The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-12-17
MARYLAND Affairs.


Thomas Wright, colored, who escaped from
Easton Jail, has been captured at Townsend,
Del
Sidney johnson, colored, who murdered
William Smith, colored, will be hanged at
Cumberland January p.
Governor Warfeld has commuted the death
sentence Of Georgeanna Driver, coiored, OF
Charles county, to life Imprisonment.
There is an epidemic of diphtheria in the
vicinity of Braddock tollgate. ON the National
pike. between Middletown and Frederick.
AT Hagerslown, on December s, Charles
Barton. aged 81 years, was convicted OF muir
der in the first degree for killing Simon Tai.
helm in that city on September y, last.
The Governor has fixed December %, 1904.
as the date for the exection of Edward Cas-
sidy. the negro convicted by the Circuit Court
for Baltimore county of rape upon Mrs. Amelia
Florianek. near Eastern avenue bridge over
Back River
James W. Troup, farmer IF Hagerstown.
applied for the benefit of the bankruptcy law
on Tuesday. He has liabilities q S55 .4Oo-l4,
and no assets. The liabilities consist almost
entirely of judgments and promlsory notes,
obtained or executed in 1900. There are oil
! creditors.
Prof Edwin A. Alderman. president of the
university OF NlTEiulh. AA't0eN0N ''AN 4 iN+-'-
terrain Union of MARYLAND Monday night at
Hotel Belvedere. Dr. Alderman took as his
subject The University of Virginia aud Its
Relation 10 the Presbyterian Church. and
he dwelt al some length on the part the AM
versity would play In the scheme OF Southern
education.
Zachariah Alban, Jr., died December 3 OF
heart disease aud dropsy, near HohmanYlle'
Baltimore county. He was "a years Old. His
widow survives him, with six children
Nessrs. Jeremiah Aban, Of New Market;
Henry S. Alban, Of Pittsbarg, Pa; Charles
f. Albau, Of Baltimore, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Kelley and Mrs. Jennie Smith, Of Baltimore,
aud Mrs. Mary Walker, near Hofmanvlie.
Josiah Parker. aged Is years, died Decem
her at Vale summit, Allegauy county, As
the result of an accident which occurred 81
wears ago Ia 1878 while Mr.. Parker was on
his way to the AlIegny County FAIR he was
thrown from 4 spring wagon aud the tail
paralvzei his back He had been an invalid
ever since He was for many wears a met.
chant of Vale summit He is survived by SIX
childrtn
Ga Monday y persons were -eHicuced by
Judge kre7y, ia HagersIowu, to the Peni'en
tiary and House of Correction. In address
ing The prisoners before passing sentence
Judge Keedy spoke Of the large number Of
criminal cases that had claimed the attention
Of the court this term. He said that never
during the p years be has been a member q
the Washington county bar had he witnessed
sGch scenes.
Rev. Martin Luther Young, Pa. D., pastor
Of ST. Stephens Lutheran Church. Cumber
land, died suddenly December p 81 typhoid
fever. superiuduced by an aitack OF Appendl.
citis. after an illness Of Two weeks. He was
born near Middletown, Nd, MAY lS, 1854.
and bis early life WAS spent on his father
isrm. Rev. Mr. Young graduated from Penn
sylyania College IN 1875 and from Gettysburg
Seminary 10 1873.
Ms. Annie F. woolford widow 81 Col.
Levin Wooliurd died 81 her residence. "a
Process Acme. Somerset county, December
H. Nrs NooIford had been a. invalid Tor
he last three years. and was = years old.
Mrs Wooifurd was q sister Of the late Hon.
Levin /. Waters. She Is survived by one son.
Roger Woolford. and two daughters. Miss
Elizabeth Ezy Wooltord and MIS- Lena 3.
Wooliord. of Princess Anne.
