The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-12-30
Maryland Affairs.

Edward Fl. ID. Pue, one oil the most prom
pent citizens of Hartford county, died Deem
her %. He served in the Confederate army.
DIR. Washington Day, aged 81 years, died
in Rockville Montgomery county. he IS sur
vived by widow, two sons and two daughters.
DR.. William Lee Howard, Of Baltimore, IN
an interview, says that cocaine is a growing
evil, and recommends drastic laws TO suppress
the habit.
Statements made by oyster captains show
that dredgers are seeking seed oysters IN Mary
land and selling them in Virginia in violation
of the Gull law.
The congregation OF Franklin Street Meth,
odist Episcopal Church, Baltimore, celebrated
the Goth anniversary of the Sunday school at
the services last Sunday.
A new double track bridge is being built
| over North avenue, Baltimore, by the Western
Nd. Railroad, and the company is double.
| tracking the road from Walbrook to Emory
| Grove.
Talbot county is to have three trolley lines,
| two each of II miles and one of 70 miles, The
| capital stock of all the lines is $500, 600, and
the lines will soon be consolidated into one
| company.
| Jennie Armstrong, wife of James 7. Arm
strong, was strangled to death by piece OF
meat lodging in her throat at her boarding
house, 1924 North Charles street, Baltimore,
on December %.
Jane Sanders, colored, was assaulted, her
skull fractured and left lying on the railway
| tracks near Turner's Station, Baltimore coun,
ty, on December %. Charles Herbert is held
on charge of the assault.
Miss Marianne C. Jacot, teacher of French
at Kee Mar College, Hagerstown, died on De-
| cember q, aged 70 years. She was a native
of France and was we'll known All instruc
| tress throughout the country, and was active
in Episcopal church work.
Henry Martyr Cowles, who for So years
| was secretary of the School Board, of Bati-
| more, died December 25 at St. Joseph's Hos
pital of paralysis. He was native of Con-
nectcut, and began teaching in Baltimore
county in lS49.
Georges Greek section, in Allegany county,
is flooded with counterfeit quarters and half
| dollars, and many of them reached Cumber-
| land. A bad gang, supposed to be yeggmen, has
| been making rendezvous of the sandhouse
| near Luke, that county. The leader is big
| fellow, who is known as Captain Jack" He
has but one leg.
Ex.Judge John B. Brooke, of Upper MARI
| borough, Prince Georges county, died De-
cember %, aged 10 years. He a native
of that county, had filled several elective and
| appontive positions, and was president of the
senate in 1861 when the legislature was ar
rested and sent to Fort Warren, Boston. Mass.
He was graduate of Georgetown Cd. c.
| College, and was recognized throughout the
State as man of sound judgment and his rul
ings were given after thorough deliberations
Mrs. Walter A. Mason, wife of the president
of the Commercial and Farmers National
Bank, Baltimore, has not fully recovered from
poisoning which set in nearly four months
ago. Mrs. Mason wore pair of low cut even
ing shoes and the back of one of them rubbed
her heel, causing blister to form. She gave
ii only the attention an ordinary blister re-
quires, but made the mistake of putting on her
shoes too soon. The result was that the dye
from her stockings caused blood poisoning TO
set in. The greater part OF the time since then
she has been confined to her bed. Walter H.
DENLY, prominent member Of the South Bal
timore Business Mems Association, has been
confined to his home 800 William street, for
a week, suffering from blood poisoning, due
TO lacing the shoe of his right foot too tightly.
The leaders and arteries became affected from
the pressure, causing blood poisoning. His
condition is improving.
Frederick T. Rinehart IS years old, keeper
of the tollgate on Dulany,s Valley pike. near
Towson, Baltimore county, was assaulted and
killed by two negroes about II. 30 O clock on
Thursday night, December 81. Charles Win
der, colored, Is years old, 22l1 Hunter alley,
Baltimore, is under arrest and is said to have
admitted that he was one of the men who at
tackled the old man. The other negro a rea-
tive of the prisoner and who is said to have
done the shooting, was wounded in the abdo
men by Mr.. Rinehart and is being hunted by
the police. Robbery was the motive of the
crime, but the men did not get any money,
owing to the nnexppcted resistance of Mr. |
Rinehart, who made desperate fight
for his life. Isaac H. Purviance, colored, was
arrested on Saturday, and both men have made
a full confession. Judge Burke has recalled |
the grand jury for January and the men will
be tried Immediately.