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

Howard county has an antisaloon league.
Mrs. Angelina Johnson, aged 81 years, died
in Baltimore last Monday.
David H. Van Order, aged 70 years, well
known resident of Della, Howard county,
died Tuesday.
On Monday night the storehouse of Bounds
& Hayman, at West, Somerset county, was
nurned Loss 81, 500; insurance 81 900.
severe gale prevailed Tuesday in the
three lower counties of the Eastern Shore, and
much damage was done to telephone and
telegraph lines.
Arthur Emory, aged 81 years, a well
known hardware merchant and horseman, of
Baltimore, died Tuesday. He was native
Of Queen Annes county.
Since the LIST instant there were nine deaths
in Middletown, Frederick county, mostly aged
people The last one was Arthur j. Nc
Quade, who died on the 10th aged 10 years
John Marshall Rye, SO years old, died in
the peuiteutiary Wednesday of old age. He
was sentenced to the penitentiary for 10 years
Tor the murder of John L. Wheeler, school
teacher in Charles county, in 1891.
The Waaamaker Clay Manufacturing Com
pany, of Baltimore, for manufacturing bricks,
tiles, terra Gotta and other clay products, with
capital of $780, 900 has been incorporated.
They will engage largely in making vitrified
bricks.
Many of the roads in Frederick county are
still blockaded by snow drifts, and lack OF
country produce is feared III Frederick. All
the star route mails were delayed several
days, aud travel on the Middletown electric
road was stopped.
A pack of sheep dogs Monday night got
among flock on the farm of +. L. Lum and
Victor Smith, near Sharpsburg, Washington
county, and killed six. Several farmhands,
armed with pitchforks, fought the dogs, which
attacked the men. Some of the sheep were
driven into Antietam creek and We're followed
by the dogs. The fighting continued IN the
water.
Luther, son Of George Bussard, while OPP
Grating corn -crusher at the farm OF his
father, near Williamsport, Washington coun;
ty Monday, fell into the hopper, but escaped
being ground to death. One of his arms was
drawn into the crusher and ground into pulp.
The shattered arm was amputated at the ell
bow.
During their exultation over the success OF
the Republican party last election day by
crowd of young negroes in Baltimore, How
ard Durborow, aged Is, was killed by a shot
fred by Walter ID. Bowman. Last Tuesday
Bowman and four others who participated III
the shooting were convicted of murder IN the
second degree. All the negroes were heavily
armed when ARRESTED, and several persons tes-
tified that they were terrified by their conduct
and left the street.
Owing to the excessive fees of the deputy
sheriffs, instead of constables, IN Anne Arun-
del county, number of citizens protested
against their reappointment. Among the
professors were Ex-Judge Daniel K. Magru-
der of the Court of Appeals, and W. ID: X.
Lee, who at their own request were sworn III as
constables 1t has been frequently said OF
the officers of that county that they have eyes
and see not, ears aud they hear not Judge
Magruder, for himself and for Mr.. Lee, with
other newly appointed constables, also assured
the board that they would do all in their power
to liilhfaly perform the duties of their office
and thereby assist the board in reducing the
heavy expenses incurred in the administration
ofiustce in the Second district of Anne Arun-
del county.
The Cumberland Times of Tuesday says
Tranmen on the third division of the B. q ..
report heavy snow storms, high winds and
slippery tracks all along the IL Emile grade.
The cold at night falls below zero and 1t IS al
most impossible to keep the cabooses warm.
AS great attention must be paid to brakes on
this grade, particularly on eastbound trains
brakemen suffer considerably There is hard
ly q man on the division without frozen feet
or ears. Last night brakeman was found
asleep in the middle of mixed train and had
he not been discovered when he was in min
utes more he would have been dead. The
snow has drifted in places to depth of feet
and hagmen who have to wade through the
slopes OF these drifts suffer even more than
the trainmen. 1t is said that this is the sever
est winter ever experienced by railroad men
on the Third division. Several engines of
the 1900 class have been equipped with steel
snow ploughs and are being held in readiness in
case of heavy drifting on the tracks or in cuts.
freight train coming down the grade last
night had cars to jump the slippery rails,
ali of which were badly damaged. Fertu
nately no one was hurt.