The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-09-17
MARYLAND Affairs.

The Choptank route for the proposed ship
canal is shortly TO be resurveyed.
Claremont Stockyards, Baltimore Ohio
Railroad, have been opened for business.
The Howard county grand jury were dis
charged on Wednesday. They found a. true
bills.
Pimlico races will follow closely on the
Orio!e Pageant in Baltimore, beginning Octo-
Der is aud lasting four days.
One hundred and two thousand cans of
corn were packed at the establishment Of Mr..
Louis McMurray, in Frederick city, on Sat
urday.
Gov. Hamilton has purchased the Stafford
Hall estate. G20 acres, in Clearspring district,
Washington county, for 500, lao, being S47
per acre.
1t has been decided that the French Wis
itors to the United States for the Yorktown
centennial will be guests of the city OF Balti-
more during the three days of the Oriole.
The republican primary meetings for How
ard county have been set for Saturday, Sep.
tember "A, and the county convention will as
semble in Ellicott City On Monday, Septem
Der 20.
A ten year old daughter of Amos Boyd, of
Cecil county, was fatally burned last Friday
by the explosion ola can focal oil with which
she was attempting to kindle fire in stove.
She lived but four hours after the burning.
AT Myersyille, Frederick county, Monday
last, a Ratchet slipped from the hands of a
workman, aud the sharp edge was buried in
the skull of little child of DR.. Zimmerman,
iuficting a wound which will doubtless prove
fatal.
On Tuesday the Democrats Of Caroline
county, placed the following ticket IN the
field:-Senator. Wm. Massey; Hoase of Del
egats, Edw. Salisbury aad Edwd. c. Carter;
county commissioners, Vim. j. Clark, Clement
Noble aud James A. Parrot, sheriff, Thos.
L. Bullock; surveyor, Samuel IL. Nelson.
Owing to the extremely dry weather of the
past month the stock Of water on hand in
CrSheld has been entirely consumed. The
demand Is now supplied from the Princess
Anne wells 1t is carried down by the East
era Shore Railroad Company, aud dealt out
70 the eager purchasers at 10 cents per gallon.
Ga Wednesday OF last week Mr. Goileib
Sigmond, whose land adjoins the Western
Maryland Railroad, IN Creagerstowu district,
Frederick county, lost nearly $50 panel Of
fence, by fire, and a large amount belong
ing TO Mr.. Jacob Martin, jeremiah Mar
tin and others in that vicinity was destroyed.
Ia the dental museum OF the Baltimore
College Of Dental Surgery IS 10 be seen the
Sc, OF false teeth worn by Washington made
for him By DR., CreuShaw, OF Men York }. and
also a tooth drawn from the mouth OF King
George the III. Five thousand dollars have
been offered and refused for lhe Washington
set Of teeth.
Mr. T. H. Johnston, from an orchard OF
2,eJ0 trees. on his iArJa in Bailcy's Neck.
Talbot county, picked J., 100 boxes 81 peaches,
which cleared him $1,000 Mr.. Johnston
says that peaches which ia former years
Wouid not have sold tor caoash 10 pay for
the boxes they we're shipped in, this year
sold sog Sl.jo per box.
( John T. Best, OF this coaaty. who has had
fifteen peas OF Sauthdown and Coisxosd sheep
on exhibition a, Rockville Fair. ne, wiGh a
severe loss Tuesday night. Two Of his Fans
Z so, 10 fighting and the rcsali was ths, eae 81
( them was killed by having his head split open.
E THIS animal cost Mr. Best $50 last year as
I the Mccms sale - Frefsrtet Times
Aiieeaay Democrats nominated the foliaw.
+ ing ucSet OF Tuesdsys--Scaatc. J. b. Oder;
House Of Delegates. james Wilson, J. q.
I johnson, Jane M0rariy and Wa Hedrow:
I Register Of Wills, Horace Rcsley. Sheriff
F w. J. Farrell. Couaiy Commissioners. s. l..
HaThaags, John ". Saunders, loha ". Kir-
by, John Daniels and Martin Rourer
Ga Monday evening the frame tara Of
William Gent. Jr., acag Sha9an. Ia the eighth
district Baltimore couuty, vas totally de
siroycd BY IRE, vith large amoast Of prov
epdeg stored ia T. The horses, harness and
( ether articles we're saved. loss about 81. SO.
Insured 10 ihe Agricultural Insurance Con-.
