The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-04-16

Baltimore County School Commissioners
{ have made their estimates for the next year.
I Il asks Tor 1914. G26.
Samuel BaylsSs died at his home, neas
( Aberdeen, Hartford county. April 5, aged %
( years. leaving widow, aged - years
Howard Matthews, colored. has been con
yicied Of murder IN she Hrsg degree By Judges
Jones and Thomas, 10 the Circuit Court Tor
. Howard county, for the murder OF Hggh Nc
+ Avoy. az Clarkiou, Howard county, January
( Ist. Tho prisoner was Immediately sentenced
10 BE- hung AT sach time AZ the Governor may
designate. and was taken 70 Baltimore jail for
safe keeping until day OF execution.
Aver having been the temporary home Of
I hundreds Of visitors 10 Baltimore for l2O
yra7-trum 1884 to l9O4-ihe old Howard
House on Howard street above Baltimore,
around which the memories OF all living Bal
/ timorcans center rs one Of the landmarks OF
{ the citv. was on April deserted by the last
F guests It wil ever shelter. II Is being torn
I down a. the walls have been condemned.
4 Miss Emily Upshur Johnston, sister Of DR..
Samuel Johnston, Of 204 West Monument
street. Baltimore, died suddenly Sunday OF
( heart failure, al the home OF her bIother, with
[ whom she had lived for many years She had
risen early sud attended communion services
II Grace Protestant Episcopal Church, OF
which she had been a member for years. Re
/ turning she partoob OF breakfast with the
family. 4 short time later she died Her
/ ite was spent in charity work,
T Mrs. Mary A, widow OF A. Jackson Uhler, a
/ farmer residing near Glen Falls, Baltimore
/ county, died March 81, aged SO years. In
TERED April at Reisterstown Methodist
I Episcopal Church cemetery, Mrs. Uhler
I i survived bv seven chiidreu-Samael Chler,
Of Owings Mills: Mrs. Nolhe Mclean, Giyu.
. don; Harry Uhler, Glen Fills; Nrwton Uhler,
Rsister,tawn. and Edward aud William j.
/ Chler and Mrs Katie II. Beck, Of Baltimore.
I She also leaves sisters, brothers and Il
grandchildren.
/ Judge Boyd in the AIegauy circuit court,
/ last Monday in bis charge TO the grand lury,
/ called especial attention 10 that amounts levied
+ for coroners fees. iuries of inquest. etc, had
grown from Sl44 m 1894 10 $3.50 IA 1908.
and that white in 1908 there were only II
Z jurip, OF inquest, the coroner was paIi Tor
I viewing So other bodies. Judge Boyd stated
/ that the cornner's ''clajm should be rejected
where IL DOES not appear that any ground eX-
I lsrvd for suspccliug thai the death inquired Of
Was uot a natural one.
/ Jonas E. BeachIey, a well known farmer of
Washington county, died April az his home,
/ in the vicinity Of Lappsns, from Injuries suS-
tanned few hours before. He had gone 10
the haymow for the purpose Of throwing down
some hay Tor the stock. In some way he lost
his balance and fell to the floor below. SuS-
tanning internal injuries. Mr.. Beaehey was
80 wears old. and native OF Frederick
county. He is survived by his widow, who
was Miss Castle, aud eight children. He
was a brother of J. Henson Beachley, of ua
gerstown.
Mrs. Mary p. Welch, widow of John Welch,
died April 9th, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Sarah L. Taylor. 2207 Oak avenue, Bal
timore. of paralysis. Mrs Welch was born
in Baltimore 50 years ago. She was the grand
daughter OF General lie NOR, member Of
the staff of Gen. George Washington during
The Revolutionary War, and the daughter Of
CAPTAIN and Mrs Barton Thomas. Two sons
aud two daughters survive. The deceased
was a charter member of the East Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church, which she and
her husband helped to organize 20 years ago.
Thomas Ryan, of Baltimore, has purchased
Parsons Island, in Eastern bay, Queen Anne'S
county. The island contains about 200 acres,
and is separated from Kent Island 10y strait
nearly mile in width and an average of three
feet deep at mean low tide. 1t is the iRten-
ton Of Mr.. RYAN to improve this property and
stock It with quail, rabbits and other game.
During summer months Mr. RYAN will spend
a good portion of his time on the island, and
during the fall and winter will occasionally
visit the island for cunning. He has bought
in Virginia several dozen cartridges which
may be delivered this spring.
A large bank barn on the farm of j. Robert
Ground, on Anlietam creek, three miles east
of Hagerstown, was destroyed by fire on the
morning of April 10, together with seven reg
istered Holsiein cattle, farming implements,
| feed, etc Mr.. Ground believed the barn was
set on fire by some tramps who slept in the
barn by his permission Shortly after retiring
he was awakened by shouts Of fire. The barn
was a mass of flames when he reached it. He
! tried, with neighbors. to save the cattle, bu;
! failed. He found his horses tied to fence
near the barn, which he supposed was done
by the tramps, who could not save the cattle.