The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-04-29
Maryland Affairs.

''Ned,'' canary bird, eighteen years old,
and owned by DIR. C. H. Ohr of Cumberland,
died Monday.
AT Laurel quantity of spurious coins and
counterfeiters implements were found on
Wednesday.
st. Augustine parish, in Cecil county, or
ganized in l7Il is one OF the oldest parishes
in the State.
The fifth annual session of the ':Supreme
Council of the Royal Arcanum began Tues
day in Baltimore.
Snow fell on SUNDAY at Beltsville to the
depth of ! inches, and at other places over
wo inches in depth.
Louis jackson, colored, was accidentally
burned to death on "Wednesday on the York
road. near Baltimore.
Baltimore city has decided to erect mon
ument to the memory of Col. George ARMS
tead, of Fort McHenry fame.
Scarlet fever has made its appearance at
St. James College, near Hagerstown, and the
students have been dismissed.
Subscription 10 the amount of SIS, 900 have
been raised for the erection ofthc bridge across
the Potomac river at Hancock.
/ A race horse whilst training at Pimlco ON
Saturday SHE'D, threw his rider and ran against
a post, which entered its breast and caused its
death.
The Baltimore and Delta, for the first week
I of its operation between Baltimore and Tow
! sontown, carried 500 passengers. exclusive
of commuters.
The hands in four of the brick wards at Bal /
timore struck Tuesday for higher wages. The !
I moulders in the same city, who now receive
I 81 per day, demand So.
James Carroll, of the firm of Carroll. Adams !
& Co, has been chosen president Of the /
I Drovers and Mechanics national bank, Bal
timore. in the place of Jacob Ellinger. de- /
ceased.
Lawrence A. Wedderburn was accidentally j
killed at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, ON 4
Thursday afternoon. He was practicing IN 4
the gymnasium and fell, breaking his spinal 4
( cord. His family reside in Washington
DR.. Wilson Gray Register, late State vac
cine agent, and n well-known physician of /
Baltimore. died on Saturday morning. at bis I
residence. corner of Fayette and Calhoun 4
street. Of heart affection and Brights disease /
Of the kidneys
On the 18th instant a daughter OF Frank 4
Hoban Of Ellieutt CITY. trod on a garden rake i
aud one Of the teeth entered her foot. The +
wound was supposed to he healing. hat ou /
TUESDAY last tetanus set in and death eRsued {
the same night.
William Edward I.orshhaagh, lad II years |.
old. died at HagerstoNn ON Saturday irprn /
lockjaw About two weeks ago be trSd upon
a tack, which penetrated Que 81 his toes The !
wound, not properly treated at FIRST refused 4
to heel. and resulted IN has death.
During Sunday night 81 out of dock Of 90
sheep on the farm Of Mr.. ". l. FFantz, near
Cumberland. were killed BY dogs. Eighteen
Of the slaughtered sheep werc found IN single
field. Most of them had their threats cut but 4
were not otherwise much uiangied.
The commissioner Of Howard county have
appointed the following road supervisors -
First district Benz Bartlaze; secead. A. NJ
johnson; third. Thomas W. kIdrciy; fourth.
George X. Ridgeley aud Luther landlord;
ffth George 4. Scaggs and Ulysses Johnson
Mr.. J. c. Fox, a mai contractor, heiHg I'M
able to sbtain a horse in consequence of the
prevalence Of pinkeye IN the ncighborhossl Of
Mechaniestown. vas compelled On Monday
lasi 20 carry the mail poaeh himSrlf He walked
The entire distance Of thir,y.tuo milrs IN full
Sling has Contract
Professor Won BrockslqrtE. Who has sensirr-
Ell his resignation a. q teacher II nedera
languages ii MARYLAND Agricultural College.
xhich position be has held fer several yesrs,
i a usphew II Gsernaany's fansoas warrior
Coaut Won Noltke-ana de-ccndans Of the
old family of tie BARON Yon Bruckdora.
Col f. +. ". Faehsz died in Washington,
D. C.. on Monday last of eershro spinal men
ingitsS Before the late war be uas principal
q the Elkson academy lie was eoioncl q
the ssh and slh Maryland regiments Al tlse
time Of his death be vas SECRETARY Of the Ger
nam irc insurance company q Washington.
