The Democratic advocate., 1905-09-23
Maryland Affairs.

In Maryland there are l2,79l United States
pensioners on the rolls, who are paid 1874,
$50 annually
Miss Mary A. Tyson, of Laurel, Prince
Georges county, was "a years old on Septem
Der 10. Her mind is as clear as that of any
one 30 years younger.
Mrs. Irene Sappington, aged 81 years,
widow of DR.. Augustus Sappington, died at
Liberty, Frederick county, on September Is
of general debility. She leaves five children.
George w. Hufer, aged 50 years, died Sep.
tember II at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Belinda Bloss, at Trego, Washington county.
from the infrmities of old age. Mr.. Huffer
was the last of family of Is children.
On Wednesday afternoon the large brick
and frame barn and stables, rs by l75 feet, on
the farm of H. A. Parr, Sr, near Luthervlle,
Baltimore county, was burned. including the
contents. except the stock. The barn and
crops were insured for 5000.
Owing TO the great expense of macadamiz
ing the citizens of Queen Anne's county have
declined aid from the State for building ma.
cadam roads, though favoring cheaper mater
ial. The county commissioners are favorable
to any improvement the people want.
A worm similar to those that destroyed ap.
pie orchards in the New England States. has
made its appearance in the northern part of
Baltimore county and the lower part of York
county, Pa. The worm has hard beak, and
its bite, which is extremely painful, is some
times poisonous. Ouce in the orchard, the
worm muluplies rapidly, and destroys the
trees in short time.
While r. L. McIain. one of the special 20
lice commissioned by the Governor for the
Consolidation Coal Company. was sitting in
his boarding house door at Frostburg. holding
two little children on his knees last Monday
night someone fired FIVE shots at McLaiu,
one making an ugly wound in the officers
hand and narrowly missing the children. As
soon as Mcl4ain WAS struck the aSsalant ran
away aud escaped.
The Salisbury News says: True the farmers
of this Peninsula have had few peaches this
year. but the fact remains that the people OF
the Peninsula are the best fed people in the
world. No other country IN the world can
furnish its own crabs. FISH oysters. clans for
breakfast and its corn. beans and meats for
dinner and IFS dozen different fruits for supper.
to say nothing OF waiermelons. eantsloupes,
etc, for desserts. We may not be The richest
people on earth, but We live the most sumpiu
oRsly.
Sarah Ann Difin, colored. died at Boyd's
Montgomery county September IL, aged %
years. She was the mother Of l6 children. .
Of whom survive her. The oldest is about 81
ard the Youngest As. Aunt Sarah" as she
was familiarity known BY everyone. had many
friends among the white people whom she had
nursed and acted servant to. She Was de
voted to the heirs Of her former master. Cam.
den Nichols. Her remains we're inferred on
Monday afternoon in St Marks cemetery.
many prominent wt.ite people attending the
funeral.
Mrs John u Grabill oF Clamsony;ns
Frederick county, informed iha States Attor.
ney that an unsuccessful attempt was made
last Tuesday BY n woman 10 poison her and
her family nth paris green IN pot Of coffee.
Nine us~n we're working on the iaruu cutting
corr aud Ihe coffee tor yhei9 dinner aud
her own. aud they all loved coffee. She wAs
pairing apples aud left the kitchen loT brief
period On returning she found the pariug
knife on the kitchen table with paris green on
the end Of II. Il occurred 20 her 10 look into
the coffee pot aud there she found poison
floating 90 the surface no, al ye, absorbed.
She declined 10 state whom she suspected.
Ernest Deliteh, aged - years. who has been
working - the M J. Groves Lime Works.
near Frederick. became iuszne September u
while VISITING ri the home of William A. Bur
ger. Sho took iuieres. IN him A. = stranger.
He left Mr.. Burgers supper table andeF great
religious excitement He removed his coa,
aud vest asd took Of has shoes aud stockings.
throwing hem away, saying he had 30 iu,ihrr
Use Tot them, as he vas going 10 meet his
SAvioHr. He then ven, oai Aui wandered
armand the streets for several hours unIii he
was arrested and committed 10 Mou,svae
Hospital for Treatment Papers fcaad ia hi.
clothes sboS that be is German. = graduate
of Heidelberg Uaiversity. aud Thai be - zhlr
10 SPEAK i've different iauraage