The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-03
Maryland Affairs.

Col Buchanan Schley, of Washington county, has
been appointed State lax commissioner to succeed
Robert P. Graham.
The public schoolhouse and contents at Catoctin
Furnace. Frederick county, was burned Monday by
an incendiary. Loss 5000.
child and its mother are the latest gasoline
victims In Baltimore The child was burned to
death last Friday and the mother died on Tuesday
The public school at Pinto, Allegany county has
been closed on account of smallpox, it being stated
that Is persons, including number OF school cni-
dren are victims of the disease.
Ex-Goy. E. E. Jackson and wife have given Bishop
and Mrs. Alpheus W. Wilson, of the M. E. Church
South a three-story house and lot, in fee, on the
corner of Park Place and McMechen street, Balti-
more
The general store of c. L. sheeler. at Bartholows.
Frederick county, was burned about o'clock last
Monday morning together with its contents. The
hnil1ing. which was a one story frame structure,
was owned BY the Baltimore and Ohio Company
The stock of goods was valued at $780, building ana
contents insured for $1,000
The rain Monday night and Tuesday saved valua-
BILE property in the PenMar region from destruction
nv fire The fire, which started Sunday afternoon
from sparks from Western Maryland engine, was
driven up the side of the mountain by strong
wind and burned dangerously near the Blue Noun
tain House and High Rock buildings. Monday the
fire crossed the High Rock road and burned toward
Mount Quirauk For some hours the Mount Quirauk
Observatory was in danger.
All the outbuildings on the farm of Frank D.
Brown near Woodstock, Howard county, CONSISTING
of two large barns, two cofnhouses, granary, hog-
honses, wagon Sheds etc., were destroyed by fire
last Saturday night Included in the loss were 2Oo
barrels of corn 300 bushels of wheat about 10 tons
of hay quantity of straw and fodder and overs5oO
worth of farming implements. The fire was frst as
covered in some loose rubbish in the barnyard and
it was driven SO rapidly by the high wind to the
buildings that all effort to arrest it proved unavai
ing. The loss will reach S. 600. partly insured
John I. wilmer, of Hagerstown. employed as
machinist at George r. Gambrils distilery, at Rox-
bury. Washington county, was instantly killed at
o'clock Tuesday nerning while engaged in adjust
ing some machinery at the distilery. He had just
completed an Inspection of the distillery and was
arranging some betting when the accident occurred
Mr. Wilmer was standing on block, when he fell
into a large Wheel which was revolving at a rapid
rate His neck, lower jaw and breastbone were
broken his ribs crushed and his head and face lac
Grated. The deceased was 81 years OF age and was
a native of Washington county. He was a mill
wright by trade and assisted in building number
of large mills.
The April term grand jury of Allegany county re-
ported Tuesday and severely censured the old Board
of County Commissioners for the financial condition
of the county, stating that the road account def
cheney for last year amounted to almost $50 0OO that
the account is now over 10000 overdrawn that the
floating debt is almost 100000, and that the ex-
penditure of the money on roads account lis not
justified by the visible improvements on highways,
and tnat the financial affairs of our county have
been recklessly and extravagantly mismanaged.
The report also states that the passage OF the act
allowing bonding and trust companies to furnish
bonds indiscriminately to all corners has opened
the door to large number of undesirable persons
to obtain liquor license, multiplying the wise provi-
sion in the liquor law prohibiting an individual
bondsman from going more than one bond dur
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