The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-03-12

Cot William Hoyues, dean of the law de-
pArtmsut Of Metre Dame University, Indiana,
has purchased a ~ acre tract et land on the
severn river The property rs known as the
TYLER farm and Is situated about I miles from
Annapolis by way Of the river.
While sitting a, the breaktas table Wedues-
DAY morning the two-year old child Of George
Brooks. c0lored. at Funkstown, Washington
county. zas seized Eiih q coughing spell, and
choked 90 death from phlegm logding in its
throat. The child was Just recovering from
severe cold.
August Edmund Waehter, father OF Con
gresham Frank C. Waehier, 3l7 Penn street.
Baltimore. died shortly after O'Clock last
Saturday evening from the effects Of a fall
tfam The third story window 30 the pavement
ab ut an hour before. He had been sick for
some time With asthma. KEEP; his windows open
aud in leaning oat ct window lost his bal
aaee aud fell 10 the pavement. He Is survived
by 3 widow. i've children and SIX grandchil-
drro.
An attempt was made on the evening Of
March 4 bY a negro TO assault Annie E., wife
Of Charles g. Hipsley. an emploge on the
Doughorrgau Manor Farm ct ex-Goy. John
Lee Carroll. IA the Second district OF Howard
county The woman screamed and fought
her asSaiIaat. Her cries attracted the aiten
Iou Of farm hand. and when the negro saw
the man approaching he released Mrs. hipsiey
aud escaped 20 the woods Wm. Bendict was
arrested. identified bY the woman and Is now
10 Jail
Dense fog lasi Monday morning caused
collision in the mouth Of the harb0r within a
lev hundred feet Of the Lazarel,o light Bal
timore, between the Norwegian steamer he
ria, inward bound with bananas from Sauna,
Cuba aud ;he Norwegian steamer Simon Ia
mois. bound outward for Banes, Cuba. The
vessels met IN the fog about 5 o clock and the
Iberia went down in about p feet Of water,
The Crew of the Iberia. IL IN number, were
rescued from their own boats and landed al
Browns Wharyes. foot OF Broadway.
Rev. Vim. Muuford. aged IS years, former
,y colonel IN the Confederate Army, and
who served under Nosby's command, died at
his residence in Annapolis on the night OF
March = lie Is survived by wife, three
daughters. a son. and brother, Gen. Thomas
T. Nunford, of the Confederate Army. Col.
Nuntord entered the Virginia infantry
lieutenant at the outbreak of the Civil War,
aud at lis close had gained the rank Of colo
me-. He then entered the Episcopal clergy,
from which III health compelled him TO retire
two wears ago
Rev. Frederick T. Hennicke. for eight years
pastor Of ST. Matthew'S German Lutheran
Church, Hagerstown. and who was forced to
resign a month ago because of Ill health, died
March Is. at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Edward Meredith. in Philadelphia, Pa Death
was due to complications. Rev. Mr.. Hen
nicke was 20 wears old. He was first taken
IN with kidney trouble over year ago. He
was native Of Saxony and came to this couu
lry many years ago. For number of years
he was pastor Of the German Lutheran Church
at Chambersburg. Rev. Mr.. Hennicke was
an active member Of the Maryland Lutheran
synod Two daughters and two sons survive.
DIR. Joseph B. Frazier, 81 years old, 1901
West Favette street, Baltimore, died at his
home last Saturday night from old age. DIR.
Frazier was born in Easton. Md, but had
lived in Baltimore since he was child. For
over Sc years he was a wood turner, with his
place OF business on North Bond street, and
was well known throughout the eastern sec
ton of the CITY, He had been retired for the
mast 90 wears. DR.. Frazier was not physi-
clan. as his title would imply. but was an
electric Doctor it being claimed that he
was able to cure rheumatism and other SINH
lar ailments by merely rubbing the person
with his hands who had the disease. he Is
survived by two daughters, one sou, two SIS,
tiers aud TWO brothers.
The home of Charles Bishop, in Wyeneck,
Queen Anne's county, was made doubly sad
March 6, by the burning Of his large barps and
the loss Of their only child. At noon, while
all of the family were in the sick child's room
their attention was attracted by bright blaze
outside. They rushed out, to find the barn
on fire. A valuable jack in the stables, when
the door was opened, was found lying in the
stall half sufocated by smoke. The smoke
almost blinded those who tried TO rescue the
animal. which resisted all efforts to bring him
out. He was burned to death. The flames
to the carriage houses. Sheds
and another immense barn We're consumed IN
a remarkably short time The house was
saved by strenuous efforts. The child (John
EDGAR died Immediately after the flames had
been subdued,