The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-09-27
Maryland Affairs.

Capt. Joseph Griffith, aged over 1O(
years, died in Denton, Caroline county
September Is.
Walbrook Baltimore land vicinity is in
tested with burglars. Eight residences
have been entered and two robbed.
Chares Hazelhurst Latrobe, one of the best
civil engineers in Baltimore city, died Sep
TENDER 10, after Today illness with a
complication of diseases.
John HI. Armstrong, of Northeast, Ceci
county, last week sold 300 tons of hare
coal to Baltimore dealer at S12 per ton.
He has 200 tons left.
One hundred and forty six acres of the
Ward farm, in Garrett county, this yeal
yielded nearly 5000 bushels of oats, an
average of 81 bushels an acre.
Il. Clifton Greenwade, of Cumberland
committed suicide last Saturday night be-
cause a lady he was engaged to broke the
engagement.
Specimens of quartz taken from Mann,
five miles north Of Hancock, have caused
considerable speculative interest in that
section Many think that rich deposit
of silver has been found.
Rev. John D. Kemp, aged &C years,
died in Chestertown, September 81. He
was native of Queen Anne. 5 county,
studied law and after successful career Of
80 years ago entered the M. E. Conference
where he soon rose to prominence
Mill owners along the Patapsco and
other streams in Howard county are great
ly Inconvenience on account of the scarcity
of water, which is now insufficient to run
the mills on full time At the Della Cot
ton Mills only three-fourths time can be
made because of the low water
Edward Stevenson, aged 10 years, was
lodged in Jail at Cumberland, on Friday
night of last week, for crushing the skull
of Robert Hutson, aged 10 years, with a
rock in a quarrel at Westernport, Allegany
county. The doctors say there is no hope
for the recovery of Hutson.
Dr. James G. Burch, aged GA years,
died from Bright's disease in Baltimore
last Sunday. He was native of St.
Mary's county, had lived in Baltimore
since 1866, and was the father of DR.. VIM.
B. Burch, State vac cine agent.
William D. Gill & Son, of Baltimore,
lumber dealers, have been awarded by San
ford & Brooks Company what is the largest
single contract of furnishing yellow pine
lumber ever given. The contract calls for
furnishing of 5, 900, 900 feet of prime yell
low pine from the primeval forests of Geor-
gia, and is to be used for bulkheads at Reedy
Island, Delaware river, near Philadelphia,
Pa.
Several outbuildings on the farm of
Claud f. Acklin, near Jamestown, Howard
county, were burned last Saturday night.
The burned buildings included tenant
house, smokehouse, woodsheds, kennels
and chicken house. Over 80 cords of
oak and hickory wood were also included
in the loss, which will amount to more than
SO, 900; partly covered by insurance.
Officer Blaney, of Belair, had an excit-
ing experience at an early hour last Sun
day morning, which he will never forget.
He had arrested Ben Cox, negro bully,
for disorderly conduct in Guy S restaurant,
and was proceeding with his prisoner to-
ward the Jail. When near the latter place,
and in the central portion of the town, Cox
became unrully and swore that he would
not be taken in, and, turning upon the
officer, struck him twice with his fist In
the scuffle that followed Cox succeeded in
breaking away from the officer, and when
not more than II feet away drew revol-
yer and fired four times at him. Fortu-
nately the shots didnot take effect The
negro was soon overcome and placed in jail.