The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-13
Maryland Affairs.

The smallpox in Easton cost that town
| $500 for maintaining hospital and attendant
matters.
VIM. Buckingham Garfield, ST., the Balti-
more ieweler, died on Wednesday night, aged
70 years.
There was an increase of deposits of 81 ,082,
24O 19 last year in the four principal savings
banks of Baltimore.
During the year 1882 there was erected in
Hagerstown 1913 new buildings, many OF them
of costly character.
By the will of Rear Admiral Wyman, who
died recently his farm in Howard county goes
to his son Thomas W. Wyman.
A gentleman of Baltimore is endeavorlng to
secure six pairs of live canvass back ducks
with the view of demonstrating them
The Bel Air Bank began the new year with
a line Eof deposits in excess of $lOO,OOO. A
good showing for two months business
f. T. Sheppard, Baltimore policeman,
died on his beat on Monday night. He was
picked up on the street, bent double with the
cramp.
The Annapolis Evening Herald, which sus
nended publication last week, was issued
again Monday afternoon, with George W.
Brock, publisher.
Rev. B. S. Moore, of the Christian Church,
Hagerstown, preached his farewell sermon ON
Sunday last, and is now in charge OF a congre-
CATION at Long Green, Baltimore county.
DR.. Judson Gilman slipped and fell to the
pavement on Second ST., opposite Postothce
avenue Baltimore, while alighting from his
carriage Wednesday, and was seriously bruls-
ed.
Josiah Williams, colored, shot and serious
" wounded Joseph Roberts, colored, near
Cambridge on Monday. On the same day
colored man was drowned in Cambridge har-
bor
! The grain elevator Domestic and the tug
boat Hattie Wood were totally destroyed by
fire at lower Canton Wednesday morning.
The barge John S. Shriver was partially de-
stroyed.
The County Commissioners of Baltimore
county have allowed the registers OF voters
Sc. so per day for room rent, posting up no
tees, &c. The State paid the registers "a
per day.
Joseph Corby, q years of age, while engag-
ed in coupling freight cars of the Western
MARYLAND Railroad at Williamsport, last Fri
day, was caught between the bumpers and
fatally crushed.
Dr. Robert Wright, of Queen Anne's coun-
tv, celebrated his 85th birthday on Christmas
day, and Judge Carmichael his 10Th. Both
are hale and hearty, with prospect of many
years of life yet.
A malignant disease, pronounced by ply
sicians to be black measles, has made It's
appearance at Hancock The wife and
child of Mr.. Frank Mccormack died of it
few days since after short illness
Policeman John Pfisterer, of Baltimore, on
Monday night took some aconite in mistake
for whisky at Hysore's drug store, corner OF
Edmondson avenue and Carey street, Balti-
more, and died in about two hours AFTER
Mr.. James Garrettson, an old and we'll
known citizen of Howard county, died at his
late residence near Leicester on Monday, in
the I'D year of his age Mr.. Garrettson fill
ed the office of county commissioner at one
time.
The Hagerstown Spoke Works, established
in 1879 manufactured and sold last year one
million and a-quarter of spokes, of which sew
eral large orders were shipped to Liverpool,
England, and one large order was filled for
Australia.
The city council of Annapolis has passed
compulsory vaccination ordinance imposing
as a penalty fine of from 81 to $40 tor
failure on the part of persons to be vacclnated.
An appropriation of $500 was made to carry
the ordinance into effect.
They have gymnasium in Centreville.
The stockholders have hired the town hall
anu DurCHdSeu SGFGTdl oOlloic "OAIA
of appliances. Tickets are sold at 81 per
month, emitting the holder to the use OF all
the apparatus during the period which it is
sold.
The number of deaths in Baltimore last
week was 241 There were 10 deaths from
SMALL an increase of over the previous
week On Monday 40 new cases were re-
ported. There are cases of smallpox in Bal
timore, Anne Arundel, Calvert and Somerset
counties.
The regular monthly meeting of the board
Of managers of the Baltimore County Agrl-
cultural Society was held last Monday. 1t
was determined that the annual fair for 1883
shall be held from September IL to the 18th.
committee was appointed to make up
schedule of prizes.
The success of the carnival in Frederick on
New Years Day suggested another similar
demonstration, but on a more elaborate scale,
on the 22d of February. 1t is proposed to
invite all the soldiery and fire companies, and
delegations from every district in the county,
to participate in the procession.
The stockholders of the Hartford County
Agricultural Society on Monday elected as
directors Col. John Carroll Walsh, Allen
Hoffman, j. Frank Reasin, G. G. Davis, VIM.
NJ. Edelin,, Jas. NJ. Cain, George A. Cairnes,
William Baldwin, c. G. Kinsay, Andrew
Boyle, Arthur Vosburg and FL. c. Lawder.
Rupert Spencer, convicted of murder in the
second degree, for the killing of Robert Boss
in Baltimore, and sentenced on December
Both last for fifteen years, last Saturday COM
mitted suicide by jumping over the railing in
the fifth tier of the penitentiary to the stone
floor below, fifty-fve feet He was q years
old.
A stranger boarded train in Cumberland
on Tuesday and when ordered to get off, he
drew a pair of pistols and scattered the train
men. He then went through Cumberland
brandishing his pistols and seemed to bulldoze
the whole city. He was not arrested, though
he aimed his revolver at every one who seem
ed to be in his way.
1t was discovered on Thursday night of last
week that one of the prisoners in Easton Jail
had the smallpox. An old colored man, who
had recently had the disease, was deputized
to take the prisoner to the hospital several
miles away, but the prisoner escaped, and was
not captured until he had gone across the
county some ten miles distant.
Henry Balman of Baltimore, captain of the
schooner Ann Cody, was made to paya line and
costs amounting to $3.50 for dredging on Sun
day in the Chester river. Justice Aker, OF
Queenstown, Queen Anne's county, imposed
the fine Two other Baltimore oystermen
were fined 500 each for not having the num-
bers of their boats promptly displayed.
The stockholders of the Baltimore and
Cumberland Valley Railroad held their an
nual meeting at Chambersburg on Monday,
and the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Judge Wills, of Get
tysburg secretary, Mr.. McMaccom, of Cham
bersburg; treasurer, D. j. Foley, of Balti-
more; directors, VIM. Chambers, John Gull
bertson, of Chambersburg, Messrs, McPher-
son and Cole, of Shippensburg, j. NJ. Hood,
Alex. Rieman, D. ]. Foley, c. Devries and
C. W. Humrichouse, of Maryland.
The Frederick County Agricultural Socie-
ty elected the following officers last Saturday
President, Eugene L. Derr; vice-president,
D. c. Kemp; treasurer, q. James Githingar;
secretary, Fredk. A. Marley; corresponding
secretary, j. VIM. Baughman; and chief mar
shall, John T. Best. The time fixed for hold
ing the next annual exhibition is the 9th, 10th,