The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-12-19
Maryland Affairs.

Cabbage is selling at from S35 to $40
per ton in Baltimore.
George w. Devilbiss, aged SO years, of
Woodsboro, Frederick county, died De-
cember I. He leaves a widow and one
son.
John Dayhoff, aged 81 years, died De-
cember s, near Ringgold, Washington
county. He was actively engaged in farm
ing until 20 years ago.
Florina Brown, a colored girl, aged about
10 years, is in Kent county Jail ON the
charge of burning John P. Vandyke's
barn and outbuildings. The girl lives with
her parents at Betterton and was detected
setting fire to a bed.
Arthur johnson, of Comus, Montgom-
cry county, is in Philadelphia attending
the Horlogical Institute. He taught him
self to make and repair watches, and some
of his engraving before entering the school
was marvel He is genius in his line.
Bishop James Addison Ingle, son of
Rev. DIR. Osborne Ingle, rector of All
Saints Protestant Episcopal Church, Fred
erick, died at Hankow, China, December
s. He was SO years old and had been
engaged in mission work since his ordina-
ton. About two years ago he was APP
pointed bishop of Hankow. He leaves a
wife and two small children, who are at
Hankow.
G. Ellsworth Upton and Thomas w.
McGregor have been found guilty by a
jury in the United States District Court,
Baltimore, on the charge of conspiring with
Charles E. Smith, of Baltimore, to defraud
the government, in connection with the
purchase of leather pouches to be used in
the free delivery division of the Postofice
Department, at Washington. They were
sentenced to the penitentiary for two years
and to pay $1,000 fine each.
Recently the parents of eight different
families at Klondike and Lord, arrested by
Truant Officer Owen England under the
Allegany county compulsory education act,
were tried before Justice John Cavanaugh,
at Midland Seven cases were dismissed
for want of evidence. 1t was shown, how
ever, that Christopher Dick has kept his
boy away from school without giving ex-
cuse to either trustees or teacher, and MIR.
Dick was fined rs cents and costs, amount
ing to So. 55, this being the first fine i'm
posed under the new law.
George Washington Late died at his
home, Baltimore, December 5 from cere-
bral hemorrhage. Mr.. Late was the in
ventor of patent appliance for cleaning
wheat rollers in -four mills and used extern
sively in this country. He was born in
Thurmont, Frederick county, Md, June
16, 1919, and was for many years engag.
ed as miller. He had been living retired
for the last 20 years. Five children sur
vive him, as follows: William E. and AL
bert T. Late, of Baltimore, Geo. F. Late,
Mrs. Ida Dotterer and Miss Clara Late,
all of Thurmont.
Commissioner Toadvin, of the Land Of
flee, Annapolis, has begun work that,
when concluded, will be of importance to
investigators of the history of Maryland,
especially in its genealogical annals. This
work is the indexing of the names of all
persons found in the records of the old
Court of Chancery-179 volumes, begin
ming with 1868 and ending with 1851,
when the Court of Chancery was abolished.
These records are the treasury houses of
Maryland genealogical lore. The cases
throw light on the history of Maryland
families. The indexing will be in two
forms by card and by book.