T paay Of Waterfowl, y Y, f5s $500. The
I esase Of gae IRE Is not known.
( pr. Frsak Cockcy died Of consumption
Saturday morning, .. the residence 81 hi.
+ father, Mr. john q. Cocker, Lafhefvills.
Z Baltimore caaaty, in the @3gh yeAr OK hss agG.
Dr. Ccckry bad been SICK for somc iisEc.
Consumption Ws.s complicated wish oshes
diseases lie vas yuung ufAa % mach
promise, and bT0thcFia. law u Hon. J. Fred.
{. Talbot, member Of Congress, wAo mar.
ried bis sister.
The ''Oid Defender Of BAlti.zore-oI
. 1912 'lG-aiiendcd rel gious services ca san.
{ day ~ the FEDERAL H,a Presbyterian Charch
Z 10 that citT. The venerable Survivors. eight
{ u number, met a. ihe City Hail. and pro.
ceedcd 10 the church ander eseo.1 Of q de,
saehmeai Of Wilson Post, G. A. r. They
sal under an arch formed Of she national Ia
+ ehtwiaed with egerEteeus, aad 81 the end o.
the services each vas presented with beaa
Z lifal bouquet By the y0ang ladies oftae church.
1 Dr. J. ". II. Hacks, oae Of she Oldest col
ored physicians % Philadelphia, Pa, died Ga
Z the 9ih instant, ia the 5isi year Of his age.
/ Dr. Hacks was born in Frederick eouniy, aud
going to Baltimore ~ an early age, be studied
Z medicine IN that city, aud began the practice
T Of il whea only 70 years Of age. He sent "a
Philadelphia IN 1885, and has ever ssnra bocn
Z practicius medicine there. DR.. Hacks death
resulted lroui consumption Of the .aBgs, trom
which be has been saaercF for many months
The Poc0moks City Record and G1sefts tells
os a smoothed tongue stranger who has been
around thai neiehhorhOcd selling 10 farmers
Swedish clover seed At the rate OF Sl.50
Z per pound. The local editor goes on 10 speak
( Of the matter a. follows. He brought 20 loWH
( lass week iWo bushels Of the seed. when be
I disposed Of in two pound packages. Clover
( seed weigh 90 lbs, TO the bRshcl. aud j.
worth about s. or S. At the above rate the
stranger made about SlT5 on TIE two bushels,
Hartford county Repablieaas made nomiaa.
( lions on Tuesday as foiloWs-ScBaie, Edward
N. Allen; House of Delegates, Wm, r. Ba.
( ker. p H. RuiiedEe, James i.ee and Scott
( Whitsford; sheriff, Edward Hali eDanty
commissioners, W. A. Johns, first distrie, :;
Jas. K. Chesuey, second district; John ;. Dial
lam, third district; Walter Walters, fourth
/ district; u. B. Mccoy, fifth district; (Chesney
I and Dallam are also the nominees Of the
AAbttis+' NtAAAA
I cart, who Is also the nominee Of the demo
Gratis.
The large Swiizer barn, belonging to Mar,
I tin Adams, near Funkstown, Washington
county, was destroyed by ire Saturday after
noon, together With three head Of horses, 900
4 bushels Of wheat, 80 tons Of hay and large
number Of farming implements. The fire is
believed 10 have been the work Of an inceR-
cendiary. the family being absent at the time
I attending picnic. Mr.. Adams loss IS esti-
mated at $4,000 insured for 81, 500 On
Saturday morning the barn Of Mr.. George
/ kealhofer, near Hagerstown, was burned, 10.
gether with large corn crib, wagon shed
hog pen, GOO bushels OF wheat, lot OF corn,
oats aud potatoes, and some farming utensils.
I Loss 81, 500. This fire was also supposed 10
be the work of an inoendiary.
Mrs Susan Mary Bonaparte, widow OF the
late jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, died on
/ Thursday morning last, in Baltimore, after a
pTotracted illness. The deceased had been
in feeble health ioT a year past, and some six
weeks ago she began to decline rapidly. On
Sunday last paralysis supervened, and up tC
the hour of her demise she was in a semi con
seious condition. Her two sOus-COl. Je-
rome Napoleon BonapaTte and Charles j.
Bonaparle-tpgether with her physician, DR.
j. s. Mackenzie, were at her bedside at the
time of her death. She was born in 1872 and
was, therefore, 90 years Of age. The deceas
ed was married to Jerome Napoleon Bona
/ marie on November 3, 1929, when IL years o.