The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-05-11
Maryland Affairs.

chards, near Hancock, this season.
John E. Elliott, late superintendent of
the Allegany County Almshouse, has been
convicted of embezzlement of goods, stores,
ETC., from the county.
Three aged and well-known citizens of
Wicomico county died last week-Levin
W Malone aged 81 years; Emory Banks
80 and Washington Daley "a.
Mr. and Mrs Joshua Warfeld Baxley,
with five of their family of seven sons, and
two daughters, have left their home in
Howard county for Seattle, Wash, which
city will be their future home. They
leave fine farm near Laurel, adjoining
the property of Senator A. p German,
to be disposed of later, their sale of per
sonal property on April "A amounted to
SO, 500 or 81, 000
Joseph H. Houpt and Earl Glen, Of
Washington county, who conducted the
business of thrashing wheat, hulling clover,
packing hay and straw, etc, have applied
for receivers. The firm owned a number
of traction engines, thrashers, hullers.
presses, shredders, etc. They declared in
their petition they were insolvent. The
Geiser Manufacturing Company, Wayaes-
boro, Pa, and Dennis Brown, Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, are the heaviest cred
itors.
William NJ. Weller, well known Hag-
erstown blacksmith, dropped dead in bis
shop of heart disease, superinduced by
acute Indigestion, while eating a rhubarb
pie on May 1. He ate hearty breakfast
early in the morning, and about 9 o clock,
while eating the pie, fell over and expired
Mr.. Weller was born in Lewistown, Fred
eriek county, and was 20 years old He
owned several valuable properties and was
a member of the Lutheran Church and
the knights of Pythias He was married
three times.
Nowhere can an eater eat
Food so fragrant or so sweet,
Fare SO varied and refined
HealIhful to the soul and mind
As in Maryland
Season in and season out,
Good things always goin' about
Oysters just been laid aside,
Here comes Mr. Frog-leg, fried,
In Maryland
Eugene W. Foster, Of Long Island, \
Y, has purchased the Cottman farm in
Wicomico county for $50, 600 cash The
farm contains 500 acres, 500 acres Of
which are in cultivation. There are 1.
500 peach trees and 1000 pear and plum
trees in bearing, 100 acres are seeded in
wheat, 100 in oats and % in clover, and
100 acres have been plowed for corn this
season. Mr.. Foster is a practical farmer
of many years' experience, and viii doubt
less make success on this famous farm
Hattie Clara, aged years, daughter Of
John f. Eyerstine, Of Cumberland was
badly laeerated by dog belonging 10 o.
valid Weber last week, and the child Is in
such condition that it may not recover.
The child nose was almost torn from its
face and it was badly bitten under the
eye and chin. Il required six stitches
to close the wound in the nose Mr. Ev-
erstine was so enranged that he went to
Weber's anc shot the dog in the kitchen.
The animal died Instantly The dog a
year ago badly laoerated a child
The 40th annual session of the CONVEX
ton Of the Eastern District of the Lutheran
Synod OF Missouri met a; St Paul Luth.
eran Church, Fremont avenue and Saratoga
street, Baltimore, on May 9 and VIII close
on the 18th About 325 pastors are ex.
pected to attend The meeting will be
very important this year, as it viii probably |
be the last meeting Of the Eastern district
in its present form The district has grown /
so much in recent years that at the last /
meeting Of the general body permission to
divide the district was granted.
Last summe1 a number of farmers and 4
others in the vicinity Of Elkton, Cecil /
county, purchased county rights to sell 4
patent window fastener from agents who /
had their headquarters in Elkton, each |
purchaser giving two notes, each for Sl44. |
The first notes recently came due, but a
number of the farmers refused to pay them,
eontending that they had been defrauded |
Suits to recover on the notes have been 4
instituted in the Circuit Court in Cecil /
County by Messrs. W. T. & II. A. War |
burton, counsel for the Citizens Bank Of |
Hope, Ark, where the notes were dis
counted
VIM. II. Appold, senior member of the
firm of Appold Bros, wholesale dealers in
leather, died suddenly on the afternoon of
May of acute Brights disease at his
Office, 10 and II Calverton road, Balti-
more. Mr.. Appold was the son of Samuel
Appold and was in the 18Th year of his
age He is survived by widow and one
son, Alexander Appold, who vas associated
with his father in business. Mr.. Appold
was member of the family which has
long been prominent in Baltimore CONNER
cial circles, and the firm of which he was
the head is one of the largest concerns of
the kind in the country. He was also
vice president of the Big Vein Coal Com
pany, Mr.. Appold' grandfather, George