The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-03-07
Maryland Affairs.

Mrs dorothy Elizabeth Klug, 81 years old
widow of John NJ. Klug, died Tuesday night
of bronchitis and old age at her home in Balu-
more.
Mrs. Nancy Rowland, who would have been
100 yesrs old in September, died in Hagers-
town. Wednesday. She was member of the
Dunkard Church.
J. Fred Shipley, Jr., aged 10 years, was
arrested Tuesday in Frederick, charged with
stealing mail from box in the postothce-
He began operations December 10 and con-
timed until February 81.
DR.. Charles H. 0hr, said to have been the
Oldest past grand master of Masons IN the
world and at one time president of the Medical
Chirurgcal Faculty of Maryland, died at his
home, in Cumberland, March 3, aged s2years.
On Thursday two barns and contents on
the farm of John Nelson Clay, kemptown,
Frederick county, was burned by an lucendl-
ary Eight cattle. 500 bushels of wheat, 100
of oats, hay, fodder and improvements were
consumed. No insurance.
After an illness of about a week George
Eusor of L., died at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. John Baker, on the Suowden farm, near
Reisterstown, Sunday afternoon. He was 76
years old and is survived by son, who is a
teacher residing in Baltimore, and two daugh.
tiers. He formerly resided at Butler, Balu-
more county, where his remains were inferred
Tuesday afternoon.
A party of Baltimore capitalists has organ
lied the Bolivia Rubber Company with a
capital of 81, 0O0, 900 to develop rubber prop
critics in the Department of La Paz, that
country, recently acquired by Henry A. Parr,
Of Baltimore, who is President of the company.
The other directors are George R. Webb,
ID / T.
McGlone, of Baltimore. and Samuel Gray of
Delaware. The shipping port will be Mol
lendo, Peru. $50 miles from the company s
property. Three large estates have been COZ
sohdated, and they contain 600 600 rubber
trees.
Daniel A. Klein, of Baltimore; Arthur ".
Perkins, of Rutland, VI; George W Craig
Charles p BARLEY and Abel c. Cameron. Of
! Cecil county, have Incorporated the United
! Fire Brick Company of Cecil County for the
I purpose of consolidating the FIVE tirebrick
! companies of Cecil county under one head.
! The new concern is 10 have ITS principal
Offices in Northeast. Cecil county, and vii
have a capital q $40, 900. The clay deposit.
! in the Fifth district Of Cecil county are said
to be the finest in the state. IL Is interesting
/ to note that recently several hundreds Of acres
/ of clay land we're purchased near Northeast
/ by the American Clay Company
/ The Baltimore Clay Company, with a CAPT
! tsllzation Of $500. 900, has been incorporated
/ under the laws Of Delaware, aud will operate
/ in Baltimore a big plant for the manufacture
/ Of vitrihed brick. J. Kemp Bartlett viii b.
I the president Of the company pending it, or
/ ganization, and the treasurer Is Edward j.
/ Bond. The directors in addition to Messrs.
/ Bartlett aud Bond. are Joseph r. Wilson,
/ Charles j. Taylor and Franklin Taylor. o.
Wilmington. Del The company has par
I chased from the South Baltimore CampApy
I l2S acres of land at cost Of 100000, auu
: expects 20 have the plant 80 operation by
/ July l. The land has = waterfront Of 2.uOl
/ ieet on the Spring Gardens aad bovdered ca
I two sides by the Gurus Bay Branch OF tbs
/ Baltimore and Ohio Railroad aud the Balu
( more and Annapolis Short Line.
I 4 series of disturbances. IN which IJalisa-
1 and negroe, figured, occurred 80 Pinto, Ale
/ gauny county. There are $50 Idle negroes
/ about Pluto. aud nearly every one : armed
I a few carrying Wjnchrssers. A negro held
+ W Castrayo FroueIG. an Itaiiau. aud robbed
7 him OF So TUESDAY two neEr7eS-PeIe'
J Piuaick and one ShadraCk-iouchl NI;h
+ kuiyes Pinnirk was stabbed ia the bead ard
( Shadra-k escaped 10 West Virginia Nhll,
Sheriff Barnard and Deputies Aaron ana
Barnard and j. ". Spear. the latter having
been summoned to dress Pinnics EaHad,
we're al Pinto, a negro known Dixie
emerged from a saloon. aourlsh'ng . revolver,
and threatened IA clean cut the camp. A
. fierce struggle eHsge3. Dixie cbcEe8 Deputy
Barnard thumb. but be was subdues Wiih d
billy. A negro stood nearby witb Wiucaea
ter and ordered the officers 20 deai ,eai
with Dixie