The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-11-15
Maryland Affairs.

Two families of Elliott's Island, Dor
chester county, are afflicted with smallpox.
More cunning accidents, some fatal,
have occurred this season than for many
years.
Mrs. Caroline F. Burke, aged 20 years,
of Frederick, was paralyzed while attend
ing St. Johns Catholic Church last Sat
urday night, and died Tuesday night.
Rev. George F. Bevans, rector of St.
Paurs p. e. Church, Hillsborc, Caroline
county, having served 40 years contln-
uously in his parish, services commemora-
tive of his long pastorate were held In the
old church Tuesday, October %, the an
niversary of the conservation of the church.
On Thursday night, November 7, Sc
we're electrical storm passed over Ellicott
City and vicinity, accompanied with heavy
downpour. In many sections the wheat
fields were badly washed and lowlands over
flown. Washouts were reported in many
places on the public roads.
James M. Tosh, farmer of Baltimore
county, reports that from four one
tenth acres he harvested over 81 tons OF
tomatoes. for which he received S439.
Many green tomatoes were on the vines
when the frosts came and rendered the
fruit unfit for use.
DIR. r. r. Crothers, one of the leading
physicians of Cecil county, brother of ex-
Senator A. L. Crothers, Of Elkton, and
A. C. Crothers, of Havre de Grace, died
at his home, near West Nottingham, No
vember Z, ofheart trouble. A widow and
two children survive.
Last Saturday night two negroes stole
from truck at the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad depot at Cumberland hamper of
goods, travelling case of drummer S sam
pies and trunk. They took them to a
vacant lot, when an officer came along and
captured one of the negroes and secured
the property
The mortgage held by William 7. Raj
ney, of Cleveland, Ohio, upon the proper
ty Of the Blue Mountain Iron and Steel
Company, owner of the Catoctin Furnace,
in Frederick county has been settled by
the payment of the balance due, SIS, 900,
with interests and costs, and the frequent
" postponed sale of the property under
foreclosure of this mortgage has been de-
clared off.
Two masked burglars, supposed to be-
long 10 the gang that terrorized residents
of Baltimore county sometime ago, went
through several houses in Aberdeen and
at Perrymans, Hartford county, early last
Sunday morning. One Of the thieves
fought a duel with Mr. Slice though a
window of the latter's bedroom. At the
home of Charles Baker they robbed his
two sons of watches and money.
Mrs. Robert Merryman and her two
sons had narrow escape from being burned
to death Sunday night in their residence,
at Monkton, Baltimore county, the house
being burned to the ground The fire had
evidently been burning in the house for
sometime before it made its presence
known for it was 1 80 O clock, long after
the family and all the neighbors had re-
tired, that Mrs Merryman discovered that
the house was afre; partly insured.
Several fights occurred at Middletown,
last Sunday afternoon in a place near the
Methodist Church, although Middletown
is local option town. About 4 o clock a
well known young man ran from the build
ing with his face and clothes covered with
blood from an ugly wound on the head.
He stated that he had been hit with NAL
let by town official during quarrel over
a game of cards. Several hours before
this the owner of the place was struck on
the head and severely cut.
Philip V. Reich. aged 40 years, died
suddenly last Sunday afternoon at the
home of his mother, in Frederick city,
from the effects of an overdose of hydrate
of choral He took dose of the drug to
quite his nerves He had scarcely swal
lowed it when he realized he had: taken an
overdose and left his room, to. inform his
mother of his suspicious, when he fell over
dead. He was an. expert telegraph oper-
ator and had been. in the service of the
Western Union Company for over 20
years He was son Of the late William
Reich and leaves one brother, Benjamin
F. Reich, of the Frederick bar, and one
sister, Mrs. II. Gates Smith, of Blakely,
Ga.