The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-05-28
Maryland Affairs.

Jacob Frankel, Baltimore merchant, has
applied for bankruptcy proceedings; liabilities
$63, 354.03, assets 1925.
The Oldest constable in the country is Jehu
Williams, of the Tenth district, Baltimore
county. He is 81 years of age and has been
constable for over so years.
On May p Samuel Judy, "a years old,
hospital steward at the Naval a cademy, An
napolis, shot his wife and himself. Jealousy
was the cause. Both will recover.
Alvin Sprecher's barn, near Williamsport,
vas burned by tramp, who, it is supposed,
was burned in the barn, at an early hour on
May 20. The stock was saved.
Reports from the Eastern Shore and Della.
ware say that the Kiefer pear is seriously in
jured, and in some places destroyed, by the
sudden change from cold to warm and then to
cold weather.
One hundred and six students of the Mary
land Agricultural College will leave for the St.
Louis Exposition on Monday, May 80, under
command of Major Ezra B. Fuller, com
mandant of cadets. They will go by the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad, and will return
June 9.
The firm of W. D. Byron & Sons, who
operate tanneries at Wilhamsport, will make
an exhibition of the product of their plant at
the st. Louis Exposition. The leather is now
being prepared at the tannery, aud all of the
different grades manufactured will be included
in the exhibit.
Basil VIM. Harding, of Scaggsville, How
ard county, committed suicide MAY q, by
blowing out his brains with shotgun. He
had been in bad health for sometime. He
leaves widow and two sons and two daugh-
tiers.
Perry G. Hackett died at his home at Reli-
anee, in Dorchester county, last week, aged SO
years. He was buried from Cokesbury Meth
odist Episcopal Church on Friday afternoon.
Mr. Hackett was a lifelong Democrat. Dur
ing the entire 6s years that he was a voter his
polling place was at Eldorado. He is survived
by six children-three sons and three daugh
tiers.
John Eichelberger, ear inspector of the
Western Maryland Railroad at Hagerstown,
was at work under car last Saturday after
noon when the lack holding the car up gave
way and the car fell on him. He back was
badly crushed and he was injured internally.
Before Eichelberger could be gotten out the
car had to be lacked up. The injured man
was removed to the hospital.
The Old Mems Club, its membership being
composed Of persons ranging from 65 70 so
wears old, held its last meeting at the home Of
b. W. Allnutt, at Jacksonville, Montgomery
county, last week The club was organized
about 10 years ago by three persons who had
been socially connected for about 40 years,
and WHO determined upon meeting and organ
izing such a club, taking in all the oldest per
sons of their acquaintance. There are now
about 25 members.
Howard Mathews, eolored. who, on the
evening of January l last, murdered Hugh
McAvoy by beating his head into pulp with
Ratchet in his store, at Clarkson, Howard
county, was hanged in the jail yard al
Ellicott CITY. Nav 20. The knot slipped
from the back of the murderer's ear and
he died of strangulation. When the negro
fell through the trap the black cap was pulled
from his head by the slipping of the moose,
and his distorted features were revealed 10 the
crowd.
German Baptisis Of Talbot Caroline and
Queen Annes counties assembled at the new
church recently dedicated at Easton, May p.
where Elders J. Y. King and George Rairigh,
of Caroline county, bad charge OF the peach
blossom" lovefeasi The meeting began with
q sermon by Rev Levi Broonbaugh, Of Den.
ION, which was followed by an examination
by Rev. George Rairigh. The evening ser
vice wsJ in charge of Elders Rairigh and Eing
and iheluded communion and feet washing,
the latter being the first service Of this kind
ever held here.
Georgiana Driver, colored. vas convicted
at La Plata, Charles county, May %. Of muir
der in the first degree for poisoning Lee Eide
lin. on January Is 1904. The prisoner was in
the employ of Mr.. Edelin,, and had asked for
a holiday. Being refused she sought revenge
BY giving the child dose Of concentrated I've.
just before administering the poison she wss
cleaning things in a room adjoining that in
which her intended victim was asleep. The
mother of the child left the house for few
minutes, and during her absence the eolored
woman gave the poisonous dose to the little
one. The child fingered in intense agony for
four days, and then died.
Rev. DIR. Frederick Gibson, rector Of ST.
Georges Protestant Episcopal Church, and
one Of the best known elergymen Of Balii.
more, died suddenly May % at his home, 1907
McCulloh street, from disease of the heart.
DR.. Gibson was a lifetime resident of Balti-
more, having been born in that city May %.
1927. DR.. Gibson vas graduated at st. James
College, Maryland, in ls4s. and received the
degree of master of arts from that college. He
was ordained deacon by Bishop Wilmington
in Johns Church, Huntington, March II,
1854, and was ordained priest by the same
bishop in ST. Panl's Church. Baltimore. at the
opening Of the diocesan convention, Wednes-
day, May IS, 1856.
Gustavus w. Brown, q prominent farmer Of
near Woodstock, Howard couaty, died May
90 at the Maryland University Hospital, Bal
timore, from the effects of injuries received
several days previous. While watching the
removal of a chimney at bis son $ residence he
was struck on the head by a falling brick.
His condition became at once serious aud he
was removed to the Baltimore hospital for
treatment. The deceased was a member Of
the well.known Woodstock Brown family aud
. cousin of u. S. Senator A. p. German. He
was IS years of age and leaves a widow, four
sons and three daughters. Eis father was the
2 late Samuel Brown, who was for several terms
president of ;he Board Of County Commits
sioners Of Howard comfy.
The Elston Dairy Farm, Baltimore county,
has been sold to Henry d. Perky, of Worees
ter, Mass, for $4,000. Also six smaller
farms adjoining. The whole tract, containing
1000 acres is to be used by Mr.. Perky for an
agricultural school for conducting agriculture
upon scientific lines, and the first building up.
on the land is expected, according 10 Mr..
Perky intentions, to be ready for use by Sep
TENDER /. Mr.. Perky is president of the Ma
tional Food Company. This industrial farm
is an entirely independent venture. The farm
will be subdivided into plots of 10, 20, 40 aud
80 acres and distributed among pupils in the
art of scientific farming. A station to be called
Dread viii be built by the Pennsylvania Rail
road and postofiee opened. The industrial
science school called Dread Institute, which
Mr.. Perky has been conducting at Worcester,
Mass, vii be abandoned