The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-02-15
Maryland Affairs.

Ellen Shields, widow OF Patrick onleius,
died in Baltimore last Sunday. She was born
in Ireland January 16, 1902, and arrived IN
Baltimore % years later.
March II has been fixed as the date tor the
execution, at Cumberland, of Milton Sheeis,
who was convicted in December, 1899, OF
numbering Augustus Glessner. Sheets es-
capped from prison, but was recaptured al
Athens, Ohio.
Smallpox has made its appearance IN BAL
timore. There are now eleven cases under
treatment Under escort of several ponce
men health officers are going through tene-
ment and sailors boarding houses vacclnating
all the inmates.
Sparks from an open fire burned the resi-
dence of VIM. P. Robertson, near Cumber-
land. at an early hour ON Friday of last week.
Four of his children were cremated. Inc
weather was intensely cold and the family
barely escaped in their night clothes
A company has been formed in Hagers-
town to build trolley road, to cost $500, OOO,
from Hagerstown to Antietam Paper Mills,
Chewsville, Cavetown, Smithsburg and King
gold, Nd, and Rouzervile, Waynesbero and
Pen-M Mar, Pa. The road will be % or 20
miles long
VIM. B. Heatzig, of the firm of W. B. Heat
zig & Son, dry goods and furniture dealers. OF
Elkton, Cecil county, died at his home last
week, after several months Illness OF paraly-
sis. He was about IA years of age and ma
tive of Germany, but came to this country
when quite young.
Mr. Debruyn, a large celery grower OF Mich
igan, who has visited Garrett county recently
with a view to locate large celery farm, has
about closed negotiations for tract OF glade
land FIVE miles northwest of Oakland. he
has no doubt that the county can produce as
good celery as the famous Kalamazoo region.
Thomas G. Ward, who lives near Charlotte
Hall, st. Maryis county, was born November
Is, 1898, in Charles county and is conse,
auently 100 years of age, and still IN good
health. Robert McCarty, of townsville,
Washington county, is reported to be. l05
years of age. He is said to have been born
December 20, 1897.
The two-story frame dwellinghouse of
Abram Kindle, and his log barn. about so
feet away, near Smithsburg, in Washington
county, were destroyed by fire Sunday after
noon. All Of the small outbuildings, farming
implements, harness, and a quantity OF hay
and other feed were also burned, as was the
household furniture, with the exception OF a
few pieces.
An enterprise is on foot to develop the wa
Ter power at Qdm NJ. u dlOuS tuS 4 OtOthdS
river, 10 Washington county, by capitalists OF
Carlisle. Hanover and other Pennsylvanians
City Engineer j. e. Hewes, of Hagerstown,
has been in consultation with the promoters.
1t is the purpose to erect at the dam built by
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company a
large plant for generating electric power, to
be transmitted to Hagerstown and other
places.
j. W. LeGore, about whose extensive lime
manufacturing plant, north of Woodsboro,
Frederick county, has grown up village
bearing his name, has begun improvements
which will give employment to several hum
dred men during the coming summer. Mr..
LeGore will build, at his own expense, a
bridge across the Monocacy river for the use
of lime haulers and the public in general, and
proposes to construct dam across the river
to supply power for operating an electric
plant which he will establish to furnish cleo
tricity for the operation of his various indus
tries.
Miss Belle, aged so years, daughter of COL
Horace Resley, ex-elerk of the court and ex-
clerk of Cumberland, died Monday morning
at her home, from rheumatism. Miss Resley
was one of the best known of Cumberland s
citizens, being always interested in charitable
work of every character For several years
she served as director of the Western Mary
land Hospital. assisted greatly in having the
building erected, and for several years after
served as a nurse in that institution. In later
years she has taken an active interest in the
ladies' work of the Y. M. C. A., and has also
carefully looked after the poor of tie city.
Miss Resley was noble women, widely
known and greatly respected. She is sur
vived by her father and two brothers.
There are number of Cecil countians who
will share in the claim which, it is alleged,
the English government will allow for money
lent the government by certain John Whit
aker during the Revolutionary War. Whitaker
was a Tory. William Whitaker, descend
ant of the lender, sailed for England some
time ago, and has written to relatives that the
government will pay the claim. The sum
lent has grown to millions, and there are 200
persons who claim portion of it. William
Whitaker has made life work of perfecting
his claim to the money, and has travelled ex-
tensively in order to secure the proofs neces
sary. He even discovered in an old Bible
the original bond pasted to the cover, and il
is now in England. The letter from William
Whitaker stated that the English Parliament
had acted favorably on the claim.