The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-05-27
Maryland Affairs.

nor Bowie, died IN Prince Georges county,
May 20, aged p years.
The cornerstone of new Methodist Epis
copal Church South was laid at Gaithersburg,
Montgomery county, last Saturday.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church South,
a gift of Ex-Governor and Mrs. Il. h. Jack
son, was dedicated last Sunday at Salisbury.
| The oyster and good roads campaign of
1905 was formally opened by the Deer Greek
farmers of Hartford county at Belair Saturday
night.
Odd Fellows Hall, livery stable and
millinery store were burned in Newark,
Worcester county last Sunday; aggregate loss
$500; partly Insured
Parran Smith, colored, was committed to
| Jail in Baltimore on Tuesday for q hearing on
/ the charge of entering the posiofice building
at Drayden. St. Marys county, and the larceny
of So. "a therefrom.
| A severe storm passed over Darustowa,
Montgomery county, Tuesday morning, light.
ming striking a tree under which four draft
| horses of Stephen Smoot. a farmer were
| standing All four horses were instantly
| killed.
| Wesley Clash aud John West, both colored,
were tried before Justice of the Peace Shen-
| ton. at Cambridge, Dorchester county, last
| Monday for violating the local option law;
adiudged guilty and sentenced to the House
of Correction for six months.
The barn of Thomas J. Viekers, at Little
| Horns Point, Dorchester county. was de.
stroyed by fire May 10. Mr.. Nickers lost 70
| barrels of corn, lot Of phosphate and many
valuable farming implements. Both barn and
contents were insured. This Is the second
time that Mr. Vickers has lost his barn by fire.
DIR. Albert II. Dickinson. a retired physician
of Trappe. Talbot county, Md, who had lived
| for the past nine years al 2lds North Charles
| street Baltimore. and the last Surviving nephew
Of Henry Dickinson, who WAS shot Ia a duel
with General Stonewall jackson, was found
dead in his room Tuesday morning from The
effects of laudanum. taken with suicidal intent
Capt. Robert Henry. colored. owner and
master Of the schooner Three Brothers. died
of kidney trouble Sunday evening on board
his vessel, IN Baltimore. He belonged IN
Pocomoke City, and was reputed TO be worth
500, 200. He was one Of the largest taxpayers
in that place aud his property consisted OF
farms, houses and small bay vessels, ia which
he laid the foundation of his fortune.
verdict for s.. 4ss.6s ia favor If Blue
Ridge Hotel Company has been rendered by
Judge Siockbridge, in Baltimore City Court,
in the suit of the hotel company against the
Western Maryland Railroad Company to re
cover under an agreement entered inlc by the
railroad company on October ., ISIS, guar
anleeing the interest and dividends on ibe
bonds aud stock Of the hotel company.
A heavy clap Of thunder at 2l5 O'Clock
Tuesday morning stopped every electrical
clock in the City Hail. Baltimore. Those Sho
heard the thunder said it the lnUdesi Slth
in their recollection. Otiicia's on duty at the
CITY Hall, especially those ia the Ere slaJm
telegraph office, thought an explosion bad
occarred !, IS thought that the conouSsiou
caused the clocks to stop, the batteries bAsIBS
practically become exhausted,
The funeral Of Adam, ieese, ~ho died of
heart trouble at hrs home, iu Northlugtau
Valley. took place "a Triuity Lutheran Church.
Reislersgo~u. Monday afternoon Mr.. I.eesr
was a farmer and wRs nearly - years. Tie -
survived by five ohlldrrn. has wife having Died
NOR than year ago. The children are Ms.
W. Huichins. Mrs. A. VI. PleFcs. % Giyndon
Miss Jennie Lecse And Messrs. W,lliaaa and
Lewis I4eese, Of Nor1hingtop Valley.
