The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-12-22
Maryland Affairs.

Burglars broke into the ticket Office at
Lutherville, Baltimore county, on Friday
night, and stole $40.
Traffic on the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
has about closed for the season. The water
will be shut off December q.
The Cecil county grand jury has found
twenty indictments, the majority oft them being
for local option law violations.
George NJ. Miller, aged 20 years, uncle OF
Postmaster Charles w. Miller, of Frederick,
was found dead in bed Saturday morning.
In few days every important point in
Washington county, except Clearspring and
Hancock, will be connected by telephone.
On December IL Hon. Benz. G. Harris of
st. Mary's county celebrated his 18th birthday,
and was looking as hale and hearty as ever.
The controversy concerning the ineligibility
of Sheriff T. A. Melvin, Democrat, of Dor
chester county, has been abandoned and he
has qualified.
1t is estimated that at least four thousand
bushels of clover seed have been shipped from
Hagerstown within the past two months to
the city markets.
Col Elijah Stansbury died in Baltimore on
Wednesday, in his 93rd year. He was a ma
tive of Baltimore county, a soldier in the war
The Reisterstown Literary Society, which
hourished up to last winter for several years
with great success, is to be revived through
the months of January and February.
Thomas Coones, Cumberland-valley rail-
road brakeman, was probably fatally injured
at Hagerstown Tuesday night by having one
of his feet. which was caught in frog, cut
off.
A fire in the storage buildings of the Balti-
more Warehouse Company, on Union dock on
Wednesday morning, caused loss of between
100000 and S125,00 Two fremen were
severely injured by falling walls.
The track of the Maryland Central railroad
will be connected at Deer Creek this week.
The track will then be a continuous one to
Delta, but the opening of the road will not be
celebrated until some time in January.
Rev. T. A. Chick and wife, of Reisterstown,
were the recipients last week ola bountitul do
nation from the members of his congregation al
Black Rock, Baltimore county. Among other
things presented was a beautiful tea set
Princess Anne, will have an Oriole on
Christmas Day, which will include a street
parade of maskers and other features, together
with fireworks at night. The young men OF
the town are warmly enlisted in the affair.
The new comptroller, Mr.. Turner, will en-.
ter upon the duties of his office January 2lst
''or as soon thereafter as practicable" Mr..
Heating, who has been in office six years, has
prepared his last report, which will be sent to
the Legislature after the organization.
The north bound express train on the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad was wrecked by g
misplaced switch as it approached Hagerstown
last Friday night The train ran into freight
train on siding, three cars being thrown
down an embankment. No one was injured.
The Centreville Queen Anne's county,
Observer says: Senator Turpin's crop oil
corn on his Wye farm reached the large figure
of fourteen hundred barrels, equal to seven
thousand bushels. This is the largest crop SO
far reported as raised on one farm.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad express
Office at Annapolis Junction was entered by
burglars early Saturday morning and the iron
safe removed to the woods, about a hundred
and fifty yards distant, and rifled of its con-
tents, which, fortunately, contained only
$500.
VIM. o. Price, a Cumberland lawyer, was
assaulted with horse-whip by Polly Twigg
at Cumberland on Tuesday, but the attorney
held her hands until a constable arrived and
arrested her. The cause of the assault was a
remark Price had made about the woman du-
ring the trial of lawsuit.
Mrs. Sarah Biggs, relict of the late VIM.
Biggs and mother of Hon. Joshua Biggs, died
at the residence of her son, at Rocky Ridge al
2 clock on Tuesday morning last. She was
80 years, months and IA days old at the
time Of her death. The funeral took place on
Wednesday at 10 o clock, a. m.
Mrs. Sarah A. Stansfeld, wife of James
Stansfeld, well-known farmer living near
North Branch, Baltimore county, died very
suddenly while alone in her house last Satur-
day. Dr. George W. Bailey who was sum.
moped, was of the opinion that death resulted
from paralysis Of the brain, and no inquest
was held.
A dispatch from East New Market, Dor
chester county, says Crotcher's Ferry NJ. p.
Church was burned down on Sunday. The
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Sheridan, was preaching al
the time of the breaking out of the flames.
The pews, windows, doors and shutters were
saved. Loss about 81, 600.
Over 1000 annually are disbursed in
Washington county to pensioners of the wal
of 1912 and ofthe late war between the States.
The list of pensioners has been published, and
the disabilities claimed by some of the pen
sioners has been subject of comment. An
investigation would show cause for a consid-
6fdDiG ltuuNbiOu III buC llRA9
The Washington County, Western Mary
land and Cumberland Valley Railroad Com
panies have filed bills in equity in the court
at Hagerstowp, asking an injunction against
the county commissioners and Moses Whitson,
tax collector, to restrain them from the col
leC%H of taxes upon an advanced valuation
sagaSlst their roads for 1882.
oAlexander Evans, Jr., SOP of Hon. Alex
ander Evans, Elkton, CECIL county, on Thurs,
day evening last, was shot twice at that place
by town haiIiff Howard Titus. Young Evans
was intoxicated, and became involved in a
quarrel with Titus, when the bailiff fred with
bis pistol. One ball STRUCK him in the stom-
aeh and the atberip the groin, and the wounds
may prove fatal.
A dispatch from Rome Italy, few days
ago, said The conference of American
Bishops have determined In favor Of holding
a council in Baltimore iu November, 1884.
1t was for some time thought that it would be
best not to have an American council until
the following year, utmatters of great interest
are pending in the councils of the Church,
and il vas agreed that an earlier period
woqlq PFqFe advantageous.
The Rev. A. D. Davis, of the NJ. Z, church
of Denton, is roofing out the corrupt practice
of selling and buying votes. Having learned
that several professed Christians belonging
to charges outside of Denton sold their votes
at the recent election, he proposes to summon
dem before the proper authorities of the
church, and if found guilty of the charge
to punish them 10 tbe e3teDt of the authority
conferred by the Methodist discipline
A SAD accident occurred Wednesday even
ing near Seneca, in Montgomery county
yohp Kirbey was standing in conversation
With bis son, who had ig bis band halfcock-
ed gun, having Just returned from hunting
expedition. Young Kirhey made sqme mo-
ton and a discharge occurred, the load pass
ing into the leg of his father. A vital artery
was cut, and Mr.. Kirbey bled to death before
medical assistance could be obtained.
Mrs. Eliza Stabier died on Tuesday, of old
age, az her residence, Sandy Springs, Mont
gomery county, Ia the 8lst year of her age.
Her husband, Mr.. YIN. H. StaIlar, died last
February, aged 81 years. They were married
oyer so years ago in the same house in which
they died, living there ever afterwards. Mrs
Stabler was the daughter VI VIZ. Thomas,
who lived in the peighborhQod Of Sandy
Springs, and who was one of the early settlers
of Maryland. M VIM. II. Stabler was a
brother of M, Edward StahleF, who was
postmaster at Sandy Springs for half eeRtq
~, and died last September. aged 50 years.
Another brother, Caleb, died last October,
aged So years.
A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun,
writing from Hillsboro; says: This pretty