The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-02-17
MARYLAND HAPPENINGS.

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Thelma, the 7-year-old daughter Of
DR.. and Mrs. =. r. Hamrick, Of North
East, died Monday morning from
burns received Friday night while
playing around a stove from which
she caugh fire.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Kahmer, 25
years old, wife of MIR. Philip Kahmer,
of Baltimore, ended her life shortly
swallowing the contents of 2-ounce
vial of carbolic acid.
Arthur Allen, the 14-year-old son
or Thomas Allen, Of Frederick, who
ran away from home last May and
shipped to West Africa, returned home
February 9 to the joy OF his father,
who was searching long for him
Despondent over his ill health, Al
bert Frederick Necker, of Baltimore,
committed suicide Saturday morning
by shooting himself through the heart
Necker was 20 years old and had been
sick in bed with stomach trouble.
While David III. Hartsock, a Balti-
more and Ohio railroad brakeman, of
Brunswick, was leaning out Of the
window Of a caboose Friday his head
struck a water tank near Orleans, a
short distance beyond Cumberland,
and he was instantly killed.
While working with gang Of
Italians Saturday morning on the
track of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
near Biddle Street Station, Baltimore,
Vincengo Di Pietro, was struck by an
engine of a southbound express train
and received injuries from which he
died
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Windhausen, of
Arlington avenue, Govans, had mar
row escape from death in fire
which broke out shortly after1 o'clock
Sunday morning and destroyed their
home and all of their household eff
fects, with the exception of a few
pieces of parlor furniture.
Miss Daisy Leblanc, of Cumberland,
the accomplished blind girl whose
case of hystericaI coma has interest
ed the Cumberland medical fraternity
for the past few days, she having fall
en- down a fight Of steps on February
l and remained in an unconscious
condition ever since, died Monday at
noon.
Mrs Bessie Nelson, aged 20 years,
who with her husband, Frank Nelson,
aged 80 years, was found unconscious
from gas poisoning in little room
on the third floor Of ia East Frank
lin street, Baltimore, died late Sunday
afternoon at the Mercy Hospital from
the effects Of the gas poison. Her
husband, lying in a semi-conscious
condition in an adjoining ward, was
not informed OF his wife's death, for
his condition was critical
Aged John Sweitzer, Austrian and
Spanish veteran, soldier of fortune, of
Cumberland, protected his home
against Sheriff Hendley February 8,
shot the Sheriff, tried TO shoot Wal
ter Clay, deputy, and was mortally
wounded by Clay. He died at $50
o'clock the same night Sheriff Hend-
ley was shot in the hand and breast
His worst injury IL to his hand, which
was shot through the little finger.
Only a flesh wound was made in his
breast.
The mystery surrounding the destruc
ton by fire of Summit Heights Hotel,
at Gaithersburg, about midnight, jan
uary %, was cleared up Monday by
the arrest and confession of Chas. w.
Saffel, well-known young resident
of Gaithersburg. The arrest followed
a two-hour investigation Monday
morning by State Fire Marshal Ewell
and Detective Kratz, of Baltimore,
and within a very few minutes after
he was formally charged with the
crime, Saffel acknowledged his guilt
and made clean breast of the whole
"a fair