The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-12-31
Maryland Affairs.

Denton the Saturday before Christmas,
despite local option.
CHI. Adams, of the Springfield Rcpu6-
hcan, has accepted the managing edItorshlp
of the Baltimore Times
The smallpox seems to be on the IN
crease in Baltimore. Four more new cases
were reported on Monday.
Lewis n. Schall. formerly cashier of the
Frederick Savings Institution, died IN Fred
erick on Tuesday, aged 73 years.
| A firm has been formed in Centrevllle
! for the purpose of holding regular monthly
sales of stock, implements machinery, DC.
A -four manufacturing company has
been formed at Cumberland. The mill Is
located at Millville Jefferson CO., W. Va.
Two colored children left alone in room
in Frederick, on Sunday, set themselves on
fire and were so badly burned that they
both died.
An Elkton dealer supplied Mr.. Hamil-
ton Dsston, of Philadelphia, with 300
dressed turkeys for Christmas gifts to his
employees.
Samuel +. Sullivan, one OF the editors
of the Chestertown Transcript, died sud
denly of heart disease in Chestertown, last
week, aged 81 years.
The Governor has appointed DIR. f. II.
Bartlett, Of Oakland. Garrett county, a
member of the state board of education in
place of p A Whitmer, resigned.
The Hartford furnace property, in Har-
ford county. about 1850 acres of land,
with an iron furnace and chemical works,
has been sold to Boston capitalist for
$50 1000.
There was large fire in Baltimore on
Wednesday morning, at the corner OF
Sharpe and Camden streets. The build
ING was occupied by several firms, whose
aggregate losses foot up about $4,000.
The grand jury of Baltimore county have
presented the York Road Turnpike Com
pany for maintaining nuisance by not
keeping the bed Of the road in order at
different places between Baltimore and
TowsOntOwn.
The present board of county school COM
missioners Of Frederick connty-Messrs
James w. Pearre, James TroXel Joshua
Brown, Henry Boyle and DR.. John w.
Hilleary-have been reappointed by the
Judges of the circuit court.
Crisfield had another dis@raceful row
last Saturday night. Thomas Taylor and
little son attacked John Chelton. Taylor
cut Chelton with a knife and Taylors son
shot Chelton three times Chelton broke
Taylor's breast-bone with Il fence post and
the boy fed. Nobody was killed
The Cranberry Company at Salisbury
are engaged in charging their grounds by
clearing up the bog further west. They
design taking in all their land west of the
Pivot bridge during the coming year. The
culture of cranberrieS will yet become a
lively pursuit in some parts Of Nicomico.
In saloon at Mt. Savage, Allegany
county, on Monday night, Thomas Cara
bine and James Brannan, two young men,
quarreled and exchanged shots with revol-
vers, Carrabinc was shot in the head, but
the ball did not enter the skull. His
wound is severe. but it is not thought to
be dangerous Brannan was shot in the
wrist. The wound is slight
\ large barn belonging to John Pearl,
on the Potomac river, ) miles from Clear
spring, Washington county, was burned on
Monday morning. The years crop, includ-
inc 800 bushels OF wheat, was destroyed.
also head of cattle and a number of farm
ing implements The loss viii be about
$4,000, upon which there is an insurance
of 81 900 in the Mutual Insurance Com,
pany Of Washington county
DR.. James Wolff Burton. member-elect
Of the Maryland House Of Delegates fer
the eleventh district of Baltimore county,
died Sunday night at a place about twenty
five miles from jacksonville, Fla, where
he had gone some six weeks since for the
benefit of his health DR.. Burton was
about thirty-nine years of age and the old
est son of Mr.. John w. Burton, of Balti-
more county.
Mrs. William Warner, residing near
Rowland's Mill, Washington county, visit
ed some friends in Hagerstown on Tues
dav. with her infant child When she
started for home she wrapped the baby up
so snugly that it died for want of air and
when she got to the end of her journey
and removed the cloaks and shawls from
the precious bundle, she found Il lifelcss
corpse.
On Thursday of last week, the Wishard
hotel in Leitersburg, Washington county,
was destroyed by fire Much Of the fur
niture was saved. The lower floor was oc-
cupied by Repp 4 Strife, who, however,
saved most of their goods. The fire COM
menced in a small frame building adjoining,
which is believed to have been set on fire,
as 4 loud explosion was heard simultane-
ously with the discovery of the fire. The
loss amounts to about $1,000. with $4,000
insurance.
Joseph, aged II years, son Of Lewis f.
Bardrof, of Baltimore, Was accidentally
shot and killed while cunning, ON Monday,
near Port Deposit Young Bardrof had
been visiting the family of Mr.. Emil Holm
several days, and went cunning with Willie,
son Of Mr. Holm, also about II years Of
age. On their way home, as young Bard
rolf was getting over a fence, his gun was
discharged, the full load entering the front
of his neck and passing out at the back Of
his neck, causing instant death.
The freight steamer West Point, of the
York River line, was blown up Monday
noon at her wharf at West Point, Va, by
a terrible explosion in her hold. Nine
teen persons were killed, among them
Adam Jasper, the colored fireman of Bal
timore, and mess boy from the same city.
The others killed were colored stevedores
from West Point, Richmond and City
Point First officer Geoghegan and Quar-
termaster Bohannon, of Baltimore We're
badly burned The vessel, new one on
her second trip, was completely destroyed
Dennis Gross colored, who had been ly-
inc i'll with smallpox at the house of Mary