The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-06-06
MARYLAND Affairs.
The tax rate of Kent county was in
creased from 80 cents to S1.35.

Cdup Oh OulS "-l0 oi 81 'i'S -
county, near Belair.
The tax rate of Washington county has
been reduced from 67 cents to 81 cents on
500, and public school teachers will get
increased pay.
Mrs. Mary f. Bosley, 81 years old,
died June 3, at the home Of her mother,
Mrs. r. Ellen Talbot, near Lutherville
She was sister of Hon. j Fred C.
Talbot.
Cephas Moore, of Barton, Allegany
county. who on May II, 1902. it is al
legged. shot and killed Thomas Gardner, a
miner aged 40 years, and shot and at
tempted to kill Louis Meyer, another mi
ner, was captured Monday at Myersdale,
Pa. by Chief of Police Perry Stump, of
that place.
Mckendree Noble HARDWOOD, son Of the
late Thomas \. HARDWOOD, died Monday
night on his farm. near Adamstown, Fred
eriek county, of diabetes, aged IS years.
Mr. HARDWOOD was bachelor and Is survived
by two brothers. William Thomas and
Clinton B. c., and one sister Mrs George
Moler, of near Harper's Ferry, W. Va.
Carroll Lee Griffith and Edward II
Sadtler, both sons of well known men in
Baltimore, aud were arrested last Saturday,
charged with burglarizins the residence Of
Mr.. Frank B. Mantz. 2l26 North Calvert
street, last April, were released on 800
bail each for the action of the grand jury
Sunday. The father Of young Griffith
went bail for both the accused.
An expedition sailed from Baltimore on
Monday under the direction of Geo. Shat
tuck. for a scientific survey of the Bahama
Islands. In the party will be members Of
the Faculty Of Johns Hopkins University,
officers of the United States Museum, in
Guiding Barton Bean, chief Of the staff for
marine zoology, and J. II. Riley, chief for
land zoology; also DR. Oliver F Fassi., Of
the Weather Bureau.
Commodore Dickerson, Of the Brooklyn
n. Y. Yacht Club has purchased the
the White Hall Farm, on the Choptank
River about four miles above Cambridge
He l. much pleased with the estate, and
saws he intends to make ii one Of the most
beautiful in the state The Commodore
intends to make everything GA the farm
h lrmonire with the maine The fences are
TO be- whnewashed the house will BE- paint
ed white. the horse, and cattle must b.
white. a. well a. all other stock Of every
kind The poultry Will be the white va
riety only, and every employc az the farm
will wear a white suit
Col Charles GolI>borough, owner 81
the Hiehspire pistillery HIahsPIrr. Pa,
formerly a member Of the arm Of Jlnan
Guldsborou.h 4 Co, and one of the musl
prominent men in financial and social cir
cleS 10 Baltimore. died la,s SUNDAY 1t noon.
His death wa, a severe shock Ia the mem
Der. Of has family, a, up 10 Saturday a'ehi
he va, in apparently good health. After
dinner ON Saturday Colonel Goldsh0roush
went 10 his library aud for several hours
chat,ed with friends A. miduish, he re
tired Shortly afterward be va taken III
with What va though, to b. acute ind
sestion aud fingered until ur-'a. Colonel
tioldsloroush wa the oldest san 81 the
late Hon. William T. aud Ellen l4oyd
Goldsb1raugh and ds-~erHleu, 1T the
mos, prominent Maryland and Virginia
families lie was born a, Horns Point,
Dorchester county. Nd. ana vas educated
10 the schools Of Cambridge, Nd ami ai
Massachusetts,, Pa Has paterasi grand
father was Gay Charles GoldsboToagh. q
Shoal Crcek Nd aud through hi, uso,hrE
va, q is,scvudcnt Of Gos EdNarl lloyd
of Wye HOUSE. Talbui coauiy. Nd
on "Wednesday afternoon Of las, week
desperate aitempt was made In r.h the
hou~,. 81 franklin Wo.-i, near Pr, Re
pablic. Calvert county, 10 which Charles
J Hards-gy aud family reside Nr.
Haric,,y defended the hoas, aud property
With relnark able pluck aud courage 4
man called at ,he house aua asked Ger Mr..
Wo1d lie Wa told lie vas not home. The
stranger said there money IN tbs. house
and want it. He then letl the premises
Shortly after Mn HarieS,y saw HIM r-'rp-
Ing from behlnd ss,mv shrubbrEry She
fastened the door, aud Windows. procured
au axe, and placed herself 10 = position 90
s,e al approaches tn the residence The
man soon appeared and demanded entrance.
which was refused. He threv hi, weight
against the door and forced it open :
struggle followed. the woman seized the
axe aud felled HIM to the floor. A. he
attempted to rise she struck a, him With
the edge. he threw up hi, righ, hand 20
ward off the blow aud caught i, bctweea
the second and third finger, splitting The
band nearly to the wrist Mrs Harie>ty
vas too exhausted 70 renew the attack and
the man escaped
Before taking his own life. Samuel Be,l,
who on May 2S. commiIted suicide by
shooting himself ia the night temple At BIT,
home near Myersyille. Frederick county,
is alleged 70 have confessed that he was
guilty Of the murder Of two men, eue II
whom was hi own father The other
man. according TO the stories told Of the
alleged confession. Was Albert Long who
mysteriously disappeared abou, eight years
ago from his home. between Pleasant
Walk aud Wolfsyille. Betts j. alleged TO
have made the confession To three men,
Frank Drummer, George Burues and Chas
Hoffman. aud to have described the al
legged murders with great detail Belts
father. Samuel Belts. Sr, who also re
sided at Pleasant Walk, died about / o
years ago, and it was supposed that he
committed suicide He was found dead
in bed, with bullet wound in his head
aud pistol lying near his right hand. He
had been sick aud it was supposed that
his ill-health drove him 10 take his life.
According to the story of his son alleged
confession, he was murdered by Samuel
Belts and another sou, Josiah Belts, who
has since died, in order to secure his saw
ings, amounting to about So, 600, and the
murder was planned with a view Of giving
it the appearance Of suicide.
Col Herman Stump, former member Of
Congress and former Immigrant Com
missioner General, whose home Is at Bel
air, Nd, and Miss Mary Fernandez de
elasco, were married in New York June
3, at the Church Of the TRANSPORTATION
{ Little Church Around the Corner } The
ceremony was performed by Rev |. New