The Democratic advocate., 1909-02-26
MARYLAND NEWS.

The selection Of the route by the
State Roads Commission through
Frederick county as made trouble.
Washington county commissioners
want 100000 Of the money appropri-
ated for the building of State Roads.
Mack Winfred, colored, Frederick,
was given 20 lashes and confined In
the county jail for 30 days for beating
his wife.
Historic Mcdowell Hall, the center
of the group Of buildings Of st. Johns
College, Annapolis, was destroyed,
Saturday afternoon, by fire OF mys-
terious origin.
Col. Joseph W. Bryant, a well known
attorney, died at Oakford, his country
home in Tuckahoe Neck, about
O'Clock Friday morning. His death
was the result of several strokes OF
paralysis.
Joseph w. OFT, aged 81 years, Wild
over, of Piedmont, w. Va. was killed
at Bloomington, Garrett county, Just
west of Piedmont Friday, by the ex-
plosion of 100 pounds OF dynamite
which was being thawed for blasting
purposes.
Stanley Mansfield and Gilbert Sum-
mers escaped from jail at Centreville
at an early hour Monday morning by
picking their way out OF their cell and
lowering themselves TO the ground by
means of bed clothing.
John Kelly, who on December g.
was sentenced by Judge Wright, OF
the Criminal Court of Baltimore, TO
the penitentiary for Is months for
stealing brass valves worth SIS, hang
ed himself in his cell Tuesday morn
ing.
Fire destroyed the home OF Tilden
Hubbard, at Rock Hall, about 2
o'clock Saturday morning The fire
is supposed TO have been caused by
the explosion OF lamp. The family
barely escaped with their lives. The
loss Ii about s2,500.
While William l.. Bauers. OF Balti-
more. was trying a new motorboat Fri
Gardens. Il keeled over to one side and
threw the three occupants into the
water Mr.. Bauers and ]. Christopher
Meyer, Jr.. were drowned
Despondent because he suffered
from an incurable disease, Jacob T.
Sickel 72 years old. real estate
agent. of Baltimore. ended his life
late Saturday afternoon by jumping
from the fourth floor Of st. Ioseph's
Hospital down an areaway to the bnse.
ment.
Lucy G. McCauley, OF Hogerstown,
has filed suit for divorce from her hua-
band, Edgar s. McCauley. The plain.
tin resides in Hagerstown, while the
defendant, who is a railway Mail clerk
running on the Western MARYLAND
Railroad. lives ct West Arlington. Bal
timore county.
The large barn and stables on the
farm Of Mrs. Nancy Dean. near Queen
Anne's, were destroyed by Gre early
Tuesday morning. together with 10
head of horses and mules. 100 barrels
OF corn, 90 tons OF hay, all the farm
Ing implements and machinery and
a lot OF other proyender stored in the
buildings
Victor Reynolds IL In q critical CON
dition at Allegany Hospital. Camber-
land, from a fractured skull aud a
broken rib which punctured the lung
He was found early Saturday morn
ing In the alleyway between the Elhl-
more Hotel and Clark'a Inn, seated on
the curb, He had fallen from the third
story OF Tanzer's Hail.
George Franklin Anderson. alias
George +. Calkins, who was arrested
Friday, AT Liberty. Frederick county.
on the charge OF defraudIng United
States pensioners out OF various sums
OF money, was taken 20 Baltimore Sat.
urday and turned over 10 United
States Marshal Langhnmmer, where
he will await the action OF the Federal
grand jury
Thomas T.. Sutton. Jr II years old.
committed suicide early Saturday
morning at the Belyedere Hotel Raltl-
more by inhaling chioroform. after
carefully wording three letters. one
to his mother, a second TO Miss Hazel
Phillips, "A close personal friend and
a third TO Foster Moore. his boon
companion. In two OF which he declar-
ed he would soon be dead.
An important operation was recently
performed st the University Hospital
baltimore. that has been a success.
Charles Quade. OF TimberByllle, was
removed there with broken back.
The accident resulted In paralysis
OF his body from the waist down, lie
was operated on, and for the firat
time Saturday no gnc abIn a., ats -.