The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-02-09
Maryland Affairs.

Salisbury shirt factory is in the hands OF
receiver.
Elkton, Cecil county, is building an eight
ton ice plant.
Providence paper mills, Cecil county, was
greatly damaged by fire Tuesday night.
Edward Lauterbach, of New York, has
offered SIS, 500, 900 to the Baltimore city d.
rectors for the Western Maryland Railroad.
Thomas Barry, a well-known farmer OF
Emmitsburg district, Frederick county, died
last week. aged 10 years. For many years be
was superintendent of the Sisters farm.
Dr. Jesse w. Downey, Fish Commissioner
for Western Maryland, states that he will as
sign 10000 specified brook and 200 rainbow
trout to the streams of Frederick county.
In Washington. Allegany and Garrett coun-
ties the cold has been SO intense the past week
that nearly all outdoor work was suspended
The mercury ranged from above to IA below
zero, with strong north winds.
Rev. Father Henry }. Kavanaugh, a distin
guished member of the Society of Jesus, died
at Frederick Novitiate, Wednesday, where he
had been during the past year, after service
in many Jesuit institutions of learning.
Promoters of 'sget rich quick" schemes are
Of work in several counties in this State. Re-
Gently man with stock for sale in ''rich
cold and silver mine' was on the road, also ii
7.gold brick agent DON INVEST. fthere,
was fair profit in the stock there are hum
dreds of persons at home who would buy it,
without the expense and trouble of hiring
nromoters to go on the road to sell nothing
for your cash or note.
Miss Caspari. the former Baltimore public
school teacher, who obtained over $4,000
from friends as investment in a mysterious
publishing concern, was found guilty. The
Jury by which she was tried in the criminal
court brought in verdict Thursday sustain
ing the specific charge made against her,
Pending a motion for new trial, sentence
was suspended by Judge Harlan and the .pris-
ouer was released on 81 900 bail. In arriving
at lis decision the jury set aside the claim that
the woman was mentally unsound.
Farmers along the Potomac river, both in
MARYLAND and West Virginia, are feeding par
ridges which have been driven 10 the farms
by the snow and intense cold for something to
eat. The birds are generally half starved and
half frozen. The farmers are taking into their
barns all they can find, and those in a per-
isbiug condition are nursed back to life by
warm kitchen stoves. One farmer has 60
cartridges hopping around in his barn, and
thew are so tame that his daughter feeds them
like so many chickens. Mr.. John Galinger, a
farmer and huckster, of Alegany county, says
wild turkeys are also coming to the barns for
feed and they are never nolested.
While coasting Wednesday night on the
steep hill ON the Antietam Iron Furnace road.
near Sharpsburg, eight young men were IN
iured. Robert Nose had his nose broken; Il.
f. Delaney sustained a broken ankle; Chas.
Early. hand mashed; Lawrence Costello, Per-
CIV Kerlin, William Pryor, R. W. Grove and
Frank Grove, all painfully cut and bruised.
The accident was caused by the guide-bar Of
the big sled the young men had working loose.
The hill is over half mile in length, and
very steep. Near the bottom of the hill
Franklin Grove, who was guiding the sled
lost control Of the guide-bar as it went over
breaker. The sled, which was then going
at a terrific gate, plunged into stone fence.
The young men we're hurled against and ovel
the fence in confused mass.