The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-01-06
Maryland Affairs.

VarlOlOlu at hOckuale dpcr MltS, DdieilholC
county.
=. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company have
bought the Dorchester 4 Delaware Railroad
for $51, 900.
The late Major F. Dorsey Herbert, of Ha-
gerstown, held policies upon his life to the
amount of $4,000. yTs--a
John Faubles, aged 81 years, an old and
respected citizen of Frederick, died on Sun
day last, of paralysis.
There were 1860 building permits granted
in Baltimore in 1882, and GAO for improve
ments and additions.
The passenger-car shop of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, at Mt. Glare, was burned
Wednesday night. Loss 100000.
Rev. Dr. D. H. Carroll, publisher of the
Baltimore Methodist, has given $4,000 to-
wards the centenary endowment fund of Dick
inson College.
Hon. Montgomery Blair has bought the
real estate, 514 acres, of the lare Francis
P. Blair, at Silver Spring, Montgomery coun-
ty, for $4,000.
The Ecening Herald, Annapolis daily
paper, has suspended for want of support.
The Gazette also says it's career has been with
out success financially. ..
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Kemp, wife of Charles
O. Kemp, superintendent of the Baltimore
county aims house, died on Monday from
consumption, aged 81 years.
Three houses have been burned on Deals
Island in order to destroy the germs of small
pox left behind by persons sick with the pest.
There are several cases on the island still.
Two cases of smallpox were discovered in
the Baltimore city Jail on Monday, and 30l
prisoners, held on peace warrants, were re-
leased to prevent the spread of the disease.
A colored man was arrested in Baltimore
on Wednesday night, and while in the custo-
dy of the officer drank pint of whiskey which
he had stolen, and died during the night frotn
the effects of it.
The lower story of the south eastern por-
ton of the Western Maryland depot, Hillen
street, was partially burned on Wednesday.
The fire originated in the cellar from an over
heated furnace.
Perry G. NJ. Shipley, aged 48 years, of Gle
nelg, Howard county, fell from window at
the General Wayne Inn, Baltimore, on We'd
nesday night of last week, and received inju-
res from which he died on Sunday night.
The case of continent smallpox at Hof-
mans paper mills, Baltimore county, of a
Young woman who contracted the disease
from the old rags used in the mill, resulted
fatally She had never been vaccinated.
Captain Lewis Griffith, well-known citi
zen of Calvert county, died Tuesday at his
residence near Smithvillc, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Griffith was born near Friendship, Anne
Arundel county, on Christmas Eve, 1900
Theodore Smith, James johnson, Abraham
Williams, all colored, were arrested in Balti-
more on Wednesday, charged with cutting
two colored men named Clifford and John
son at a ball in Ellicott City Tuesday night.
A three-year old son of John Lighter, living
near Smoketown, Washington county, fell
from wheelbarrow Saturday, his head strik-
ing the frozen ground, causing conclusion OF
the brain, from which he died in a short
time.
On Saturday last Clare H. Stanhope was
divorced from her husband, John L. Stan
hope at Hagerstown. Mrs. Stanhope is a
daughter of Governor Hamilton, who was
clandestinely married at Penmar in the sum-
mer of 1881.
In 1881 the Western Maryland railroad car
ried POI ,32l tons to Baltimore, and in 1882
272, 427 tons-an increase of II, JOG tons.
This is large increase, and is due to the
Southern and Pennsylvania connections made
the past year.
Mr.. Geo. Jenkins, aged II, one of the
most highly esteemed citizens of Long Green,
Baltimore county, died on Sunday of cancer
in the stomach, from which he had been suf-
fering for about six months. He died in the
room in which he was born.
Mr.. Asa Waters, aged SO years, died at
his residence, on Greenmount avenue, Balti
more, Monday night. He served in the Fifth
Regiment Of Maryland volunteers in the war
of 1872 He was carpenter and builder by
trade, and was never married.
The Hagerstown Spoke Works shipped
recently two carloads of manufactured spokes
direct to iobbers in Liverpool, England. The
consignment embraced about $4,000 spokes
and was but one of a number of shipments
that have preceded it and are to follow.
On the Saturday before Christmas the six.
year-0ld daughter of Mr.. Charles L. Taylor
living near Centrevile, while playing with q
little cart given her for Christmas present
| fell backward into a vessel of boiling water
and was fatally scalded, dying the next day
The general Office of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, corner of Baltimore and Cal
vert streets, Baltimore, when fully finished
and furnished will cost nearly one million Of
/ dollars. The ground on which it stands cos
three hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
The county commissioners of Baltimore
county have offered reward of 500 for the
recapture of Timothy Clare and John Nc
Cam, who escaped from Jail, Towsontown
on Sunday. They have also suspended Abra
ham Cole of L., Waterman at the Jail, who
was asleep when the prisoners escaped.
The grand jury of the Circuit Court of Al
legany county on Wednesday indicted En-
manuel, Martin, Charles and Uriah Izer, the
last named being the father of the Other
three, for stealing a number of horses in con
nection with Roberts now in the penitentiary
for that offense. There are nine indictment,
in all against the Izers.
The schooner Clara S., Capt. Slocum, o.
Massachusetts, was run into and sunk Sunday
night in Patapsco river by the Spanish steam
| ship Sierra, bound for Baltimore. The schoon
err was lying at anchor at the time. The
crew of the schooner escaped with their cloth
| ing in a small boat without the assistance o.
the steamship, which was promptly offered.
Fish Commissioners Hughlett and Delaw
der in their report to the Governor say the
commission is in full operation, and young
| fish are coming out daily and in fine condition
They hope to be able to give the western
counties each from thirty to fifty thousand
young fish from inland waters. The commits
sioners expect good results from the carr
pond.
Rev. Bernard F. Wiget, S. j., one of the
most widely-known priests of the Order Of
Jesus in the country, and pastor of St.
Thomas's Church, Charles county, died al
that place Tuesday morning, aged 60 years.
Rev. Mr.. Wiget was born in Switzerland III
1919, and was ordained in his native country,
where he continued to follow his calling until
1913, when he, with the other members OF
the Society of Jesus, was eXiled.
Last Friday afternoon, barn on the farm
of Mr.. Jacob Staup, near Creagerstown, Fred,
erick county, took fire and was totally de-
stroyed with all its contents The fire is sup
posed to have originated among some corn
fodder, from spontaneous combustion. All
the live stock, except few hogs, was saved.
About three hundred bushels of wheat, ten
tons of hay and large lot of fodder was con-
sumed. The loss will reach about $500.
Captain Hooper, the chief banker of Salt
Lake City, Utah. died Saturday at the age OF
70. He was native of Maryland, and forty
FIVE years ago quilted Baltimore and became
famous Mississippi river captain, going af-
terward to Utah and joining the Mermons.
For fourteen years he was the sole represent
alive in Congress of Utah, but growing too
n