The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-01-03
Maryland Affairs.

There are two cases of smallpox at Emmor
ton, Hartford county.
Levi Fidds, aged SO years, native of Kent
county, but resident OF Baltimore since 1857,
died Sunday.
Anna Marian Yonkers, who works in
laundry in Milwaukee, received check OF
$40, 900 from a Chicago man she befriended
three years ago.
Frederick city was without coal on Tuesday
and the charity organization could not supply
any to the poor.
While attempting to open the door to his
home, Sunday morning, on his return from
church, Mr. Lawrence John Grove, 923 North
Stricken street, Baltimore, dropped dead in
the vestibule.
At an early hour last Tuesday the barn of
Nathan S. White, near Boyd's, Montgomery
county, was burned by the upsetting of a
lighted lantern by one of his men. Fifty
head of cattle and all the horses were saved,
but the other contents were burned. Loss
over $4 900; insurance 81, 200.
Mrs Ann Henry rehct Of VIM. l.. Henry,
died December 80 at the home of her son,
Postmaster William 0. Wheary, at Simpson
vile, Howard county, of complication OF
diseases incident to old age, i'll her 9oth year.
She Was twice married, her first husband being
the late John Wheary, of Baltimore.
Four masked robbers entered the home of
Peter Robinson, near Walsh Run, Washington
county, Friday night of last week, bound four
adults, carried off all the money and valuabies
they could find and took two teams to convey
them to "a safe distance. Three searched the
house while one stood guard with revolver IN
hand.
Thomas w. Brghtwell, bailiff of the Circuit
~ e. I,,Jor;,l, HIpi nprpm her
80 of senle debility, aged IS years. He was
a veteran Of the Mexican War and was the last
survivor of the company which was recruited
! in Frederick for service III that war, and went
to Mexico under the command of Capt. Rich
ard L. Merrick.
Rev. Bennett H. Smith, of the Methods
Episcopal Church, connected with the Baltl-
more Conference, died Monday of a compIl ca
ton of diseases at the Union Protestant IN
Urinary. He would have reached his 18th
birthday in about two weeks. de IS survl we'd
by a widow and six children. Mr. Smith was
native of Mpcklenburg county, Va. During
his active work in the ministry he Travelled
through Southern Maryland and the Valley OF
Virginia.
Samuel Gray Morgan, % years old, son o.
Samuel L. Morgan, Custom House broker
living at 2lOS Maryland avenue, Baltimore,
lost his life Sunday afternoon by breaking
through the ice while skating on Lake Roland.
Rodney Myers, of Govanstown, friend OF
Mr.. Morgan. broke through the ice at the same
time. but was rescued when nearly exhausted
by Charles McMann, who threw the young
man a rope. Had Mr. Morgan's strength
held out but few moments longer he would
most likely have been saved. Too far away
to render his friend any assistance, Mr.. Myers
was barely able to catch the rope at the second
throw and hold on until he could be hauled to
safety.
Holland j., aged l6 years, son of Joshua
Horner, ST., of Ashland, Baltimore county,
died Sunday morning at the City Hospital,
Baltimore, after an operation for appendicitis.
On Saturday the young mans mother teie-
phoned the Rev. Mr.. Wilmington of Wavery,
to visit him and ascertain his exact condition,
which was very favorable for recovery. Sun
day Mr.. Wilmington preached at Ashland
Presbyterian Church, where Mr. Homer S
family worship, and in the opening prayer the
minister returned thanks for the favorable
condition of Mr.. Horner. AT the close OF the
prayer note was handed to the minister an
nouncing the young man. death. Mr.. Horner
had come home from college to spend the
holidays, when appendicitis developed.
On December 30 the steamer Bengalia sailed
from Baltimore for Hamburg, Germany, with
a cargo of over 5000 tons of merchandise,
valued at 1851, 30l. The cargo consisted Of
152 743 bushels of corn, 5000 bushels Of
wheat, 3,4OO sacks of middlings, 655 sacks of
grain, 4, ZIG bars and 81 cakes of copper, 25lO
barrels of rosin, $50 barrels Of oil, $50 sacks
of fertilizer, 10, l66 feet of lumber. 664 cubic
feet of walnut logs, 975 tubs or p.ckages Of
lard compound, 1850 pals and 20 tubs of
lard 800 sacks of cornmeal. 500 boxes OF lard.
LAS boxes of bacon, 5,979 sacks of dried
grains, BOG bundles bags, $50 sacks of rye,
20, 900 sacks of bran, 2,175 sacks of oilcake,
Is, 500 sacks of oatmeal, 2,404 tierces aud l.
14O half-barrels of lard, $685. sacks of oat-
meal. The Bengalia is ship of 500 feet long
and 81 feet wide.