The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-02-16
MARYLAND Affairs.

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Incendiaries are at work in parts of
Montgomery county.
Acquilla Fishpaw, aged Sc years, died
at Cockeysville, Baltimore county, last
Saturday
Mrs. John 7. Eagle, who weighed 395
pounds, died in Woodsboro, Frederick
county, last week.
George Fl. Dutton, aged 81 years, died
in Baltimore on the 9Th instant, also Capt.
Joseph Shaw, aged "a years.
Alfred P. Amoss, aged 85, died at the
residence Of his son-in-law Rev. j. Edwin
Amoss, in Aberdeen, Hartford county, on
the 9TH instant
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth, widow of
Eugene Post, aged IS years, died last
Sunday She was the last of eight chill
dren of former Gov. Howard
Freight yards at Cherry Run, on the
Western Md Railroad, are blocked with
cars, and an effort will be made to clear
them and keep them clear.
Stephen Pluck, aged 81 years, died in
Cecil county, last Sunday. He was
known as Honest Uncle Steve, was
successful farmer and life long Democrat.
James T. Ireland, of Kent county,
about Christmas purchased ~ head of
cattle, IA of which died recently from
some unknown cause, and the others are
sick
For long time Baltimore was known as
smob town, 1t now enjoys the n anne
among thieves, as crooks delight, not
withstanding it has as chief of police a
graduate Of West Point
William Day and Robert N. Riley, both
colored, were convicted in Baltimore on
the 9th instant of nanslaughter by killing
William O'Neill, and were sentenced to
the penitentiary-Day to three years, Riley
to 18 months
At Williamsport as cries of revival meet
ings have been held in the u B. Church,
resulting in 118 converts. Friday night
of last week praise meeting was held at
private house, after which procession was
formed and marched through the town.
A coffin Z feet long was required for the
burial of Henry Selig, blacksmith, who
died of pneumonia Thursday of last week,
at his late home, on the Shell road, Balti-
more county. Deceased was feet
inches tall and was so years old
DR.. Anna Giering and Dr. Mary Gier-
ing, of Baltimore, have been indicted for
alleged misuse of mails by forwarding an
article intended to be used for performing
a criminal operation. Yet two Baltimore
dailies publish the advertisements of those
two and similar doctors CD especially in
their Sunday editions.
John W. Clark, ST., we'll known bust
ness man and retired farmer of Caroline
county, died on the 9Th instant aged rs
years. He owned 1900 acres of the best
land in the county and made it produce
good crops. He leaves wife and six
children. From early life he was a mem
Der of the Methodist Protestant Church,
and was the founder of church of that
denomination near his own home; politically
he was a Democrat.
j. Lawrence Mccormick, large farmer
and cattle breeder of Hartford county, has
He was an extensive shipper of |
milk to Baltimore and was one of the first
70 take hold of the United Milk Produc-
ers Association of Baltimore, which failed
some weeks ago. Mr.. Mccormick became
on the notes of the company, and
t was this that led to his embarrassment.
His liability ON this alone amounted to
about SIS, 900.
Mrs. Henry Betz, wife of baker, was
IN her way to Cumberland last Saturday
night and was heldup by man who thrust
! revolver in her face, demanding her
money. She made motion as if to put
ler hand in her pocket This threw the
nan off his guard, and she hit him ter
life blow on the jaw knocking him to his
knees. Instead of fainting<or calling for
lelp, she pounded the man until she was
exhausted, when the man ran off
Fire Saturday night destroyed portion
If the trestle on the Altenwald cutoff of the
Western Maryland Railroad, near Reid,
Washington county, with the result that
III traffic was blocked on the cutoff until
temporary repairs could be made. The
Western Maryland Railroad and the Phila-
ielphia and Reading had hoped to move
|, 900 cars from the Cherry Run yards Sun
lay, but the fire caused these plans to mis-
carry. 1t was necessary to run all trains
over the main line to Edgemont, and then
via the Baltimore and Cumberland Valley
division, until the trestle was repaired by
crews.
A letter to the Baltimore American from
Cumberland Notwithstanding the
Fact that the equipment contract for the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the discus
sion of which during the late presidential
contest created so much talk and feeling,
mas not been cancelled and that the equip
nent has been added to the road as rapidly
rs possible. The company at this point,
where three divisions meet, can hardly
Keep the increased freight traffic in motion,
IS the traffic grows faster than the cars and
power can be supplied. Daily large num-
oers of the new steel coal cars are being
from Pittsburg. They are in the
%, 600 series, and are part of the order
placed last fall by President Cowen
Joseph B. Mitchell, formerly Register
If Wills of Baltimore county, died on the
9Th instant, at his home at Gardenville,
Baltimore county, in the 85th year of his
'ge, from a general breaking down of the
ystem due to old age Mr.. Mitchell was
BORN at cambridge, Pa, in 1918. He
coated at Warren, Baltimore county, when
p years old and was appointed to the
,harge of the Warren Public School by the
irst Board of School Commissioners of the
county. In 1857 he moved to Towson,
where for two terms he held the office of
Jerk to the Board of County Commits
toner's and had been delegate to numer-
rous county and State conventions. In
867 he was appointed equity clerk to the
ircuit Court of the county, which he held
ntil 1873, when he was elected Register