The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-07-08
Maryland Affairs.

The Democratic Central Committee OF Gar
cline county fixed July - for the primaries
Harry W. Rehm, aged q years, 1907 Port
street shot and killed his brother, John +.
Rehm, in quarrel over family affairs last Sun
day in Baltimore.
William E. Hammer, Of Myersville. Freder-
lex county, has been awarded the scholarship
of the high school Of that place in the Lebanon
Valley College at Annyille, Pa
The pastors salary Of Glyudou Methodist
Episcopal Church, Rev. F. g. Watson, pas
tor, has been increased 500 year, making
il now 500, which, with a fine parsonage.
makes II an attractive station.
James g. Collins, colored. alias DIR. p.
Herman Allen, an alleged ''voodoo doctor
bias been convicted Of larceny and seatenced
TO three years in the penitentiary by Judge
Wright, in the Criminal Court, Baltimore.
Rev. K. Johnston Campbell. who is in
charge of Holy Gross Church, Cumberland.
will be ordained to the Episcopal priesthood
at Emmanuel Church. Cumberland, July 9.
He was formerly minister Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The tax rate in Caroline county for county
purposes has been fixed $l.0O on the 500.
In Cecil county the rate is l.20 on the 500.
an increase Of 20 cents over last year. Re
publicans gained control Of the board of com
missioners, and Republican rule comes high
Mason Tapsco, colored, is in jail on the
charge of attempting 10 commit an assault on
Mrs. Florence Ridgely, wife of Ferd Ridgely.
farmer of the Third district of Howard eoun-
~. Tapsco had been employed hand on
an adjoining farm, aud was known by the
Ridgely family.
In Baltimore, on June &C. Mrs Emma 0.
Lewis was sentenced to the Peuiten,iary for
three years for performing criminal opera
ton; DIR. Stephen Grove was sentenced 20 the
Penitentiary for 10 years for manslaughter,
and William Ward was sentenced there for
four years for the same offense.
The great international and Undenomina.
tional Camp Meeting at Mountain Lake Park
began Saturday. Nearly every State in the
Union is represented. The sermon Sunday
morning WAS delivered by Bishop Wilson, ID.
D., L. D., in the new auditorium. The meet
ing will be continued until July 10.
Jacob Thomas, 60 years old, colored Is.
borer, cut the throat Of Ruth Smith, IS years
old, also colored, in the cellar of T43 RAborg
street, Baltimore, last Saturday night. killing
her almost instantly. He then drew the razor
across his own throat, severing the jugular
vein, and died few minutes later. jealousy
was the cause of the murder.
Harry Eyer, u years old, was run over aud
instantly killed by four horse team on the
farm of Chas. Crum, near Walkersyille, Sat
urday afternoon. The child was in the bar.
vest field with two dogs catching ground mice.
1t is thought the dogs gave chase after the
mice and the child in attempting to follow the
animals fell under the loaded wagon, the
wheels of which passed over his stomach, cut
ting him in two.
The automobile line in Kent county came
to a sudden end on the light Of June 80, in
Al H. I,tk ~. l..
cars were in the garage house at Betterton.
About clock one of the vehicles was gotten
ready to take party of excursionists to Still
Pond, when, IN starting the engine, fire &C.
Cured which destroyed the auto. Help came
quickly, but it was impossible to save the val
liable property, and the whole concern was
burned, including the two automobiles aud
the house. The total loss is estimated at So
600, partly insured.
Jessie. aged years, daughter of Enoch
Bloom, q carriage painter at Tilghmanton,
Washington county, died July of burns from
the explosion of a coal oil can afternoon of June
80. The little girl was assisting her older
brother to build fire in the stove. As she
poured the coal oil on the fire the can ex-
ploded. She ran out doors, and screams
brought her mother, who arose from sick
bed. In the attempt to exhnguish the flames
the mothers hands, arms and face we're so
badly burned that she required the services
of physician.
The new Methodist Protestant Church at
Wye, Talbot county, 16 miles from Easton.
was dedicated July ?. All-day services were
held and drew together large crowds from
different parts of Talbot and Queen Annes
counties. The morning service began at IL
O'Clock, the sermon being preached by the
Rev. DIR. F. 7. Tagg, of Baltimore, editor of
the Methodist Protestant and the first pastor
of the old Wye Church. The afternoon SER
vice began at O'Clock. the sermon being
preached by Rev. DIR. Frank T. Little, Of
Baltimore president of the Maryland Annual
Conference of the Methodist Protestant
Church. The evening service began at 7.3O
o'clock. the sermon being preached by Rev
Dr. Walter R. Graham. pastor of the Calvary
Methodist Protestant Church, Easton.