The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-09-28
Maryland Affairs.

In Baltimore county many schools are sliml
attended on account of sickness.
| Frank G. Luman, for over 20 years deput
clerk Of the Allegany Circuit Court, has re
| signed.
A COW of Joseph Martin, of Mills, Wash
ington county, ate two sticks of dynamite an
was not affected.
1t is stated at Cumberland that the order t
close the trust tin mill at that place has bee
countermanded.
1t is expected that the Cumberland, Eckhar
and Frostburg Electric Railway will be in op
Grafton by December L.
John d. Dorsey, colored, aged II years
has been sentenced In Frederick to the peni
Tertiary for five years for burglary.
Edward Washington, the negro who recent
ly assaulted Henry Ward, in Ellicott City
has been sentenced to the Maryland Peniteh
tiary for five years.
About 2 O'Clock last Monday morning th,
banking house of Frock, Gaver & Co., a
Myersville, Frederick county, was entered
the safe blown open and contents taken.
At FlintstoLe, Allegany county, D. L. Cas-
tele and A. L. Wilson, of Cumberland wer,
made to pay $l4.20 each, fine and costs, fo
dynamiting fish in Town creek, Allegeny
county.
Efigies labeled Senator Wellington, Emms
Goldman and Czolgosz were hanged in the
public square at Sharpsburg, Washington
county, Friday night of last week, by so mask
ed men.
Miss Katie V. Dorcus, of Woodsboro, Fred
erick county, was indicted last Saturday b,
the United States grand jury on the charge O
using cancelled postage stamps on letters
She is out on bail.
presentment has been found against Jas
Oscar Jones, former Sheriff of ST. Mary's
county, on the charge of forging the bond
given by his wife, since deceased, as postmis
tress at California, st. Mary's county.
By the explosion of lantern the large
Switzer barn on the farm of George Ewing,
Thursday night of last week, together with
contents, except live stock. Loss about $4,000.
A large barn owned by F. H. Bently, ad
joining the farm of ex-senator German, in
Howard county, was totally destroyed by fire
Thursday night of last week. This years
crop of hay, with all the farming Implements
and other articles, were burned. Loss So, 900.
Emma Paul, aged 20 years. was called as a
witness in the Criminal Court, Baltimore. on
the goth instant. Objection was made to her
qualification as witness. Judge Wickes pro-
pounded the usual questions and was dumb
founded when she said she had never heard of
God, but knew she would be punished in some
way. She was allowed to testify
At Frostburg, Allegany county, last week,
Isaac Tross, colored, expressed qualification
over President MeKinley's assassination and
Mrs. Cornelius Daley tried to beat him. but
was too ill to do so. John Brady happened
along and knocked Tross down. He ran into
a store, a mob following and forced him to
recant. He was given five minutes to leave.
which he did.
Dellwood E. McCurdy, of Westernport, Al
legany county, pleaded guilty last Saturday in
the United States District Court of using can :
celed postage stamps on letters, and was fined
500. He did not have the money and was
sent to Jail. 1t is said that McCurdy is a
stamp collector. A large number of stamps
of various countries were found in the house
by the postoffice inspectors
Hollie Stritehoff. rural free delivery mail
carrier, of Hartford county, was arrested last
Saturday and held in 81 900 bail by Commits
sioner Bond for further hearing on charge
of opening letter which he had collected on
his route. The letter in question was written
by Miss Elite l.. Pyle, of Forest Hill. Hartford
county, to Charles W. Craig, lao North
Stricken street, Baltimore. 1t is alleged that
after the letter had been opened it was placed
IN another envelope.
The old stone and log residence on the
property formerly owned by the Haywards.
on Hayward avenue, Arlington, Baltimore
county, was destroyed by fire last Monday af
ternoon. The residence was landmark in
that section of the country, the stone portion
having stood for $50 years, and the log por-
ton was nearly as old. 1t was two stories
high, and at the time of the fire was used as a
storage house for farming implements, pro-
ducts of the farm, etc., by William T. Benton,
who rents the place.
1t is the general opinion of the lawyers of
Washington county that the so odd voters who
took the oath 80 days after the passage of the
new Election law by the Legislature that they
intended removing from the State temporarily,
but expected to return, have DISTINGUISHED
in that the oath they took also
says they intended returning here and residing
in the county six months prior to the coming
election. Nearly all who took this oath have
not returned. Most of those making the aft
davit are Republican officeholders employed
in Washington. Not a few voters who went
out of the State temporarily refused to take
this oath and will ruin their chances if an APP
peal is taken in their cases.
The jury in the case of George w. Pittman,
of Knoxville, who was charged with assault
and intent to kill Henry Turner, after brief
deliberation Friday of last week, brought in
verdict of guilty. 1t was shown that during
a melee Pittman and Turner became involved
in fight, in which Turner got the better of
Pittman. They parted after shaking hands.
but Pittman soon returned with pistol and
finding Turner in Cummings livery stable
about midnight opened fire upon him. One
shot took effect in his right cheek near the
eye, and after he had fallen Pittman fred
another bullet into his back which took effect
in the left shoulder. Having emptied the
weapon he reloaded it and threatened to clean
the place out. Someone in the stable picked
up shotgun and emptied its contents in Pitt
mans face to prevent him from doing further
harm. He was finally overpowered and dis
armed.