The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1881-01-22
Maryland Affairs.

| births in Baltimore.
There were eighty four marriages in Prince
Georges county during 1880.
For the first time in 80 years persons are
sleighihg on Queenstown creek.
One of the Maryland oyster men fwar i:
frozen up in Swan creek, Kent county.
The First National Bank of Frederick has
declared a semi-annua dividend of per cent
The estimated cost of carrying out the plan:
for new postoffice in Baltimore is S2,O1l,
600.
Annie Clark, aged 90 years, died in the
Washington county almshouse on Tuesday
last.
John Walsh, brother of Hon. VIM. Walsh,
died in Cumberland on the 18th inst, agec
40 years.
A son of Judge George A. Pearre, of Cum
berland, broke leg whilst coasting on Sat
urday last.
| Six widows sat down to dinner in Sails
bury last week, the youngest of whom was I:
years old.
| Seventy seven hogs, averaging 800 pound;
each, were slaughtered last week at the Wash
ington county Almshouse.
The Governor has commissioned Winfield
j. Taylor of Baltimore, as aid de- camp on
his staff, with rank of colonel.
| Caleb Fl. Cendit, nephew of the late Bishop
Nottingham, of Maryland, died of appoplexy
| in New York on the 14th inst.
The store and dwelling of f. Fl. Phipps, al
Queen Anne, Prince Georges county, were
destroyed by fire on Sunday last.
Mrs Theodore Ogle, of Cumberland, was
terribly burned about the body Tuesday night
by ignited oil from broken lamp.
Rev. E. B. Waltz, of Hereford, Baltimore
county, has accepted a call to the passionate Of
the First Baptist Church, Cumberland.
The Maryland Annual Conference of the
| Methodist Protestant Church meets at Cum
berland on Wednesday, the 9th of March
Rev. Isaac Pfoutz, aged so years, Of Johns.
Vile district, Frederick county, has recently
married Miss Catharine Doyle, aged % or &c
years.
James NJ. Howard, connected with the firm
of Thomas NJ. Green & Bro, Baltimore, died
CT heart disease at Monocacy junction, Fred
erick county, last week.
The petit jury of the December term of the
Baltimore county circuit court were finally
discharged on Monday. Their per diem
amounted to Sl,l85.50.
John Golhard, colored has been convicted
at Towsontown, of The murder OF Joseph
! Wood, on December I'd last, in Patapsco
| Neck, below Baltimore.
The residents Of Rockville had gala time
| Tuesday afternoon and evening in the shape
of sleighing carnival, in which several hun
dred persons in about fifty s!eighs took part.
| The January term Of the Caroline Circuit
| Court lasted but one day. Only one judg,
ment was entered and one order signed. The
appearance docket numbered eighteen cases.
Rev. John Fox, pastor of Hampden Pres
| byterian Church, Baltimore county, started a
| few days ago for Europe, and will spend sew
| eral months in the South of France on account
Of his health.
Vice President Cassatt OF the Northern
Central Railway, intimates that the company
are about to build new elevator at Canton,
of a million or million and quarter bush
els capacity.
The Office of the Independent Montgomery
ian. at Rockville, was set on fire by some UNI
known person Tuesday night, but the fire was
discovered and extnguished speedily. Dam
age $500.
A two story frame kitchen attached to the
residence of Mr.. b. f. Cole. at Lake Roland,
Baltimore county, adjoining the place OF Mr.
Y. Z. Sands, caught fire on Monday evening,
and was burned down.
The mutual Fire Insurance Company OF
Frederick, have subscribed $500, and the
Frederick county Commissioners $40 to pur-
chase q new steam fire engine Tor the indie
pendent Company of Frederick.
An estate was closed in the Orphan Court
last Tuesday where the debts were S38, AIS. II
to pay which there were assets amounting to
S2i6. OG. which is to be distributed amongst
seventy creditors. The dividend is five ninths
of one cent on the dollar, the smallest divi-
dend ever declared in the Talbot county Or
phans' Court.
Some enterprising sharper, attired in the
garb of minister Of tie gospel, and repre-
senting himself as Clergyman OF the Vine
brenner persuasion, has been trying to victim
ize the people of Monkton, Philopolis, Luth-
ervile and other portions of the upper dis
tricts of Baltimore county, by seeking con-
tributions to rebuild a church of his order
which. he claims, was burnt in Carroll county.
On Sunday morning, Mrs. Munshour,
mother of Felix Munshour, who is shortly to
be hung at Frederick, died very suddenly at
the residence of her son-in-law, J. NJ. Shoe
maker. near Emmittsburg. She was in her
daughters room about eleven o clock appar-
emily in her usual health, but when some one
was sent to summon her to dinner short
time afterwards she was found lying on the
floor dead Her death is supposed to have
been caused by heart disease.
On Monday morning last the 1l-year- old
son of Mr. Thomas Harvey, living near Frost
burg Gepct, Allegany county, met with a ter
rihle accident that may prove fatal. The lad
was running to catch up with ali older broth
or, who was on his way to the mines, and had
a glass bottle in his hand containing miners
oil. He stumbled and fell On it, cutting his
stomach with the broken glass. He remained
in the road some time and when picked up it
it was found that part Of his cntrails were pro-
trudiug.
Gen. Bradley 7. Johnson, of counsel for
complainant in the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal suit for a receiver, &c, which was re-
fused by the United States Court, made an
examination Monday at the canal office, An
napolis, of the books, papers, bills and re-
ports, end had frank interchar-c of views
with President German. The oiinc. of the
examination was to aScGrt4in the prospect for
the payment of the costs of the suit and after
that of the bondholders and their coupons
Tie conclusion arrived at was that the pros
poets OF the canal for a good business and sat
isfactory earning Of revenues are very good
for the coming canal year.
y certlhcate OF incorporation OF lie 'Cai-
verton Stockyard Company of Baltimore
county was filed on Monday at Towsontown.
The incorporators are Joseph j. Martin, AL
fred NJ. Fuller, Jacob S. Rosenthal, August
Rieser and Lewis Myers, most Of whom are
citizens of Maryland. The object of the cor
poration is for the purpose of conducting and
managing a stock and drove yard, also for
conducting and managing an ''inn' in con-
nection with the yards. The term of exist
ence of the corporation is limited to forty
years, and the principal office is to be at Cal
verton The aggregate of the capital stock is
5000, 900, divided into 1000 shares Of the par
value of 800 each.
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