The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-12-13
Maryland Affairs.

Maryland Affairs.
The Northern Central Railway has paid the
state $225, 017.92 of taxes which have been
in litigation.
Solomon Devilbiss, aged 65 years, died near
Walkersville, Frederick county, December 5.
He leaves widow and six children.
Undertaken E. j. Miller dropped dead in
Bitunger, Garrett county. Thursday, just as
he finished preparing body for burial.
A shepherd dog at Williamsport ran amuck
on Thursday, bit several persons and dogs.
II and several other dogs it bit were killed.
On Saturday large brick dwelling in Ur-
bana, Frederick county, owned by Mrs. Con
stance Beall, was burned. The house was
valued at $4,000
active campaign in Baltimore. Services are
held Sunday afternoons at hall corner of
Greenmount avenue and Biddle street.
Cornelius D. Kenny, of Baltimore, presi-
dent of the G. D. Kenny Company, which
conducts 90 retail coffee and tea stores in va
rious cities of the United States, died Thurs
day afternoon at bis residence aged GA years.
Governor Smith appointed William I.
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Court for Montgomery county, to serve as a
member of the court in place of the late Chief
Judge Charles r. Murphy. he also desig-
mated Samuel d. Waters to act as chief judge.
The residence on the farm of Joseph e.
Manakee, near GAINESVILLE, Howard county,
and tenanted by George Cross, was destroyed
on Sunday night, together with all the fur
niture and yaluables. Mr.. Cross and his
family, consisting of a wife and small child,
barely escaped being burned to death.
The funeral of Mrs. Kate War6eld, wife of
Augustus War6eld, of Florence, howard
county, who died Monday morning of pneu-
monia, took place Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Wartield was about 81 years old. She leaves
two brothers-William ann Dennis B. Gather.
An unusual case in the Frederick circuit
court Thursday was that of Miss Mary Houff,
who sued Ralph Young, who formerly kept
her company, for $54 and interest, which sum
she alleged she loaned him from time to time
prior to 1896, when he ceased waiting on her.
The young man alleged that she only loaned
him $40, but after hearing the evidence the
jury awarded her SIS, the full amount.
The Anisaloon League in Montgomery
county has won signal victory. 1t was COM
plimented by Judge Henderson, at Rockville,
for running down offenders of the law, who
Henderson suggested that the league should
now prosecute the county officers who failed
to enforce the law. Some of the saloon men
were fined from 5000 to $1100 and costs.
Dr. Martin B. Billingslea, one of the best
known physicians in Northeast Baltimore,
and prominently identified with Presbyterian
church work, died last Monday morning at
his residence, 1905 East Preston street. The
direct cause of death was pneumonia, which
developed last Friday, the indirect cause be-
ing blood poisoning, which DIR. Billingslea is
thought to have contracted while performing
an operation on patient several weeks ago.
The infection first made its appearance in one
of the fingers on his right hand about six weeks
ago.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun at
Cumberland, on Thursday, reports that in
the West Virginia Central Railway yards in
that city and along the sidings between Cum
berland and Elkins are 600 cars loaded
with coal and coke, awaiting transporta
ton to Baltimore over the Baltimore aud
Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads, but that
not car has been moved for two days.
Instead of moving this coal it is stated that
the Baltimore and Ohio is sending its engines
as far west as Fairmont, lis miles farther,
and hauling coal TO the east.
John j. NJ. Sellman, a former Baltimorean,
died in Washington, D. c., on Saturday
evening, aged about rs years. Mr.. Sellman
was born i'll Montgomery county, Md. In
1852 he removed to Frederick, where he en-
gagged in business as merchant, became a
director in several banks and member of the
town council. In 1886 he removed to Balti-
more, but did not engage in business. He
was elected to the City Councilin 1877-78-79,
serving in the Second Branch. His opinions
were frequently sought in matters political and
financial He was married twice the last wife
survives him. His only son, who survives him,
is Dr. William A. B. Sellman, of Baltimore.
A license was issued at Towson last Tues
day for the marriage of Isaac Baublitz, %
years old, and Jeanette Talbert, 81 years
old, both of Glyndon, Baltimore county.
Mrs Talbert was divorced from William Tai
bert in the county court Friday of last week,
the divorce having been granted on applica
ton of the wife. The couple were married
on July 26, 1899, by Rev. j. F. F. Gray, of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, in the par
sonage near Glyndon, and plaintiff said that
she and her husband lived together in Balti-
more county one month. The divorce pro-
ceedings were instituted on August 90, 1902.
Th- husband, it is stated, has been residing
in Wyoming. The wife at the time of the
marriage lived at Chestnut Ridge, Baltimore
county.
Gen. James C. Clarke, of Mobile, Ala,
one ofthe oldest and best known railroad men
in this country and native Marylander, died
early on the morning of December 9, at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. E. T. Jeffery, in
Chicago. He had been in failing health for
the last four years. Nine months ago his
sickness developed into an acute case of
Bright's disease. Mr.. Clarke was well known
in Chicago and spent much of his time there.
Surviving him are three sons and two daugh-
ters The sons are II. W. Clarke, superin-
tendeAt of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
w. B. Clarke also of the same company, and
G. S. Clarke, general manager ofthe railroad.
The daughters are Mrs. E. I. Jeffrey and Mrs.
II. o. Stone, both of Chicago. General
Clarke was born in Montgomery county, Mary
land, March 4, 1923. Although he had not
been a regular resident of the State for the
past 25 years, he retained an estate near
Frederick, which he frequently visited. He
had filled in this State several offices. He
started life as track repairer on the B. Il.
o. Railroad. His body will be inferred il
Frederick.
Earthquake shocks, accompanied by signs
of activity in volcanoes long extinct, have
been felt in the Savall Islands of the Samoan