The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-06-20
MARYLAND Affairs.

The cornerstone for the new 81, 500, :
900 Custom House at Baltimore was laid
with great ceremony June l3.
Hammond Urner and Ely Dorsey have
been appointed receivers for the Liberty
Copper Mining and Milling Company of
Frederick County.
Henry Betz, Cumberland baker, last
Monday shot and badly wounded his
mother, Mr.. Elizabeth Rowan, and her
husband, Thomas Rowan.
BERTHE Rowell, colored, of Frederick, was
shot Friday night of last week, by Joseph
Whalen, colored The woman died on
last Sunday. Whalen is in jail.
Henry A. Penny, aged 81 years, a
we'll known merchant of Howard county,
died at his residence in Guilford, June Il.
He leaves two sons and two daughters.
Lafayette Brooks, a young negro, is in
Montgomery county Jail charged with
intent to murder Steven Young, negro, at
festival in Monkey Hollow last Saturday
night.
Israel Bacon, colored, has been held
for the action of the Howard county grand
jury on the charge of maliciously destroy
ing property belonging to Merchant Kahler,
at Atholton, Howard county.
Lightning struck the residence of MIR.
McClery, near Chestertown, Friday even
ing Of last week and demolished it, together
with larger part of his furniture The
family at the time were in the kitchen and
escaped injury.
On June II Rev. VIM. +. George and
wife, of Deer Park, celebrated the Goth
anniversary of their marriage He has
been a member oft NJ. f. Church about
20 wears. He is So and his wife 50 wears
old. They have four children living. and
~ grandchildren and great grandchild
rem living.
Upon a more through investigation it has
been found that w. O. Bitner, agent for the
Adams Express Company in HagerStown.
was over $500 short in his accounts when
he mysteriously disappeared June 3 1t
is understood that Bitner wife will make
good the deficit in his accounts Thus far
all efforts to locate Bitner have been fruit
less
Luther C. Bushey, a well known horse
and cattle dealer and prominent citizen
of Dillsburg, Pa, has disappeared from
his home, leaving behind him liabilities
which will aggregate SIS. 600. \ large
amount of this sum comprises funds he
held in trust Mr.. Bushey has been in
volved in financial difficulties for some time
and his liabilities viii reach between Sl2. .
900 and SIS, 600, consisting chiefly of
notes and mortgages on his property. the
value of which will not exceed So. Goa
The principal loser viii be his mother,in-
law.
Miss Florence, daughter Of Frank p
Cord, was the victim of a peculiar and
serious accident which occurred at home ia
Hagerstown on June IL. She was struck
on the head by table knife thrown into
the air BY her brother Frank, and piece
Of the blade broke off in the skull Al the
time Miss Cord did not know thar she had
been injured, and it was no, until she Wis
tied DR. Gegan, that the nature Of the in !
jury was known As result Of the dts
coyery Of the piece Of blade in her head an
operation was performed on the Young lady
in the evening, and the blade point re-
moved. The piece Of blade, which was
nearly an inch long, was firmly Undecided
in the skull bone and had pierced the first
lining over the brain, showing what a
narrow escape the young lady had from =
far more serious injury.
Former Judge Of the Orphans Court
for Washington County Edward ii Friend
died June Is at the home of his niece,
Mrs. Thomas Sisk, at Glyndou, Baltimore
county. after prolonged lines from ner-
vousness aud general debility He wa
IS years old Judge Friend was a native
of Frederick county, but went to Williams
port when young man. He taught school
in Washington county aud Frederick fer a
number Of Sears. He was also clerk to
the Tax collector aud 10 the County Com
miSsiuners. In 1890 he va appointed
a judge Of the Orphans Court, to ill the
unexpired term Of J II. Powle~. who
died In 1891 he was elected judge on
the Democrats ticket, receiving I,424
votes, more than any Of his running mates
He was clerk for number Of year, ioT
Victor Cushwa 4 Sons aud edited a news
paper in Cumberland lie belonged IA
the Methodist Churih