The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-30
Maryland Affairs.

Recently, ia Howard county, Mss Noodle
Miller gave a party IN honor OF the sixth birth.
day Of her horse. The horse, Gloria, took
part in the festivities IN . very knowing nav.
She admired her own birthday cake and then
took piece % Il \ number Of ladies aud
gentlemen we're present at the party. Next.
Ex Deputy Sheriff lsaish Smith. aged II.
while walking in his sleep on the n5ghi uf
April -, at the McAfee Hotel. IN Hancock.
fell from = second story ycrauda 10 The pavc-
meat. a distance Of p feet. His right leg and
right arm were broken He also Sustained
serious internal injuries AND was rendered. un-
conscious
Mrs. Mary Ann Link, - years cid. died
from old age at the home Of her son, Bernard
ISnk, 200s East Lombard street, Baltimore.
April IS. Mrs. Link was barn Ia Germany,
but came to that city 81 years ago. She va.
the widow Of Bernard Link, who died - years
ago Mrs LAX "a Survived by one SOP. iso
sisters, Is grandchildren and great grand
children.
Vim. Folan. of Frederick. has been arrested
GA a charge Of setting fire TO q stable adjoining
his house aud belonging 10 NorthinEtoh T..
SIaley. The stable was burned on Sunday
morning. An attempt vas made t. barn % Ca
saturday night about midnight, but the blaze
Vas quickly discovered aad put ont. Folsu
kept watch with Mr.. Staiey during the balance
Of the night. bat Al 5 O clock on Sunday mora
ing Mr. StAley went 10 bel
A special election Was held Salisbury aud
Delmar districts. Nicomico county. last Tues.
day, on the liquor Incense question. Salisbury
district vent dry wlth 1876 majority oUf ui 645
votes, and Delnar district = majority 0ut 81
2i5 votes This excludes wbiskcy ifom all
the districts IN the county, With the exeepIon
u u.
spent hy both sides. The temperance people
we're assisted by Coagressmaa ". II. Jackson
aud his brother, ex Governor f. +. jackson,
besides prominent business men Of the tosu.
Mrs.. Samuel Lands. living across The river
from Williamspoyt. on Monday, was seriously
injured aud The cook stove 81 her kitchen vas
nearly blown 10 pieces by The explosion OF
dynamite cartridge which had been accident
ally thrown igiu the Goals hy children. ms.
Lands was starting IRE 10 the stove wheu
the explosion occurred, aud 8 ram Of iroa
pieces fell about her. She vas knocked down
and piece Of the brass cap on The cartridge
pierced her breast making an agly Nosnd.
Repeated efforts made by = physician have
failed to remove the brass. and serious results
are feared.
Mrs. Caroline Monkey, aged Y years. died
at her home, at Alpha. Howard county. April
%. from 3 complication Of diseases, after an
illness Of about three monihs Mrs Monkey
was born near leicester, Nd. aud wAs a
daughter Of the late Basil Moilineaax, OF
Howard county. She married Charles I.
Monkey about so wears ago. She rs survived
BY her husband, five sons aud one daughter,
Mrs Ella Pomeroy ~ grandchildren and ,
great-grandchildren. Her brother. james K.
Mollineaux. aged 20 years, died at neon last
Sunday, also Of a complication Of diseases Of
similar nature He was sidower, but had
no children.
Harvey Pinkletor. OF Paiapsco Neck, BAiii-
more county, has Toulouse goose which IS
monstrosity and has attracted great deal Of
attention because Of its great size. The goose
weighs IA pounds, stands over two feet
high and lays an egg a large around a.
an ordinary carafe. The fowl has been ex-
hibited at several poultry shows and has al
tractrd much attention. Mr.. Pi@kieton may
exhibit the goose at the st. Lou exposition.
The weight of the goose was so great last
winter that the web feet became crippled, and
in order that the fowl might walk with com
fort over the frozen ground Mr. Pinkleton had
pair of rubber boots made for il. With this
artificial aid the goose travelled about on the
ice and frozen grouad Mr. Pinkletou says
his wife recently made seven eustArd pies and
used only one of the big eggs Of the goose.