The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-01-18
Maryland Affairs.

Mrs. Mary a. oDIpiey uleu III IlanSsiiS,
Frederick county, last Saturday, aged 81 years.
In 1901 there were 465 births and 40S deaths
in Cumberland. A physician says there were
many births that were not reported
James r. Easton, aged Sc years, died sud
denly in the Lee street Baptist Church, Baltl-
more, last Sunday morning just as service be-
gan.
Hon. Milton G. Urner was elected super
intendent of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school in Frederick city last Sunday for the
thirty first consecutive time.
Engineers are completing surveys on the
site of new 100, 000. 900 gallon reservoir to
give additional water supply to Hagerstown.
Work will be begun in the spring
The Elktop Methodist Episcopal Church
was re-dedicated with appropriate services
last Sunday, after having been remodeled and
beauti6ed. The annals of the church cover
Ia years.
Pinto, in Allegany county, the scene OF
much disorder among laborers working on the
Baltimore & Ohio cutoff, has death record
Of SO during 1901, and only one death was
from natural causes There were three homi-
cides.
Work on new edifce for Grace Reformed
Church, Frederick, will be begun in the spring
The congregation is to receive 10000 from
| the Frederick Evangelical Reformed Church
as a result of having raised $4,000 on its own
account.
At Lisbon, Howard county, telephone
mole war between the Citizens Telephone
Company and several citizens last week as
sumed serious conditions. Everything was
| finally adjusted on Saturday and the company
is going on with its work.
Elias Blickenstoff, aged 80 years, retired
| farmer, died on the 10th instant at Middle
point, Frederick county, of general debility.
He leaves two sons-John w. Bhckenstoff, of
| North Manchester, Ind, and George w.
Blickenstoff, of Middlepoint.
John A. Fleming, aged SO years, died last
Sunday in WilIiamsport, Washington county,
after a long illness. He was prominent in all
| things looking to the advancement OF that
town; was Judge of the Orphans Court, and
| an earnest member of the Lutheran Church.
A large frame barn on the Elnora Stock
Farm, at Garrison, in the Green Spring pal.
| ley, Baltimore county, of which U. Howard
Sterling is the proprietor, was totally destroyed
by fire about IL o'clock last Saturday night;
Five cows We're cremated and lot OF nay ana
| farming implements burned. The loss is estI-
mated at 5000, partially covered by insur-
| ance.
ne Will vi Tile ldtC OueCi AN.DSJ -
Frederick county, has been probated. His
two daughters, Misses Anna and Eleanor, are
named as ADMINISTRATORS and are given the
use of the home place as long as they remain
single. The personal property on the inven-
tory fled is estimated at SAC, 900. It's thought
the estate will aggregate SIS, 1000, which is left
to the testator's three sons and four daughters.
| One of his daughters is nun in convent In
| California.
At an early hour on the 10th instant the
| livery stable and contents of Louis L. Knox,
| at Parkville, Baltimore county, were burned.
| In the stable were so valuable horses and
mules farm machinery, 100 tons of hay, $50
barrels of corn, 400 bushels of wheat, grist
mill, &c. Some of the horses were there for
the winter. Loss on horses and mules 500,
| 0OO on barn and contents about $l5,o0O;
partly insured. The carriage and harness
| barns were saved, also eight horses. The
stable was 150x60 feet, two stories, and the
| granary 40x60.
| Kent county taxpayers are bitterly COM
planning about the excessive magistrates bills.
| In four weeks one justice had 30 cases, ag-
pregating 24S-witnesses; another Is cases, with
| n total of 113 witnesses, making IN all 40 cases
| and 36l Witnesses The constable serving the
summonses received 20 cents for each. More
| than rs per cent. of the witnesses were allowed
| SO cents in fees The magistrate received 10
| cents for swearing each witness. In many
cases the parties charged were either sent to
| iail or to the House of Correction, entalling
additional expense to be met in the form OF
taxes by the people. 1t is said that class OF
professional Witnesses has been developed;
that most of the cases should not have been
brought, and that one OF these star witnesses
earned 80 cents in one day in witness fees by
appearing in petty cases. Many times the
only evidence they give is that they know
nothing about the case.
Large sales of Eastern Shore farms are re-
ported as having been made to Minnesota and
Wisconsin men, also to those from Eastern
and Northern States. The buyers from the
West have been foreigners, particularly Scan
dinavians, who have in some cases been
located in Minnesota and the adjoining states
and who have become dissatisfied with the
climatic conditions in that section, particu-
larly with the generous and sudden changes OF
temperature, which produce cyclones and kin
dred distressing unheavals. The long drouths
which sometimes swoop down, so to speak,
on the husbandmen has caused the Scandina-
Wan. fresh from his native fjords, to sigh Tor
zone where nature is more reliable and
where by no will -the-wisp trick farmer
is likely to find himself transported by whirl-
wind into the next county, so miles from what
was once his home. The majority of the land
sold is in Wicomico and Somerset counties.