Sorne workmcn recently. digging a veil ON
the farm Of Henry PuasnhSrxcr. ~ 81 James
Ssasiess, on the Shenandoah Valley Raiirusd,
came np.oa three Indian skeletons il an aPrixhi
position What weTe a. one time hauts we're
folded over their gapinT skulls. and several
pipes were foaWd elose by. The nsS vel vas
not located on that spot.
Hon. A. p. GerInan, Mr. Meoge, Seuaisz
EroEa Mnasxomery canniy. aud Lewis q.
Ssanhof,e canal superintendent, have hcrp
susmmoa-d a. witnesses for the plaintiff IA The
SANDER sait of State Senator Fsrrew, q
Washington coanfy, against the profriesors Of
the HeTaid aad 7srrk, which j. expected 10
come up al the May term q the eours-
In the CIrcuis court It Fredsrsck cpunsy,
Monday, she suit af the ehildrcn Of l.nthsr
Haner against the Ralhnore and Ohio Rail
road for $50. 90 damages for the kilhng # Mr..
Haaer. a. WeverFon, an the 4th Of june, issD,
vas commenced. The case Sas removed from
Washington coanty 90 that court Mr.. HausT
was = commercial Traveller connected with
Baltimore house-
Heavy frosss we're reported Muaday morn-
ing from points on the peninsula down Ear
a. Poe0anoke City The Temperature went
down 10 30 3exrees ON Sunday night. bot the
dispatches generally indicate that no seFioas
tiemage has been done Ia the peaches. SAILS
bury and FELTON,, hoSever, report that the
strawberries arr killed, and thai peaches arr I
much endangered
VIM. Berry was tried before the Circnit
Court for Somerset county last week for shoot
ing Miss Roach in March last. aud fined so
and costs. having been indicted By the grand
jury for a common assault. twill be remem-
bered that Berry piayfnily pointed pistol at
Miss Roach and pulled the trigger, waunding !
Der in the breast seriously. bat not fatally
The yonng lady Is eOavaicscent.
On the opening day Of the next baltimore
county fair. September i2ah, the members Of +.
the Elk Ridge Fox Hunting Club viii Fnn /.
sieeple chase Of mile aud half, they win !
also enter in other races during the fair. The
Club will bear 81 expense &c preparing the !
grounds for the chase and the Society viii
offer prize 81 $50 This viii be an atgrac
tive feature and will 40 doala draw an i'm
mense crowd.
Gea. George +. A. Starring. Of New York, !;
bat nov residing in Baltimore, has purchased !
sharp Island, on the east side of Chesapeake '
Bay, for the sum Of 81, 800. Sharp's Island,
formerly known as Choptank Island, was puF- !
chased by Mr.. Seth Foster for salall eoHsid-
Grafton on August ii, 1909, and ~ that time
il contained !, zoo acres II was surveyed
few years since and was found To be less than
800 acres, and is still washing away very fast :
The board Of Directors Of the Washington
County Agricultural Society have determined !.
to invite the Hare and HOand Club, German
town, Pa, and the Elk Ridge Fox Hunting :
Club, OF Maryland, to enter for steeple- ehases !,
and fat races at the next fair. The directors ,"
also passed resolution offering the use Of the
grounds of the society to the Tri-State Asso-
citation Of the Patrons % Hnsbandry for hold
ing the tri-Staie picnic.
On Wednesday the grand jury of the Anne =
Arundel county circuit court began an inves- !
tigation into the alleged election frauds in the
first, second, third and fourth districts, and
had before Il number of witnesses from those = 4
districts, including I. John Bowie, eandi- !,
date on the republican ticket at the late cleo
ton, j. Henry Sellman, of the first district,
and others Sixty witnesses have been sum y
moned in these cases, which will probably
keep the grand jury busy for week. Amin !
vestigation into the Maddux homicide in the
fourth district is also being had.
In the Baltimore city council, on Monday, ,
Mr.. Veazey offered an ordinance to provide !