Benjamin F. Fiery &. Bag,r.'owe. died
December u ol pueHnauJs. sErd s. tie Ha-
the la-I 81 - children For many wears he
was trustee of Bellevue As7iam, the COUNTY
almshouse. For ~ years h. vas treasurer %
the Hagcrstawn Fair Association. Nr f3rvv
was a member e Pen Mar Council, ROYAL
Arcauum. aud treasurer sjnce The lodge vas
organized. aud prominent member % L.uH
Reformed Church. A sid0w and - 3auxh.
ters survive.
Fire which started from an uaknaaa ca4sr
n barn On the Charles Nb-rlrr property.
near Butler Baltimore csuriT. shortly sitter
o clock Tuesday u4aruinE destroyed the barn
and coulents. consisting IT 500 barrel, Of cora
and d ~ u straw ARd fodder The horses
and COWS we're gotten auL The los wlil
AMOUNT 10 abou, 81 30 Sir. Wheeler carried
about 5000 insurance Adam Croft, manager
If The place. who had half au inter. 8; 10 the
crop. carried 90 insurance.
Charles Carrniitou Carroll af Baltimore,
died az hospital IN Philadelphia. Pa. on
December 8, from the effects 90 4 fall by slip
ping on the icr. Tie was she sou Of Mr.. ard
the late Mrs Aqniln ~ Carroll. a grandson
of Aalills Carroll, Of Hartford county. who
was a cousin Of tx Governor John lee Gao.
roll, and grandson Of Charles Carroll. Of Car
ruIiiou HIS mother was The daughter og the
late lamsou FarroW. and a niece q Bishops
Cummips and Wilmer. Of the Episcopal
Church.
Cal. Robert Taylor. who retired few
months ago rs paving teller Of the Second
National Bank, Cumberland, q which ex
Governor LsWndes - president, after being
connected with the iBstIiutiou for p years.
died December / al the home of William +.
Turner at Louisville. Ky. Col. Taylor vas
vice president uf the Southern Pharmaceutical
Chemical Company. Of Louisville, lie was q
bachelor and 50 years Of age Mn. Harriet
Murphy. Of Washington, lad. IS a sister, and
James TAYLOR, Of Texas. brother.
At Wiliiamsport. Washington county. on
Sunday. there was general freezeap in that
section and much suffering. The snoW iuteu-
sizes the cold. The Potomac River and It's
tributaries are frozen over for the FIRST lime 50
early Ia the winter 10 years. The Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal IS blocked With ice aud angm
Der Of boats are held Up. ice-brsaking ma
chimes are being run 10 open the canal. The
freeze was sudden and very severe. The
mercury Saturday and Sunday ranged from
zero to six degrees helow.
Judge Richard H. Alvey. Of the Court Of
Appeals Of the District Of Columbia, has de-
cided TO retire on January l, next Judge
Alvey. whose home is in Hagerstown, was
appointed to the district bench in 1889 BY
President Cleveland. He was at that time
Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Ap
peals Judge Alvey is now TS years old, and
can retire on a salary of $500 year. His
health has not been good fcs some time, and
in the past year he has frequently been absent
from the bench on account Of illness.
The engagement is announced of Frances 5.
Hopkins. Of Port Deposit 10 Richard Burnett
Darnall. of Baltimore and West River, Anne
Arundel county. Miss Hopkins is the daugh
ter Of W. c. Hopkins, president Of the Citi-
zens National Bank Of Havre de Grace. She
is prominent in the social life of Cecil county
aud has travelled extensively in this country
and abroad. On her fathers side she Is des.
cended from George Ross, one Of the signers
/ of the Declaration Of Independence. Her
| mother was Miss Rowland, Of Cecil county.
/ Mr. Daruall is descended from two old South
/ ern Maryland families. His father. Frank
/ Hall Danall, lives on part Of the original
/ Portland Manor, granted to Col. Henry Oar
| nall, who came over with the Calyerts. On
| his mothers side be is descended from the
! CAROLS of Susquehanua, St. Mary county,
who are the direct descendants Of Charles
/ Carroll Of CaA clifton. Mr.. Darnal is a member
| of the Baltimore bar, OF the University Club
and ofTroop A. The wedding viii take place
in the early spring.
Two notes have turned up, one in Hanover
! PA. Savings Fund Society for $40 and
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