The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1909-11-26
MARYLAND NEWS.

MARYLAND NEWS.
A 3-year-old child of Mrs. Louis
Brown, OF Delmar, was poisoned last
week by drinking I've and died almost
instantly.
A stray shot supposed TO be from
gunner. entered the door OF the pub
lie school at AndorR, and striking the
clock on the wall demolished Il.
Edward O. Bergman. 40 years old.
of Cumberland. was accidently run
over by a Pennsylvania engine on the
Western Maryland bridge on Sunday
Walter l.. Virtue. ager 70 years.
was found dead in his room. az Balti-
more Sunday afternoon. with the gas
turned on.
The farmhouse OF John Wiltbank.
OF Pocomoke City. is being remodeled
after remaining untouched for over
by hand and fastened by handmade
nails
HOFFMAN Brothers, Of Washington,
Pa. have thrown up the contract on
the section OF state road from the
suburbs OF Cumberland TO the Six
Mile House on the Baltimore pike. a
stretch Of about six miles,
Mrs. John McAbee attempted to com
NIT suicide last week AT the home OF
her sister Mrs. Percy Miner, Hagers-
town, with whom she has recently been
making her home, having separated
from her husband. who is a locomo-
tive fireman.
The automobile passenger line
which has been in operation between
Thurmont and EmmitAburg for about
five months has been discontinued and
will probably not be operated during
the winter.
J. Theodore George. one OF the
young men caught IN the poker raid
at Cumberland last week caused the
arrest of Chief Of Police Flanagan,
charging him with assault and bat
terry.
The body OF an unidentified negro
girl, with her throat cut from ear 10
ear. was found In Palmer's woods.
short distance from the district line
and In Prince Georges county last
week
While hunting on November 10 be-
tween Orange Grove and Thistle, on
the Baltimore county side Of the Pa
tBpsco river, several BaltimoreRns
hpd II rabbit dogs killed by pasaen-
ger train on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad
Cabin John Theatre, better known
40 DuIs ..gAN -
on the grounds of Cabin John Hotel,
at Cabin John Bridge, Montgomery
county, ten years ago at cost of
about $4,000. was burned November
10.
For an alleged libelouB publication
in the Baltimore American on Noyem-
Der concerning the Supervisors of
Election Of Somerset county, Mr.
Isaac p. Horsey, one of the two Dem
ocratic supervisors OF that county
instituted suit for $4,000 damages In
the City Court Of Baltimore.
Capt. John q. Elliott. Baltimore. one
of the best-known citizens In High
landtown. was found dead Sunday
afternoon In a car of the Middle River
line just before the car reached the
Lombard street car barn.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee spent S26.4T2.76 In the past
campaign according TO the report OF
Chairman Murray Vandiver which
was filed in the Circuit Court at Belair
in accordance with the Corrupt Pare
tees act
Strong effort Is still being made
by the Montgomery County FEEDER
alton OF Women's Clubs TO have a
woman appointed on the Board OF
School Commissioners In Montgomery
county In place of Mr.. Hazel w.
Cashell, who was elected County Com
missioner at the last election
BY the rare courage OF Mrs. u. w.
Hess the cattle and horses in the barn
on her farm, near Elbrook, Washing
ton county, which was destroyed by
fire, were saved and all the imple-
ments were got out. Mrs Hess ex-
celled the men In daring by entering
the blazing building and liberating
the live stock. The loss was about
$500.
The safe In the postoffice at Everett,
Allegany county, was blown open with
nitroglycerin early Saturday morning.
The pedulum was blown off the clock,
which stopped at 2.40. The safe was
wrecked, the typewriter and the new
furniture OF the office demolished. All
the money in the safe and most of the
stamps We. taken.
To get even" with Rev. Ferdinand
Hesse, the pastor OF the church, who
preached several strong sermons In
favor OF local option during the re-
cent campaign, several persons,
thought to have been intoxicated,
threw beer and whisky bottles through
the glass in the sliding doors in the
new Lutheran chapel at Smithburg
Saturday night, shattering the glass.
George Howell, about IS years Of
age. was killed early Sunday morning
near Alberton. He was found by the
trackwalker Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad He had been. from
all appearances. struck by west
bound train.