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 incendary. Loss 5000.
A child and its mother are the latest gasoline
victims in Baltimore. The child burned to
death last Friday and the mother died on Tuesday.
The public school at Pinto, Alegany county, has
been closed account of smallpox, it being stated
that Is persons including number of school chill
dren are victims of the disease.
Ex-Gov E. T. Jackson and wife have given Bishop
and Mrs Alpheus w. Wilson, of the NJ. E. Church
South n threestory house and lot, in fee, on the
corner of Park Place and McMechen street, Balt-
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
building, which was one story 1raHe stiuc'ule'
was owned by the Baltimore and ONO Company.
The stock of goods valued at $500; building ana
contents insured for $4,000.
The rain Monday night and Tuesday saved valla-
BILE property the PenMar region from destruction
by 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 outbuidngs the farm of Frank D.
| Brown near Woodstock, Howard county, consisting
of two large barns, two cornhouses, granary, hog
houses wagon sheds, ETC., were destroyed by fire
last Saturday night. Included in the loss were 2oo
barrels of corn 300 bushels of wheat about III tons
of hay quantity of straw and fodder, ana over s3Uo
worth of farming implements The fire was first dis
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 unaval-
ing. The loss will reach 5000, partly insured
John T. Wilmer, of Hagerstown, employed as
machnst at George T. Gambrill' distllery at RoX-
bury, Washington county, was instantly killed at 3
O'Clock Tuesday morning while engaged in adjust
ing some machinery at the distillery 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 large wheel, which was revolving at rapid
| rate His neck lower jaw and bredstbone were
broken his ribs crushed and his head and face lac
| Grated The deceased was e. 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 $4,000 that
the account is now over $4,000 overdrawn that the
floating debt is almost 100000, and that the ex-
penditure of the money on roads account sis not
justified by the visible improvements on highways,
and that 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 on more than one bond dur
| ing the year.