The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-05-16
Maryland Affairs

Howard raanty' tax RATE l. - cents on
the 500
Adam Stewart. cplurcd, aged : years,
Who killed. John Imler on March = last 10
Careline county, ha, been seu,eneed 10 the
peuigeufiAry for ycar>
tiscrse \ Carmaa. aged - years, died
IN Baltimore MAY 10 lie had been clerk
Ut the circuit court Of Baltimore county and
veil known Democratic worker.
las, Sunday bre cut swath one mile
wide and two miles hong through valuable
hari timber on ;he farm OF Bernard Carter,
near Cowentowu. Baltimore county
Mn, Elizabeth Il Snowden, Of Glen
wooi. Howard county lied May & at the
home q her daughter Mn, William +
Dorsey, IN the s7th year Of her aye.
John y. Matthews aged - YEAR, lied
nn Monday at the home Of hi daughter
Nh. Granville Matthews, near Sparks,
Baltimore county. Tie had been an Invalid
from paralysis for several years, For many
year, he va. a resident Of near toekeys-
Vile. owning a valuable property adjoining
the Hayhelds, or John Merryman estate.
He leaves a widow aud i've children.
Fire again broke out on Sugar Loaf
Mountain last Sunday evening. The ire
was IN full .orce, passing over the crest OF
the mountain from the south to the north
side. Il was movin. toward the Mouocacy
riyrr and Greenfield Mills Several small
residences in the path Of the fire were con-
sunied Two thousand acres of tImber
land were already burned over by the pre-
ylous outbreak last week
Derrick Fahnestock, aged - years, head
Of the firm Of d. Fuhnestock 4 Co., bank
ers and brokers, and for a humber Of years
president of the Baltimore Stock Exchange
died last Sunday afternoon Mr., Fahne-
stock death was quite unexpected. He
had been confined 70 the house for about a
week. having contracted what was thought
to be simple cold No serious result was
looked for, but heart failure ensued aud
Mr.. Fahuestock age being against his re-
covery. the termination was fatal
Samuel Beuuette, who resided near
EIler>he. Allegauy county, has been taken
to an insane asylum near Harrisburg, Pa,
having suddenly become insane. His son
in-law. Phillip McElf,h. attributes Mr.
Beuuette insanity to the persistent use OF
hair dye He had a horror of gray hair
for the hast 10 years and kept his hair and
whiskers dyed a deep black with some kind
of a preparation The physician who at
tended Mr. Bennette thinks the dye went
to the brain The unfortunate man Is of
splendid physique.
As the result of quarrel at the home
of John Boyd, Havre de Grace, last Sat
urday night. John Blackburn was shot and
dangerously wounded by William Dean, Of
North East, Cecil county 1t seems that
Blackburn. who has been paying attention
to Miss Ophelia Mctiavan, niece OF MIR.
BOYD. had an engagement with her, but
when he called at the house he found that
she was not at home This angered him,
and he left, saying he would call later.
When he did SO. between IL and II
o clock. he found Miss Mc(iavan enter
tanning William Dean He then began to
scold Miss McGavan for such treatment.
Miss Mc,iavan, to avoid trouble, left the
room. Young Blackburn, who, it is said,
had been drinking, commenced to quarrel
with Dean, striking him in the face with
brass knuckles After brief tussle three
pistol shots were fired, one bullet entering
the body of Black burn just above the heart
and lodging under the right shoulder blade.
Black burn was taken to his father house
and is in serious condition. Dean was
arrested by the Sheriff of Cecil county at
his home in North East and lodged in
Elkton jail.