The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-05-02
Maryland Affairs

Hartford county school commissioners
want $40, $50 for public schools for the
coming year.
Miss Lydia Woodrow, Of Pleasant Hin,
Cecil county. was 100 years old April 20
She Is in fairly good health.
H. Clay Stauifer died in walkersville,
Frederick county, last Sunday, from an
overdose Of laadanum. taken to relieve
pain caused by paralysis.
On aud after May Cecil county viii
be dry, a. no license viii be issued to
saloons, hotels or stores to sell ans kind q
spiritaous or fermented liquors
At midnight last Saturday the bsrn Of
John 6 Arndt, near Arlington, Balii-
more county, together with is eonteuts-
was burned Los about $4,000
IL. NJ. Boland, 30 years old. Il Ger
nianiown, Montgomery county, l. pAtIent
at the Pasteur Institute, Baltimore Mr.
Boland was bitten last SATURDAY on the
right index finger b. dog which exhibited
signs Of rabies.
Bishop Charlie. {. Grafton. Of Foud du
Lac, Wis preached in st Lake Prot
estant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, last
SUNDAY. urging that the name Protestant
Episcopal be changed 10 American Casho-
lie Church.
Lewis D. Green, color,d, the murderer
Of Carrie Price, eolored. who was to have
been hanged in Eas,on on Friday Of last
week. was committed TO life imprisonment
in the Maryland Penitentiary Green
saws that he intends TO try 60 be a good
prisoner and that he was thankful TO
Governor Smith for committing his sen
tenee.
Miss Mary A. Whitworth died Friday
night Of last week al Laurel Prince
George county. after lingering Illness
at TIE home Of her brother-in law, Thos
y. Young, aged o. years Ga the fol
lowing morning her mother. Mrs Isabella
A. Whitxorth. died from shock oeeasioned
by the death of her daughter Mrs.
Whitworth was 81 years of age. Both
mother and daughter died in the same
house and were buried together MH-
Whitworth leaves two sons
In Kent county number Of petty cases
we're tried at the Circuit court The
Judges administered severe rebuke upon
the bringing of such triAing eases into court.
One case involved the ownership of dead
lamb, and continued nearly two days aud
the jury gave verdict for 81 30. The
next case was over dead dog and it also
occupied nearly two days. the Judges
verdict being for $40 The actual cost
of running the court for one trial day Is
estimated BY Judge Martin to be $3.50.
So that Kent county has had an expense
of 81 600 for four days and net jury YER
diets of Sill 80, the cases having been ap-
peals from magistrates
On Friday Of last week, at the sale Of
the collection Of antiques of the late DR..
William H. Grim. of Baltimore, Charles
H. Pond, of New York, purchased eight
| Chippendale arm chairs. once owned by
Francis Scott Key, author Of The Star
Spangled Banner, for $1,000 each.
Another purchase by Mr. Pond which
elected cheers was that of four old Chip
pendale chairs with carved backs at 5000
each, He also secured Chippendale tea
table for sos The famous bedstead de
signed for Thomas jefferson, the head
board of which is finely carved spread
eagle, and the columns carved to represent
cornstalks, surmounted by the full ears Of
corn peeping from the husks, went tC
Governor and Mrs. Bulkeley. of Connec
ticut, for 1925.
In Cumberland, on Monday, a sensation
was caused by the arrest of DIR. Theodore
A. X. Hummelshine,, regarded as the
leader of the Republicans III the City
Council, on the charge of accepting brib'
Of 500 from Ezra Deal for his vote t,
permit a sidetrack to be placed from tn,
Baltimore and Ohio railroad across From
street to Deal Bros. milling plant. Tn,
grand jury had been investigating city
affairs for some days, and it was rumoreC
that several members of the Council wer,
indicted, but DR.. Hummelshine, was tn,
only one returned 1t is understood tina
ex- Councilman F. H Welsh (Repub
lican). who lives in DR. Hummelshine,
ward is the prosecuting witness. Ex-Gov
Lowndes entered bail for the Dr. appear
ance at court.