The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-12-16
MARYLAND Affairs.

Cecil county receives S14OO yearly from
taxes on dogs.
Many "black flag letters are being sent to
persons in Allegheny county, demanding
money, etc.
In nine months prior to November 22d last,
Mrs. J. Pencil Martindell, of Liberty Grove
Cecil county, marketed 434 dozen eggs from so
hens, which averaged her 20 cents per dozen.
Joseph G. Gallagher, aged "a years, died at
Barton, Allegheny county, December 4, from
whooping cough. He choked to death during
paroxysm of coughing. He had been suffer
ing from whooping cough for two weeks pre-
vous.
Miss Elizabeth Lloyd Lowndes will present
an altar and reredos to Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, Cumberland, in memory other father,
Ex-Governor Lowndes. The memorial will cost
about 81, 500.
Att. c. Heb's apple brandy distillery at
Bentley Springs, Baltimore county, $4,000
bushels of apples were used during the season,
from August Is to November 80, to make l05
barrels of apple brandy.
Dr. Howard V. Dutrow, of Frederick city,
has been appointed hospital inferno in the
United States Marine Hospital Service station
at Panama at salary of 81 800 per annum.
He will report at Panama January |, next.
G. N. Brandenburg, farmer, living near
Kemptown, Frederick county, killed Il hog
last week which weighed 745 pounds when
dressed and is supposed to have been the
largest hog in Frederick county.
Charles Wilson was convicted at Hagers-
town, of assaulting 7-year-o Florence SWEET
ger in Cumberland last May. There is also
another Indictment against Wilson for crimi
nally assauting Eva Scarlet aged g. in Cum
berland on the same day. He was sentenced
to 81 years in the penitentiary.
On December the large barn and contents
on the farm of Robert Bridges, near Hagers-
town, was burned. The barn was new one,
and was 100x36 feet The fire was started by
a tramp who accidently set fire to straw
stack. All the stock except IL steers was
saved Loss over 5000.
On December 8 Mrs. Isaac Bowers, of
Emmtsburg, was shot in the head and killed
instantly by gun in the hands of her daugh
ter. A jury was summoned and rendered
verdict of accidental shooting. Mrs. Bowers
was about AZ years of age. and leaves hus-
band and several small children.
Dr. l.. H. Tubbs, of Bear, Hartford county,
received the highest prize for corn at the Ne
braska Corn Exhibition at Omaha. The corn
he exhibited is known as the mammoth variety,
and DIR. Tubbs has already had numerous
orders from parties in Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska for the seed at SIS per bushel.
On December a number of friends of Hon.
Joshua w. Miles throughout Somerset county
gathered at his residence in Princess Anne and
presented him with handsome silver service.
The service is beautifully orramented, and
each piece is appropriately inscribed. The
presentation was made by Dr. Gordon T..
Atkinson, comptroller ofthe treasury in brief
speech.
The barn and contents on the farm of Wm.
T. Roe, near Ccnterville, was burned Decem-
Der 4. The barn contained about 1000 bushels
of wheat and about the same quantity Of corn.
A strong northwest wind blowing in the OPP
posite direction saved the stable The fire
was of incendiary origin. The loss is covered
by insurance.
Mrs Ann Harrison Kemp, widow of Will
liam Dodson Kemp, died at her residence, in
st. Michael, Talbot county, on December 8,
aged 80 years. She was the daughter of James
Harrison and Ann Horney, whose ancestors
were among the earliest settlers Of Talbot
county. Mrs. Kemp is survived by one daugh,
ter and two grandchildren. She also leaves
a brother, William Harrison, st. Michaes,
whose age is 80 years and a half sister, Mrs.
Elizabeth Sinclair of Baltimore. who is -
yearS old