The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-08
MARYLAND Affairs.

Hartford county is going to improve its court
house at cost Of over 81, 500
|. S. Anan, of Emmittsburg, Frederick
county, last week killed three cows suffering
from rabies.
Three more persons were burned to death
in Baltimore last week by gasoline-''the poor
mans fuel''-and four others terribly burned.
In Hagerstown, September 10Th, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Albert celebrated the 6lst ami
versary of their marriage. Mr.. Albert is IS
years old and Mrs. Albert is 80.
F. S. Landstreet, vice president of the Wes-
tern Maryland Railroad Company, has pur-
chased the Goodwin property near Tmonium,
Baltimore county, and will make it his home.
P. H. Mccormick of Hartford county, has
been awarded the highest honors for his herd
of Norwood Guernseys at the Worlds Fair.
Three of the herd were sold to Z. Trouer
Price, of California, at 81 900 each
Mrs Mary Rodham, the efficient postmis
tress at Parkville, Baltimore county, is rs
years old. She recently returned from an ex-
tended Western trip. She is the mother of
10 children, has Is grandchildren and seven
grandchildren.
Isaiah Hartsock, Sc years of age, a promi-
nent farmer in Fhntstone district Allegany
county, died Oct. 2. He was born and raised
on the farm on which he spent his entire
life. He is survived by his widow and daugh-
ter, Mrs. N. P Perrin.
The low stage of water IN the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal continues to be great him
drance to navigation and very few boats are
making even ordinary time. They are all
hauling much lighter cargoes Of coal, and
traffic is suffering from the existing conditions.
A new slate quarry has been opened at Hy-
attstown, Montgomery county, near the Ben
net Creek Slate Qnarries, which are run by
Washington and Baltimore capitalists. The
latter quarry has been operating for the last
two years. Cassidy Linthicum is owner of the
new quarry.
Katherine, aged "a years, wife Of Francis
Twigg q well known farmer aud mother OF
DIR. w. f. Twigg, of Cumberland, died 0eto-
her at her home uear Cumberland. Mrs.
Twigg was one of the best known women 10
Alegany county Her whole life was devoted
to charitable pursuits. She was born IN Ger
many.
Henry Kimball, aged % years, one Of the
most promising young men of the upper sec
ton of Cecil county. died at the home OF his
mother, in Appleton, October ,, after short
illness due to overstudy. Last year he grad
uaied from Delaware College with the highest
honors, and Immediately thereafter he entered
the law Office of the /. Marshall Haines, at
Elkton, as a student
Que of the finest full cars of wheat ever re-
ceived in Baltimore from a nearby point was
received last week. Ii was of the Fultz vsri-
ETY. and came from Frederick county, Mary
land. A sample was displayed on the door Of
the Chamber of Commerce and attracted gen
eraI attention The wheat was dry, plump
and clean, with rich color. II sold at 81. -
o husbel. which was aboni Is cents bushel
higher than ordinary prime samples we're sell
ing for at the same time. The wheat was IN
tended for seed purposes
Fire on the afternoon Of October |. in Ber
lin, Worcester county, destroyed l6 dwellings,
2 churches and industrial establishments.
Total loss. Sc, 600 insured. Over 500 persons
are thrown out Of work. The fire started in
the veneer works. and high wind carried the
sparks from Il TO adjoining buildings; torta-
nateiy the wind shifted and the eunfe desiruc-
ton of the town was prevented. There are no
water works in the town. and at a spirited
election for and against their introduction.
last spring. resulted in lis defeat
HanHtpd BY the hallucination tina, a mob
was after him 70 lynch him for a crime com
mitted six years ago. James Thompson, color
ed. "a years old, who was serving term in
the Maryland Penitentiary for the murder Of
his s,epson, William Hynson, IN Kent county,
in 1897. committed suicide in bis cell At the
institution Monday morning BY hanging him
self with bis saspenders. Thompson was a
model prisoner unfii Sunday, when he went
violently insane. The erime was committed
November Is 1897 aud Thompson was ron
vicsed of murder in the second degree aud
sentenced to Is years in the Peniteu'iary.