The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-03-16
Maryland Analrs.

The rains Of Saturday, Sunday and Monday
caused freshets in Maryland streams.
Mrs. Elizabeth Childs, aged 81 years, died
ON the 18th instant at Howardville, Baltimore
county.
At the close of business on February s, the
IS banks outside of Baltimore had on deposit
$14, 074, 1858. "a.
Port Deposit postoffice was robbed Friday
night of last week, but nothing of very great
value was obtained.
More deaths have occurred in Maryland
since the LIST of January from pneumonia fol-
lowing the grip than from any other disease.
Bennett Todd, one of the Eastern Shores
Oldest residents, died at his home near Con
cord, Caroline county, on Saturday last. aged
about 90 years.
The Methodist Protestant parsonage at
Aberdeen, Hartford county Rev. j. f. Baggs,
pastor, was robbed on Sunday night of almost
all movable goods.
Between l and a. m. Tuesday the postof-
fee and store at College Park, Prince George
county, was entered and robbed of about $l25
in money and stamps.
A fight occurred between two negroes in
Easton last Saturday night. One is dead, be-
ing stabbed to death, and the other Is IN JAIL
They fought about woman.
The election for city councilmen in Oak
land Carrot county. resulted in the choice of
two Democrats aud one Republican. With
the hold over councilmen the council stands
5 Democrats and Republican.
Wiley Kirk, who attempted to assault Mrs.
Charles A. Green, of Sparrows Point, was ar
rested last Saturday and placed in Baltimore
city Jail for sake keeping, as it was feared he
would be taken from Towson Jail and lynehed.
He has made a confession. He is negro and
fears lynching.
Lawson D. Smith, living near Boonsboro,
Washington county, dropped dead ofapoplexy
Monday morning while riding home from the
posiofice. He was ga years old. He got off
his horse, went to fence, threw up his arms
and fell over in the sight of his home. His
daughter, who saw him, ran to his side, but
he was breathing his last when she reached
him.
By direction of Prof. NJ. Bates Stevens.
State Superintendent of Education, Secretary
s. r. White, of the Montgomery County
School Board, has taken steps looking To the
organization among the public school teachers
Of the county of reading circles. The county
will be divided into districts, with one circle
in each district. the teachers to become mem
bers of the circle in the district in which they
reside.
The KeeM Mar College property in Hagers-
town, where schoo for young ladies has been
successfully operated for the past so years and
used as a summer resort during the summer
months, for the past eight years, was sold at
public sale Tuesday by the trustees to Daniel
W. Doub, for $40, 1000, subject to two mort
Cages, amounting to SIG, coo. The buildings
have 40 rooms. The sale included all furn
ture and equipments.
Cecilius Calvert, aged 96 years, died on the
18th at his home, Mt. Airy, near Rosaryville,
Prince Georges county. Mr.. Calvert was
never married and lived retired life with his
sister, Miss Elenora Calvert. His residence
is considered one of the finest III Southern
MARYLAND, and the collection of old pictures
of the Calvert family has been sought after
time and again by the government, and tabu-
lous sums of money have been offered by pri-
waite persons,
Owing to the heavy rain of Sunday and
Monday the front embankment of the big lake
recently completed at Buena Vista, east of
Pen Mar, by the Maryland Pennsylvania Milk
Co., burst at the top, and thousands of gallons
of water poured through the opening, about
four feet square, and carried fallen trees,
stumps, rocks, fencing and underbrush with
it on its course down the western slope of the
Blue Ridge mountains toward Waynesboro.
The food reached the village of Rouzerville,
at the foot of the mountain, but did no damage
except to fencing, bridges roads and cnlyers.
A big. force of men after the water in the lake
was considerably lowered succeeded in filling
up the break
The Oldest woman in East Baltimore, Mrs.
Annie White, aged 80 years, was hurled Tues
day. She died from old age, after three days
Illness. She was seldom seen out of her homa,
and age had so e.naciated her that she required
a coffiu the size used for IA child. Her death
and its surroundings present picture little
known to citizens ofthis State. She was called
Annie White because she had an unpronounce-
able name, it being Mary Anna Bratozynczka.
She was born in Poland, but came to Balli-
more Is years ago and settled in the Polish
colony in East Baltimore She lived in a
tenement on Thames street, occupied by
about 20 families. 1t was once stately man
sion of some early Baltimore family, when
FelI's Point was the centre of the city, and
contains about twenty rooms.
James T. White aged 48 years, of Pearl,
Frederick county, was killed on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad near Plane No. last Sun
day night. William HITLER, who was passing
by the place early Monday morning, found the
mangled body of the unfortunate man near
the tracks His skull was fractured, his left
foot cut off above the ankle, his right leg badly
fractured between the knee and hip and the
rest of his body was badly bruised and cut.
Mr.. White, who was brother of John X.
White, of Frederick. left his home Saturday
night for the purpose of going to Sparrows
Point to endeavor to secure employment in the
steel works there. 1t is thought that he was
walking along the tracks toward Baltimore,
when he was struck by an eastbound freight
train and hurled to the spot where he was
found
Miss Mary, aged about 20 years, youngest
daughter of Thomas Callan, merchant at Little
Orleans, Allegany county, and John McDan
iel, ferryman at that point, were drowned
Tuesday morning while attempting 10 cross
the Potomac river to Orleans Cross Roads
Station, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
on the West Virginia side. Miss Callans
body has not been recovered. McDaniel's
body was taken from the water shortly after
the accident about half a mile below the point.
The river was much swollen as the result of
the heavy rain, and the current, which is
usually swift at this point. almost reached the
proportions of torrent. A high wind, too,
added to the hazard of crossing. Miss Callan
was on her way to meet her sisters, Mrs.
Carder, wife of DIR. George L. Carder, of
Cumberland, and Miss Gertrude Callan.
Mrs. Carder had been in Baltimore and had
stopped over night at Hancock, where her
sister Miss Gertrude who had been in Cum