The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-11-24
Maryland Affairs.

drowned in the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
during the year.
The books of the Hartford Bank, at Belair,
shows the net profits Of the past year TO be
$4,000. or 20 per cent. interest if divided on
the $4,000 capital stock.
A Number burglaries and attempts at arson
occurred at Hagerstown on Saturday and
Sunday. The burglars were slight, but o sa-
loon set on fire came near destruction.
John Smith, colored, was hanged at Oak
land, Nd, last Friday for the murder OF
Josiah Harding. 1t was the first execution
in Garrett county. Smith confessed his
guilt.
Mr. Edward Gill, aged IS years, well to-
do farmer of the fourth district, Baltimore
county, died at his residence. on the line OF
the Baltimore and Hanover Railroad, near
Fowblesburg, Tuesday.
/ st. Peters Luthern congregation, at Clear
| spring, Washington county, have chosen as
their pastor Rev. Mr.. Young. formerly sta
I toned at MiddefOwn, Frederick county, vice
Rev. S. NJ. frey, resigned.
A man representing himself to be the agent
for several fashion magazines published in
New York canvassed Reisterstown several
weeks ago and victimized a number of ladies,
| who paid him each $3.50 in advance.
Judge Dye W. Worthington died suddenly
at his residence in Ellicott City Wednesday
morning of heart disease. He was twice
! elected Judge of the orphans court, and was
| clerk to the county commissioners at the time
of his death.
/ Catharine A. Fratz, three year old, daugh-
| ter of Conrad Fratz, who resides near Accident.
in Garrett county, fell into a large kettle of
boiling tallow last week. scalding her face.
arms and breast to such an extent that death
resulted the next day.
The canning house and fixtures, 5000 cases
of tomatoes, together with the barn, a lot of
provender and some farming implements. on
the farm of Mr.. G. Chapman Martin, IN Har-
ford county, was entirely destroyed by fire
about noon on Monday.
Col. James NJ. Schley, prominent lawyer
of Western Maryland, died at his home in
| Cumberland on Nov. Is, aged about 68 years.
He was the grandson of John Thomas Schley,
who built the first house in Frederick. He
was several times in the Maryland Legislature
and filled important positions.
The First National Bank of Havre de Grace
was only opened for business on September |,
yet the deposits already amount to Sl52,OOO,
and the earnings have been between three
and four thousand dollars The capital stock
is $50, 900, ofwhich only about eighty per cent.
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ten per cent. premium.
A car loaded with about 900 live turkeys
from Montgomery county, Va, on the Nor
folk and Western Railroad, arrived at Hillen
Station, Baltimore, by the Western Maryland
on Monday. This was the first carload of
Virginia turkeys received by the Western
Maryland Road this season. A number OF
similar shipments will arrive before Christ
mas.
Mr. John NJ Hood, president of the Wes-
tern Maryland Railroad, was in Hagerstown
on Tuesday, where negotiations are in prog
ress for connecting the tracks of his line with
those of the Baltimore and Ohio. The latter
company has now no connection with the
tracks of the three other railroads in Hagers
town, but this Inconvenience is about to be
remedied.
John Mccall, a well known engineman of
the Frederick Division, Pennsyl
fell while attempting to get on car of an
extra freight train at Little Washington last
Friday afternoon. The car passed over his
right leg, crushing it so badly that amputa-
ton below the knee was found necessary.
He was removed to his home at Wrightsville,
where he was attended by DIR. Alexander
Craig.
Alfred NJ. Berry, living near Upper MARI
boro', lost by fire Tuesday a large barn, corn
house, stable, carriage house and two tenant
houses Mr. Berry had Just shelled lot of
corn, and expected to ship it the following
day, but this too was destroyed. All of the
buildings were close to the main dwelling, and
it was only by hard work the house was saved.
1t is thought the fire was the work of an in
cendiary.
The will of the late Robert H. Piper has
been filed in the office of the register of wills
for Baltimore county. The will is dated
November %, 1880. All the property of the
testator, real and personal, is given to his
wife, Jane Piper. and after her death to his
sister, Adeline d. Miller, the wife of Hon.
Oliver Miller Judge Milleris appointed ex-
ecutor The value of the estate is estimated
at about $3.50
Edward Chairs. colored, the oldest person
in Queen Anne's county, died on Saturday
night last, aged about 81 years. He lived
within short distance of Centreville all his
life. He had an excellent memory, and could
tell of many things that happened in the early
part of this century, notably among which was
the war of 1912. He was married several
times but leaves only one child, his son Rob
ert, who is upward of 60 years old.
A fire in the Catoctin mountains, six miles
northwest of Frederick, destroyed. Sunday
and Monday, a large quantity of valuable
timber The fire burned over between one
hundred and two hundred acres of land, the
property of Jas. H. Gambrill, Frederick
Kintz, Geo. Gittinger and others. About one
hundred and fifty men were employed in con-
auering the fire, and they finally succeeded at
a late hour Monday night by burning circle
around it, The illumination made by the
flames was seen at a great distance.
The Frederick correspondents of the
Baltimore San says Under the supervision
of Mr.. Thomas H. Smith, superintendent of
Mr.. Louis McMurrays extensive canning es-
adjustment located here, a practical test of
the capacity and utility of traction engine
for drawing plOws through the soil was made
a few days ago, and with a result satisfactory
to large number of persons who witnessed
the experiment, the first of the kind ever
made in this county The motor fully dem
onstrated its capacity to furnish power to do
the same amount of work for which nearly
thirty horses are now required.
The packers of Churchvlle, Hartford coun-
ty, have organized an association. The pack
ers say the past season has been very disas-
trous one 1t has been shorter by three weeks
than last season, the pack was very small,
and the price for standard goods, which was
last year 81 80 per case of two dozen three
pound cans, was tnlS season DuJ OIL. % q case,
a loss of from Is to 20 cents a case on the
actual cost of packing. A number firms in
Hartford county are going out of business,
owing to losses this season, and there is a
feeling of discomfort in consequence among
the packers of that and Cecil counties.
Founders Day." commemorative of the
tenth anniversary Of the opening of the Nc
Donogh Farm School on the Western Mary
land Railroad, was duly celebrated on We'd
nesday at the institution. When the school
started ten years ago there were 81 boys; now
the number is 80 The exercises attending
the celebration were held in the large school
room of the new building, and commenced
with a song by the boys. a feature which
followed was the presentation by Gen. Dallam
of box of drawing implements to the boy
who contributed the best written article to the
'.McDonogh Week, published and printed
by the boys during the months of September
and October. He selected six pieces from
which to Judge, and decided the piece clipped
from the Week of September Is. headed
"Going to Dinner and written by Master c.
f. Graffin, as being worthy of the prize. 1t
is intended to erect another wing to the new
building, and then the number of scholars will
be increased The new structure as far as
built has cost over 10000, which has been
saved out of the income of the fund.
Glenwood, five miles from Pittsburg on the
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