The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-11-01
Maryland Affairs.

The new public school building at Ches-
tertown has been completed The building
cost 500, 000
The Maryland Lutheran Synod, which
was in session at Hagerstown last week,
adjourned to meet at Williamsport next
year.
The barn of John Parks, near Texas,
Baltimore county, with nearly all its con-
tents, was burned last Sunday night. Loss
about 50, 500
Andrew White, colored, who was shot
.by officers at Belair while attempting to
escape on the night Of October 3 last, died
last Saturday from his wound.
The Berlin Worcester county Packing
Co. are now packing pumpkins and are
buying from so to 100 tons Of good canning
pumpkins. They are paying cash from
So to So per ton, according to quality.
e. III. D. Pue, residing near Belair,
was seriously injured last Saturday by being
kicked by horse Mr.. Pue was a Con-
federate soldier and took part in $50 bait
ties and skirmishes and was wounded IL
times.
Mrs. Elizabeth Griffith died last Satur-
day at the home of her daughter, Mrs. /.
G.. War6eld, near Laytonsville, Montgom
cry county, aged SO. She is survived by
two children, Mrs. War6eld and Charles
H. Griffith.
In Baltimore, on Monday, Ephraim
Sherman, charged with bigamy, on being
confronted by the three women he had
married, in the Criminal Court, plead
guilty. One of these he married in Rus
STA, one In Boston and one in Baltimore
Harry Adams, colored farmer, was
found dead under the Monocacy bridge of
the Pennsylvania railroad last Sunday
morning. A ccroner's jury decided that
he was murdered by blows upon his head
with blunt instrument. Adams was the
principal witness against VIM. Allen, at
the last term of court, and Allen has not
been seen in his place at Lime Kiln since
early Sunday morning, and it is supposed
that he is the man who killed Adams
This has been great year for Hartford $
principal industry Gamers have had a
long season and have put up heavy pack
1t Is estimated that $50 canneries have
been in full operation. Another satisfac-
tory feature is that the growers this year
not only received higher prices for the raw
material but the great success OF the can
ners this year means that there will be no
losses; they will be paid for their crop.
Higher wages also obtained, and the gen.
eral diffusion Of money throughout the
county will be felt in every avenue OF bus
mess. A conservative estimate places the
tomato pack in Hartford at 500, 900 cases.
Ranney w. Hunter, aged 80 years,
died last Sunday night near Funkstown,
Washington county He was a native OF
Ireland, but for so years had lived on the
farm on which he died, and leaves an es-
tate of about $50, 600 During the civil
war he sympathized with the South
Union troops in search of horses visited
the Hunter place. 1t was alleged that
David B. Souders led the troops to the farm
while there was no one home but the ladies
and that he grossly insulted Mrs. Hunter
When Mr.. Hurter returned home and
learned of the indignity, he declared that
Souders would have to be punished In
1868 he met Souders at Hagerstown, and,
procuring sapling, gave Souders club
bing on the street For this he was fined
500 by Judge R. Fl. Alvey.
Arthur Spencer, wild animal catcher and
trainer, writer, boarding house thief and
adyenturer, serving term in the Mary
land Penitentiary, committed suicide by
hanging himself in his cell on October "a.
Arthur Spencer, alias John Doe, was ar
rested at Washington junction by Detect
i've Weber, of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road, on September 80 last. He attempted
to escape by leaping from the train, but
was recaptured He was taken to Freder-
lex and placed on trial for the larceny OF
SIS from Mrs. Tobias Newcomer, of that
city, was convicted and sentenced to 10
years imprisonment by Judge McSherry
He was tried and sentenced under the name
of John Doe, having steadfastly refused to
disclose his true identity on the ground
that he did not wish his wife to have to
share his disgrace Lucy Piper, the mu-
latto, at Wheeling, w. Va, confessed
that she was the mother of Spencer
fact which the convict practically denied
up to the time of his death.