The Democratic advocate., 1909-12-24
MARYLAND NEWS.

John Moser, IL years old, son Oh
George Moser, of MiddletoWn, was
badly injured by the accidentaI dls-
charge of a shotgun Saturday
| Discharged from the employ OF the
Maryland Electric Railways lSnofe
Iine) in the morning, Henry Whlte.
SO years old, Of Annapolis, was struck
and instantly killed by car over tnae
line Saturday night.
Martin Halloran, 45 years OF age,
of Baltimore, was instantly kiileu
Saturday night about 9.20 O'CLOCK Dy
a car of the York Road Line at tne
corner of Greenmount aVeune anu
Hoffman street, Baltimore.
Lawrence Adkins, % years old,
coIored, Baltimore, was shot ana Kill IL
ed by Keeper Charles T. Murphy, -
years old, of the Baltimore city !ail,
shortly after 10 o'clock Friday nlgnt
while attacking the keeper 't&t>
Isaac Barnes and Weldon Barnes,
of Princess Anne, were struck py a
train on the Pennsylvania Rallroad
and probably fatally injured on De-
cember 10. They were crossing Ine
track in a runabout when struck.
Clarence Snyder, foreman OF the
Baltimore and Ohio steel car repair
n1ant at Cumberland, who was accl-
dentally shot in the ABDOMEN ny
Walter Reed, died Saturday morning
at the Western Maryland Hospltal.
While playing around a bonfire
which had been built by some boys IN
an open field Mabel, aged years.
daughter of Mr. Charles Williams
Cumberland, on Saturday was so pad
Iv burned that she died in few hours.
Mr.. William M. Hoover, saloon
keeper, committed suicide early sun
day morning soon after arising Iroln
he'd. by inhaling Illuminating gas IN
room in the rear of his cafe and
restaurant, East Franklin street, Bal
timore.
William Faughns, colored, OF Crls-
field. was stabbed and killed December
10. by Enoch Burkley, colored. Burk-
lev ESCAPED and hid in the hold OF a
vessel in the harbor, but was captur-
ed by Deputy Sheriff Sterling and sew
eral residents.
E. C. Kenly, of Havre de Grace, ern-
nIoved several years as bridge carp
enter on the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington railroad, was instant
Iv killed near North East, Friday
morning by being struck by north
bound passenger train.
Andrew Hahn, SO years old, baker,
of Baltimore, committed suicide Dy
hanging himself in the stable in the
rear of his home Saturday morning.
This was Mr.. Hahn's second effort to
end his life. In the latter part OF Oc-
tober he tried to hang himsf.
Ellsworth Williams, young negro,
of Winchester, Queen Anne's county,
and an unidentified colored man from
Baltimore were drowned in Jacksons
Creek, Kent Island, Sunday night. The
bodies were found ashore near their
upturned skiff Monday morning.
Archie Collins, colored, Snow Hill,
II years old, was struck by falling
tree and died in half an hour on Sat
urday. There were several men cut
ting down trees and all had been
warned to run as the trees were about
to fall, but young Collins did not get
far enough away and large branch
struck him.
Because of his unusual absence
from Sundays service at the church
OF which he was an officer, commit
tee of the congregation was Sunday
evening sent to the home of Henry
Adams, co1ored, in Frederick, to learn
the reason for it. The committee
found Adams dead. He evidently died
of acute Indigestion.