The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-02-14


week. There are ifteen thousand musk.
rat skins awaiting purchaser.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at
Ferrestville, Prince Georges county, was
broken into one night last week and all
the new window curtains torn down and
destroyed BY some unknown persons.
Mr.. Peter g. Hunter, dairyman living
near White Hall, Baltimore county, has a
COW eighteen years old, from which he has
sold, clear Of freight, 81 800 worth Of milk
and cream.
James W. Clayton, for fourteen years
clerk IN the United States House Of Rep
resentatives, aud for the last two years a
clerk in the United States Senate, died
Sunday in Baltimore.
There Is nov living in Coulbourne's
district, Worcester county, man 80 years
Of ago whose children, sOns-in-hw, grand.
children and greatgnadchildren number
LOO, Of which number 76 are now living.
DIR. S. j. Cook, cS BeltsyiIlo, Prince
Georges county, was butted aud gored by
bull on his farm last week aud then
thrown over fence into an adj joining field
He was badly hurt and narrowly escaped
with his life.
The Legislative committee, among whom
was Senator Vanderford, arrived in Fred
eriek on Thursday evening. On Friday
they inspected the Deaf and Dumb Insti
tuition. Tho committee and n number of
citizens were handsomely entertained by
Col l.. Victor Baughman.
Ga Monday last the people Of Knoxville,
Frederick county, were startled by the
arrival Of thirteen armed men, who sad
invaded Maryland in search Of a number
Of thieves who have of late been making
raids upon the hen-roosts and meat-houses
in Loudoun county, near Harper's Ferry.
George Blake, the colored man who
was cut by Joseph Butler at dance, near
Patuxent City, Charles county, last week,
died on Saturday night. Blake was suf-
fered to lie more than twelve hours before
he received medical attendance Butler
surrendered himself, and is in Jail at Port
| Tobacco.
A tract Of twenty acres Of land at North
East has been purchased by the Lucas
Brothers for the purpose Of working the
kaOlin clay, Of which there is large de
posit on the property. The clay is said to
be the best in the United States, and will
be used in the making of white ware and
in paper manufacture.
Near Jessup's Cut, Anne Arundel coun-
ty, GU Sunday night last, between mid
night aud morning, Mr.. William Disney,
who had been sick for some time past, got
out of the second story window, and wan
dered to peach orchard about mile dis
tunt, where he was found next morning
frozen to DEATH The deceased was IS
years old.
On Saturday morning last colored man
named Brown, living near Jefferson, Fred
erick county, left his home for Frederick
with load of baskets On Sunday morn
ing his dead body was found in the road,
between Frederick and Jefferson. 1t is
supposed he was drunk and fell from his
wagon on his way home, whom he was
frozen to death.
Rev. p. b. Reese, clergyman Of the
Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Confer
enee, died suddenly Of apoplexy on Satur.
day at Darlington, in Hartford county.
He was born in Baltimore, and entered
the conference in 1889. Since then
he has been stationed in various parts Of
the conference, filling various charges 10
Baltimore, the last at Fort Avenue Church,
from where he went TO East Hartford Cir
cult, of which he was in charge when no
died.
There is considerable excitement yet
existing along the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, from Sandy Hook down to Point
Of Rocks, with reference to Page Wallace,
now confined in the Hagerstown jail.
Armed men are constantly watching the
arrival and departure of trains, in the hope
of ovcrhauling Wallace in his cxtradition
from Maryland to Virginia. He is aware
of this state Of affairs, and Is terribly
frightened, being 10th to be taken TO vir-
ginia.
Daniel Rider, well-known colored man
of the 9th district Of Baltimore county,
died on the 18th of January, in the 9Sth
year of his age. He was born free, his
mother being white woman, but in boy
hood was bound TO Mr. Crate, who for
merly kept tavern near 0wings Mills.
Daniel was famous well-digger and ditch.
err. He was also great tobacco chewer
and consumer Of whisky, and it is said he
had drank barrels of the latter, but for the
last ten years of his life left he off drink
Ing altogether He died at the home Of
his daughter, 10 Baltimore, but his re.
mains were inferred OF Piney Grove col.
ored church, near Arcadia.
The latest from the Montgomery county
! gold mine brings information that in shaft
No. 5 rich vein with FIVE feet breast of
FIRST class ore and one foot of second ore,
well walled, has been struck and is turning
out about fifteen tons day, the same
yielding sll0 per ton. Tie run Of gold
is still beyond the most sanguine expecta.
tons, and the estimate per ton is made
roughly, but reasonably below the valua.
ton at the mint The crushing mill has
been working night and day until Friday
Of last week, when an accident caused a
, temporary stoppage. The mill is, how.
ever, in full blast again, turning out TWEEN
~ tons per day-the full capacity of the
crushing mill. Another shaft, No. 6 has
! been commenced.
i The Maryland Annual conference Of
! the Methodist Protestant Church, which
includes all Of Maryland, the District o.
Columbia, and part Of Delaware, meets
IN Ninth Street Church, Washington, ID
G., on March 10, with Rev. ID. W. Bates
president, In this conference the IImi
Of pastoral charges is Eve years, and Their,
will not probably be any changes il
churches either 10 Baltimore or the Dis
4 iriet Of Columbia, although pastors are
I not compelled to stay Eve years 10 an,
one charge, There are ITO ministers on
the roll Of this conference, and The Ia,
representatives make the actual attend
, ancc about 1880 Delegates win also b,
elected at this conference to the Genera
Conference Of the Church, which meet.
4 on the third Friday 10 May, In PIttsburg
r Pa. For every 1900 members tho con.
! ference is entitled to one ministerial and
one lay delegate In the General Confer
spce, which win give the Maryland Con.
ference about nine Of each, as il number.
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