The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-18
Maryland Affairs.

cords of oak bark for tanning.
R. Abbey Martin, druggist of Ellicott
City, has made an assignment.
There are now 3S3 rural delivery routes
in operation in Maryland, 3 of which were
established during the last month.
Charles E. Spalding is going to erect
$50 buildings on the block bounded by
Monroe, Payson, Mulberry and Saratoga
streets, Baltimore
The muskrat season in Dorchester coun-
ty, which ended May /, was very success
full. The hides are valued at $50, 600
and the meat at as much more.
The goth anniversary of the Sunday
school of St. Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church, Druid Hill avenue and Lanvale
street, Baltimore, was celebrated last Sun
day with special exercises, including ad-
dresses and an elaborate musical program,
W. Irving Dudrear, contractor and
builder, raised bank barn on James NJ.
Sappington' farm, tenanted by William
Smith, near Libertytown, last week. The
barn is 10 feet long and 40 feet wide,
has frames and 112 rafters. More than
100 men assisted at the raising.
Henry Gordon Strong, of Chicago, has
purchased about 400 acres of land lying on
Sugar Loaf Mountain, in Frederick coun-
ty. The purchase embraces parcel of
land running from the summit of the
mountain down on the northeastern side
and will be used by Mr.. Strong as private
estate.
Drunken negroes of Easton, Talbot
county, took possession of Market Space, a
leading business street, last Saturday night
and. when the street was thronged with
people from the country doing shopping, 4
row broke out among the negroes, and
blackjacks, knives, pistols, razors and bricks
were used, aud the white people scattered
in every direction.
A tumor weighing nearly so pounds was
recently taken from Mrs. Thomas Court
ney, of Frederick, at St. Joseph's Hospi
tai, Baltimore, and she is rapidly recover
ing. The size and weight of the growth
is said to be unparalleled in the history of
surgery, and number of photographs have
been taken BY DIR. Frank Martin, who per
formed the operation.
Glenn R. Hoke, ii years old, of near
Mount Pleasant, Frederick county, was
found dead on his father farm on the
afternoon of May IL, having been killed
BY the accidental discharge of shotgun.
The load of shot struck him in his left
breast The accident is supposed to have
occurred four or FIVE hours before the body
was found.
Joseph Daise, colored, who is charged
with s,abbing Gus Tyson, also eolored,
in the railroad camp where Thomas VI
Rinehart, was shot aud killed. was turned
over to Sheriff Hunt, Of Howard county,
last Sunday By Justice Grammar, at the
Central Police Station, Baltimore Daise
did not deny he stabbed Tyson, but de-
clared he did 80 in drunken quarrel, af.er
Tyson had tined to cut him. Tyson Is in
a serious condition at the University Hos
pital
DR.. f. Fahhg and r. B. Rittersbaeh,
of Philadelphia, at Smithsburg, Washing
ton county, closed the deal for the Jacob
Gray tract of land on South Mountain,
near Smithsburg, on which valuable de-
posts Of copper ore have been found.
They secured an option on $50 acres and
purpose organizing a company and opening
mine. Specimens Of the ore analysed
are said to have been found rich in copper
Options on a number Of tracts on South
Mountain have been secured by other par
ties
The SOth birthday of Mrs Rachel Ban
them was celebrated Friday night, May IL,
at her home, 9l5 Light street, Baltimore,
and she received number Of valued tokens
from friends Mrs Banthem is the widow
of the late james Banthem, who served in
the United States Navy from 1928 10
! 1927, and who was wounded while on the
frigaie Constitution in fight with pirates
in the Mediterranean Sea He died ia
1876. Mrs. Banthem has lived through
FIVE wars and comes from family OF war
riors. A number of her children pariici-
pated in the Civil War and one vas killed
while another was badly injured
Frank j. Martin, molder employed at
Bower foundry, in Elkton, Cecil county
was taken from the jail Sunday afternoon
and hurried to a Baltimore hospital, with
both feet so badly crippled that it is thought
he viii lose the use Of one Of them BY am-
putation, as the result Of gunshot woands
inflicted By Reginald Constable. Martin
and companion named Gillespie, il is
alleged, were out on a spree Saturday
evening, and shortly after | % o clock tried
to enter Mr.. Constable's home on Bow
street The men were ordered from the
premises by Mrs. Constable, but instead Of
leaving began to abuse her Mr.. Consta-
bic appeared, with his shotgun, and ordered
the men away. As they did not move fast
enough, it is stated, he fired at them, the
entire load Of buckshJt striking Martin in
both feet and ankles
Mrs. Susan Kerrer, aged 80 years,
widow Of John F. Kerner, and one Of the
most active workers in charitable circles Of
Baltimore, died May of old age At her
home, 1908 Linden avenue She devoted
her life almost exclusively to laboring in
behalf of charitable institutions and her
church, and was the oldest member of
Memorial Protestant Episcopal Church
Samuel Cox, Jr., died at his home, near
Bel Alton, Charles county, May 5, after
a short illness, in the seth year of his age
Mr. Cox was one of the most prominent
| citizens of the county. He was originally
Robertson, but his name was changed by
an act of the legislature to Cox by the late
Samuel Cox, deceased, who adopted him
and left him his large estate. In 1873 he
represented his county in the legislature
and took most prominent part in its pro.
ceedings. In 1885 he was appointed cash
Ter of customs, under James Black Groome,
collector of the port of Baltimore city,
which position he held four years He
was jealous as a farmer, and was at the
time of his death vice president of the
Maryland State Tobacco Association He
was lawyer by profession, but until of
late years he gave but little attention to
practice.