The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-03-25
Maryland Affairs.

Walbrook, Baltimore, is said to be infested
with frebugs.
The San Jose scale has been found in sew
eral orchards in Allegany county.
DR.. Murdoch, the well known Baltimore
occulist, died last Sunday from apoplexy, aged
6e years.
Bishop Paret, of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, last Sunday confirmed 100 persons in
three churches in Baltimore.
Miss Caroline Mercer, aged SO years, died
March 10, at her residence in Baltimore, from
old age. She survived all her brothers and
sisters and the friends and relatives of her
childhood
Mrs. Fannie Guggenheimer, II years old,
the aunt of Sydney Rosenfeld, the New York
author and playwright, died late last Saturday
night at the Hebrew Hospital after lingering
illness of a complication of diseases.
One ofthe oldest headquarters ofthe "Black
Snakes, during Knownothing times, recently
known as Fritz's saloon, and located on the
southeast corner of Howard and Centre
streets, Baltimore, is being torn down.
VIM. Shipley Long, aged GA years, com
mitted suicide in Baltimore last Sunday. he
was native of this State, but had spent the
greater part of his life at Wingo, kentucky,
and had also lived at Jarrettsville, Hartford
county. I1c was poiutSA ~ NA~~'
Charles C. Nickerson, vice president OF the
Easton National Bank has purchased the resi-
dence and farm of Col. F. Carroll Goldsbor-
ough, known as Peterborough, containing go
acres, situated on Tredavon River, 50 miles
from Easton, for $780,
DR.. r. W. L. Rasin, brother of /. Freeman
Rasin, head of the Democratic organization IN
Baltimore, died at Baltimore, March IL. de
was SO wears old. For years he was head OF
the Rasiu Fertilizer Company and treasurer
of the National Chemical Fertilizer Associa-
tion. His wife. one son and four daughters,
including Mrs Andrew Mckenna, OF Phila-
delphia, survive him.
DIR. Isaac Fl. Gardiner, SO years old, 1888
North Gilmor street, Baltimore, was commit
ed to Jail for the action OF the grand jury IN
default of $4,000 bail last Sunday morning
by Justice Poe, at the Southwestern Ponce
Station, charged with performing criminal
operation on Edna L. Lappe, aged Y years,
daughter of Matron Katherine Lappe, OF the
Southwestern Police Station, who died at the
City Hospital March 8.
Joseph Peterson, school examiner for Kent
county, died March 10 at the Johns Hopkins
Hospital. He was born in Calvert county IN
1S4S and was educated at Charlotte Hall and
the University of Virginia BE made Ches-
tertoyn, Nd, his home for 80 years. he was
principal of the high school for several years
and later cashier of the Chestertown National
Bank. Mr.. Peterson was a man OF fne liter
ary attainmenis and was held in high esteem
by the citizens of his adopted county.
Andrew G. Jansson, aged As years aud mar
ried. committed suicide last Sunday morning
by shooting himself in the mouth with 81
ealiber revolver. This Is the third clear case
of suicide in and near Hagerstown in the past
sir DAYS. Jansson's home was at Tallapoosa,
Ga. where his wife and two children live.
He had been living in Hagerstown about q
wear, being employed at the Molier Flpe or
gan Works there until few weeks ago. he
was an expert on keyboards for pipe organs
George B. Finnegan, an employe OF the
Baltimore Water Department, was instantly
killed and his body terribly mangled BY a tram
al North and Center streets last Sunday p. u.
Finnegan was engaged in plugging water
main in the street. shallow trench bad been
dug near one Of the Northern Central Railway
tracks, and EinDegan was lying on his stom-
ach in the street, with his head and arms down
in the trench attending to the water pipe.
While in this position a train backed south on
North street toward Calvert Station and ran
over the man.
When Capt. Walter Hutehings, passenger
conductor on the Norfolk and Western Kali
road, reached his home in Hsgerstown last
Saturday night be was horrifed to find his
wife lying dead on the bed. The house was
filed with the fumes of Illuminating gas,
which escaped from disconnected tube lead.
ing from q gas jet to a small gas stove. IL IS
thought Mrs. Hutehins was overcome by the
gas about noon on Friday. Conductor Hutch
ings' run is between Hagerstown and Roam
oke, Virginia, and to make the round trip re
quires two days. he left Hagersiown al $50
Il = rrnf rail- i'm
until Saturday night The supposition Is that
Mrs. Huichings, who was in the house alone,
started to prepare her MONDAY meal on q
small gas stove 10 her bedroom. A pan con-
tanning half chicken was found on the stove.
Probably feeling fatigued, Mrs Hutchings IS
believed to have thrown herself on the bed 10
rest until the chicken was cooked.