The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-11-16
Maryland Affairs.

In October there vera 805 births and 765
deaths in Baltimore.
Counterfeit silver dollars and half-dollars
are in circulation in Baltimore.
A receiver has been appointed for Burrows
& Co., wallpaper dealers, Baltimore.
VIM. B. jackson, one of the Judges of the
Orphans Court of Wicomico county, died ON
last Wednesday.
At Frostburg, last Tuesday, there was rain,
hail and snow, and several buildings were
damaged by the high wind.
Henry Clark. we'll known engraver and
silverworker, committed suicide at Eastport,
Anne Arundel county, on Wednesday. he
was 68 years old and was i'll with con Jump
ton.
At Fredericksburg, Va, on Thursday, the
steamer Richmond, Of the Weems line, burn
ed, together with the cargo. Fire was dis
covered just as the boat was leaving for Balti
more. 1t was insured for 100000
Last Tuesday, while husking and shredding
corn at the residence of R. j. Dawson, lngle
side, Talbot county, James Dawson, engineer
and manager of the outfit, had his left arm
torn off at the elbow by being caught in the
shredding machine.
The storehouse occupied by Messrs. Gov
ington B. Zepp & Son, at GAINESVILLE, Fifth
district of Howard county, was destroyed by
fire at an early hour Thursday morning, to
gether with the entire stock of merchandise,
valued at several thousand dollars.
John Hanson Mitchell, aged 63 years, died
Tuesday at his residence, in Charles county,
from heart disease. He was native of that
county, graduated at Yale University and al
Heidelburg University, and was one OF the
most accomplished lawyers of Southern Mary
land.
E. W. Whiteford, an analytical chemist,
accompanied by Assistant Master Mechanic
H. E. Passmore, of Hagerstown, is inspect
ing and securing samples of water from along
the Western Maryland Railroad for analysis,
to ascertain what water it is that causes the
hues of the engines to corrode.
Harrison Durow, farmer, was found in the
mountains hanging to tree near his home at
Addison, Allegany county, last Tuesday by
hunter, who cut him down. Durow was not
dead. When revived he attacked the hunter.
The latter held Durow at bay with his gun,
finally marching him to Addison. Durow is
insane and will be sent to an asylum.
Mrs Luraney Soaring died near Fairhope,
Pa, small town on the Pittsburg division OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 20 miles
ABOVE Cumberland, hu.; ANoNenDSi IL 'hO
was born in Baltimore in 1898 and was over
1903 years old. Of her IA children survive,
with AZ grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren
and s great-great- grandchildren. She had
145 descendants.
Berlin. Worcester county, had $4,000
fire about 80 a. m. last Tuesday. 1t origi-
mated in the dwelling of Emory K. Bell, at
the southern end of the business section, was
not checked until it had devoured Odd Eel
lows Hall, the Southern Methodist Church,
two bank buildings, two livery stables and a
number of residences. Several families bare
" escaped in their night clothes. There were
numerous casualties.
Addison Brown, negro, about II years
old, living near Bowie, Prince Georges coun-
ty, on Wednesday shot j. G. Clark, son OF
Matthias Clark, about the same age, appar-
emily without provocation. The shooting &C.
Cured on the public road at Horsepen branch.
His shoulder was badly torn, about half a
dozen shot had penetrated his neck and one
shot passed through his left cheek. 1t is
feared that the wounds may prove fatal
Brown made his escape after the shooting.
The Western Maryland Railroad is using
engines which have been in almost constant
service more than % years. Among the low
numbered engines still in use are Nos. g, Z
and s, which run on the Gettysburg branch.
No. 6 is very small engine, compared with
the mammoth locomotives now built, and of
quaint pattern, but still in good condition and
capable of performing many years more OF
work. 1t was put on the Gettysburg branch
because the hauling is comparatively light.
Nos. II and 10 are also in service on that
branch Nos 9, 10 and l are in service on the
Potomac Valley and Shippensburg branches.
John Smith, residing near the head of Four
teen Mile creek, Allegany county, met with
peculiar accident Wednesday, Turkeys,
chickens and even young pigs had been killed
at the Smith home as if by some kind of an
animal, and he concluded to try to snare the
creatures Going into the woods in the neigh
borhood of where the animals den was pre-
sumed to be, he bent a stout hickory sapling
and made moose out of heavy Irvine. In his
anxiety to reach the trap the next morning
he ran down hill. and just as he reached the
snare he stumbled and fell. In doing so he
sprung the snare, the moose catching him
about the neck The rebound of the sapling
lifted him off his feet. He was apparently
dead by the time his brothers cut him down,
but has since revived.