The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-17
MARYLAND Aaairs.

The first fresh herring was caught in a sein,
ia the Choplank, near Denton on Monday.
Beniauin Kirby, Of FrostbnYg, a soldier o
the war OF 1912, died Monday, aged ~ year
\ aud months.
Small pox and scarlet fsyer have appeared
in Baltimore, Every precauiion Is being TAX
/ en- 10 prevent the spread Of these diseases.
| Epizootic has attacked the horses in the
/ vicinity OF Glarksville, Howard county, and
several valuable ones have died from t.
On Sapday night Mrs. H. n. Scheller. Of
Froslburg, fell down stairs with coal oi
lamp, and was burned TO death. She leave,
a husband aud aR inlaat.
| Joshua Toms, OF Washington county, ha.
sold bis farm, containing i25 acres, lying
near Myersyile, Frederick county, to his
brother, Ezra Toms, for $50 per acre.
| Best Co., contractors lol grading the eX
tension Of the Shenandoah railroad from
/ Shephsrdsiown, W. Va, TO Hagerstown, com
menced work Tuesday morning on the north
side Of the Potomac.
/ John l.. Button, Of Port Tobacco, the pub
Usher of the Maryland Independent, died lasl
week, after a brief illness Of pneumonia He
/ leaves a widow and several small children.
/ James Smith, colored, died near Princess
Anne, q few days ago at the age of 10.
/ wears. II is claimed there is indisputable evi'
/ donce that he was born within year Of l77O,
! A maiignHnt type of typhoid fever has pre-
vailed IN Lakes and Straits districts, DoTChes
/ ter county, to an alarming extent during the
( last month, aud many deaths have occurred.
! Daniel Shaiier, aged Sugars aud months,
/ died near Moohanicstown, Frederick county,
! ON Friday OF last week. lie served in Capt.
/ Creagcr's company during the war of lSl2-l4.
/ DR.. Nicholas Brewer, Of Montgomery CO.,
I was thrown against tree by his horse and
+ had one Of his legs broken. The same leg
/ had been broken four times prior to this ne
/ cldeut.
/ Washington c. Rollins, colored prisoner
in the jail al Upper Marlborough, made Il
successful dash for liberty on Saturday, frs,
knocking down the ja;ier, He swan acros.
the branch and disappeared, Notwithstanding
an active pursuit.
| Miss Fanny Corrideu, farmers daughter
/ ia Cecil county, fell from peach tree three
years ago aud Injured "a leg, Afer the en-.
/ darance OF great pain and suffering since TIA,
accident, she has been compelled to suhmil
/ to anpuiaGou.
A colored woman named Harrie, Atkinson
4 living in pocomoke City, was horribly burned
on Monday last She was engaged in wash
| ing, with her back TO the ire when hei
clothing ignited, aud before the flames could
/ be extinguIshed she was 50 badly burned tina
| her life is despaired Of
! Tho Montgomery county .IdcOcd'e says tha
/ the gold mines in the neighborhood of tn,
! Great Falls are being actively worked. Al
I the heavy machinery has arrived and is beiu.
| put in working order, aud it is expected tina
! the crushing mill will be in operation by Ia,
10Th Of the present month.
! On Saturday evening, about dark, bulc
fired from a pistol crashed through one Of th,
windows of the dining room OF Dr. Il. ID
| Lees residence, in Belair. His daughter
1 Miss Virginia, had been standing at the win
dow only moment before, but fortunatel,
was called away by her mother Just ia tim,
to escape the bullet
Mr.. Augustus kreitz, says the Cdiocfii
! Clarion, residing near Nj. ST. Mays Col
lege, shot and killed one day last week,
very large wild cat measuring five feet from
end of nose TO end Of tail, and eighteen inchc
high. This is the largest specimen Of tn
American tiger that has been killed in gu
mountains for many years.
In the Circuit Court for Frederick county
on Saturday last, the trial OF Daniel Smith o
G., indicted for the murder Of Walter Os
borne, whose body was found March 80, 1872
in Fishing Greek, near the road running from
Lewistown to Wolisyile, was called, an,
after the hearing Of a number Of witnesses
the Court pronounced him not guilty
Limestone Valley Grange, OF Chrksyille
Howard county, hayo elected the following
officers Master, i. c. Pue; Oyerseer, j. S
Watkins; Steward, William CLARK; Assistan
Steward, James I. Clark; Lecturer, w. II
Hardey; Secretary, James Horban; Treasurer
Helen Horban; Gate Keeper, J. n. Miller
Chaplain, l.. w. Linthicum.
Ulysses johnson was committed To tn
Howard county Jail, on Saturday last, charge
| with having committed an infamous assaul
on Elizabeth Riddle, aged 10 years, Of the 81
district. The little girl was chestnut huntin
on the 10Th Of last October, when the assault
Was made. The william fed, it is supposed, /
| Virginia. On his return a few days ago h
was arrested aud committed to await tue &C
ton Of the grand jury. Both Of these partie
are white.
The barn belonging to house and store a
Stemmer's run, Baltimore county, owned b
Mrs. Dora Walsrs aud occupied by James I
| Milling, WAS burned on Sunday last togctho
/ with 30 barrels Of corn, tons Of hay plows
harrOws aud other agricultural implements
The building was insured for 5000 The fir
Is believed to have been caused By some boy
smoking in the barn.
On Monday night last barn on the pac
Of Mrs, Nathaniel Wilson, in the lower par
Calvert county, was destroyed by fire. iogeth
er with large quantity Of agricultural nipple
ments aud machinery. Seven horses whic
we're in the building could not escape, bein
consumed by the fierce flames, The tota
damage is supposed to be about 81, 600
Had the wind been heavy, or should it hay,
yeered to anotherquarter, the dwelling woui,
also have been destroyed.
Monday last was tho la0th anniversary q
the actual founding Of the city Of Baltimore
On January ~, 1880, the first stake wa
driven into the ground for the survey Of tn
original plats The Sun, of that civ, saws
The title Lord Baltimore has been exlinc
since the death Of the last lord Frederick
September II, I'LL, but the name Baltimor
seems to be in fair way of endaring-est
perpetua. The name Baltimore, if we ma
be allowed to resort 10 a far. fetched analog
and assume an origin for the word, woul
seem to be singularly significant in respec
both TO the causes which led to the city
founding and the circumstances inducing Ii
belief in its perpetuity. In the ancient iris
BRlt means the same as belt, welt, and NOR
signifies great" Tbs original Baltmor
was built on welt or belt of the sea-
On Saturday morning last, George Peck
eolored, attempted an outrage on Ida HAYS
aged ID, near Beallsville, Montgomery coun
~. The girl went to the barn to milk tn
COWS, the negro was lying in wait, and a
soon as she entered the yard he seized he
and dragged her towards straw stack. Tn
child fought desperately aud her cries attract
| ed Rev. NJ. Aimes, Baplist minister, VII
was passing. He Immediately went to he
assistance, aud the negro ran OF. The new
rapidly spread, and large number Of pet
sons started in pursuit of the fend. He va
captured about dusk, securely pinioued an
placed in the Poolesyille lookup, in charge {
the sheriff. Soon threats were made, but iii
cooler heads advised that, as the child ha
pot been injured, the lHw 10 elloRed
take its course. During tie night the door
the Lookup was forced, the guard overpowe
ed, and the negro hung on tree nearly OF
posite the Presbyterian church.
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