The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-01-23
Maryland Affairs.

more county, was shot and killed by high
waymen near his home while on his way
from market last Saturday night.
Anna Mantz, widow of Charles Mantz,
died at the home of her brother in law,
William S. Miller in Frederick. January
II, aged So years, from general debility.
Miss Harriet NJ. Baer, aged 81 years,
died at the Home for the Aged, in Fred
erick, January II, from the effects of in
iuries she sustained in falling down stairs
Tuesday previous. She was daughter of
Prof. William and Mrs Harriet Baer, who
formerly resided in Baltimore. She leaves
sister, Miss Willie Baer, who is at the
home.
Michael Joseph Sullivan, known in the
Catholic Church as Brother Joseph. Supe
rior of Mount st. Josephs College and
head of the Navierian Order in America,
died of pneumonia, in Baltimore, January
16. He was y years old. On three oc-
casions Brother Joseph represented Amer
lea in the councils of the whole order, al
ways held in Belgium, the birthplace Of
the Brotherhood.
Benjamin W. Bowen died of pneumonia
last Monday morning in his 4lst year and
was the youngest son of William Bowen of
s., Towson His widow is the daughter
Of Mrs. Cecilia German who died Satur
day morning of pneumonia. He was born
in Towson, lived there all his life and was
a member of the Odd Fellows and of the
Junior Order of American Mechanics. Be
sides the widow. who is i'll with pneumo-
MIA, one child, Jarrett Bowen, survives.
A Christmas present for Charles Ritter,
an aged farmer of Bristol pike, Washing
ton county, was fine pair of boys, who
will be named Joseph and james. The
boys have three brothers but they will new
er have them for playmates, Charles Jr.,
the eldest, is SO years old and Albert, the
Youngest of the three, is only l G years his
junior Mr.. Ritter Is 20 years and bu, ! o
years older than his wife Mrs Ritter
does not look more than 40 years Of aye,
although she is 90.
The will Of John + Hurst the well
known dry goods merchant of Baltimore
aud senior member of the firm Of John f.
Hurst < Co, who died on the 9Th instant
has been admitted TO probate in the Or
phans' Court. The requests in the will
include So, 600 for charitable purposes
and remembrances 10 servants in his EN-
ploy. The balance Of the estate. e>timat
ed at 50. 900 000, is distributed among
Mr.. Hurst's widow, children, grandchil-
dren and relatives. his children being the
residuary leeatees.
Mrs. Adele de Barth Walbach Card
ner. IS years cid died at her residence
Pleasant Hill. near Bryantown. Charles
county, January g. She was the widow
of 7 Elzear Gardiner, Of Charles county,
aud daughter Of the late Brgadier General
de Barb Walbayh, United States Army
and granddaughter Of the late Count lie
Barth, Marquis de Lene Of Pari-. France
She leaves tive sous-Dr J dc r. W
Gardiner. United States Army, aud james
de Il. Walbach Gardiner, # Bryautown.
and three daughters, Ms Euriale Provost,
Jr.. Of Baltimore; Mrs B VI Eielen. #
Bryautown, and Mrs William Kennedy
of New York
On the afternoon Of January IL the
bronze equestrian statue Of Gen John Ia
ger Howard. erected in the north end uf
Washington Square by the Municipal Art /
Society. was unveiled and formally pre-
sented to Baltimore city. Because Of the
weather and the slushy condition Of the
streets the ceremonies were held in the
main auditorium of the Peabody ias,ituic.
Governor War6eld was among the guess
and he was given facsimile Of the How
ard medal in recognition of the fact that
his grandfather, Col Gassaway Watkins,
was with Howard at the Battle Of Cowpens
in l7S1 The gift, which was presented
by Dr.. Daniel C. Gilman, was also intend
ed as a memeuto Of the unveiling ceremo
MES.
The State tuberculosis Commission q
Maryland has made preparations TO hold
Tuberculosis Exposition in Baltimore, be
ginning the 18th and ending the 30yh Of
january The meetings viii be held and
exhibits shown in McCoy Hail. corner Of
Eutaw and Monument streets. The ex
hihits will cover the causes prevention and
treatment Of tuberculosis aud will be shown
in a manner which will appeal at once to
the public Il Is not intended 10 e0n6ae
the exposition to the medical profession but
TO interes, and educate the people of the
State in the necessity for preventing the
disease and the fact that it can be cured
Prominent experts viii address the meet
ings each afternoon and the public is cor
daily invited 10 attend each session aud at
the same time look over the exhibits.
The eldest child a daughter) Of VII
liam Rippean, who died last week Of small
pox at his home, near Mount Pleasant.
Frederick county Is now believed 10 have
the disease. No physician has been to
the house since Rippeon was stricken
There are several other children in the
house, besides Mrs. Rippeon and Walter
White, a neighbor who went to see Rip
peon before learning of his condition. and
has since been quarantined there Two
Others Of the children also showed symp-
toms of the disease Monday. Ii has been
represented to the Commissioners that the
Rippeon family had been without direct
medical attendance since the first breaking
out of the disease, and that for the sake of
both the family and the community some
physician should be secured to attend the
cases. The Commissioners concurred in
this view, and Immediately communicated
with DR.. Harry P. FahrDey, Of Frederick,
who consented to take charge of the fami-
ly, and said that he would pay his first
visit to the family Tuesday morning, and
would look after the people until his ser
vices were no longer needed.
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