The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-02-06
Maryland Affairs.

January, according to the Baltimore
Weather Bureau, had the lowest temper
allure for 80 years.
Russell R. Alexander, assistant princi-
pal of the Frederick High School, died
January 81, aged 30 years.
Michael jenkins, president of the Safe
Deposit and Trust Company, has been
made knight commander of the Order
St. Gregory the Great by Pope Plus \.
Georgiana Driver, colored, aged IS
years, is in Charles county Jail charged with
killing an infant son of Francis i. Edelen
by giving it concentrated lye
Victor Cushwa, aged Il years, veal
thy and well known business man of Viii
Transport, and Miss Katherine L. Moore,
were married at the Cathedral Baltimore,
Tuesday, by Cardinal Gibbons.
Owing to the high wind Monday nearly
all the roads in Frederick county were
closed by drifting snow. No mails were
delivered by rural carriers, and court was
adjourned until Monday next.
Last week George Forney, of Bruins
wick. Frederick county, pared his corns
with a razor, and blood poisoning develop
ed, causing his death Sunday night Mr..
Foruey was 81 years old, and was chief
inspector of cars at Brunswick
Ex-Judge John A. Lynch, of Freder-
lex, died January 81, from the effects of
i fall on the Ice, by which hip vas bro
ken. January 10. His standing as citi-
zen. iurist aud in the church was without
reproach. and in all his walks he was
model In politics he was Democrat.
His wife died several years ago.
The Cecl Democrat, of January 30,
says:-The breaking up of the ice IN the
Susquehanna brought an unusual sport TO
an end. For several weeks tn" ice had
been over IL inches thick, and to skating
and ice yachting sportsmen from Baltimore
was added automobiliag and horse racing.
Near Perryville a perfectly smooth course
was laid out. and at times a. many as a
dozen horses were driven abreast upon it.
Automobiles wer, able to attain the speed
Of expires trains
The I-,ear ai d'a-h.er Of Nh, Nm
Rippean- near Maaur pI.a-tnt Frei-r.a
county died Fridag # last week Of >,uaH
.pax This Is be ;aiid .:ygsh IN he ,sfusIy
irrm the disease Tie father William
Niapeou. died on .Iauuar. and Edward
the 3-year uld ~on died On january -
Fla, mother and year I'D daughter he
rnlg remaining members e the family, are
bath very i'll with the disease The E~.
Il her tao children i. j. feared will have
such a depressing etf,-t upaG 1hr mother
hat She too will ,ac,=.nIb tn the disease
aud buj very lirtl, herv Is entertained hy
tie physician fer the recovery uf the re-
.nsiuins daughter nr Harry + Fair
u,y. who hid charge uf the cases buried
the child in a coffin IN qllcalime q destroy
all germs Of TIE disease,
4 most fortunate yoana>ter in the mat
ter ii family connections l. The IL day old
san If Roland Wsr,l, if BFuaklya, Anne
Arundel county The Noanes,er, % o Is
10 be chri-,eneJ Edwin, boasrs II pHc
great great grandm her two great grand
us. her,. iva great u3taihers AMI two
eraadnathers ind zrlndis,hen< The lsgy
t. nvw AZ Annapolis With his mother where
Iutsi IL hi, mother family live lii,
great great grandmother j. Mn lamb,
who l. IL the gise,ies She J. the -Fslsl-
mother # large family His tnatrrual
great -grauim l;her and grea, grandfather
are Mr. and Mn, George Miller Of An.
napolis. II whose home be aud his mother
are STAYING, and bis grandmother and
grandfather are George X King ard wife.
Ga his father side be has a. great grand
mother Mrs. + 4. Ward Of Brooklyn,
and As grandmother and grandfather Mr.
and Mrs j T. Ward Mr. Ward j. a.
sistant chief Of police If the Fihh district
Of Anne Arundel county The baby was
born January ) and Mr. aud Mrs Ward
we're married March 3, 1901