A ienan, house OF b. ;. F,sgs. occupied BY
Hai,cri Hastings, IN Wicomlco county, AIS
struck by lightning last week. The table.
which hsd been srl Tor supper, was ,urusa az
SIDE down, breaking ell the dishes Ia ibe
adjoining room, where the most damskr vas
unframed A can containing = bali gallon 90
coal oil. which vas ia the kitchen clessi. ssF
fired by she lightning aud s"aid have dvs
troyed The buiidinE bat fos The fact ihal Mr.,
Hastings selEed = buckez Of safer Ciosr 81
hAnd aud wiih Il cxtiaeutshsd shc liAHses-
Thomas Jones, Sslarrd, ~ uarchelfef caua
t. has been committed To jasi sn await the a.
ton Of the grand jury oR the ehargr q assAali
ing Ss.ioula jackson. a l5-year-a.d caluurl
girl. Jones seized The girl oo tbr pablie road
uear Middlslpvu and dragged her 20 a nearby
woods, where the As.aali was committed.
Jones denies The charge Of assault. bal a. The
bearing offered 60 seeePs = sentence uf rsghi
months in prison II Justice Sarninu ~ppih
agree. bat the evidence Sas s0gh tia, the Jus
tice bad no jurisdiction.
George Miller, aged 80 years, cArpeatey,
III CarEeii avenue, Hsmpden. Ballimore
While working on scaffold above the third
story Of the house 90 EutaW Piar~. ou Tues
day morning lost hts balance aus tell 10 the
pavement belew, distance OF about So tees
aud was instantly killed. Miller, With another
workman, hAd been engaged IN placing net
ting across the top and fromi Of ,ae hoase. to
prevent birds from nesting there. He - sur.
vived by 4 uidoE and eve small children,
whose ages range from 3 TO "a years
]. Thomas Hayes, aged 50 years. Of Low
eiisviIle, Va, died suddenly on "Wednesday
afternoon ia dentists chair in Fre1efick
where be went 10 have number Of teeth *
tracted lie scared the services Of physi
clan who administered ehlorforia, ~ be said
he would be unable to stand the pain. The
physician states that be examined NJ. Hayes
and found no reason why he could not take
the anAesihelic. he found that he stood Il
until the sixteenth tooth Was drawn, Ehen the
pulse ceased aud the heart g-ew very weak.
SiIruglyeerin and other sesforaiiyes we're sd
minisiered without effect aud be expired lie
vas unmarried.
As Rev. Charles D. Shafer, Of Thurmuni.
was reading the Scripture lesson in she pulpit {
Of Christ's Reformed Church. HAseTste~u /
last Sunday night, mocsing bird ties 10 81 /
open window aud perched oa he open Bible 7.
from which he wss reading. The bird re.
manned on the book for nearly Eve niinafrs-
until the minister had finished reading. Rev. I
Mr. Shaffer then reached forth has hand 10 4
catch the bird, intending 10 carry L 70 The I
window aud Hibernate il. The bird flew up GA
the organ and perched on one OF the large 4
pipes. IL then liew down and Int on = ehande 4
lier. where il remained until the services we're 4
concluded, an hour later
The 2mouths old child Of Noah Shank, !
near Welsh Run. Washington county, Is dead. /
as the result Of being bitten by rats while the 4
parents and other members OF the family were 1
81 supper on May 10. The child had been l
placed in a bed formed of pillows on chairs, /
while the family ate in summer kitchen. 1
Suddenly the parents were aroused by the lit
tie ones screams. They FASTENED TO the child's /
side. arriving in time to see two rats jump
from the chairs. The parents we're Mortified
TO find that the baby bad been bitten on the
cheek and tongue, while the ends Of the tiny
fingers had been bitten OFF by the rodents
Death followed in a few hours.
Henry Bishop proposes 10 bring to Baiu-
more what he says is the only whale that has
ever been exhibited in the United States Ii
was caught on the coast OF Norway, is IS feet
long and its open mouth is large enough to
receive dining table, with seats for four men.
Two long gondola cars are required TO trans
port it over the railroads and 20 horses to pull
the large wagon in which il is moved through
the streets. Sixty thousand pounds of oil are
said TO have been taken from It's body aud
4, 500 herrings were found in its stomach
wealthy German had the carcass prepared in
a scientific manner and exhibited in Germany.
Austria and Bohemia, where he cleared large
sum, all OF which was given to charitable in-
situations. The body was brought 10 this eoun
try for exhibition, and Mr.. Bishop is trying to
secure a permit to place it on exhibition on
Marsh Market Space 10 inaugurate Baltimore's