The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-10-18
Maryland Affairs.

Smallpox has broken out in Cumberland.
Many persons had their pockets picked at
the Hagerstown fair, and several lost valuable
watches and jewelry.
Thieves stole all of the coal that had been
stored in the basement of the Della Baltimore
county Methodist Protestant Church.
Rev. William F. Gardner, rector of Trinity
Church, near Waterloo, Howard county, has
Just celebrated the thirtieth anniversaryof his
rectorshIp.
Newman Richardson, of Somerset county,
from one acre of fairly good land picked and
sold 195 tons of tomatoes this season for which
he received $142.42.
Thomas Williams, colored. has been con-
victed in the Prince George county court OF
murder in the first degree for killing Henry
Barton, colored, at Bowie, on June 81.
The home of Morgan Hughes, near Aber-
deem, Hartford county, was destroyed by fire
early Wednesday morning, and the occupants
of the house escaped in their nightclothes.
James Stuart, colored, was convicted in
the Prince Georges county court of murder
in the secon degree of George F. Burgess and
was sentenced to Is years in the Penitentiary.
'tJust for fun, on Wednesday 7-year. old
boy set fire to two large stables on the Fred
erick Newcomer farm near Boonsboro, Wash
ington county. Fire was communicated to a
barn on the adjoining farm.
Tweed, famous collie dog belonging to
Joseph McAvoy, Clarkson postoffice, Howard
county, died from old age. Four years he
regularly carried the mail from West Friend
ship to McAvoy's store before it was made a
postoffice.
The seven packing houses at White Haven
Wicomico county, have put up this season
about So, 600 cases of tomatoes. This means
an outlay of some $50, 900 or SIS, 900, much Of
which will be left in that immediate neigbbor-
hood As each case contains "a cans the
total number was 100000 cans.
R. Riggs Hobbs died Wednesday at his
home, Glenwood, Howard county, aged &c
years. Mr.. Hobbs first nominated Senator
German for an elective Office when the Senator
ran for the House of Delegates. He never
sought public Office for himself He was bur-
led Friday and his six nephews were pail
bearers as follows: S. w. and S. E. Musgrove
Stephen r. Hobbs, Randolph Isaac, Thomas
and Claude Iglehart.
William Snowden, formerly of Laurel, died
at Glenwood, Howard county, on October 10,
and was buried Saturday at Longwood Chapel.
He was the eldest decendent of the Snowden
family, the original proprietors of all the land
surrounding Laurel, and was the owner of
Birmingham Manor, the original Snowden
residence, built in 1850. He was man of
great popularity, loved and respected by all
who knew him for his gentle manners, his
simplicity of life, straightforwardness and de-
votion to his family and friends.
The horse and buggy which was stolen from
Myers livery stable, Frederick, October 9, has
been recovered by States Attorney Worth
ington. Elmer U. Ditzler, of Hanover, Pa,
is charged with the stealing. He sold the
horse valued at $175 to Charles Harmon for
$33, who in turn sold it to Harry Schriver, of
Hanover, for $45, and Albert Feeser bought
it from Schriver for $50. Now each man
wants the other to refund the money. 1t is
probable the case will be carried to court for
adjustment. The buggy and harness Ditzler
sold to Calvin r. Foil for $l2.